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Cheryl I'm reading The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty

Eastham Readers Best Books of 2011

We took a poll of best books for 2011 at the library and on our facebook page. Here's Eastham's list of the best reads this past year.
Fiction:
Cutting for Stone Verghesse
Explosive Eighteen Evanovich
The Help Stockett
Hotel on the corner of Bitter and Sweet Ford
How to save a Life Zarr
Night Road Hannah
On Canaan's side Barry
The Postmistress Blake
Rin Tin Tin Orlean
Second Grave on the Left Jones
Swedish Blond Amiard
We, the Drowned Jensen
When She Woke Jordan
Wild Child Boyle

NonFiction:
Cocktail Hour Under Fuller
Heaven is For Real Burpe
The Swerve Greenblatt
Steve Jobs
The Warmth of Other Suns Wilkerson

Any you would add to our list?

Starting the New Year

We are moving into the new year making plans for the changes to come at the Eastham Library once our building grant becomes available.
A new technology plan is underway. We are currently gathering information on what is now available in the library so we can make everything as consistent and stable as possible while we are in our current building. The town has recently installed equipment so we can both broadcast and show the town's government tv channel at the library. In the next few months the town will be moving to a new voice over internet phone system so we will build those capabilities in to our planning. And then we'll be moving into planning flexible and useful technology for the new building.

This year the trustees will be developing a new five year plan for library services. We will be gathering community ideas on services they think are most important to our users.
What do you value most about the library and its services to the town?

I'm reading The girl in the garden by Kamala Nair

Wishing everyone the very best in the new year,
Cheryl

The Season of Hope

"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.”
Annie Lamont
Christmas takes on new meaning for those of who have moved through the years of setting out a plate of cookies and waiting to see what Santa will bring. This is a special time of year for family and friends to draw close together; and to sing, or listen, to songs about peace and joy. As we sing those familiar songs, see the bright lights on our neighbors'homes and compose season's greetings to those we care for, the spirit of the season seeps into our thinking. A large part of the season's joy is a shared hope that the best of human potential will emerge in the coming new year.

Hope is active here at the Eastham Library. Some rather large elves have been busy decorating the library and baking for our annual holiday sing. The Board of Trustees has voted to issue the Request For Proposals for the next stage of our building project. Eastham Library Building Fund Inc is organizing committees to move ahead with planning some fundraising events and developing materials for the upcoming campaign. Hope and joy are alive and well at the Eastham Library. We hope you will find a way to participate over the next few years in our project to build the best possible library to serve the town for many years to come.
Wishing you a joy filled holiday season
Cheryl

Eastham Geeks its library among many other things

Turnip festival attendees told us they geek many things from golf to singing. Geek the library is a national campaign to get people talking about what they are passionate about; and thinking about how the library supports them in learning about their passions. The public library inspires and empowers users through internet access, knowledgeable assistance and local programs, like last weekend's Eastham Turnip festival. Over the next few months we'll be encouraging you to tell us what you geek.

I'm reading A Trick of the Light by Louise Penny.

Eastham joins trend of libraries ramping up ebook circulation

It seems a good number of the questions we answer now are either, "How can I reserve books and DVD's from my computer at home?" and "How can I download ebooks on my ipad, Kindle, and Android phone?" Every month our number of ebooks circulated raises and we have more registered borrowers every month on Overdrive the ebook download company for CLAMS members. So eastham is part of a national trend toward downloadable materials to read on our own devices, but there are still many who prefer a book in the hand. Why ebooks fail to kindle bibliofiles desires. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-11-15/news/ct-talk-grossman-ebook-1115-20111115-40_1_e-book-readers-book-lovers-bibliophiles.
I'm currently reading The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian.

Good Reads!

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