Summertime, a time to relax in theshade or at the beach, to putter aroundin the garden or the golf course, enjoya picnic or some outdoor barbecue, or

plan an adventure. It’s a great timefor reading, for all ages, and you’ll

find all the reading you want at theLibrary.The Library is on its summer hours during the months of June, Julyand August. That means the Librarycloses at 1:00 pm on Saturday rather than the usual 3:00 pm, but all theusual library services are available sixdays a week along with some that areonly available during the summer.This year the Library once again hasexciting summer reading programsfor children, young adults and adults.Look for more information on our summer reading programs in thisnewsletter.For children, summer reading is anessential bridge in retaining their skills over the long summer vacation.

It’s simple and enjoyable, and it is

proven to be the single most effective

way to promote your child’s educa-tional development. It’s important

for young adults as well, and a great

antidote for the “I don’t know what todo” blues.

And for adults, summer reading is perfect for relaxing and catching up onall those books you meant to read lastwinter. Summer is also time for out-

door projects and activities. You’ll

find books on home improvement,gardening, auto repair and outdoor grilling. Plan a trip or keep closer to

home with a “staycation.” We have

free passes to the Vermont state parksand historic sites, VINS, the NatureMuseum in Grafton and the AmericanPrecision Museum in Windsor. TheLibrary is full of bargains whilemoney is tight.

Of course, the Library isn’t just for

reading. Enjoy free Internet access on

the Library’s public access computers,

or bring your own laptop and log in to

our WiFi network. There’s music and

videos, and audio books on tape, CD,

“Playaway” and mp3 formats. There’s

Story Time and Discovery Hour pro-

grams for the kids, “Camp Half

Blood” for Young Adults and a Fam-

ily Concert for all ages. Or just comein out of the summer heat and relax inthe cool, quiet comfort of the Library.

There’s something for everyone at

your Library this summer. Stop in andcheck it out.

From the Director

Russell Moore

Springfield TownLibrary43 Main StSpringfield, VT05156802-885-3108

Library Hours

Monday - Thursday9:00 - 8:00Friday9:00 - 5:00Saturday10:00 - 3:00(10:00 - 1:00June, July and August)Closed Sunday

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Springfield Town LibraryNewsletter

Winter/Spring 2010

Saturday SummerHoursStartingJune 5thYour Library willbe open from

10:00 am to 1:00 pmon Saturdays

Make a Splash @ the Springfield Town Library!

The Children’s Room will be a busy place

this summer! Sign-up for the Summer ReadingProgram all day, any day beginning Monday,June 21. Come to the library or sign-up on line atthe Summer Reading Program blog.

Lots of performers will “Make a Splash”

at the library including a story teller, magician,and scientist (a mad one, at that). Pick up acalendar at the library or download a copy from

the Children’s Room blog. Young adults

entering grades 6 and up are invited to

participate in “Make Waves.” Those calendars are also available at the library or can be

downloaded at the YAL blog.

Children’s Corner

by Cheryl Cox, Children’s Librarian

Water Your Mind - READ!The Adult Summer Reading ProgramSign Up Begins Monday, June 28

Summer 2010

Last year's first try at an adult summer reading program was very successful,thanks to all of you who participated! Year two will surely make a splash with our theme, "Water Your Mind - READ." Sign up begins today and continues throughAugust 20th. The first 10 people to register will receive a small gift!Every time you finish reading a book, come to thelibrary and enter the title and author and your name in our weekly drawing and Grand Prize drawing.SPECIAL this year: Read a book with the word"water" in the title or a book about water and enter into aspecial drawing to be held at the end of the program.

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FOSTL Annual Meeting

The Flinn Room was filled tocapacity. After a brief businessmeeting to approve the $10,900 budget for this year and elections,Janet Tessier, outgoing president,introduced David Morine, author of

Two Coots in a Canoe.

As was the

case with last year’s speaker, HenryHomeyer, David’s first remarks were

how beautiful the room was.Morine thoroughly entertained uswith excerpts from his book. He andhis college friend Ramsey Peard, both retired, spent a month paddlingdown the Connecticut River fromCaanan to the Long Island Sound,

relying on “the kindness of strangers” for dinner, beds and

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A Special Message

Dear FriendsI want to thank the FOSTLBoard of Directors, Library staff and membership for all thesupport you gave me during myterms as president. I enjoyedworking with all of you and thevolunteers who helped on our annual book sale.To all who donated, sorted, packed books and help set up andclean up after the sale, mysincere thanks. The book salewould not be as successfulwithout the members andvolunteers.Also a big thank you to all of the book buyers who attend our sale, year in and year out. Wehope you had many hours of happy reading.I think we can all be proud of the support and contributions wegive to our Library.Janet Tessier, Past President

breakfast. As it turned out theystayed with two Springfieldresidents

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former selectman Mark Blanchard and wife Sandy andCharles and Marija Cunningham.Surprisingly, Morine refused to

take a speaker’s fee for his

appearance and, instead, donatedthe profits from the books thatwere purchased that evening to the

library’s “On

line Hardware”

grant.Along with refreshments provided by the Friends and Board of Trustees, attendees also enjoyed anew display of Springfieldmemorabilia, in the Flinn Room,courtesy of Dave Crawford. Besure to stop in and take a look.

Thank you to Janet Tessier,Marija Cunningham, KatiBlair and Judi Becker

The Board of Directors of Friends of the Springfield TownLibrary wish to take this time toagain thank Janet, Marija, Katiand Judi for their many years of service to the library on theFOSTL board. Janet has steppedup more than once to take on the

president’s role when

circumstances required it. Shewill be a hard act to follow butwe will do our best.

Rosanne “Bunni” Putnam, President, FOSTL

Friends of the Springfield Town Library News

The July Book Sale

still accepting donations

This year’s book sale is scheduled for July 24

at the North Springfield Armory (same place as last year).Watch for details in the newspapers, on SAPA TV and atthe library. We are still accepting books. Just bring themto the library front desk and let them know they are for the book sale.

Please, no encyclopedias, text books or

Reader’s Digest condensed books

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they do not sell. If you are willing to help out at the sale, please leave a mes-sage at the library

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just a couple of hours would be help-ful.