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Library Announcements / New Items 04/25/2017

« on: April 25, 2017, 02:48:18 PM »

*Fiction*
16th Seduction      James Patterson
The Ebb Tide      Beverly Lewis
Someone to Hold           Mary Balogh   (Large Print)

*DVDs for Adults*
Alice’s Ordinary People
The Eagle Huntress
Hidden Figures
Lion
Victoria Season 1

*DVDs for Children*
Moana

*Audiobooks: Non-Fiction*
How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7   Joanna Faber and Julie King

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Library Announcements / Library Hours During April Break

« on: April 21, 2017, 12:56:25 PM »

The Library will open at 9:00 am every morning from Monday, April 24, through Saturday, April 29.

Regular hours will resume Monday, May 1, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm.

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Library Announcements / New Books, DVDs & Audiobooks 04/14/17

« on: April 14, 2017, 12:36:53 PM »

*Fiction*
All By Myself, Alone   Mary Higgins Clark
Almost Missed You   Jessica Strawser
Bad Seeds   Jassy Mackenzie
Border Child   Michel Stone
The Burial Hour   Jeffery Deaver
The Collapsing Empire   John Scalzi
The Dark Flood Rises   Margaret Drabble
The Devil and Webster   Jean Hanff Korelitz
Devil in Spring   Lisa Kleypas
Earthly Remains   Donna Leon
Every Wild Heart   Meg Donohue
The Fix   David Baldacci
The Forbidden Garden   Ellen Herrick
Forever a Hero   Linda Lael Miller
The Last Chance Olive Ranch   Susan Wittig Albert
Long Black Veil   Jennifer Finney Boylan
The Lost Order   Steve Berry
Mangrove Lightning   Randy Wayne White
Miss You   Kate Eberlen
My Italian Bulldozer   Alexander McCall Smith
Next Year for Sure   Zoey Leigh Peterson
No One is Coming to Save Us   Stephanie Powell Watts
One Perfect Lie   Lisa Scottoline
Pachinko   Min Jin Lee
Red Clover Inn   Carla Neggers
Setting Free the Kites   Alex George
Song of the Lion   Anne Hillerman
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley   Hannah Tinti
A Twist of the Knife   Becky Masterman
Two From the Heart   James Patterson
Without Warning   Joel C. Rosenberg

*Graphic Novel*
The Attack      Loic Dauvillier

*Non-Fiction*
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming   Paul Hawken
The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing’s Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living   Helen Nearing
Hallelujah Anyway: Rediscovering Mercy   Anne Lamott
The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria   Alia
Malek
Ice Ghosts: The Epic Hunt for the Lost Franklin Expedition   Paul
Watson
Legal Forms for Everyone   Carl W. Battle
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers   Tim Ferriss
A Year in the Maine Woods      Bernd Heinrich

*Biography*
Madame President: The Extraordinary Journey of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf      Helene Cooper
Rest in Power: A Parents’ Story of Love, Injustice, and the Birth of a Movement   Sybrina Fulton & Tracy Martin
Threading My Prayer Rug: One Woman’s Journey from Pakistani
Muslim to American Muslim   Sabeeha Rehman
The Thunder Before the Storm: The Autobiography of Clyde
Bellecourt      Clyde Bellecourt

*DVDs for Adults*
Fences
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

*DVDs for Children*
The Batman: Training for Power Vol. 1
Fantastic Creatures and Where to Find Them
Lego Friends: Always Together
The Shaggy Dog
Sing
The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 3
Trolls

*Audiobooks: Fiction*
Behind Her Eyes   Sarah Pinborough
Celine   Peter Heller
The Cutthroat   Clive Cussler and Justin Scott
Devil in the Spring   Lisa Kleypas
Fatal   John Lescroart
The Lady’s Command   Stephanie Laurens
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk      Kathleen Rooney
Never Never   James Patterson
Once a Crooked Man   David McCallum
A Twist of the Knife   Becky Masterman

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Library Announcements / Calling All Writers: Penny Candle Meeting April 6th

« on: March 30, 2017, 06:26:29 PM »

Are you interested in joining an informal writing group?

The Penny Candle: Fairfax Friends in Writing will hold its second annual planning and informational meeting on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 66 Ridge View Road in Fairfax, Vermont, at 6:30 p.m.

You are invited!

For more information and to R.S.V.P.: pgallant50@gmail.com.

