Join Us For Our Very First Virtual Murder Mystery January 21 @ 6 pm!
From Red Herring Murder Mystery Party Games
Tension is high inside the big white tent because it’s time for this year’s bakers to face judgment and elimination.
But wait!
Stop those timers!
Our esteemed judge, Shaw G. Bottom has just been discovered dead in the judge’s tent. The bread round just turned into the dead round.
This party only has room for 20 people so sign up now! Email us at spl@springvalelibrary.org to reserve your spot. As we're purchasing spots per patron, please only sign up if you are able to attend. Bring a friend and get ready for a laughing good time! You'll be able to pick up your character package, by email or curbside, the week of the event
"The games are constructed so that everyone gets to interact, and scripted dialogues are included to help break the ice and get everyone into character. Even total novices get into the swing of things quite quickly!" Red Herring Games
New! Adult Craft of the Month
All kits claimed!
Keep an eye on our monthly newsletter for craft kit announcements. For next month's adult craft will be using recycled book pages and ribbon to make a beautiful valentine's wreath!
The adults are getting a Craft of the Month! Pick up a kit to go - it'll have instructions and all the items you need to make the craft. You can also watch me do the craft live on Facebook on Thursday, January 14th at 6:00 pm for some personal guidance. Last month we made beautiful winterberry ornaments and this month, we're doing string art. It looks more complicated than it is, I promise! All that you will need this month is a hammer to get the nails into the wood using the handy dandy pattern you'll get in the kit.
The Library is moving to curbside service effective December 8th, 2020
The reality of community transmission of COVID19 is, again, pushing us to move to pickup of library materials at curbside, only. This includes our adult craft kit, children's weekly activity, books, DVDs, audiobooks, puzzles, and more. While our doors are closed, your Library is not.
We've adapted our procedures, and curbside pickup will be at the back of the building by the glass doors. We'll put the books on the table right by the door. If you have mobility issues and have a hard time getting out of your car, library staff will offer to put your items in your backseat or trunk of your vehicle, granted you are wearing a mask.
On behalf of the Library staff, please stay safe, stay healthy, and share kindness.
Lesley, Dawn, Sheila, Sam, Rebecca, Nancy,
Looking For Stuff For Kids and Families?
Miss Sheila has been busy.
Click here to go to the Youth Services page!
Want to pick up the craft of the week
or the monthly scavenger hunt?
Just stop by or give us a call!
Want to borrow one of our Maine Audubon
Nature Explorer backpacks or child-sized
binoculars? You can pick one up curbside.
Are you a new homeschooler? Please reach out to Sheila for resources and information about our weekly homeschool meetup on Zoom. Middle and High school students can be offered research seminars upon request led by Lesley, our new director, and former high school librarian.
Need Tech Help?
Call to schedule a technology help session with Lesley. If you're having trouble with Zoom, email, or anything else, we're happy to help. Should you require a little guided help, with your permission, I can log into your computer after I walk you through a little setup.
Don't let Zoom-intimidation keep you from connecting with your loved ones!
Book Groups With
Arlene Jackson Are Back!
Join Arlene Jackson for a 3-part series in January, February, and March.
Read the book of the month and join her for a well-researched exploration of the story.
*Registration Required - email
January 6, 2021
"No one may have come to the island intending to
murder, but this destination wedding spirals into mayhem
when it’s slowly revealed that most everyone in
attendance is capable of becoming a lusting-for-revenge
killer.” Washington Post
February 3, 2021
Dan Lavette, the son of Italian immigrants, rebuilds
his life after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake to
become the head of a powerful shipping empire, but
when a scandalous affair threatens his loveless
marriage to the daughter of the city's richest man,
Dan fears his world will crumble around him.
This is the first novel in a six-book series.
March 3, 2021
The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
Three women try to carve out lives in mid-19th-century
colonial Australia. Aborigine Matthina is eight years old
when she’s seen by the wife of the governor of an English
settlement on a visit to her home island, Wybalenna.
After learning Matthina can speak English, the woman
decides to take her back to Flinders in southern Australia
as a curiosity and an experiment in forced civilization.
Publisher's Weekly
Get To Know Your Librarians
The Movie Edition!
This month's Get To Know Your Librarians! is all about our favorite movies!
Movies have the ability to help us escape, similar to the way books do. Similar, not the same! During this stressful time of life, going back to those movies have a magic of their own. These are our go-to movies.
We have over 1,400 DVDs you can borrow, with new releases being added monthly!
Lesley
Pride & Prejudice (Kiera Knightly & Matthew McFadden)
Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (Jim Carrey in a serious role!!!)
Grand Budapest Hotel
Dawn
Grease
Wizard of Oz
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original)
Sam
Dirty Dancing (Patrick Swazey)
Signs
Goonies
Susie
Hopscotch (Walter Mathau)
Sabrina (Harrison Ford)
Mrs. Doubtfire (Robin Williams)
Sheila
Shawshank Redemption
Sixth Sense
Steel Magnolia's
Nancy
Nancy can't sit still long enough to watch movies. Oh, Nancy :D
Rebecca
The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Nightmare Before Christmas
White Christmas
The New York Times has published their Notable Book List since 1968. Take a gander and see what you've read and what looks intriguing!
Discover Something New to Read
Not sure what to read next? Try some of these tools. Search by author, title, or just browse around.
Novelist: https://library.digitalmaine.org/ will give you read-a-likes and ideas. When you get to Digital Maine Library from this link just scroll down to Novelist
Fantastic Fiction - (Find what the next book is in a series, follow favorite authors!) *** staff favourite***
Goodreads - Meet Your Next Favorite book
Literature Map - Have an author you like, Literature Map gives you a literature cloud based on the similarity of the author you like.
What Should I Read Next - Click to find a new adventure
BookBrowse - Great discoverability tools!
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