Jennifer Kelly reports on a very active summer at the library.  Check out the calendar in “The Clarion” and you will see that the fun continues into the fall.  – Lil

Walpole Library Has Busy Summer

Summertime, when the living is easy?  Not at the Walpole Library, where July was one of the busiest months on record.  For the month, the library checked out 3,074 items, including regular loans, interlibrary loans and movies.  That’s well in excess of a monthly average of about 2,400.  In addition, more than 1,500 people visited the library, up from 1,250.

The summer reading programs for children were also a big hit, attracting 445 kids. (A slideshow of photos from the summer reading program can be viewed at: http://www.walpoletownlibrary.org/slideshow.aspx )  However, for the first time, the library reported a nearly equal number of adults participating in programs including book clubs, a coupon club, a knitting club and a Spanish conversation group.

New non-fiction book club at the Walpole Library

Interested in History or Biography?  Want to discuss what you’ve just read about economics or science? The Walpole Town Library is starting a book club for those who love to read nonfiction. The Library will provide a place to meet, books and as much help as the group wants or needs. The titles will be selected by the members. A first meeting is scheduled for November 19th at 7:00 p.m. at the Library. Bring your ideas and interests. Questions? Call Mary Farrell at the library (756-9806) or email: librarydirector@walpoletownlibrary.org

Catch up on National Book Award nominees at the Walpole Library

The Walpole Library has these 2013 National Book Award nominees available for lending:

 Fiction

• Elizabeth Graver, The End of the Point
• Anthony Marra, A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
• James McBride, The Good Lord Bird
• Alice McDermott, Someone

 Nonfiction

• Gretel Ehrlich, Facing the Wave: A Journey in the Wake of the Tsunami