Mockingjay is here!

Finally!! We have two copies--get yourself on the waiting list! And if you haven't read the first two books in the series yet (The Hunger Games and Catching Fire), what are you waiting for?

Hints for the Library YouTube Contest!

If you haven't visited YouTube and watched the Springfield Town Library promotional video featuring a wacky cast of characters - check it out by clicking on the title above!
Win a pair of Sony wireless headphones by trying to guess all ten characters, authors, musicians, historical figures, etc in the video. We'll help by giving some hints along the way. Then just write down your guesses and drop them off at the library. The winner will be drawn from those with the most correct guesses.


Hint #1 - The "woman in red" is a character from a mystery series written by a Vermont author whose first and last name initials are the same letter.
Hint#2 - The man who "is not all there" has a first name, do you know what it is?
Hint#3 - The woman with the sign around her neck and a rat on a leash is the daughter of a historical figure. We don't know her name because she was always referred to as "The__________Daughter."

The winner will be drawn on September 7th, 2010! Have a laugh with the staff and happy guessing!

Hawks Overhead! Thursday, August 19th at 6:30pm

Join Alma Beals, Phil Morgan and Marshall Wheelock as they tell how the Putney Mountain Hawk Watchers got started. The presenters will use slides and stories to explain season migrations and demonstrate how to identify hawks with life size silhouette cutouts. These dedicated birders will provide you with a wealth of information so that you can be ready to identify raptors overhead during the fall migration. Co-sponsored by the Nature Museum, Springfield Town Library, Ascutney Mountain Audubon and partially funded by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. Refreshments served.

Losing Libraries

Library journal has launched the "Losing Libraries" website to chronicle what's happening to libraries across America as a result of the economic downturn. http://www.losinglibraries.org/ Thank you to our patrons, Friends and community members who so strongly support the Springfield Town Library, your center for information and knowledge and your community gathering place.

Book Sale

The Friends of the Springfield Town Library (FOSTL) will be holding their annual book sale to benefit the Springfield Town Library this Saturday, July 24, from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the National Guard Armory on Fairground Rd. in North Springfield.

"A Day in the Life of a Library Page" YouTube Contest!!

The staff at your library have been hard at work on a YouTube promotional video for the library! We hope you have fun watching it and please pass along the fun to your friends. After you watch the video you're invited to enter a library contest to win a pair of Sony wireless headphones. These headphones are great to use to listen to tv without disturbing others in the room and will connect to audio systems as well as tvs.

What do I have to do to win these snazzy headphones, you ask?

There are ten characters/authors/artists portrayed in the video. Guess all ten characters correctly and you will be entered into the drawing for the Sony wireless headphones. You may write down your answers and drop them off at the library or email your answers to springfieldprograms@gmail.com. You must be a Springfield Town Library patron to enter and entries will be accepted through Tuesday, September 7th. One entry per person.

Holiday Closing

We will be closed Saturday July 3, and Monday July 5, in observance of the July 4 holiday.

The Summer Newsletter is here!

Just click the link below to get a pdf copy of the newsletter or to read this environmentally friendly copy of The Springfield Town Library's Summer Newsletter!



http://www.scribd.com/doc/32526310

Summer Hours

We will be starting our summer hours: Mon-Thurs 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 10am-1pm starting in June and continuing through August.

We will resume our regular hours of: Mon-Thurs 9am-8pm, Fri 9am-5pm and Sat 10am-3pm starting in September.

Vermont Mammals, Thursday May 27th at 7:00 pm

Kim Royer, Wildlife Biologist with Vermont Fish & Wildlife will discuss how the shift from forest to agricultural land in the 1800's affected the populations of furbearers such as wolves, fisher, bobcat and beaer and how the farm abandonment in the late 1800's to mid 1900's influenced bobcat, coyote and fox populations. Kim will have pelts and skulls from many Vermont mammals available to see and touch.

This program is part of a series that is created through a collaboration with the Springfield Town Library, The Nature Museum and Ascutney Mountain Audubon. It is partially funded by the Wellborn Ecology Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. For more information please call the Nature Museum at 843-2111 or the library at 885-3108.