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  • Nights at this time of year seem unrelentingly long. How to best spend those evenings is a very real question in northern climes. To me, the prospect of settling into a comfy chair in a warm house with a good book is irresistible.
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  • Nights at this time of year seem unrelentingly long. How to best spend those evenings is a very real question in northern climes. To me, the prospect of settling into a comfy chair in a warm house with a good book is irresistible.
    The library's new evening hours, until 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, will give you more time to come in and choose just the right book to occupy your winter nights. I recommend choosing a title that you can't put down. With a suspenseful tale next to you, keeping you reading long after you should have gone to sleep, winter evenings will fly by. Happy New Year! Happy new hours! Happy reading!
    Some recommended page turners:
    • "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown. Leonardo's masterpiece "The Last Supper" is more than a painting.
    • "The Day of the Jackal" by Frederick Forsyth. A master assassin carefully plots to murder President Charles de Gaul.
    • "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. A disgraced Swedish journalist and a young woman who's a master hacker investigate a possible past crime.
    • "The Great Train Robbery" by Michael Crichton. A huge gold shipment bound for the Crimea is an irresistible target for Edward Pierce, a master thief.
    • "How the Light Gets In" by Louise Penny. Inspector Gamache desperately fights sinister forces in Penny's newest novel. Warning- Penny's novels need to be read in order.
    • "The Hunt for Red October" by Tom Clancy. A Russian crew on a top secret submarine want to defect to the West.
    • "Madam, Will You Talk?" by Mary Stewart. A young war widow stumbles into the end of a murder plot while on vacation in the south of France.
    • "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier. A young woman is haunted my memories of her husband's beautiful first wife.
    • "The Snowman" by Jo Nesbo. Harry Hole tracks a mass murderer through a Norwegian winter.
    • "Through the Evil Days" by Julia Spencer-Fleming. A winter house fire was more than a tragic accident, creating complications neither priest Clare Fergusson or her new husband Police Chief Russ van Alstyne need in their life.
    COMING UP
    • York Diversity Forum Film Series: "A Separation" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18. A complex and beautifully executed film that gives insight into a different culture, and reveals that the trials and tribulations of modern Iranian families are no different than our own. (123 minutes.)
    • Keeping your Heart Healthy: 12 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 22. Join York Hospital Cardiologist Erin Rafferty, MD, as she talks about cardiovascular health. Sandwiches and snacks will be served. Seating is limited. To RSVP, call 351-2385 or e-mail info@yorkhospital.com by Jan. 15.
    • York Diversity Forum Film Series: "Amreeka" at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 25. A humorous and moving story about a Palestinian family's emigration to Illinois on the eve of the Iraq war. A good-hearted film about the resilience of the human spirit. (96 minutes).
    • Bill Staines in concert: 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26. Bill Staines is a compelling performer and songwriter, with 26 recordings and over 300 songs many of which have been recorded by the likes of Peter, Paul, and Mary, Makem and Clancy, Nanci Griffith, Glen Yarborough, and Jerry Jeff Walker. His humorous tales of life on the road and observations of everyday people provide an entertaining blend of story and song. He will perform his own contemporary folk ballads and traditional tunes.
    FOR CHILDREN
    • INFANT LAPSITS: 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, for infants to 2-year-olds. A program of stories, songs, fingerplays and rhymes.
    • PRESCHOOL STORY HOUR: 10:30 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays. Stories, songs, fingerplays and crafts. For ages 3-5.
    • Art Adventures with Amy: 3:30 — 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 21, 28 (for ages 8-12). Saturdays 10-11 a.m., Jan. 18, 25 and Feb. 1 (ages 4-7). Sign up for a series of free art classes taught by local art educator Amy Donovan. Materials and instruction provided.
    • American Girl Fans: 3:45 — 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 . Calling all elementary-aged American Girl doll fans! Join us for a fun-filled hour to learn more about the American Girl doll of the month, the time period she lived in, and to make a craft. Bring your doll, meet other friends, learn some history, and join in on all the fun.
    • Reader Dog Visits: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 18.
    Come read aloud to one of our visiting dogs — meet a nice canine and show them how much fun reading can be! Call Miss Kathleen in the Children's Room (363-2818) to schedule reading time.
    • Preschool RecyCool: 10:15-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21. This craft program reuses everyday items to make new creations. In January, Sharon Trafton and Jenn Hunter will help your child (ages 3-5) make monsters or castles from tissue boxes.
    • Traditional Tales: 10:15-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28. This month three pigs meet a very hungry wolf.
    • Write Stuff five-session workshop: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. 14 — Feb. 11. Writing Workshop for students in first and second grades. Barb Bourgoine and Kathleen Whalin will lead you each week with a variety of fun hands-on activities (journals, story discs, scavenger hunt, etc.), share great stories and help you sharpen your early literacy skills. Space is limited. To register, call 363-2818 or email kwhalin@york.lib.me.us
    DISPLAY CASES
    • JORDAN ADVENTURE: Mary and Michael Behnke display items from their trip to Jordan. From camel seat to harem pants, the detail and craftsmanship of these pieces are exquisite.
    • Stories in Miniature: Seacoast resident Cheryl Frye's new diorama "Mr. Selfridge" is based on PBS's Masterpiece Theater series, "The Paradise" which is in turn based on Émile Zola's classic novel, "Au Bonheur des Dames". Cheryl develops these delightful scenes with her grandchildren. Her work has been exhibited in a number of Seacoast Libraries, including Rye and Portsmouth. (It is on display on the upper level of the Library).
    • Museums of Old York Display Case on the Lower Level: The musical instruments displayed in this exhibit were all made or used here in York.
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