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Bangor Public Library Newsletter |
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CLIMATE CHANGE~
How It Affects Maine
Wildlife and What You Can Do About It
On Tuesday, August 31 at 5:30pm, Barbara Charry, Maine
Audubon Biologist, considers how climate change is
effecting our state. Are there things we can
do about it? Come find out about current federal
climate change legislation,
as well as efforts being made in Maine.
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 Meet
the Author
Fall 2010
Welcome to another exciting
season of the Bangor Public Library's Meet the Author
Program.
On Tuesday, Sept 14, at 6:30pm, Hallowell author Jeff Romano
brings us his latest book,
100 Classic Hikes
in New England, which includes trails for everyone
from the backpacking adventurer, to the day hiker. It covers
the best trails in six states, including hikes on the
Appalachian Trail, in the hills and mountains of Maine and
New Hampshire, on the Long Trail in Vermont, along the
Massachusetts coast, in the forests of Connecticut, and in
the wildlife sanctuaries in Rhode Island. The book provides
measured distances and times for each hike, difficulty
ratings, elevation gain, permit information and more.
On Saturday, Sept 18, at 11am, Maine author Gerry Boyle,
presents his latest mystery,
Damaged Goods.
Publishers' Weekly recently commented, "Robert Parker fans
who have yet to discover Boyle will be pleasantly surprised
by his suspenseful ninth crime novel set in Maine featuring
former New York Times reporter Jack McMorrow. Jack, his
social worker wife, Roxanne, and their young daughter, Sophie,
become the target of deranged satanist Harland Wilton after
Roxanne's inquiry into child abuse leads to the removal of
Harland's two boys from his custody. Meanwhile, McMorrow
pursues a s
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tory
involving an enigmatic woman named Mandi, whose ad in the
local paper offers companionship for hire. The journalist
becomes increasingly curious about her, and having traced
where she lives, he finds that she's been assaulted and
unable to fend for herself. McMorrow arranges a safe haven
for Mandi with a neighbor, even as Roxanne's qualms grow
about his blurring his professional and personal lives.
Boyle has succeeded in creating a likable lead whose sense
of responsibility is reminiscent of Spenser as well as
supporting characters with depth."
-Publishers Weekly Starred Review.
Also on Saturday, Sept 18 at 2pm, Hampden's Marion
Syversen, author of
Real Deal:
Making Big Changes with Small Change, will
suggest that whether you're single, a newly-wed,
twenty-something or appro
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aching retirement, you need to get your house in
order. A self-confessed compulsive fixer-upper, Ms.
Syversen has a lot of experience, and plenty of
ideas on how to rehabilitate your house without
spending a fortune. The author suggests you'll turn
your house into a happier home while you're at it.
A professional financial planner, Ms. Syversen also
has some tips on how to get your financial house in
order.
On Saturday, Sept 25 at 2 pm, Paul Doiron brings us
his first novel,
The
Poacher's Son. The New York Times suggests
that the book "...comes with stunning vistas of the
dense forests and wild rivers that have impressed
visitors to Maine ever since Benedict Arnold passed
through on his march to Quebec in
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1775. Along with nostalgic laments about the
old-growth woods and modest settlements that have
already fallen to civilization, Doiron provides
wonderful. Scenes of present-day bear-tracking and
man-hunting through the kind of terrain that
attracts hikers, hunters and the odd 'paranoid
militia freak' like the one causing so much trouble
in this story. The novel's eye-popping scenes,
idyllic and otherwise, are
conveyed by Doiron's narrator, Mike Bowditch, a
rookie game warden who loves the 'solitary and
morbid profession' that is threatened when his
father, Jack, a notorious poacher, is accused of
murder. 'He was bar brawler, not a terrorist,' Mike
insists, swearing loyalty to a man who may not be
worth his son's faith in him. Jack is still a
flamboyant character, one of the best sights in a
book that has plenty of natural wonders."
