Summer Hours and holiday closing

The library will be closed on Sundays beginning May 25. Sunday hours will resume after Labor Day.

For more information about our hours, please see http://www.wtmlib.com/gi2.htm#hours .

The library will also be closed on Monday, May 26 in observance of Memorial Day.

Friends Book Sale

The Friends of the Library book sale will be held on Saturday, May 17 from 9:00-5:00 p.m. In the event of rain, the sale will be held next door in the BankNorth parking garage. There are over fifty-four categories to choose from, including used books, videos, CD’s, and books-on-tape. Unless otherwise marked, hardcovers are one dollar, most paperbacks are fifty cents. Some books are specially priced selection at $5.00 and above.

All proceeds directly benefit the library.

The deadline for donations was May 8.

For more information, please call 860-652-7728 or visit http://www.friendswtmlib.org/book_sales.html.

MyLibraryDV

MyLibraryDV is a video-on-demand service available at the Library's web site: http://www.wtmlib.com/. All you need to use this service is a valid card from Welles-Turner Memorial Library, a broadband Internet connection and a one-time software download to view these videos.

The collection contains over 500 videos including award-winning movies, foreign and independent films and lifestyle programming such as Antiques Road Show, America's Test Kitchen, Rick Steeves' Europe. Today's Homeowner and many more. Download your favorite 24/7. There is simultaneous access so there are never any holds! For further information, contact the Reference Department, 652-7720.

Display Case

Each April, libraries around the state celebrate the World of Words. Each library chooses a country to celebrate, with a special concentration on sharing stories (written and oral) about/from the country. The music, art, food, dance, and many other aspects of the culture are also highlighted. This year, Welles-Turner will be celebrating Italy.

Our display case on the second floor will be used to showcase Italy's culture. We are looking for items to use in this display. If you have travel souvenirs from Italy that you'd be willng to display at the library, please contact Sue Jensen at 652-7730.

Our next newsletter will have a schedule of events for all ages.

Holiday Closing

The library will be closed on Monday, January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We will reopen on Tuesday at 9:00.

Children's Book Awards

The American Library Association announced its most prestigious awards for young people today.

The Newbery Medal

The Newbery is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. The award is based solely on literary quality and covers books written for children ages 0-14.

Winner: Good Masters! Sweet Gentlemen! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz (on order)

Honor Books:

• Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis (J CURTIS)
  
• The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt (TEEN SCHMIDT)
• Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson (on order)

The Caldecott Medal

The Medal shall be awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year. The award covers books written for children ages 0-14. In the list below, the illustrator (the award recipient) is noted if the author was not also the illustrator.

Winner: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick (J SELZNICK)

Honor Books:

• Henry's Freedom Box written by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson(JE LEVINE)
  
• First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (JE SEEGER)
• The Wall by Peter Sis (J 943.7)
• Knuffle Bunny Too by Mo Willems (JE WILLEMS)

The Michael L. Printz Award
The Printz Award is given to the the best young adult book from the previous year's publications. "Best" is defined solely in terms of literary merit. As many as four Honor Books may also be chosen.

Winner: The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean

Honor Books:

• One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke
• Your Own, Sylvia by Stephanie Hemphill
• Reposessed by A.M. Jenkins (on order)
• Dreamquake by Elizabeth Knox (TEEN KNOX)

Theodore Seuss Geisel Award
The Geisel Award was established in 2006 to honor the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year.

Winner: There's a Bird on Your Head! by Mo Willem (JE READER WILLEM)

Honor Books:

• First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (JE SEEGER)
• Hello, Bumblebee Bat written by Darren Lunde and illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne
• Jazz Baby written by Lisa Wheeler and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
• Vulture View written by April Sayre and illustrated by Steve Jenkins (J 598.92 SAYRE)

Robert F. Sibert Medal
The Sibert Award honors the most distinguished children's informational book published in English in the preceding year. It is presented to the author, author/illustrator, co-authors, or author and illustrator named on the title page of that book.

Winner: The Wall by Peter Sis (J 943.7 SIS)

Honor Books:

• Lightship written and illustrated by Brian Floca (J 387.2 FLOCA)
• Nic Bishop Spiders written and illustrated by Nic Bishop (J 595.44 BISHOP)

Winter Storytime Registration

The Winter Storytime Session runs January 22-March 6. Registration forms will be accepted any time during library hours. All registrations will be processed randomly on January 9. Children who were not in the Fall session will be given preference over those who were. Confirmations will be sent upon completion of registration. Non-Glastonbury residents may register for remaining spaces beginning Monday, January 14. For more information, check our web site at http://www.wtmlib.com/ch_progs.htm#storytimes or call 652-7718.