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Library Announcements / New and New-to-Us 02.07.2017

« on: February 07, 2017, 06:10:52 PM »

Fiction
Ray Bradbury   The Martian Chronicles
Teresa Messineo   The Fire by Night
Susan Rivers   The Second Mrs. Hockaday
Joakim Zander   The Believer

Non-Fiction
Roger Allen   Islam: A Short Guide to the Faith
Chris Crowley   Younger Next Year: Live Strong, Fit, and
Sexy--Until You’re 80 and Beyond
Bill O’Reilly   Killing the Rising Sun: How America
Vanquished World War II Japan

DVDs
Bridget Jones’s Baby
A Man Called Ove
Mr. Robot   Season 2
Sherlock   Season 4

Games
ThinkBlot

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Library Announcements / New-to-Us Children's DVDs 01.27.17

« on: January 27, 2017, 10:55:01 AM »

The Apple Dumpling Gang
A Classic Christmas
Enchanted
Mickey’s Around the World in 80 Days
Pooh’s Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin
Rolie Polie Olie: Olie’s Winter Wonderland
Sesame Street: Old School (1969-1974) Vol. 1
Singalong Songs: I Love to Laugh
Singalong Songs: You Can Fly!
Thomas & Friends: Ultimate Christmas
WALL-E

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Library Announcements / Become a Library Trustee!

« on: December 17, 2016, 12:30:39 PM »

Do you love visiting the Fairfax Community Library? 
Do you care deeply about providing access to information, literature, and lifelong learning?
Do you have interest in and time for public service? 
Are you a Fairfax resident?

If so, please consider becoming a Fairfax Community Library Trustee.

What does it mean to be a Fairfax Community Library trustee?

A Library Trustee’s main role involves serving on a five-member board to provide support for the library’s mission. Responsibilities include advocacy, directing the library’s funds and policies, hiring, evaluating and supporting the library director, participating at Board meetings, and occasionally sharing tasks between meetings.

How much time does it take to be a Trustee?

Trustee meetings are generally for 1-2 evening hours, once every other month. Because our community and school libraries share the same space and mutual interests, Trustees also attend two meetings yearly of a Joint Committee, consisting of school, public library, and town Select Board representatives.

How do I become a Library Trustee?

By design, Library Trustees serve for three years, and up to two positions open annually.  If you wish to be on the ballot for one of two open positions on Town Meeting Day 2017, obtain a petition at the Fairfax Town Office as soon as possible. Submit it to the Town Clerk with approximately 35 Fairfax registered voters’ signatures by January 30th.   

Where can I get more information?

Contact Pat Gallant, Chair of the Trustees   
pgallant50@gmail.com

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Library Announcements / December Holiday Hours

« on: December 17, 2016, 12:26:20 PM »

Please note that starting next Friday, December 23, our hours change slightly due to the school being on vacation.

Friday, December 23                  9:00-3:15
Saturday, December 24 - Monday, December 26   Closed
Tuesday, December 27                  9:00-8:00
Wednesday, December 28               9:00-5:30
Thursday, December 29               9:00-8:00
Friday, December 30                  9:00-3:15
Saturday, December 31 - Monday, January 2      Closed
Tuesday, January 3      Regular hours resume   8:30-8:00

Wishing you and yours happy, healthy, safe, and prosperous holidays!

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Library Announcements / New-to-Us 12/09/16

« on: December 09, 2016, 09:52:39 AM »

DVDs
Bob the Builder: Bob’s White Christmas
Finding Dory
Frosty Friends
Nickelodeon: Merry Christmas!

Games
American Girl: 300 Wishes
Battleship
Mad Gab (recommended for adults)
Pictionary Junior
Scrabble
Scrabble Alphabet Scoop
Spirograph--2 copies

Thank you to the amazing patrons who donated these!

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Library Announcements / New and New-to-Us DVDs 12/02/16

« on: December 02, 2016, 02:04:17 PM »

*For Adults*
Blood Diamond
J. Edgar
Jillian Michaels: 30 Day Shred
Pilates for Everyday: Basic Intermediate

*For Children*
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
Curious Buddies: Let’s Make Music
Elephant Tales
Happy Feet
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Special
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Pooh’s Heffalump Movie
Where the Wild Things Are

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Library Announcements / Thanksgiving Week Hours at the Library

« on: November 17, 2016, 03:26:54 PM »

Hard to believe Thanksgiving's *next* Thursday!
Please note our hours during the holiday week:

Thanksgiving Week Hours at Fairfax Community Library
Monday, November 21 9:00-5:30
Tuesday, November 22 9:00-8:00
Wednesday, November 23 9:00-5:30
Thursday, November 24 Closed
Friday, November 25 Closed
Saturday, November 26 9:00-1:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Safe travels!

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Library Announcements / New Books just in!

