The Porter Memorial Library Blandford's Public Library http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/atom/feed 2007-02-23T06:47:35-08:00 Welcome to the Porter Memorial Library! http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/1 2007-02-19T10:15:35-08:00 2007-02-22T11:01:55-08:00 admin Welcome to the Porter Memorial Library Website! We'll be adding all sorts of news, events and resources here in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

If an article interests you, click on the title to see more!

If you want to see us in person, we are right on Main Street, the yellow brick building just across the street from our friends at the Blandford Country Store and Cafe. Our open hours are as follows:

Mondays from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Tuesdays from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Thursdays from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Saturdays from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

If you have any ideas, suggestions or news, feel free to tell us. You can email us at info@blandfordlibrary.org. Or ask your nearest librarian. We'll be glad to help!

]]> Welcome to the Porter Memorial Library Website! We'll be adding all sorts of news, events and resources here in the coming weeks, so stay tuned!

If an article interests you, click on the title to see more!

If you want to see us in person, we are right on Main Street, the yellow brick building just across the street from our friends at the Blandford Country Store and Cafe. Our open hours are as follows:

Mondays from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Tuesdays from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Thursdays from 1:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Saturdays from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

If you have any ideas, suggestions or news, feel free to tell us. You can email us at info@blandfordlibrary.org. Or ask your nearest librarian. We'll be glad to help!

]]> Summer Reading! http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/2 2006-07-27T12:09:21-07:00 2007-02-22T11:03:01-08:00 admin

Here's Dean Lennert, spider hobbyist, spreading the word that Spiders are Cool to Tuesday's Summer Reading group. We had a great talk about spiders and how useful they are and how folks need to learn to think before they squish.

Here Dean is holding Kiki, a Chilean Rose tarantula. He has had Kiki for many years, now. Female tarantulas can live for twenty or thirty years if you take good care of them.

He also brought in Theo, an elderly (for a boy) fellow with an eight-inch leg span, but Theo isn't particularly social and did not come out of his cage. Dean says he can run really fast!

The kids really enjoyed their close encounter. The tarantulas were a big hit. Some of the Moms might have been slightly less enthusiastic, but we learned a whole bunch!

Here is a closeup of Kiki:

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Here's Dean Lennert, spider hobbyist, spreading the word that Spiders are Cool to Tuesday's Summer Reading group. We had a great talk about spiders and how useful they are and how folks need to learn to think before they squish.

Here Dean is holding Kiki, a Chilean Rose tarantula. He has had Kiki for many years, now. Female tarantulas can live for twenty or thirty years if you take good care of them.

He also brought in Theo, an elderly (for a boy) fellow with an eight-inch leg span, but Theo isn't particularly social and did not come out of his cage. Dean says he can run really fast!

The kids really enjoyed their close encounter. The tarantulas were a big hit. Some of the Moms might have been slightly less enthusiastic, but we learned a whole bunch!

Here is a closeup of Kiki:

]]> Recent Library Acquisitions: Books http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/3 2006-04-18T16:55:00-07:00 2007-02-22T11:02:36-08:00 admin Here are some books we have recently purchased. Come in and check them out!
At Canaan's Edge by Taylor Branch
Cell by Stephen King
Death Dance by Linda Fairstein
The Cat Who Dropped a Bomb by Lilian Braun
On the Run by Iris Johansen
All Night Long by Jayne Krentz
Lighting the Way: Nine Women by Karenna Schiff
Hostage by WE Griffin
Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline
Get a Life by Nadine Gordimer
Night by Elie Wiesel
The Constant Princess by Phillippa Gregory
Predator by Patricia Cornwell
The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes
Ah, Trechery! by Ross Thomas

]]> Here are some books we have recently purchased. Come in and check them out!

At Canaan's Edge by Taylor Branch
Cell by Stephen King
Death Dance by Linda Fairstein
The Cat Who Dropped a Bomb by Lilian Braun
On the Run by Iris Johansen
All Night Long by Jayne Krentz
Lighting the Way: Nine Women by Karenna Schiff
Hostage by WE Griffin
Dirty Blonde by Lisa Scottoline
Get a Life by Nadine Gordimer
Night by Elie Wiesel
The Constant Princess by Phillippa Gregory
Predator by Patricia Cornwell
The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes
Ah, Trechery! by Ross Thomas
Missionary Stew by Ross Thomas
That Hideous Strength by CS Lewis
Perelandra by CS Lewis
Out of the Silent Planet by CS Lewis
Circle of Quilters by Jennifer Chiaverini
Talk to the Hand by Lynne Truss
The Tender Bar by JR Moehringer
Sushi for Beginners by Marian Keyes
Are Men Necessary? by Maureen Dowd
Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads by Rosalind Wiseman
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
What Happens When We Die by Sam Parnia
A Place at the Table by William Elliot

