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What's New
Winter
Programs
Back by popular demand, the
Friends of Ledyard Libraries will once again sponsor family-friendly hikes
on local trails. Get outside and do something fun this winter and
spring as we travel through woods, fields and roads discovering all there
is to see. Children must be accompanied by an adult and while we love dogs
we must ask that they be left behind. Rain/snow dates will be the
corresponding Sundays of the hike weekend. If unable to attend, please
call to cancel. To sign up for one or more of these hikes, please call
either library.
If you prefer to stay inside during the cold months the adult winter
reading program, Uniquely Ledyard, may be more to your liking. We are
offering a variety of programs by talented residents or former residents
of our town. We will not be holding our weekly raffles this year, but
would be glad to bring them back next year if there is a popular demand.
The Friends will also be sponsoring some programs on our behalf.
Please register.
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. March 17 &
24
Gales Ferry Library
Pearl Knotting for Beginners
Gail Marceau, local jewelry designer, will instruct the group in the art
of pearl knotting. Supplies will be provided. Participants will complete
their own piece of jewelry in the two session program. Registration is
limited to ten participants. Funding for this program is made possible by
the Friends of Ledyard Libraries.
7:00 p.m. Friday March 19
Congregational Church
Ages 8 to Adult
This Old Hat Patriots of Liberty
Patty Carver, a former Ledyard resident performs this original musical
that brings women of American History to life: Betsy Ross, Deborah
Sampson, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Amelia Earhart. This program is
sponsored and paid for by the Friends of Ledyard Libraries.
2:00 p.m. Sunday March 28
Bill Library
Poetry Reading
Lisa (Silverberg) Starr, poet laureate of Rhode Island, grew up in
Ledyard. She will read from her works in a Sunday afternoon program in
late March. More information will be in our spring newsletter. Funding for
this program is made possible by the Friends of Ledyard Libraries.
7:00 p.m. Thursday April 22
Bill Library
Square Foot Gardening
To
celebrate Earth Day, Jean Scialabba, a local resident, will present a
program on an interesting concept of gardening, based on the book by Mel
Bartholomew and she will share her knowledge of composting. Mark this date
on your calendar, as we look forward to the spring gardening season.
Funding for this program is made possible by the Friends of Ledyard
Libraries.
1:00 p.m. Saturday April 24
Gales Ferry Village
Sheds, Privies, and Mysterious Hideaways
Historians Kit Foster and Carol Bacon will guide us through the streets of
Gales Ferry Village with their emphasis on Privies, Sheds and carriage
houses still in existence throughout the village. Meet at Gales Ferry
Community Center Parking Lot. Please join us at Gales Ferry Library after
the walk for refreshments courtesy of the Friends of Ledyard Libraries.
Easy as Pie
Article published Mar 1, 2010
Preparing a good crust proves as easy as pie
By Megan Bard Day Staff Writer
Ledyard library event brings out bakers, the hungry
Ledyard - Upon
entering the Congregational Church of Ledyard's fellowship hall Sunday
afternoon, smells of butter, sugar and pie crust tickled a guest's nose.
Women in aprons skittered about the adjourning kitchen, checking sweet and
savory creations in the ovens or on tables that within moments would be
presented to about 25 guests.
This was not your ordinary meal, however.
Local foodies Andrea Buka and Jennifer Finlayson were there to talk the
participants through the steps of making a basic pie crust to more
advanced techniques for Cornish Pasties, a type of meat pie.
The "Easy As Pie" event was hosted by the Friends of the Ledyard Public
Libraries as part of its winter adult reading program.
Mary Ellen Osborne, assistant librarian, said the group has been hosting a
winter-themed winter program since about 2002. This year they wanted to
showcase local talent.
"I'm a fan of Andrea," resident Ed Lamb said after sampling a serving of
Cornish pasties. "She is a food historian and there is a lot of history
behind cooking … and it can be easy on the stomach, too."
As Buka, the teen services coordinator for the libraries, set up the
demonstration table, she shared tidbits about the history of pie dating
back to ancient Greece and Rome when people commonly wrapped fillings in
pastry.
