Vol. 3, Issue 2 April—June 2015 What’s New? Perspectives: FOWL members gave generously of their Time and Treasure in 2014. Helen E. Ellis Case: Treasure: For 2015 FOWL’s donation to the Library will be $25,000 up April-May: from $17,650 in 2014. The funds will be used for museum passes, children’s Interested in starting a coin col- programs, with most of it used to purchase books, CDs, and DVDs divided lection? Ned Daniels shares equally between adult and children/YA. We held our own in book sale revenue coins from the 1800’s to present. June: in an eBook world and doubled our income from Lees Market receipts to $3058. Membership donations were the leading source of additional income to FOWL. Patriotic-Themed Needlework by Westport Needleworkers My thanks and applause to my fellow Library fans. Children's Display Area: Time: FOWL accepts book donations May through August for a Summer Paperback Sale and our huge September Annual Book Sale. Please check the April: Events page for more detail and the ‘You can help’ column for volunteer oppor- "Spring" mural by Girl Scout tunities to make these successful. More than twenty volunteers joined board Troop 807 with leader, Susan Costa members last year to help with the book sales. Many hands make light work and May: good fun. Thank you, "Expressionist Portraits" by Kate Kastner, President, FOWL Westport Middle School 7th grade students with instructor, Alicia [email protected] McGuire The Library: A Seat at the Table In A Changing World Tech Bytes Before sitting down to write this note to you, I put on an early Billy Joel CD to play in the background. The album, 52nd St., is significant for a number of rea- sons. In addition to winning the Grammy award for Album of the Year in 1979, Receive emails of your favorite 52nd St. is important because on October 1, 1982 it also became the first CD to Titles in a variety of genres. Go to be offered for sale to the public. So while it may seem like only yesterday to http://sails.ent.sirsi.net/ and click on the many people, compact discs have been with us for over 32 years and their first logo "New Title Alerts". cousins, DVDs, have been available for more than seventeen years since their 1997 debut. Services Although many of us own CDs and DVDs, the reality is that sales of all disc based formats have been declining steadily, and dramatically, for years. They are being replaced by newer technologies and formats more reliable and con- Free Wi-Fi venient to use, and provide the user with a higher quality, more immersive, lis- SAILS Library Network 24/7 borrowing tening and viewing experience. Technologies evolve and media collections of- Homebound Delivery Service ten follow suit; both our own and those of the Library. Children’s Programs While CDs and DVDs are slowly, but surely, leaving the (commercial) stage, Computer 101 Classes Genealogy: Ancestry.com/HeritageQuest their successors, downloadable audio files and high definition Blu-Ray video discs are already widely available and will coexist with their predecessors for the Manton Community Room foreseeable future. So, for example, while Books on Disc will continue to be Library Bridge Club available, you will see many new(er) titles also be made available as electronic Library Book Club books through free access to the Library's Overdrive downloadable book collec- Museum Passes tion. And the Library's video collection(s) will similarly merge with new formats Westport Writers Group as availability, and budgets, allow. Simply put, the take away of all of this is that we need to be open to trying Call the Library for more info… new things. The Library provides us with the opportunity to experiment, explore, and, to borrow a Hemingway title for a moment, sample "A Moveable Feast". Library Hours So, be adventurous, pull up a chair and try a taste of something new. Monday 12:00-8:30 Tuesday 10:00-5:00 Paul Cabral, Wednesday 10:00-5:00 Chair, Westport Library Trustees Thursday 12:00-8:30 Friday 10:00-5:00 Saturdays 9:00-4:00 Thank you! WESTPORT SELF STORAGE Sunday CLOSED has donated to FOWL a much-needed storage unit. 408 Old County Road Ph 508-636-1100 [email protected] 941 Sanford Road 1-800-924-5103 Mon-Fri 8:30-4:00 pm http://library.westport-ma.com Westport, MA 02790 (508) 636-5100 Sat. 8:30-12:00 pm [email protected] 1 Vol. 3 Issue 1 January—March 2014 Vol. 3, Issue 2 April—June 2015 @ the Library Kids’ Corner A