VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
Words of Winter
Goodall Library’s Seasonal Newsletter
Welcome to the first installment of Goodall Library's seasonal newsletter! For our winter edition we'd
like to introduce you to our staff, let you know about various events happening at the Library, and tell
you about some exciting new arrivals in book and DVD.
MEET THE GOODALL LIBRARY STAFF
952 Main St.
Sanford, ME 04073
324-4714
Year-Round Hours:
Monday-Thursday
10a-8p
Friday 10a-5p
Saturday 10a-4p
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Jackie is our Director. Although she spends a good deal
of time in her office, you will
see her at various times covering the Reference Desk, Children's Room and Circulation
Desk. She is always available
if you have concerns or questions.
Jean is our Assistant Director.
She spends a fair amount of
time in her office as well, but
you will see her frequently in
all areas of the Library, covering the Circulation Desk in
particular. If help is needed or
issues arise at the front desk,
she is typically the first one
called.
Jason is our Reference Librarian. He is in charge of the Reference area of the Library and
Inter-Library Loan. He also
coordinates and supports use of
the desktop computers and
copier machine.
Deidre is our Children's
Librarian. She is in
charge of the Children's
Room. She also organizes and implements
many special events,
programs and activities
for children of all ages.
Linda, Bob, Michelle,
Lisa, Andrea, and
Diana are our support
staff. Linda catalogs
materials as they come
in; Bob covers all desks,
provides technical support and maintains our website; Michelle covers all desks
and assists with cataloging and
Inter-Library Loan; Lisa covers
all desks, processes and repairs
books, and organizes the ongoing book sale; Andrea maintains our Facebook page, provides graphic design and technical support, and covers the
Circulation Desk and Chil-
dren's Room; Diana assists
with programming and covers
the Circulation Desk and Children's Room.
We are a team who enjoy
working together to provide
our community with the many
services the Library offers.
ON-GOING AT THE LIBRARY
We offer museum passes which allow free entry for our members.
Those with winter hours include:
Portland Museum of Art
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NEW and coming in January, The Maine Maritime Museum in Bath
*go to their individual websites for more information (hours, directions, special events)
*sign up for a pass at the front desk of the Library
WORDS OF WINTER
ON-GOING AT THE LIBRARY CON’T
We offer the following on-going activities for a variety of ages:
Romp & Rhyme: Baby and Toddler
Time, Tuesdays @ 10:30AM
Creative Chaos: Story Time for PreSchoolers, Thursdays @ 11:00AM
Meditation with Cindy Simon
JAN 23rd
FEB 13th
MARCH 20th
all Mondays/all 4 - 5:00PM
Coloring Calm for Adults and Young
Adults
JAN 30th
FEB 27th
MARCH 27th
all Mondays/all 6 - 7:30PM
TAX HELP with AARP
FEB 6th - APR 10th
all Mondays/ all 10AM - 4:00PM
*Library closed FEB 20 for President's
Day
"I always felt if I can get to a library, I’ll be OK." -- Maya Angelou
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR WINTER
Sweet Reads @ Your Library, Jan 9 - Mar 6 for children ages 3-12 (slightly older/
younger okay), stop by the
Children's Room to sign up,
have fun reading whatever
you like, visit the library for a
variety of activities (Crafty
Mondays, Book Nook &
Snacks Thursdays, coloring
contests, and more) Take a
break from the cold & snow
and have fun with this library
program.
February School Vacation
Week Story Time, Wednesday Feb 22 from 11:00-12:00
(this is in addition to our regular story times), for children &
their parents ages 3-6 (slightly
older/younger okay), enjoy
stories and a craft and even a
light snack. Come join in the
fun!
Marshmallow Engineering
(Steam Program), Tuesday
Feb 21 from 3:30-5:00, ages 512 & parents, learn some of
the things architects and construction workers need to
know, challenge yourself to
build towers and other contraptions with just toothpicks
and marshmallows, some
exciting books on construction
and building will also be available for the budding construction worker & architect to
check out.
STEAMy Story Time: DINOSAURS, Wednesday Mar
15 from 3:30-5:00, children
ages 3-7 & parents (slightly
older/younger okay), enjoy
dinosaur stories, make dinosaur fossils, dig for dinosaurs
and make dinosaur
"skeletons". If you love dinosaurs, come join in the fun.
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1
NEW books, books on CD, and DVDs are arriving weekly.
This is just a sample, there are many more. Come in and
check them out!
New Fiction titles of interest:
The Liberation by Ian Tregillis, bk. 3 of the Alchemy Wars
fantasy series. Robots, alternate history, by "a major new talent" says George R.R. Martin.
For those who love cozy mysteries two new series kick-offs,
Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles by A.L. Herbert,
and A Beeline to Murder by Meera Lester.
Out of Bounds, the page-turning new mystery by Val
McDermid, Faithful, by Alice Hoffman, "a soul-searching
story about a young woman struggling to re-define herself
and the power of love, family and fate", The Flame Bearer,
Bernard Cornwell's new addition to the Saxon Tales, and
The Twenty-Three, Linwood Barclay's latest novel in the
suspenseful Promise Falls series, are all highly recommended
and available at the Library.
New in large print, Can't Help Falling, humorous, heart-felt
romance by Kara Isaac, and The American Girl, a
"deliciously creepy, contemporary, twisting mystery" by
bright new talent, Kate Horsely.
New arrivals on CD by favorite authors James Patterson,
Jojo Moyes, Fannie Flagg, Lee Child, James Rollins, Jeffrey
Archer, and David Baldacci.
WORDS OF WINTER
Non Fiction titles of interest:
Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley
III by Robert Greenfield. Bear was an American audio
engineer and chemist. He was a key figure in the hippie
movement in San Francisco during the 1960's and
played a pivotal role in the counterculture of that time.
Upstream: Selected Essays by Mary Oliver. A collection of essays by the poet Mary Oliver in which she reflects on the mysteries of the natural world and her lifelong love of literature.
Wild Maine Adventure by William Emrich. The story
of what happens when a man pursues his dream of
building a cabin in the Maine woods.
New DVDs include Roots, the classic American saga
about a family's multi-generational struggle to resist slavery, re-imagined for a new generation. Based on Alex
Haley's best-selling novel (we also have the original).
Captain Fantastic stars Viggo Mortensen in the NYT
Critics' Pick, Captain Fantastic, about an unconventional man who raises his six children in the forest of
the Pacific Northwest, isolated from society. Trials of
Muhammad Ali is a documentary that chronicles the
life of the boxer outside of the ring.