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Vershire Community
Library Recent Events
August 28 - End of Summer Reading Program Celebration
During the summer, children visiting the library were able to get "passports" in which they got a stamp for each country they visited through books. On August 28, there was a grand celebration marking the end of the summer
reading program. Eighteen children and a lot of parents and grandparents showed up.
The party was billed as "Games and Snacks from
Around the World" and it was that indeed.
The first game was Mexican Bingo. Then
there was a scavenger hunt with an international theme. Each team's clues were related to a country and the
object they found at the end was from that country. Then the kids got to show off their dexterity by seeing how many
garbanzo beans they could pick up with chopsticks in one minute.
Finally came the food! There were offerings from
10 different countries, topped of by a
magnificent "Scandinavian Princess Cake."
Many thanks to Library Director Lynn Roy and her
volunteers.
August 7 Children's Activity - Tibetan Tales
At the August Children's Activity, in
recognition of the
celebration being held at Pema Osel Do Ngak Choling,
the focus was on things Tibetan.
The activity included reading from Tibetan
Tales for Young Buddhas and making Tibetan
prayer flags.
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June 5 Children's Activity - Eliza and the Dragonfly
Vershire resident Susie Rinehart visited the
library to read her book, Eliza and the
Dragonfly.
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May 1 Children's Activity
- Making Mothers' Day Gifts

The focus for May's Children's Activity was
making gifts for Mom. Here a few of the
children proudly display the cards and gifts
they (with some help and guidance) made.
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April 22 Visit by
Author Sandra Levesque
A
dozen people arrived for the final event in this
winter's Library's Local Authors Series. Co-sponsored with the Vershire Historical
Society, the evening featured Sandra Levesque
from Bethel.
Sandra talked about her experience in recreating the
three-generation story of her family’s
assimilation to America, compiled in her book,
Under a Fig Tree: A Family Memoir. Her research pieced
together photographs, letters, documents,
recipes, and scraps of cultural lore. The book
tells the
story of her grandparents, as well as the Scafidi family, the broader Sicilian community
of Rutland and her childhood in that
community. Her research culminated with retracing her
grandparents’ journey, first through Ellis
Island, and eventually to the vineyards at the
foot of Mount Edna and to her grandparents’
villages in Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo. She
also discuss the challenges of creating a voice,
maintaining discipline, and finding the missing
pieces in compiling a family memoir.
The session was preceded by delicious
Mulligatawny soup and carrot soup (thank you
Jean MacDonald) and fabulous fresh baked bread
(thanks to Richard Loughborough) all topped off by
lemon flavored Genetti cookies with lemon flavored
flavored icing (from a recipe in Under a Fig
Tree and baked by Lynn
Roy). It was an informative and enjoyable
evening.
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March 25
Naturalist Kurt Rinehart
Vershire resident Kurt Rinehart who has written
the book Naturalists Guide to Observing
Nature and is busy on a new book, Guide
to North American Migrating Mammals,
visited the library as part of our local authors
series. About 20 people were in attendance
as Kurt presented an interestingly narrated
slide show of many of the mammals his book will
cover.
The evening began with delicious Mulligatawny
soup, Split Pea with Ham soup and homemade
bread. Thank you Library Lynn.

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March 6
Celebrating Dr. Seuss
Just last Tuesday, March the Two, was Dr. Seuss'
birthday,
which our librarian knew.
If he
was still with us now, he'd be one hundred six,
and we would say "Wow."
So what better
thing could we do, than to read from his books,
and not just a few.
So at ten o'clock sharp the reading started.
Reading was not for people faint-hearted,
with
so many children gathered to hear, listen with
care and then give out a cheer.
All in all
it was quite a session, with readers coming in
endless procession.
First Anna, then
Andi, then
Cheryl, Phill, Lynn.
With so many
books, where to begin?
Then John had a turn,
and when he was done,
we
found in the kitchen there was even more fun.
 It seemed that while the reading went on,
two cakes were baked - Thing Two and Thing One.
Certainly then, it was time for a break, so all
could taste some birthday cake.
 But enough with eating, and on with the reading.
So then came Dawn, and Barbara was next, each of
them reading the Dr. Seuss text.
Then
before you knew it, people went home, and the
books again were left all alone.

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March 4 Laura Waterman Visits the Library
As
part of the Local Authors Series, Laura Waterman
came to the Library on Thursday, March 4, to
read from her book Losing the Garden - The
Story of a Marriage.
Laura and her late husband, Guy, homesteaded for
nearly thirty years in Corinth. They were known
for their love of the mountains and respect of
the wilderness. Guy struggled with chronic
depression and chose to end his life in the
mountains in the winter of 2000. Laura's
book shares the details of their lives together
and how she has carried on in the years since
Guy's death.
More than a dozen people showed up for the
opportunity to meet Laura and discuss her book.
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Chinese New Year at the
Library
Jeanny
Collins, who was born in Hong Kong and moved to
the US when she was four years old, visited the
library on February 6 to share Chinese New Year
with eleven excited little kids. She told
about many of the customs surrounding New Year,
including bringing gifts of fruit, making
steamed cakes and giving gifts of money in small
red envelopes. She also told about the
Chinese astrological signs - 2010 is the year of
the tiger!
Then the children got to experience what they
had learned. They colored pictures of the
astrological animal of the year they were born,
sampled mandarin oranges and steamed cake, and
then they each received a small red envelope.
The envelope contained "Vershire Dollars" which
they could spend at a special book sale in the
library.
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Thursday, January 28
Aaron Hoopes Visits the Library
As
the first event of this winter's series of
visits from local authors, Aaron Hoopes author
of several books, discussed his book Breathe
Smart: The Secret to Happiness, Health and Long
Life.> Afterwards he led the nine
people who attended in some gentle breathing
exercises.
Before Aaron's discussion, everyone enjoyed a
cup of tea and a bowl of homemade soup.
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