« on: November 14, 2016, 02:01:23 PM »

New Books 11/14/16
Fiction
Autumn Princess, Dragon Child  Lian Hearn
A Baxter Family Christmas  Karen Kingsbury
Chaos  Patricia Cornwell
The Chemist  Stephanie Meyer
Crimson Death  Laurell K. Hamilton
Daisy in Chains  S. J. Bolton
Darktown  Thomas Mullen
Desolation Flats  Andrew Hunt
Everfair  Nisi Shawl
Faithful  Alice Hoffman
A Gentleman in Moscow  Amor Towles
The Girl in the castle  Sanata Montefiore
A Hold on Me  Pat Esden (VT Author)
How to Party with an Infant  Kaui Hart Hemmings
The Life She Wants  Robyn Carr
The Mistletoe Secret  Richard Paul Evans
The Moth Snowstorm  Michael McCarthy
The Mothers  Brit Bennett
Night School  Lee Child
No Man’s Land  David Baldacci
Spirit Mission  Ted Russ
This Road We Traveled  Jane Kirkpatrick
This Was a Man  Jeffrey Archer
Twelve Days of Christmas  Debbie Macomber
The undoing of Saint Silvanus  Beth Moore
The Wall of Storms  Ken Lui
The Wangs vs. the World  Jade Chang

Nonfiction
All the Real Indians Died Off and 20 Other Myths About Native Americans  Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland   Dave Barry
The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World  Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu
Diverse Beauty  Alexi Lubomorski
Girl Unbroken: A Sister’s Harrowing Story of Survival from the Streets of Long Island to the Farms of Idaho  Regina Calcaterra and Rosie Maloney
The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-Term Health  Justin Sonnenburg
Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill  Candice Millard
The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate  Peter Wohlleben
My Own Words  Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The Thyroid Connection  Amy Meyers, MD
Run the World:  My 3,500 Mile Journey Through Running Cultures Around the Globe  Becky Wade

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Library Announcements / Thanksgiving Week Hours at Fairfax Community Library

« on: November 14, 2016, 11:25:59 AM »

Thanksgiving Week Hours at Fairfax Community Library
 

Monday, November 21: 9:00-5:30
Tuesday, November 22: 9:00-8:00
Wednesday, November 23: 9:00-5:30
Thursday, November 24: Closed
Friday, November 25: Closed
Saturday, November 26: 9:00-1:00

We're thankful for our amazing patrons! Have a happy and safe Thanksgiving!

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Library Announcements / Opening at 9 on October 21

« on: October 14, 2016, 01:55:17 PM »

The Fairfax Community Library will open at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 21, and close at 3:15 p.m.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Have a wonderful weekend--and week!

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Library Announcements / New and New-To-Us Items 09.16.16

« on: September 16, 2016, 11:05:46 AM »

New Items 9/16/16

For Adults
Fiction
Always a Cowboy   Linda Lael Miller
Artisan’s Wife   Judith Miller
Behind Closed Doors   B. A. Paris
Commonwealth   Ann Patchett
Dark Matter   Blake Crouch
Emperor of the Eight Islands   Lian Hearn
Fates and Traitors   Jennifer Chiaverini
Heroes of the Frontier   Dave Eggers
The Last Days of Night   Graham Moore
Lazarus Vol. 4: Poison (Graphic Novel)   Greg Rucka
Liar’s Key   Carla Neggers
An Obvious Fact   Craig Johnson
Perfume River   Robert Olen Butler
Pirate   Clive Cussler
Pushing up Daisies   M. C. Beaton
Razor Girl   Carl Hiaasen
The Shattered Tree   Charles Todd
The Swarm   Orson Scott Card
They May Not Mean To, But They Do   Cathleen Schine
Truly Madly Guilty   Liane Moriarty
The Turning Point   Freya North
Waypoint Kangaroo   Curtis C. Chen

New-To-Us
For Adults

Fiction
Christmas Treasures   Debbie Macomber
Collector’s Edition (Audiobook on CD)   Bill Bryson
La Rebelión de las Voces   Gabriel Bustamante
Winter Study (Large Print)   Nevada Barr

Non-Fiction
Alcoholics Anonymous   4th Edition
The Naturally Clean Home   Karyn Siegel-Maier
Refined to Real Food   Allison Anneser

For Children
Board Books
The Gingerbread Man    Dawn Bentley
Moo, Baa, La La La!   Sandra Boynton

Picture Books
Lottie’s New Beach Towel   Petra Mathers
Marisol McDonald and the Monster   Monica Brown
My Map Book   Sara Fanelli
Old MacDonald Had a Truck   Steve Goetz
This is Our House   Michael Rosen

Chapter Books
The Seventh Wish   Kate Messner

For Everyone
Games
Trivial Pursuit: World of Harry Potter