"Every man's memory is his private literature."
~ Aldous Huxley
Thought: ________
And above all, watch with glittering eyes, the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
~Roald Dahl♥
VT Public Libraries by the Numbers
Vermont's 183 public libraries July 1,'09 - June 30, '10 (Excerpt per Vermont Department of Libraries Annual Report)
FYI: Interesting Statistics
- per capita: Statewide vs. Ludlow
$15,719,286 Total local tax support: ($25.29 vs. $13.35 )
4,691,340 Number of items loaned in all formats (7.55 vs. 11.72 )
3,787,784 Number of Library Visits (6.10 vs. 16.26)
3,235,797 Total number of items available in all formats
(excluding periodical subscriptions, e-books & other electronic resources)
Ludlow - 15,500 items
2,941,222 Number of books available for all ages
Ludlow - 14,290 items
163,050 Number of videos/DVDs available for all ages
Ludlow - 150
131,525 Number of audio materials available for all ages
Ludlow - 1,000
956 Number of library PCs available for public use
Ludlow - 7
955,344 Number of times library computers were used
Ludlow - 7,800 times
UPCOMING: Summer Programming
Please above left tabs for "Book Talks-n-Movies", and "Community Programs" for May - August details.
News:
VT Author, Howard Frank Mosher visiting FML, May 26 Watch for details. . .
Howard Frank Mosher is the author of ten novels and a travel memoir. Born in the Catskill Mountains in 1942, Mosher has lived in Vermont’s fabled Northeast Kingdom since 1964.
He has won many awards for his fiction, including Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award, the American Civil Liberties Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, the New England Book Award and, most recently, the 2011 New England Independent Booksellers Association's President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.
Three of his novels, Disappearances, A Stranger in the Kingdom and Where the Rivers Flow North, have been made into acclaimed feature movies by the Vermont independent filmmaker Jay Craven. In Flim Production: Northern Borders
Howard and Phillis, his wife of 47 years, have a grown son and daughter.
The Great Northern Express , due out in 2012, is both a chronicle of his recent 100-city book tour across America and a reflection on his development as a writer.
(This Event is Co-Sponsored with The Book Nook. Be sure to purchase a copy of his newest to be autographed after his talk.)
He has won many awards for his fiction, including Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Arts fellowships, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award, the American Civil Liberties Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, the New England Book Award and, most recently, the 2011 New England Independent Booksellers Association's President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.
Three of his novels, Disappearances, A Stranger in the Kingdom and Where the Rivers Flow North, have been made into acclaimed feature movies by the Vermont independent filmmaker Jay Craven. In Flim Production: Northern Borders
Howard and Phillis, his wife of 47 years, have a grown son and daughter.
The Great Northern Express , due out in 2012, is both a chronicle of his recent 100-city book tour across America and a reflection on his development as a writer.
(This Event is Co-Sponsored with The Book Nook. Be sure to purchase a copy of his newest to be autographed after his talk.)
New Books: (click on jacket for book overview )
Free PC Workshops:
Workshops are from 12PM-2PM in the library’s Community Room. The instructor will be available from 10AM - 12PM for help.
DATES: Thursdays, through May!
Feel free to bring your laptop, but it is not necessary!
The library is a free Wi-Fi zone.
DATES: Thursdays, through May!
Feel free to bring your laptop, but it is not necessary!
The library is a free Wi-Fi zone.
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