Local Voices Salon

 ”Local Voices Salon”: readings of unpublished works by local writers of poetry and fiction. The last Wednesday of each month at . 7 pm.  Join us at the next meeting  - Wed.April 24 , 7 pm.

Share you writing with a supportive and energetic group.

Local Voices

Local Voices – readings of unpublished works by writers of poetry and fiction. All writers welcome to read from their works for up to 7 minutes.

The last Wednesday of each month. Next – November 28th at 7 p.m.

Book Group for December

Book – “An American Childhood” by Annie Dillard

Discussion Date – Friday, December 21st, noon

Free Copies are available for borrowing at the library

Make A Plate – Next week!

Make-a-Plate

During the week of November 6–10 the Library welcomes children of all ages to drop in during our regular opening hours to produce a design to be transferred onto a melamine plate or bowl that will be delivered in time to be given as a holiday present. There is no need to make an appointment. The cost per item is $6.00.

Poet Laureate of Vermont

SYDNEY  LEA,  POET LAUREATE  OF VERMONT

TUESDAY,  OCTOBER 9 AT  7 PM.

Lea has been described as “a man in the woods with his head full of books, and a man in books with his head full of woods.” His affection for story, moreover, an affection derived in no small measure from men and women elders in New England, colors his poetry.

PRESS RELEASE FOR FRIENDS OF Moore Free Library Booksale, Newfane 9/15/12

The Friends of the Moore Free Library Book Sale will be held Saturday,  September 29 from 10 am -4 pm and Sunday, September 30 from 10 am to 2 pm in the Newfane Union Hall  on Route 30.  An annual Newfane tradition,  this outstanding  book sale offers some 5000 books on every subject  from Fiction, Non-Fiction, Biography, Children’s Books and Picture Books.  All are priced to sell.   In the latest “Vermont Life” magazine , local author, Castle Freeman Jr. showcases the Newfane Library Book Sale.    Targ and John Spicer have been  responsible  for starting the sale from the beginning  and continuing to volunteer along with thirty others helpers  for  the sale .  ” I think it’s been going  for 20 years   ” says Targ. ” John makes the posters and flyers and both of us  have added seed money  for the cash box.”      The Moore Free  Library is  truly a “Free Library”..    No state or  local taxes are  collected  and no fines are charged. The Library is open to all without charge.  The Library exists through donations of money, time and donations of materials  from our volunteers,  our citizens and our borrowers.  The book sale is a major fundraiser for the library.    To volunteer to help with the sale please call  Teddi Tucci at 490-2297 or  Meris Morrison at the library 365-7948.

Oct. 9th – Sydney Lea, Poet Laureate of Vermont

Sydney Lea, Poet Laureate of Vermont, to Read at the Library at 7 p.m.

Sydney Lea, whose collection Pursuit of a Wound (University of Illinois Press, 2000) was one of three finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, has been described as “a man in the woods with his head full of books, and a man in books with his head full of woods.” His affection for story, moreover, an affection derived in no small measure from men and women elders in New England, colors his poetry, just as a relish for the musical properties of the word colors his prose. His lifelong passion for the natural world informs almost his every utterance.

Sydney has received fellowships from the Rockefeller, Fulbright, and Guggenheim Foundations, and has taught at Dartmouth, Yale, Wesleyan, Vermont and Middlebury Colleges. His stories, poems, essays, and criticism have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New Republic, The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and many other periodicals, as well as in more than forty anthologies. He lives in Newbury, Vermont, and is active both in literacy efforts and in conservation.

 

Music Program August 25th

Saturday August 25, 1 p.m.

Dennis Waring will present “From Trash to Tunes “

Using a wide array of instruments, indigenous and homemade, Waring weaves fun fascinating tales of the origin of music and how all cultures through time utilized their natural environments for making fantastic sound-making devices. Evocative instruments like the bull roarer, mouth bow, animal horn, sea shell trumpet, and bamboo flute, for instance, are universal in range. The most distinctive characteristic of Waring’s show is that he has made  most all the instruments he demonstrates. Each instrument, either because of its particular sound, design idea, or special symbolic dimension, has its own special story.

This program is a demonstration/performance of almost fifty handmade/ homemade musical instruments based on ideas and inspirations from around the world. Interesting sights, sounds and stories provide the audience with new awareness into folklore, music, craft, science, and world view.” From Trash to Tunes “  is a free program  for all ages and makes a great family event.  For more information call Librarian Meris Morrison at (802) 365-7948.