LIBRARY NEWS
Dear Acworth Community Member,
As you may know, the Acworth Silsby Library was built in 1891 and serves the Town of Acworth and its 900 residents. Our building is a wonderful old brick structure with one large and two small rooms on the first floor. It is in good condition, with lots of original woodwork and stenciling.
The Trustees of the Acworth Silsby Library have been working to create more usable space in our building. The least expensive way to expand floor space is to renovate a portion of our lower level (basement). Over the past year and a half, we have spent library funds (not tax dollars) on excavation and drainage, a new electrical panel, upgraded wiring and additional ceiling lights. We have also installed insulation and new wallboard and wainscoting on the walls and ceilings of half the basement.
To complete this project we need about $6000. We are fortunate that we were awarded $2,500 from the NH Electric Co-op Foundation. Receiving this amount is contingent on our raising the matching amount by June 1, 2010.
During the last few years Library usage has increased dramatically in all categories: book borrowing, DVD borrowing, research, and computer use. In 2009 we noticed increased visits by residents looking for jobs. Many businesses are now taking applications electronically, and the Library’s satellite internet connection is an improvement over dial-up or no internet at home.
We ask that you consider a gift to the Library, in any amount, so that we can complete this important project. Checks can be mailed to the Acworth Silsby Library, PO Box 179, Acworth, NH 03601.
Please contact us with any questions or stop by to look at our progress to date. If you haven’t visited the Library in the past few years, you will be surprised by the numerous physical improvements and the hundreds of additions to our collections.
Thank you for your help in keeping the Library an exciting and vital part of our town.
Sincerely,
The Librarians and Trustees of the Library:
Susan Metsack
Linda Thomson-Mohr
Guy Russell
Melinda Loiselle
Tanya Holt
Joann Brown
Joanne Smith
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LIBRARY UPDATE
As the days get longer and we hope winter is loosening its grip, take time to check out new books at the Library. Remember that we have two computers for patrons’ use and a wireless connection for laptop users.
Also look for our fund raising letter enclosed with this newsletter. The Library is looking to raise at least $2500 in donations to be matched by a New Hampshire Electric Co-op Foundation grant. The letter explains our project and timeframe.
New books in the Library include:
Fiction: The Chase and Dark Watch, Clive Cussler; The First Rule, Robert Crais; The Second Silence, Eileen Goudge; Shark River, Randy Wayne While, Aunt Dimity takes a Holiday, Nancy Atherton; Evenings at Five, Gail Godwin; Last Rituals, Yrsa Sigurdardottir; A Death in Tuscany and A Florentine Death, Michele Giuttari; Rounding the Mark, Andrea Camilleri; Dead Lagoon, Michael Dibdin; The Indian Bride, Karin Fossum; Dragon Bones, Lisa See; The Worst Thing I’ve Done, Ursula Hegi; The Handmaid and the Carpenter, Elizabeth Berg; Miss Julia Delivers the Goods, Ann Ross; The Heartbreaker, Susan Howatch; Pawleys Island, Dorothea Benton Frank; The Senator’s Wife, Sue Miller; The Shop on Blossom St, Debbie Macomber; No Time to Wave Goodbye, Jacquelyn Mitchard and Voices, Arnaldur Indridason
Non-Fiction: Charles Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle; Seeking Enlightenment Hat by Hat, Nevada Barr; The Ongoing Moment, Geoff Dyer; Old Friends, Tracy Kidder; Yearning for the Land, John Warfield Simpson; The Checklist Manifesto, Atul Gawande; Dogtown, Elyssa East; Chosen Forever, A Memoir, Susan Richards; Committed, Elizabeth Gilbert; The Impecunious House Restorer, John Kirk; Old House, New Home, Ros Byam Shaw; Crow Planet, Lyanda Haupt; Roads to Quoz, William Least Heat Moon; A Summer of Hummingbirds, Christopher Benfey; Lucky, Alice Sebold; The Lobster Chronicles, Linda Greenlaw and Sein Language, Jerry Seinfeld.
Children: Three Cups of Tea, Greg Mortenson and Magic School Bus Gets Eaten
DVD Movies: Year of the Dragon; Bronco Billy; American Splendor
Susan Metsack and Linda Thomson Mohr
Acworth Silsby Library
PO Box 179, Acworth, New Hampshire 03601