]]> Recent Library Acquisitions: DVDs http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/4 2006-04-18T16:37:00-07:00 2007-02-22T11:02:15-08:00 admin The following are some of the new DVDs available at the library:
King Kong
Chronicles of Narnia--the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Brokeback Mountain
Memoirs of a Geisha
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Crash
Good Night and Good Luck
Chicken Little
Jarhead
Bambi II
Lady and the Tramp
Aristocats
Faerie Tale Theatre
Flightplan
Corpse Bride
Proof
Howl's Moving Castle
Murderball
Capote
Dreamer
Secondhand Lions

]]> The following are some of the new DVDs available at the library:

King Kong
Chronicles of Narnia--the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Brokeback Mountain
Memoirs of a Geisha
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Crash
Good Night and Good Luck
Chicken Little
Jarhead
Bambi II
Lady and the Tramp
Aristocats
Faerie Tale Theatre
Flightplan
Corpse Bride
Proof
Howl's Moving Castle
Murderball
Capote
Dreamer
Secondhand Lions

]]> Register Now for Summer Reading! http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/5 2006-03-21T12:08:00-08:00 2007-02-22T11:04:55-08:00 admin "What's Buzzin' at your Library" is this year's theme for summer reading. We'll explore the wide world of insects through stories and crafts. Please register your child for the program by June 23, 2006. We'll meet on the following Tuesdays at 10:00am 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8.

]]> "What's Buzzin' at your Library" is this year's theme for summer reading. We'll explore the wide world of insects through stories and crafts. Please register your child for the program by June 23, 2006. We'll meet on the following Tuesdays at 10:00am 7/11, 7/18, 7/25, 8/1, 8/8.

]]> December Acquisitions: Books http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/6 2005-12-31T13:00:00-08:00 2007-02-23T06:32:04-08:00 Mary Jo Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
Dry : A Memoir by Augustine Burroughs
Running With Scissors by Augustine Burroughs
Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
Life and Holiness, by Thomas Merton
Dawn on a Distant Shore by Sara Donati
Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati
Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati
Camel Club by David Baldacci
1491 : New Revelations by Charles Mann
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Anne Frank : Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Bait And Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich
Bob Dylan Scrapbook by Robert Santelli
Bury the Chains by Ada Hochschild

]]> Penultimate Peril by Lemony Snicket
Dry : A Memoir by Augustine Burroughs
Running With Scissors by Augustine Burroughs
Seven Storey Mountain by Thomas Merton
Life and Holiness, by Thomas Merton
Dawn on a Distant Shore by Sara Donati
Fire Along the Sky by Sara Donati
Lake in the Clouds by Sara Donati
Camel Club by David Baldacci
1491 : New Revelations by Charles Mann
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Anne Frank : Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Bait And Switch by Barbara Ehrenreich
Bob Dylan Scrapbook by Robert Santelli
Bury the Chains by Ada Hochschild
Chill Factor by Sandra Brown
Divide by Nicholas Evans
End of Faith by Sam Harris
Freakonomics by Steven Levitt
Friends, Lovers, Chocolate by Andrew McCall Smith
Gabriel's Angel by Nora Roberts
Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae
Lifeguard by James Patterson
March by E.L. Doctorow
Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda
New Decoupage by Durwin Rice
Nights Of Rain And Stars by Maeve Binchy
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Pact : A Love Story by Jodi Picoult
Paradise Alley by Kevin Baker
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Point Blank by Catherine Coulter
Polar Shift by Clive Cussler
Rumble in the Jungle by Giles Andreae
Running on Empty by Peter Peterson
School Days by Robert Parker
Shalimar The Clown by Salman Rushdie
Slow Burn by Julie Garwood
Son Of A Witch by Gregory Maguire
Squash and a Squeeze by Julie Donaldson
Sunflower House by Eve Bunting
Sweetwater Creek by Anne Siddons
Tender Bar : A Memoir by Jay Moehringer
Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
Train Song by Harriet Ziefert
Unconventional Success by David Swensen
Universe In A Single Atom by the Dalai Lama
Where God Was Born by Bruce Feiler
Widow of the South by Robert Hicks
Without Mercy by Jack Higgins
The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman
Year Of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Zin Zin Zin! : A Violin by Lloyd Moss

]]> The Knitting Roundtable! http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/8 2005-12-31T12:19:00-08:00 2007-02-23T06:38:39-08:00 Mary Jo The Library hosts the Knitting Roundtable every Tuesday evening from 6:30--8:30. Come in and knit with friends, or learn how to knit if you don't know how! There's plenty of instruction and support for all ages. So come to the Library every Tuesday and create something warm for your loved ones on these cold winter nights!

]]> The Library hosts the Knitting Roundtable every Tuesday evening from 6:30--8:30. Come in and knit with friends, or learn how to knit if you don't know how! There's plenty of instruction and support for all ages. So come to the Library every Tuesday and create something warm for your loved ones on these cold winter nights!

