News from the Library
by Sherrie Simmons and Margaret Woodruff
January 13, 2011, page 6.....

Discussion Series Begins January 13

Once again the library is offering a book discussion series sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council and the Friends of the Charlotte Library.

The winter/spring series, “The Never-Setting Sun: The Heyday of the British Colonial Empire,” features the following works set either in India or Africa: A Passage to India by E. M. Forster, “Shooting an Elephant” by George Orwell, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, Ake:The Years of Childhood by Wole Soyinka, and Our Sister Killjoy: Or, Reflections of a Black-Eyed Squint by Ama Ata Aidoo.

The discussion schedule is:
January 13 A Passage to India and “Shooting an Elephant” with
discussion leader Lesley Wright
March 10 Things Fall Apart with discussion leader Gina Logan
April 14 Ake:The Years of Childhood with discussion leader Lesley Wright
May 12 Our Sister Killjoy: Or, Reflections of a Black-Eyed Squint with
discussion leader Cheryl Heneveld

All programs begin at 7:30 p.m. at the library; the library has copies of the books to loan. Feel free to join us for any or all of the sessions. The library is handicapped accessible, and all programs are free and open to the public. Note that there is no February meeting.

TAB in 2011: Monday, January 24, at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The Teen Advisory Board starts the new year! Come and learn about the “Pennies for Peace” program with Jan Schwarz. The initiative was started by Greg Mortenson who wrote Three Cups of Tea about his experiences helping to build schools in Pakistan. Learn about what we can do in our community to help the effort and help brainstorm fun ways to raise pennies for peace. For middle school and high school students. Dinner and dessert provided! RSVP: 425-3864 or youthservices@charlottepubliclibrary.org.

DIY January 2011: Hopes & Dreams Garland
What’s your wish for the New Year? Hope? Peace? Fun? Make a recycled-paper garland to reflect your wish for 2011. Make two and leave one to decorate our entryway tree for the month!

Lions & Tigers & Bears! Oh My!
These are just three of the creatures featured in our Winter Story Time session. We will venture into the jungle and forest with these wild animals, reading true and make-believe tales, singing songs and doing some animal dancing, too. Preschool story time begins Tuesday, January 11, and runs through February 15, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. January 18: Wildcats, January 25: Elephant Tails, February 1: Groundhog Celebration, February 8: Animal Valentine, February 15: Un-bear-able Fun! Please call the library to sign up as registration is required.

Friday Free-For-All Winter Session begins January 14.
Icebergs, volcanoes and other natural wonders will capture our attention during our Friday morning sessions. We’ll experiment to make our own volcanoes, see what makes an iceberg float, discover the ground-shaking facts about earthquakes and whirl up a tornado in a bottle. Snacks, books and plenty of fun! Free-for-all program runs from January 14 to February 18, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Please call the library to sign up as registration is required.

We Love Books Scrapbook
Stop by and check out the compilation of November’s DIY Craft: Be Thankful for Books. The art has been collected into a notebook that will be on display at the DIY table, so take a look at the book-inspired artwork.

The Day Of The Pelican Mural On Exhibit In Library.
Our Vermont Reads students created a wonderful mural depicting the story from The Day of the Pelican. Based on their reading of and journaling about the book, the mural shows the young protagonist’s journey from war-torn Kosovo to Vermont. The young artists, Sevi Burget-Foster, Caroline Colvin, Annabelle Kreech, Julia Kahn and Ella Woodruff, worked with artist and teacher Emily Bissell Laird, using collage and colored pencil to make this moving narrative scroll.

The Charlotte Library is located at
115 Ferry Road
Telephone: 425-3864
Hours: Monday and Wednesday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed Sunday.