Library Hours
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10am-7:30pm |
| Tues. - Fri.* |
10am-5pm |
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*1st Wed. each month
12pm-5pm |
| Saturday |
10am-1pm |
| Closed Sundays and Holidays |
Weather
is always a factor in Vermont. There will be times that the library is
closed due to inclement weather.
Holidays Observed
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New Year's Day
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Martin Luther King Day
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Presidents Day
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Memorial Day
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July 4th
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Labor Day
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Columbus Day
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Veterans Day
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Thanksgiving and day after
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Christmas Day
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When a holiday falls on a Friday or a
Monday, the library will be closed for a long weekend.
Great
Reads!!
World Made By Hand
by -
James Howard Kuntsler
Henry Bankhead - Library Journal
This vision of life in upstate New
York after the fall of civilization
is poignant and personal compared
with the main themes in other recent
postapocalyptic novels-e.g.,
bare-knuckles survival in Cormac
McCarthy's The Road,
charismatic leadership in David
Lozell Martin's Our American King,
desperate migration in Jim Crace's
The Pesthouse. Kunstler
instead presents a detailed,
granular perspective on the
consequences that the breakdown of
the government and the economy would
have on everyday domestic living. He
offers a real look at how people and
communities would actually survive
without the modern economic
infrastructure upon which we rely.
This novel does illustrate the
violence of a lawless future, but it
does so in a way that seems
plausible, while maintaining some
sense of hope. There is also a
little mystery thrown in to sweeten
the pot. This future is not
completely dire, but it's grim
enough to make us seriously consider
how we would get by in a world made
by hand. Highly recommended for all
public libraries.
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Suggestions
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For Commonly Used Links
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Spring Has
Sprung
"Bulbs For Books" 2007 Have Sprouted - Watch for 2008
"Bulbs For Books" in May
"Friends"
Community Programs:
(All Events Free and take place in the library unless
otherwise noted ~ Please use rear entrance)
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Third
Thursday Author Visit: Thursday, May 15th @ 7PM
Sarwar Kashmeri
author of America
and Europe after /11 and Iraq: The Great Divide.
Kashmeri
earned a BS in Aerospace Engineering and an MS in
Engineering, both from St. Louis University, where he taught
on the faculty for six years. Kashmeri advises corporations
in the areas if strategic communications and marketing
strategy. Kashmeri is host of “Global Currents” the Foreign
Policy Association’s bi-weekly pod cast series, and NH-2008
a program of the Eagle Times and is a series of
conversations and pod casts with Democratic and Republican
candidates as they compete for their party’s nomination as
President of the United States
America and Europe after
/11 and Iraq: The Great Divide was published in 2006
and is based on his experience as a transatlantic
businessman, and on private conversations with eminent
leaders including former George H. W. Bush, former British
prime-minister, John Major, former Secretary of State James
A. Baker, III, Senator Chuck Hagel and Generals Wesley Clark
and Brent Scowcroft.
In an
editorial review by Ambassador John Richardson, Chairman EU
Maritime Policy Task Force from the Forum Policy Association
Annual Review of Books 2007, Richardson says “Sarwar
Kashmeri wears his erudition lightly. This slim volume
punches well above its weight. Sari Kashmeri is steeped in
the history of the last half-century of both European Union
and transatlantic affairs, has reflected deeply on both, and
has come up with an analysis that more resembles the elegant
use of the stiletto than the crude swings of a pugilist.”
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Book Discussion: Thursday,
May 22nd @ 7PM
Look Homeward Angel
by Thomas
Wolfe
The Friends of the Library
continues to host book discussions in May and the discussion
group is revisiting the classic . Wolfe is a
legendary author
on par with William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor. Thomas
Wolfe pu blished
Look Homeward Angel, his first novel, about a young
man's burning desire to leave his small town
and tumultuous family in search of a better life, in 1929.
It gave the world proof of his genius and launched a
powerful legacy.
Copies
of the book are available to borrow at the Library. The
group will meet May 22 in the Community Room of Fletcher
Memorial Library at 7 pm. Please enter from the rear
parking lot of the library. New people are always welcome to
come and enjoy a fun, stimulating evening with really nice
people. All of our programs are free and accessible to
people with disabilities.
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*For
more detailed information on "Friends" programming, click the "Friends" tab above.
Fletcher
Footnotes:
We're
Live
To View
Our Catalog - Click Pix
On-line!
Listen
Up! Vermont
Is now available!
Downloadable Audio Books - Click Pix
B IG
NEWS FOR APPLE PRODUCT OWNERS!
OverDrive
(the company that provides our audio book service Listen Up!
Vermont) will be releasing audio books in the format
compatible with all models of iPods, iPhone, iPod Touch, Zune,
and the thousands of other MP3 players and devices on the
market. We expect the titles, services, and software for the new
format to be ready by the end of June. This will be followed
with the release of OverDrive Media Console for the Mac.
Read all
about the Green Mountain Library Consortium, a group of
libraries in Vermont joining together to provide a selection of
over 500 downloadable audio books to our patrons.
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You must be a current FML
library patron.
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You will need to request your
library number to use the service.
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You will need to download
free software from the webpage.
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Quick Start Guides are
available on the website as well.
It is
quick, it is easy, give it a try!
Vermont Online Library (VOL)
On-line data bases - Click Pix
The
Vermont Department of Libraries (VOL) and Fletcher Memorial
Library provide electronic information databases to all of out
patrons. These resources are available to you free of
charge, 24-hours a day anywhere Internet Access is available.
Before accessing this site you will need to
contact Fletcher Memorial Library for patron verification and the
password. ENJOY!
"Why We
Love Our Library" Video
(Click on link below
to View & Listen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWRXRHPuUz8
Produced by our own Megan Emery and the teens.
Fletcher Memorial Library is here for you. Our
services and resources are free to all Ludlow, Cavendish, Plymouth, and Mount Holly taxpayers and permanent residents.
Visitors to our area are welcome to come, sit, read and peruse
our stacks. Seasonal memberships are available. Drop in and
check us out!
Youth Programs:
(All Events Free and take place in the library unless
otherwise noted)
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Please
Click Youth Tab at the top of this page. Lots of Cool
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Mission
Fletcher Memorial Library is a resource to the
Ludlow Community, providing relevant current materials, programs
and services for all ages. Recognizing
literacy as the keystone to education, our Library is committed to
providing our community with the opportunity to learn, grow and
acquire knowledge independently via a diverse collection of
materials. With Public
Internet Access available, the library also serves as the
community’s link to the information superhighway.
Services
 Current Fiction and Non-fiction books
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Large selection of Audio Books
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75 magazine titles- spanning all ages
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6 daily
newspapers - 3 weekly newspapers
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ADA
accessible
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Tax preparation offered through AARP
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Community Room for non-profit use
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Book sales
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Friends
Programming
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Community
Programming
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Public Access Computers
We
have available two Adult and two Youth Public Access Computers.
These computers are available for use per our Patron Card
Policy and Computer Use Policy.
Availability is on a first come basis
as we do not reserve
time.
Inter-Library Loan
In
the event that we do not have the materials needed, we will be
more than happy to initiate an Inter-Library Loan search through
the Vermont Department of Libraries. Most transactions are
free of charge, in extreme cases where specialized materials are
requested from Academic or Out-of-State institutions, the patron
may be charged a fee. Donations towards postage are always
appreciated.
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