]]> Friends Group Gathering Steam! http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/9 2005-11-01T15:07:00-08:00 2007-02-23T06:43:15-08:00 Mary Jo The Friends of the Porter Memorial Library met on October 20th for a brainstorming meeting. The Friends are a fun group of folks who are interested in planning and sponsoring events, programming and other cool stuff for the benefit of the library.
The Friends also decided to take the Big Leap and incorporate as an official 501(c)3 nonprofit. So if anyone out there has any experience or interest in getting involved, here's your shot to get in at the ground level!

]]> The Friends of the Porter Memorial Library met on October 20th for a brainstorming meeting. The Friends are a fun group of folks who are interested in planning and sponsoring events, programming and other cool stuff for the benefit of the library.

The Friends also decided to take the Big Leap and incorporate as an official 501(c)3 nonprofit. So if anyone out there has any experience or interest in getting involved, here's your shot to get in at the ground level!

Our Friends group is being very ably led by Michele Crane, one of our friendly librarians. Michele is also our children's librarian. She runs the story hour and summer reading programs. So if you have a little 'un running around, chances are you've already met Michele!

If you're interested in generating ideas for the library, or if you're chock full of ideas for what we SHOULD be doing, come on by and put your John Hancock on our Friends sign-up sheet. Or email Michele at michele@blandfordlibrary.org.

We'll be posting the next meeting for the Friends Group real soon, so keep your eyes peeled on this site for breaking news!

]]> Why the Yellow Bricks? http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/10 2005-10-22T06:35:00-07:00 2007-02-23T06:45:08-08:00 Mary Jo The yellow bricks used as a background for our website are taken from a photograph of the wall of the building in the back.

]]> The yellow bricks used as a background for our website are taken from a photograph of the wall of the building in the back.

The yellow bricks come from a special clay called kaolin clay, which was mined by the Blandford Brick and Tile Company, just opposite what is now Kaolin Road on Main Street. Kaolin clay is full of aluminum silicate, also called kaolinite, which as you can see from this picture of a kaolinite rock is a buff-yellow color. Kaolinite can also be white or grey, but the stuff here in Blandford is yellow.

The clay was taken down to Russell, where it was formed and baked into bricks. These bricks were used all over the area for a while. The whole library is made of these special Blandford bricks.

In fact, there is another library nearby that was also constructed of these same yellow bricks of Blandford clay. Can you guess where? (Hint: it's due south of here!)

]]> The Knitting Roundtable! http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/7 2005-10-13T14:21:00-07:00 2007-02-23T06:36:12-08:00 Mary Jo The Library hosts the Knitting Roundtable every Tuesday evening from 6:30--8:30. Come in and knit with friends, or learn how to knit if you don't know how! There's plenty of instruction and support for all ages. So come to the Library every Tuesday and create something warm for your loved ones on these cold winter nights!

]]> The Library hosts the Knitting Roundtable every Tuesday evening from 6:30--8:30. Come in and knit with friends, or learn how to knit if you don't know how! There's plenty of instruction and support for all ages. So come to the Library every Tuesday and create something warm for your loved ones on these cold winter nights!

]]> Planning Bylaw Amendments http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/11 2005-10-13T03:50:00-07:00 2007-02-23T06:46:24-08:00 Mary Jo The Planning Board held a public hearing last week on Tuesday to review three new proposed zoning bylaws and hear from residents regarding these bylaws.
As a result of the meeting, the Zoning Review Committee has rewritten those portions of the bylaws and made changes to reflect the concerns townspeople brought up at the hearing.

]]> The Planning Board held a public hearing last week on Tuesday to review three new proposed zoning bylaws and hear from residents regarding these bylaws.

As a result of the meeting, the Zoning Review Committee has rewritten those portions of the bylaws and made changes to reflect the concerns townspeople brought up at the hearing.

Attached are five Microsoft Word documents that contain the recently amended bylaws, as well as an Excel table of usages.

]]> Recent Library Acquisitions: DVDs http://www.blandfordlibrary.org/node/12 2005-10-11T12:30:00-07:00 2007-02-23T06:47:35-08:00 Mary Jo Here's a list of recent DVDs the Porter Memorial Library has purchased:
BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE
A FISH CALLED WANDA
HOTEL RWANDA
ICE AGE
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
MONSTER-IN-LAW
SAHARA (Humphrey Bogart)
SIN CITY
UNFORGIVEN
If you are interested in a particular title for our collection, please let us know! We'd be glad to get it for you.

]]> Here's a list of recent DVDs the Porter Memorial Library has purchased:

BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE
A FISH CALLED WANDA
HOTEL RWANDA
ICE AGE
MILLION DOLLAR BABY
MONSTER-IN-LAW
SAHARA (Humphrey Bogart)
SIN CITY
UNFORGIVEN

If you are interested in a particular title for our collection, please let us know! We'd be glad to get it for you.

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