-New York Times, 2010/05/09
Paul Doiron is Editor in Chief of Down East
Magazine, and is a Registered Maine Guide who lives
on a trout stream in coastal Maine.
On Saturday, October 9, at 2 pm, retired English
professor and University of Maine administrator,
Richard Cohen, will make the case that Alexander
Wadsworth Longfellow, brother of the internationally
famous poet Henry Wadsworth, is every bit as
deserving of attention as his illustrious sibling.
The
Forgotten Longfellow, follows the adventures
of Alexander in the wilderness, on voyages around
Cape Horn, in the devastated South after the
American Civil War and in the drawingrooms of the
rich and famous.
THE AUTHORS' BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
AND SIGNING
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FALL ARTISTS
This autumn enjoy, the works of
area artists and photographers...
In September
in the Lecture Hall~ Artists from PVI~Amicus
in the Stairwell Gallery~ Ann Sterling
In October
in the Lecture Hall~ Ned Smith
in the Stairwell Gallery~ Frank Woodard
In November
in the Lecture Hall~ Artists from
Community Health & Counseling
in the Stairwell Gallery~ J. Curtis Daley
In December
in the Lecture Hall~ Julie Miller
in the Stairwell Gallery~
Betty Overlock
Would you like to exhibit in
2011?
Applications are available in the Library Lobby. Return you
application to us by October 15 for consideration.
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Reading Buddies
Katahdin Trust funds new Library Program
A new program, designed to match adult volunteers with
children ages 4-14 will be coming to the Bangor Library
this fall. Reading Buddies will arrange for adults to
read aloud to children for at least one half hour a
week, and encourage children to read aloud to adults.
If time allows, reading buddies can work on homework
together, or explore new ideas at the library.
Katahdhin Trust funding will also cover expenses for
special events at the Library, and provide bus passes
for children and adults who would otherwise be unable to
get to the Library. If you are interested in being a
Book Buddies volunteer, applications are available at
the Library or online. For more information call
947-8336 x111, or go to the Library's website and click
on Book Buddies. Training for volunteers will take
place on Sept 21 at 3:30pm and October 9 at 3 pm.
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Not Your Ordinary
Book Group
The Library's popular NYOBG will have its first meeting on
Thursday, Sept 16 at 6pm. This Ladies' Night Out (featuring
decaf mocha, something sweet and good conversation) chooses
books from the Mystery/Suspense/Horror or
Romance/Fantasy/Women's Fiction genres. Book club members
vote on what they will be reading.
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Book Group Website
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Vote For Our First Two Books
Not for You?
Want a more traditional
book group?
Last spring the Library started a book discussion
group called Not Your Ordinary Book Group. It was very
successful, but was not the book group for everyone. There
were those that asked for something a bit more
conventional. This is it. If you are not looking to
discuss an edgy, uncensored popular novel, but still want to
discuss books, this is the answer.
Our Maggie, one of our unruffled reference
librarians, will lead the new Lit Chick Book Group.
Participants are not limited to females, but the selections
may be decidedly feminine. The focus is on literary,
contemporary fiction.
Like the services of the Library, this program is
FREE to anyone living in Maine.
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Lit Chicks Book Group Website
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HOW TO BE A WRITER
Harvard Writing Professor,
Barbara Baig,
Offers a Hands-on Writing Workshop
Barbara
Baig has nearly 30 years of teaching writing- including
20 years at Harvard Divinity School. Ms. Baig believes
that writers build skills the way athletes and musicians
do: through practice. An avid baseball fan, Ms. Baig
will show you how to practice and hone your own writing
skills, and step up to the authorship plate. Join her
on Wednesday, Sept 15 at Noon for this special "Meet the
Author" event. Visit her website
www.wherewriterslearn.com
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Thursday
is "Knit Nite" at the Library. Starting in September, area
knitters will once more join forces at 6:30 on Thursday
nights, sharing the joys of knitting and their favorite
knitting patterns, while informally passing on knitting
advice and skills. 