Grafton Public Library http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net Mon, 26 Sep 2016 19:29:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1 21370398 Next Reads – September 2016 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/next-reads-september-2016/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 15:00:46 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=6350 New Fiction
  • Darktown by Thomas Mullen. Hired resentfully into the Atlanta Police Department of 1948, war veterans Lucious Boggs and Tommy Smith confront deep hostility from their white peers and are significantly limited in their ability to do their jobs before confronting a corrupt officer who complicates their investigation into the murder of a black woman.
  • First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Discovered by the former Chicago quarterback she was hired to tail, ambitious detective Piper Dove pretends to be the athlete’s stalker and is subsequently hired as his bodyguard, an arrangement that is threatened by their growing chemistry and a portfolio of eccentric clients.
  • Jerusalem: a novel by Alan Moore. A novel employing a kaleidoscope of literary forms and styles provides a rich cast of characters including the living, the dead, the celestial and the infernal in an intricately woven tapestry that presents a vision of an absolute and timeless human reality in all of its exquisite, comical and heartbreaking splendor.
  • The Rent Collector by Camron Steve Wright. Sang Ly struggles to survive by picking through garbage in Cambodia’s largest municipal dump. Under threat of eviction by an embittered old drunk who is charged with collecting rents from the poor of Stung Meanchey, Sang Ly embarks on a desperate journeyto save her ailing son from a life of ignorance and poverty.
  • Perfume River: a novel by Robert Olen Butler. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Good Scent From a Strange Mountain presents the story of a single North Florida family shaped and overshadowed by the Vietnam War and the estrangements between the fathers, sons and brothers who supported or protested against it.

New Non-Fiction

  • Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J.D. Vance. Shares the poignant story of the author’s family and upbringing, describing how they moved from poverty to an upwardly mobile clan that included the author, a Yale Law School graduate, while navigating the demands of middle-class life and the collective demons of the past.
  • Killing the Rising Sun: How American Vanquished World War II Japan by Bill O’Reilly. A latest entry in the best-selling series dramatically portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General Douglas MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity’s deadliest weapon and newly appointed President Truman’s impossible choice.
  • The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John Le Carré. The author of such best-selling suspense novels as A Delicate Truth shares personal anecdotes from his life, discussing subjects ranging from his Cold War-era service in British intelligence to his work as a writer in Russia before and after the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
  • The Red Bandanna: A Life. A Choice. A Legacy. By Tom Rinaldi. The inspirational story of the iconic September 11 hero traces his faith-based life outlook, his decision to walk away from more lucrative career interests to volunteer as a FDNY firefighter and the accounts of survivors who revealed how he sacrificed his life to save people trapped in the South Tower.
  • Hidden Figures: the American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathemeticians Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly. An account of the previously unheralded but pivotal contributions of NASA’s African-American women mathematicians to America’s space program describes how they were segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws in spite of their groundbreaking successes.
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Library Letter – September 2016 Update http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/New-Newsletter-September-2016-updated.pdf Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:34:47 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=6323 6323 Library Letter – August/September 2016 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/New-Newsletter-August_September-2016.pdf Thu, 08 Sep 2016 18:33:41 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=6319 6319 Local Holds First http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/local-holds-first/ Thu, 01 Sep 2016 20:28:13 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=6309 Local Holds First

Starting Tuesday, September 6, popular materials will no longer bounce back and forth between libraries. When you put a hold on a popular item, our local copy stays in Grafton until every hold in Grafton has been filled!

Local Holds 11x17

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Big Fall Book Sale http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/big-fall-book-sale/ Mon, 29 Aug 2016 19:55:22 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=5180 Used Book Sale

Book Sales at the Library

The library has a permanent book sale located in the Northwest corner of the library.  The library also hosts two annual book sales in the Spring and Fall.  Most of the books in the sale come from donations.

Big Fall Book Sale Hours

Thursday, October 13 from 4 pm—7:30 pm
Friday,October 14 from 10 am—4:30 pm
Saturday, October 15 from 10 am—1:30 pm
Monday, October 17 from 10 am—7:30 pm (Half-price day!)

Donations

Moving, Downsizing, or just decluttering? Donate your books, DVDs, or CDs to the library.

Donation Guidelines:
1.  All acceptable materials donated are tax deductible. 
2. Donated materials will be placed in the collection at the discretion of the library.  Most all materials that are not put in the library’s collection will be put in the book sale. 
3. The library does not accept the following:  Textbooks, Encyclopedias, or Magazines.
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Fall Storytimes http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/kids/story-times/ Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:32:12 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=6232 6232 Saturday Family Storytime http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/saturday-family-storytime/ Sun, 07 Aug 2016 18:29:20 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=6236 Saturday Family Storytime
“Gross & Messy”

Saturday, September 17th
11:00 a.m.

What grownups find gross, kids often find interesting. During this storytime we will explore the fun side of being messy! (Ages 1-5)

No registration required.

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LEGO Fantasy School http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/lego/ Sun, 07 Aug 2016 14:05:13 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=6041 LEGO Fantasy School

Thursday, September 22nd
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

(Ages 4-11)

Come build your own fantasy school out of LEGOs!

No registration required.

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Super Saturday Movie http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/super-saturday-movie/ Sun, 07 Aug 2016 14:00:09 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=5144 Super Saturday Movie

Saturday, October 1 at 11:00 a.m.

 

Ratchet & Clank

Rated PG, Runtime 94 minutes

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Teen Advisory Board http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/teen-advisory-board/ Mon, 25 Jul 2016 20:35:01 +0000 http://www.graftonpubliclibrary.net/?p=4503 Teen Advisory Board
(TAB)

Become a Member of TAB

 All teens in 6th – 12th grade are invited to join the
U.S.S. Liberty Memorial Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board!

 

WHAT DO WE DO?

The TAB’s goal is to promote library services to teens at the Grafton Public Library and within the community by:

  • Advising, planning, and implementing teen programs.
  • Promoting ideas, reading, programming, and expression by and for teens by creating bulletin boards and displays in the young adult area.
  • Recommending books, movies, music CDs, and magazines for the YA collection.

WHAT WILL I GET OUT OF IT?

  • Having a say in materials & programs for teens at the library.
  • Oppotunity to be creative and expressive through art and imaginative activities.
  • Personal satisfaction in serving your community and peers.
  • Community service hours look great on college and job applications.

HOW DO I GET STARTED?

  • Fill out the Grafton Public Library’s application and return it to the Children’s Circulation Desk at the Grafton Public Library.
  • Nicolette, the Young Adult Librarian, will contact you about your application and our first meeting.

If you have any questions or need more information, contact Nicolette at (262) 375-5315 or by emailing her on the email listed with the application.

 

WHERE DO I GET THE APPLICATION?

Click here for a printable copy of the commitment form to bring into the library.

 

 

 

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