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Community Sing with Roger Tincknell! Parents’ Choice Award-winning area Folk singer, Roger Tincknell will present a Community Sing at the Pelham Public Library, Pelham MA, on Saturday September 13, 2008 from 2:30- 4:00 pm. The program will include a variety of traditional and contemporary folk songs, folk tales and family sing-a-longs. Roger will perform on guitar, banjo, mandolin and harmonica. The program is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome!

Edible Plants: Wild and Tame Part III - Fall"-- Join us at the Pelham Library on September 29 at 7 PM for a screening of Edible Plants Wild and Tame: Fall Celebrated local naturalist Blance Derby will screen her film, shot
right here in The Valley, and answer your questions about what you can begin foraging for right now! This timely presentation is perfect for beginners and seasoned naturalist alike. Highly recommended!

Salon: Tea and Music. Check back in October

KEVIN CAMERON, Motorcycle Journalist - October 4th

Internationally-known motorcycle journalist will be our guest speaker at the Pelham Library. Like all great writers, Kevin touches on universal themes when he writes about what he knows best. Human-machine interaction, the personal politics of racing and the evolution of machines are a few topics that Kevin touches on. He is perhaps best known for the lyrical, almost magical way in which he describes the physics inside of engines. Ever wonder why connecting rods look so much like bones? Come to his talk and get answers to some things you might have wondered about.

DANIEL ROBB, Author - October 13th

Author reading - SLOOP : Restoring My Family's Wooden Sailboat--An Adventure in Old-Fashioned Values

When Daniel Robb set out to rebuild a family sailboat that had been deteriorating for years, he couldn't have anticipated what he was getting into. Although Robb was a skilled carpenter, boat building (and boat repair) required a specialized set of skills. And this wasn't just any boat; it was a Herreshoff 12 1/2, a classic wooden sailboat. Built especially for the coastal waters of New England, this little sloop had sailed for years from the author's boyhood home in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, before being relegated to a quiet corner of the yard, no longer the focus of the family's summer enjoyment. Robb's restoration of the sailboat was both an act of respect and a means of paying homage to a special place and a way of life that is in jeopardy of disappearing.

Tribute to Barbara Greenstein - Tasting of Local Foods - October 16th

Join us at the library on Thursday, October 16th, when we kick off a year of programming focusing on local food! The Pelham Library received a grant for a community read of Barbara Kingsolver's book: Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. This special evening at the Pelham Library will feature a tasting of local foods catered by River Valley Market. These programs were envisioned as a tribute to Barbara Greenstein, past president of the Friends of Pelham Library and former board member of CISA, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture.

Look forward to another year of fabulous programs!

ELI KWARTLER, Traveler Extraordinaire - October 20th

Join local luminary Eli Kwartler on Monday, October 20th, as he takes us along on his recent trip to North Korea! Eli is one of the very few people who have been inside this forbidden country. Hear about this trip from "one of our own" and trust him to let us know what it's really like!

JAN E. DIZARD, Author - Monday, October 27

Author reading: Going Wild: Hunting, Animals Rights, and the Contested Meaning of Nature

Amherst College Professor Jan Dizard reviews the history of the "accidental wilderness" that is the Quabbin, focusing on the controversial 1991 deer hunt. His exciting book is not only a great insight into the local history of the Quabbin, it's also a probing look into what we perceive as nature.

First published in 1994, Going Wild offers a probing examination of the ways in which different conceptions of nature shape our responses to specific environmental issues. In this revised edition, Jan E. Dizard adds a thoughtful and extensive new chapter, updating the controversy over the state-managed deer hunt at the Quabbin Reservoir in Massachusetts and placing it in a broader national context. Join us on Monday, October 27th, for an engaging reading.

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Calling all Laptops! Do you have a wireless card for your computer? The Pelham Library is a wireless hotspot! Thank you to Comcast for this free service to the community.

Have you seen what's new in the History Room? View the Historical Assets Survey online and learn about the houses on Amherst Road.

New: Library director's blog I haven't had time to get the old Gneiss News back up and running but wanted to keep you informed. That's why I started the director's blog at pelham-library.blogspot.com! When the Gneiss News comes back it will probably be made up mainly of blog posts, so see it here first.

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