Just a reminder about winter days-- PLEASE don't come out in bad weather to return books. We're not a town building so we don't get plowed right away, and the parking lot doesn't get sanded so ice can be treacherous. Don't worry about fines---we can make them disappear-- and be sure to take out extra books and films if a storm is predicted!!
As you come in the door, always check our 'display of the month,' which features books and films from our standing collection.
In January, we'll be spotlighting books and films that echo the many faces of this first month of each year--- colder, but light returning, looking to the future but just on the edge of the year before.
If you missed our 'Thursdays at Two' programs...
'Return to Ghana' For the spirit of the Peace Corps, come to South Dennis Library and pick up the book A Life Inspired : Tales of Peace Corps service or the DVD Jimi Sir.
"A Whale of a Town' Be sure to sign on for a Nantucket tour next spring with long-time guide Ann Aboody, who enjoys taking people off the beaten paths.
“Diary of a Ship Captain’s Wife” with local historian Burt Derick, be sure to check out the copy of Minerva Sears' shipboard journal. recently discovered at the newly renovated Josiah Dennis Manse, and now part of the Dennis Historical collection housed at West Dennis Library.
Our April 2011 talk celebrated Pearl Buck and the 80th birthday of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Good Earth. Did you know that CLAMS celebrated its 20th birthday in 2011??? It has 230,000+ cardholders, from 32 member libraries. Accessible 24/7, it offers more than 1.5 million print/audio/video items, sharing these in more than 3.5 million transactions a year!!!! Not bad for a small spit of land.
If you missed our March talk on butterflies, be sure to visit Long Pasture Wildlife Sanctuary's new butterfly trail.
If you missed Joseph O'Clair's great talk on tying flies, check out his website at www.flycatcherflies.com
And if you missed Officer Downs' interesting talk on how to stay safer on the Cape, consider enrolling in the Dennis Police Department's Citizens Police Academy. It's a great way to find out firsthand what police work involves and how everyone can play a part in keeping our community safe.
Our new books section features both newly-published fiction/non-fiction and recent donations new to the library collection.
New DVD's include Exporting Raymond, Win Win (with Paul Giamatti), the latest Jane Eyre, Cagney and Lacey : The Menopause Years, the second series of Garrow's Law, Kill the Irishman, Jumping the Broom, Source Code, and the final season of Pie in the Sky.
On the shelves soon will be a DVD collection of Diana Rigg at the BBC, Seasons 2-5 of Murphy's Law, Season 1 of Blue Bloods, Season 7 of House, MD, the third season of Castle and the second season of Hot in Cleveland. We also now have all 10 seasons of JAG and the entire BBC series, Doctor Finlay.
If you're looking for something for the family to watch together, try The Perfect Game (perfect, in fact, for World Series season), the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies, Gnomeo and Juliet, and the animated film 'The Illusionist."
Perennial family favorites: Emily of New Moon, based on books by the author of Anne of Green Gables, the DVD collections of all the Charlie Brown specials of the 1960's and 1970's, Jane Seymour in both The Incredible Journey of Doctor Meg Laurel & Touching Wild Horses, or Room for One More, with Cary Grant, and Doris Day's With Six you get Eggroll (both classic versions of The Brady Bunch.) WE now have the whole 'Little House on the Prairie series.
New films at South Dennis Library are identified with NEW stickers. These are both current films and oldies-but-goodies re-released on DVD. There are special sections for BBC/PBS titles, made-for-television movies and tv series, documentaries, foreign films, musicals and classics, so look all over the place! We have to use what space we have creatively.
In our cozy, well-stocked children's area, you'll find not only little kids' movies but lots of family-friendly titles, from Spiderman to The Waltons. It's worth a trip downstairs. Check out all the new board books! And say hi to our newest stuffed bears--brothers Ben, Derek and Danny-- plus one creature who hasn't found his name yet! Want to name him?? Come by and let us know.
