Senior Book Group picks sci-fi novel

Staff Writer
The Milford Daily News

IN MILFORD LIBRARY

The Senior Book Group will discuss Robert Heinlein's science fiction classic, "Stranger in a Strange Land" at its first meeting of 2008 on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 10 a.m.

"Stranger in a Strange Land," about a young man raised on Mars who returns to earth, won the Hugo Award for science fiction when first published in 1961.

The Senior Book Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Milford Senior Center, 60 North Bow St., at 10 a.m.

To receive a copy of "Stranger in a Strange Land," call Anne Bedard at 508-473-2145, ext. 219.

Holiday hours at the Library

The library will be open today from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, and closed tomorrow.

ESL classes

ESL classes resume Jan. 7 and will run until June 30. Classes meet Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the ESL room on the library's lower level.

Health and wellness workshops

New Year's Day often brings resolutions to get healthy. So start the year off right by attending one or both of these free health and wellness workshops at the library:

On Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. in the Granite Room, the library will be offering the workshop "Introduction to Herbals." Eleanor Rockwood, a certified herbalist and Reiki healer, will present an informational workshop on herbs and their uses. This program is free and open to the public.

The program is sponsored by the Greater Milford Health Resource Center which is located at the Milford Town Library and includes the Milford Regional Medical Center, the Visiting Nurses Association and the Department of Mental Health.

Dr. Jennah Dieter of the Khoury Center for Health and Wellness in Bellingham will present the workshop "Why Weight? Stubborn Weight Loss" on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m.

Come and learn the two causes of belly fat, why weight loss has become difficult despite efforts to diet and exercise, and when high protein diets may be more destructive than beneficial. Understand what cravings for sweets, breads, chocolate and salty foods mean and what your body is trying to tell you.

This program is free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but is recommended. Call the information desk at 508-473-2145, ext. 219 for more information or to pre-register.

Registration for winter storytime programs

The winter 2008 storytime session will begin the week of Jan. 7 and continue for six weeks. Storytime programs include:

"Mother Goose on the loose" for children from birth to 18 months with an adult.

"Toddler Time" for children birth to 2 years old with an adult.

"Toddler Time" for children 2 to 3 years old with an adult.

"Story Time" for children 3 to 5 years old.

"Bringing Books Alive" for students in kindergarten to third grade on Tuesdays at 4 p.m.

Registration for the Winter 2008 session began and will end on Friday. Parents or caregivers may register in person, by phone, by e-mail or on-line at www.milfordtownlibrary.org.

Due to the limited number of openings in each program, a lottery will be held on Friday. Parents and caregivers will be notified if their child is registered in the requested program or on the waiting list. The newly renovated Children's Program Room accommodates almost twice as many children, so the waiting list should be shorter.

For more information, contact the Youth Services Department at 508-473-2145, ext. 216.

On display

The library is seeking interesting and unusual collections or crafts to be featured in the adult display case for a period of one month each. If you have a collection you would be willing to share with patrons, call Deborah Eastman at 508-473-2145, ext. 214 to arrange a month for your display.

Visit a museum

Winter is a nice time to spend with family on a field trip to a museum. The Milford Town Library offers a wide variety of discounted museum passes.

Many museums have special holiday programming, including Tower Hill Botanical Garden's Holly Days, the Ecotarium's Polar Bear Journey, and special events at Roger Williams Zoo.

To see what's happening go to www.milfordtownlibrary.org and click on "Reserve a Museum Pass" under the "Fast Features" on the main page. From this point you can reserve a pass or check on available dates. You can also have access to the individual museum Web sites by clicking on the museum name on the left.

Museum passes may be reserved in advance by Milford residents and Friends of the Milford Town Library. All others may call the library and check on the day for availability.

Thanks to the Friends of the Milford Town Library for helping the library offer this service.

Join the Friends for the New Year

A great way to begin the new year and help the library is to join the Friends of the Milford Town Library. The group raises funds in several ways to provide the museum passes, programming and other special projects for the library and its patrons.

Twice a year the Friends hold their spring and fall book sales and members get special entrance to these sales a day ahead of the general public.

The Friends also maintain the book table by the front door of the library. Proceeds from the sale of these books also go toward supporting the Friends projects. Bring your donations of used books to be used for the table or sales.

Annual membership costs $10 per person. Stop by the Circulation Desk to pick up a Friends membership bookmark or go to www.milfordtownlibray.org to download a printable form.

Notary services

Now that the library renovation project is complete and the library is back to its normal schedule of open hours, notary services are generally available Tuesday through Friday, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

The library strongly suggests patrons call ahead on the day they are going to the library to make sure a notary is available. There is no guarantee someone will be able to notarize any document at a specific time.

Be aware Massachusetts notary regulations require a valid (current, not expired) government issued identification card that includes a photograph and signature.

If not available at the library, local notary publics advertise their services in the Milford phone book. These notaries most likely will charge for their services. Also, banks will often notarize documents.

Recycle your ink cartridges

The Milford Town Library is once again collecting used ink cartridges (only those no larger than the palm of your hand) to be sent to Empties 4Cash for the Friends of the Milford Town Library.

Funds generated by this ecological program help the Friends pay for programs, museum passes, and other useful things.

Spare the landfill, help the Friends, recycle your ink cartridges into the box by the print server near the upper level computers. Thank you.

Library News is compiled weekly by reference librarian Mary Frances Best
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