Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label books. Show all posts
Friday, February 11, 2011
Goodreads.com
Here is an interesting website for book lovers! Goodreads.com allows you to review and keep track of books you have read. Your can also get reviews from your friends, and suggest books. There are also many online book groups, trivia and literary quotes. It's a readers paradise! http://www.goodreads.com/user/new?remember=true
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Exciting workshop coming soon!!!!!
You are invited to join Linda Childs, retired Barnstable Public Schools art teacher, for an Altered Book Workshop at the Hyannis Public Library on Tuesday evening April 6th from 6 p.m. to 8 pm.
Altered book art combines several types of artistic techniques and in this beginner’s workshop you will transform a book into one unique art form.
You’ll use a book provided by the library as the basis for your project, and by removing pages and adding your own creative expressions with various mediums and forms you will soon create your masterpiece!
Class size is limited so be sure to register today and pick up a list of supplies at the Hyannis Public Library, 401 Main Street. Registration fee is $5.00
Thursday, March 11, 2010
March is National Crafts Month!
March is National Crafts Month, and nobody does crafts better than Martha Stewart! Check out her great new book today, and see what you can do!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
New! Classics Book Group
You are invited to join a newly formed Book Discussion Group at the Hyannis Public Library on the second Friday of each month starting February 12th at 2 p.m. The group is beig organized and facilitated by Stephen R. Pastore, literary bibliographer, novelist, and playwright. He is the first American to be elected to the Council of Management of the Thomas Hardy Society ( UK) and the President of the Emile Zola Society. He has lectured extensively on the novel as art form in Europe and U.S. He lives in Sandwich with his wife, sixteen month old son and 2 Italian greyhounds.
The book discussion group will feature classic works that you may have read long ago in school or may never have had the time to read. Take this opportunity on February 12th to join the group discussion that will begin with Frankenstein or, The New Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Copies of Frankenstein are available for check out at the Main Desk of the Hyannis Public Library.
The book discussion group will feature classic works that you may have read long ago in school or may never have had the time to read. Take this opportunity on February 12th to join the group discussion that will begin with Frankenstein or, The New Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Copies of Frankenstein are available for check out at the Main Desk of the Hyannis Public Library.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Friday, December 4, 2009
Donation from The Friends of the Hyannis Public Library
The Library Trustees, Staff and Community would like to say "Thank You" to the Friends of the Hyannis Public Library group for their very generous donation of $ 1,500 to be used for the purchase of materials in the Children's and Adult collections. Be sure to notice the book plates in the front of the new purchase acknowledging this gift.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Friday, October 9, 2009
Teen Read Week!
Teen Read Week 2009 will be celebrated Oct. 18-24! Here are some suggestions for great books for young adults! For even more suggestions goto http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/yalsa.cfm.
City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare
The Hunger Games by Suzzane Collins
Runemarks by Joanne Harris
Identical by Ellen Hopkins
Monday, August 17, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Beautiful Gardening Reference Books.
Do you have something growing in your garden that you can't identify? Come to the reference department and find out what it is, in these beautiful sources.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Become a friend of the library!
Join the new Friends of the Hyannis Public Library!
You can sign up at the circulation desk, or email reference@clamsnet.org. This is a great opportunity to support your Hyannis Library in fundraising and volunteering.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Scandanavian and Icelandic mystery writers!
Here is a list of some of the staffs favorite authors from Scandanavia and Iceland. Enjoy!
Click on a book to see if the title is available in C.L.A.M.S.
Mankell Henning (Sweden)
Arnaldur, Indridason (Iceland)
Larssen, Stieg (Sweden)
Wahloo Per and Maj Jwoll (Sweden)
Click on a book to see if the title is available in C.L.A.M.S.
Mankell Henning (Sweden)
Arnaldur, Indridason (Iceland)
Larssen, Stieg (Sweden)
Wahloo Per and Maj Jwoll (Sweden)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