Chat with… Preschool Amy Medeiros Smick! Doreen Cronin By Denise Micale Can friendship bloom between a dog and a chick? Wolfie the Bunny Ame Dyckman Sweet tale of new babies, sibling rivalry, bravery, unconditional love...and veggies! In my visits to the Library, I always find a friendly face to greet me and to help find materials and check out books. Not Beekle: the Unimaginary Friend an easy thing to find sometimes in today’s hectic world …so Dan Sanatat to put a name and story to one of the friendly faces on the This magical story begins on an island far WFPL staff, I spent an hour chatting with Amy Medeiros, away where an imaginary friend is born. Library Substitute. Grades K-4 How long have you been at the WFPL? The Pirate Pig Cornelia Funke I have been here a year as of January 2015. I work about Who needs a treasure map when you have twenty hours a week here and I also have worked at the a pirate pig with a nose for gold? Tiverton Essex Library since 2005. I attended Bristol Commu- Sidewalk Flowers JonArno Lawson nity College and have an AA in Liberal Arts with an emphasis In this wordless picture book, a little girl col- in English, American and European History and Psychology. lects wildflowers while her distracted father You spend a lot of time around books! How did that hap- pays her little attention. pen? P. Zonka Lays an Egg Julie Paschkis My mom first brought me to the Tiverton Library when I was Extraordinary hen P. Zonka spends her time about four years old, where I met “Miss Janet” and began taking in the beauty around her: reading and borrowing books. My mom was and is an avid Grades 5-8 reader and I remember sneaking her Kathleen Woodiwiss romance novels to read when I was twelve. I still enjoy ro- I Lived on Butterfly Hill Marjorie Agosin mance novels but also like mystery and suspense series, An eleven-year-old’s world is upended by science fiction and books on paranormal phenomena. I use political turmoil. Good Reads to get ideas for books and recently got my first The Cottage in the Woods Kindle which I am also beginning to use for reading. Katherine Coville How would you describe yourself to a new acquaint- Once upon a time, there was a girl with gold- ance? en locks. But that’s just the beginning of this tale. The real story begins with a bear. I am definitely a bookworm. There are two books in my bag Young Adult with me at all times! I have a home library in my bedroom with over 950 books. A lot of them come from book sales in Things We Know By Heart Jessie Kirby the area. It’s great to be able to fill a bag full of books for $5! Quinn Sullivan falls for the recipient of her I also see myself as an artsy kind of person and enjoy char- boyfriend's donated heart, forming an unex- coal drawing. I also love watching football and riding roller- pected connection that will leave readers coasters. utterly breathless. Any interest in music or movies? Breaking Sky Cori McCarthy Right now my favorite song is Think from the John Wick mov- In this high-flying, adrenaline-fueled thriller, ie with Keanu Reeves, but I like a lot of different music, clas- America’s best hope is the elite teen fighter sical, country, pop…my favorite movie is The Librarian which pilots of the United Star Academy. has now been made into a TV series on TNT. It’s goofy and cheesy but good! Any dreams for the future? Rosie visits: I’d love to write and publish a book, maybe in the romance Tuesday, April 21 3:30-4:30 genre. Also, I hope to someday travel to Ireland, the UK and Monday, May 18 3:30-4:30 to Portugal, the countries that represent my heritage and fi- nally, learn Portuguese so I can speak fluently to my rela- Monday, June 15 3:30-4:30 tives! Call to book a ten minute slot. Story Hour Tuesdays from 10:30-11:15. Memorial funds have been donated to the Lap-Sit Wednesdays from 10:30-11:00. Westport Free Public Library Children’s Check in June for the Summer Reading Book Section in memory of Jennie D. Habib. Flyer. 2 Vol. 3, Issue 2 April—June 2015 @ the Library Events Library Book Club FOWL Board Meeting, open to the public: Thursday, April 9 and Thursday, June 11. Both 6:30 pm, Community Room. Dates occasionally change. Please call Library 508-636-1100 to Read For Fun, Followed By Lunch confirm date if you plan to attend. The Westport Library Book Discussion group Save the dates: meets the second Friday of each month in the Community Room at 10:30 am.