Special event!! Tonight!! in the Library

at 7 PM, there will be a book-signing by TWILIGHT author,

Stephanie Meyer!
Says Ms. Meyer …

“The boarding school environment is perfect for vampires among students. I’m seriously considering Northfield Mount Hermon as the setting for my next novel.”

Accompanying Ms. Meyer will be actor

Robert Pattinson

(vampire Edward Cullen!!!)

Between 7 and 8 only!!

A *** kissing booth *** will be set up for Mr. Pattinson in the library’s Reading Room. Be the first in line!

Says Mr. Pattinson …

“It’s entirely possible my next leading lady is here now at Northfield Mount Hermon School.”

The Lion & The Mouse written and illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Winner of the 2010 Caldecott Medal which is   awarded annually for the most distinguished American picture book for children 

The screech of an owl, the squeak of a mouse and the roar of a lion transport readers to the Serengeti plains for this virtually wordless retelling of Aesop’s classic fable. In glowing colors, Pinkney’s textured watercolor illustrations masterfully portray the relationship between two very unlikely friends.~ALA

All The World by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee

Caldecott Honor Book 2010

“All the World pulls off the most magical trick of picture books: To make a grand statement of mystery and wonder in the humble 36-page format of a few paintings and a handful of words.”– Newsday

Red Sings from Treetops: a year in colors by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski

Caldecott Medal Honor Book 2010

“Sustaining the playfulness of the text and its sense of awe, mystery, and beauty, the illustrations contribute gracefully to the celebration.”–Horn Book, starred review

Dubai Encounter by Olivia Pozzan

Escape the cold of Gill, Ma.  Imagine yourself relaxing at a Jumeirah beach or being wisked up the tallest skyscraper in the world.  This Lonely Planet guidebook is a fun diversion as we plod through a New England winter.

We have board games to use in the library or to borrow.

Pokemon Monopoly,  Scrabble, Yahtzee,

Backgammon, Jenga, and more.

Have a long trip ahead of you?

Want to make the time fly?

Listen to a book!

The Library has all of the books listed below ready to download to your iPod or any mp3 player. Bring your ipod to the Library and get ready to read with your eyes closed.

The 39 Clues, Book One: The Maze of Bones by Rick Riorden

1984 by George Orwell

The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson

The Allen Ginsberg Audio Collection

The house of mirth by Edith Wharton

The boys of summer : the classic  narrative of growing up within shouting distance of Ebbets Field, covering the Jackie Robinson Dodgers, and what’s happened to everybody since by Roger Kahn.

The Audacity of hope : Thoughts on reclaiming the American dream by Barack Obama

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Beowulf

The Big Bam : the life and times of Babe Ruth by Leigh Montville

Cry, The beloved Country by Alan Paton

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

A room with a view by E.M. Forster

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

The reformed vampire support group by Catherine Jinks

Confederacy of Dunces by John KennedyToole

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon

Billy Collins Live :A Performance at the Peter Norton Symphony Space, April 20, 2005

Cloudstreet by Tim Winton

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

Curse of the Blue Tattoo by L.A. Meyer

Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier

The Declaration by G. Malley

Don quixote by Miguel deCervantes Saavedra

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Charles and Emma : the Darwins’ leap of faith by Deborah Heiligman

How to build a house by Dana Reinhardt

Iliad and the odyssey by Homer

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote

Jessica’s guide to dating on the dark side by Beth Fantaskey

The killer’s cousin by Nancy Werlin

The Kite Runner by Hosseini  Khaled

Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Life on the Mississippi by Mark Twain

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Night by Elie Wiesel

One flew over the cuckoo’s nest by Ken Kesey

The physick book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe

Portrait of the artist as a young man by James Joyce

Prince of Fools by Philip Caveney

Private arrangements by Sherry Thomas

R.U.R. (Rossum’s universal robots) by
Karel apek

Skybreaker by Kenneth Oppel

Slaughterhouse-five, [or The children's crusade] by Kurt Vonnegut

Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

The things they carried by Tim O’Brien

Their eyes were watching God by Zora Neale Hurston

A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg

Triumph : the untold story of Jesse Owens and Hitler’s Olympics by Jeremy Schaap

Where men win glory : [the odyssey of Pat Tillman] by Jon Krakauer

Googled: The End of the World as We Know It by Ken Auletta

 So, do you like your library? I mean REALLY like your library, enough to write about what you use it for, and what you like about it?  And, would you like to win money for your fabulous writing about your awesome library?  If so, read on…

At My Library Creative Essay Contest

@ your libraryis seeking an original, creative essay for its first ever At My Library Creative Essay Contest. The winning essay will illustrate the participant’s experience at their local library and demonstrate the fundamental spirit and importance of American libraries. The Grand Prize Winner will receive $350 and a People’s Choice Award Winner will receive $100! The top ten finalists will have their essays published on the atyourlibrary.org Web site. To view submissions and cast your vote, visit: http://www.atyourlibrary.org/essay-submissions.

Read more about this essay contest by clicking here.

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At Your Library (otherwise know as “@ your library”) is an organization and a website for people who love libraries.   If you are a fan of lifelong learning, and fond of libraries, check it out! 

- Alison Ernst, Library Director