Peabody Institute Library in Danvers welcomes a new YA librarian, Matthew Martens.
The Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library's (Gloucester) new director has been plucked from the Harvard University system and assigned to build a new library in cyberspace as well as assist in a $14 million expansion of the old library downtown.
Roger Brisson, 49, begins officially Jan. 3. But he is already at work at home in Rockport creating what he envisions to be a model of great universities' Internet-based systems that allows access to virtually all useful thought and information.
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library - Programs free and open to the public
Wednesday, January 18, 7-8:30PM
Parenting Wisely: How to Deal with Adolescents
Sponsored by Essex District Attorney Jonathan W. Blodgett's Office
Free and open to the
public! Margaret Kooshkalis will be presenting this workshop for parents of teens and pre-teens.
Call the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library to sign-up now.
Wednesday, February 22, 1:00-4:00PM
3rd Annual Mardi Gras Extravaganza!
Looking for something fun to do on February vacation? Come to the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. Decorate King cakes, make masks, wear a costume, enjoy live entertainment with Jason Roseman and The Tropical Gems. This is a family event. Registration necessary for groups only. Call Lorraine Der or Julie Preston for more information.
Wednesday, February 22, 10:30AM-1:30PM
Face Painting Class for grades 6-12 with Ginny Colangelo of Gin C Productions. Learn to create an awesome face for Mardi Gras. Call Liza Craig-McCormack at 978-468-5577, x 14, to sign-up. The program is free but there will be a $12.00 charge per student to purchase their own make-up kit to be used for the class.
Michael O'Connor is the new Assistant Director at Manchester-by-the-Sea Public Library.
Maria Mastrocola is the new Library Media Specialist for 5 elementary schools in Melrose.
Tina Follansbee is the new Director of the Merimac Public Library.
Are you keeping your old eyeglasses because you just can't bring yourself to throw them out? Those glasses may give someone else sight!
Working with The Lions International, North Shore Community College, Lynn and Danvers Libraries are collecting eyeglasses for their recycling centers.
The Lions have been recycling eyeglasses for over 70 years and have 13 licensed recycling centers in the world. Recycled glasses are inspected, cleaned, repaired and the prescription strength is determined. They are then placed in protective pouches, entered into inventory and distributed to:
Lion's Eye Care Missions
Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity
Gift for Sight
Other Volunteer Groups
"It costs less than 8 cents to provide glasses to a person in a developing nation…Some people in these countries walk 50 miles because they have heard that they might receive eyeglasses from Lions." In 2003-04, the Lions collected 5.5 million glasses and more than 3 million were distributed in developing countries.
What will the Lion's Recycling Centers accept:
Eyeglasses (if a lens is broken remove the broken lens first)
Plastic and metal frames only
Eyeglass cases
Sunglasses - prescription and non-prescription, including clip-ons
Safety glasses
Sunglasses help prevent cataracts, a major cause of blindness. Donating your recycled sunglasses, prescription and regular glass will help in the parts of the world where there is a great deal of sun exposure.
Please drop off your donations at the Danvers and Lynn Library Circulation desks. If you would like more information on the Lions International, or the recycling program visit their website www.lionsclubs.org.
Donate Old Cell Phone to North Shore Community College, Danvers and Lynn Libraries
The Libraries are asking cell phone owners to answer the call and donate their used cell phones, pagers, and PDAs to help raise funds for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. We are collecting cell phones that are no longer in use. "500 million used cell phones are lying around in this country. About 2 million are shelved or thrown in the trash every week. If companies and individuals can pull their old phones out of drawers and off shelves and turn them over to us, we can convert them into funding. It's a simple, effective way to turn someone's trash into treasure for our cause."
NSCC Libraries is partnering with CollectiveGood, a company that generates funds for charities through cell phone recycling. Cell phones contain hazardous materials such as mercury, cadmium, nickel and gallium arsenide that could contaminate ground water if discarded in landfills. Donated phones are kept out of landfills, and are either refurbished and sold primarily in Latin America, or they are scrapped for parts. Any portable cell phone is accepted, excluding bag phones or vehicle-installed models. All donors should deactivate the donated phones before turning them in.
We're very excited about this new recycling program. Not only will it benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, but also, donated phones are recycled into reused in the developing world, and the process protects the environment as well.
Faculty, staff, students and the community may donate their used cell phones, pagers and PDAs at the Danvers and Lynn Library.
If you have any questions about either of these programs, please contact Kathy Sullivan at 978-739-5443 or ksulliva@northshore.edu.
Thank you for your support.
Julianne Toomey-Kautz is the Library Media Specialist at the Thomas Carroll Elementary School in Peabody.
Randy Gagné is the new Director at Tyngsborough Public Library.
John Cronin is the new Director at the Winthrop Public Library.