Guests listened to the tales as they helped themselves to coffee or water
and perused some of the 16 baking-oriented books in the back of the room
that can be checked out from the library.
Some of their reasons for coming to the event varied - they wanted to
learn a new recipe or they wanted to support the library - but they all
had one in common with Sandra McCourt of Uncasville.
"I came to eat," she said smiling as she thumbed through the day's
recipes.
The menu included Christmas pies - a Tourtiere & Mincemeat - and winter
fruit pies - Shaker Lemon and Tarte Tatin, appetizer pies - Empanadas -
and medieval pies - Tart in Ember Day (onion tart).
As the demonstrations continued, teens Sharon Finlayson, 14, Paige
Gruszkowski, 15, and Faith Bacon, 14, served up the creations for the
participants to sample.
Irene Nichols, 80, said she attended the lesson because she wants "to
learn to be a better cook."
"Growing up I didn't have much time," she said smiling ...
Read the
rest of the article and get the Never Fail Pie Crust recipe here.
Book
Discussions
We invite you to join our monthly
book discussions on Wednesday evenings at Bill Library at 7:00 p.m.
We always welcome new participants and provide evening refreshments.
March 17, 2010
Half the Sky by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn
Times columnist Kristof and his wife,
WuDunn, a former Times reporter, make a brilliantly argued case for
investing in the health and autonomy of women worldwide. More girls have
been killed in the last fifty years, precisely because they were girls,
than men were killed in all the wars of the twentieth century, they write,
detailing the rampant gendercide in the developing world, particularly in
India and Pakistan. These Pulitzer Prize-winning authors see the treatment
of women in developing countries as the great story of this century, a
moral issue, sure, but also as an economic one. What if by oppressing half
their population, countries in Africa, Asia and the Middle East have been
shooting themselves in their collective foot? "Women hold up half the
sky," the Chinese saying goes, and in fact – the authors argue – one of
the reasons China has emerged as such an impressive power in the past
decades may be because of the "Girl Effect," the millions of girls who
have flocked to factories, sparking a revolution in that country.
(Washington Post)
Senior Book
Discussions
Mary Ellen Osborne, from the Gales Ferry
Library, conducts a monthly book discussion at the Ledyard Senior
Center. Anyone 55 years of age or older is eligible to participate.
The group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 10:30 am.
Bimonthly we select a book for the group to read and discuss. At the other
monthly meeting, Mary Ellen presents a variety of books and leads a
discussion of books the members have recently read.
If you have any questions, call Mary Ellen at 464-6943.
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Artists & Writers Showcase and
Edible Books Contest
Call for Entries:
Saturday, April 10 2010 1-5 p.m. at the Bill Library
Opening Reception
Artists & Writers
Exhibition runs through May 10. Due
to space constraints, entries are limited to three per visual artist, and
must be submitted by Wednesday, April 7
to the Bill Library. There is no
limit for written pieces. Please fill out an entry form to include with
your submission, and mark all pieces with your name and contact
information. You are encouraged to bring business cards or brochures to
display, and to sell your artwork at the opening reception. Entries need
to be picked up before May 11.
Entry form is available
here.
Edible Books Contest
entries may be submitted from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. They will be on display
until 3:00, and then served to the public. Beverages will be provided by
the Friends of the Ledyard Libraries.
Please contact Andrea Buka
at abuka@ledyard.lioninc.org
or leave a message at either library, 860-464-9912 Bill or 860-464-6943
Gales Ferry, if you have any questions. We are looking forward to seeing
all the wonderful creativity our town has to offer!
JobNow
Ledyard Libraries is pleased to provide this new service for our patrons.
Click here or
the logo above to go the Live Job Assistance website.
Free Wifi at both libraries!
Overdrive Downloadable Audio and ebooks! -
Free Downloads!
Click the graphic above or the link in the
Library Catalog to search
for a book and download it to your computer, and play it back. A list of
compatible devices is available on the site, along with easy to follow
downloading instructions. A valid Ledyard Library card is required to
complete the download.
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