The Huntington Massachusetts Public Library http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org Wed, 02 May 2012 21:45:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/978/ http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/978/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 20:56:42 +0000 librarian http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/?p=978 The Trustees Term of Office Expires

Wendy Long:  2013

Karen Wittshirk:  2012

Rischard Dugre:  2014

]]> http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/978/feed/ 0 Huntington Library Trustee’s Meeting Thurs 4/26 6:30PM http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/huntington-library-trustees-meeting-thurs-331-630pm/ http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/huntington-library-trustees-meeting-thurs-331-630pm/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:14:43 +0000 librarian http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/?p=635 The Library Board of Trustees will be meeting on Thursday April 26, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

Trustees will review minutes of March meeting, any bank statements, foundation status, new Library needs assessment committee, any last minute business and sign the warrant. The Trustees will also begin the process of reviewing the Library’s Policies.

The Library Board of Trustees may vote to go into Executive Session after their regular meeting is completed as outlined under M.G.L. chapter 39,Section 23-B.

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http://www.gutenberg.org

The mother of all E-Book sites, started in 1971.

 http://worldebookfair.org

Annual membership $8.95, free unlimited access month of August.

 http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books

Links to thousands of freely available texts.

 http://www.ipl.org

Internet Public Library, gateway to sites with online             books, magazines & newspapers.

 http://www.perseus.tufts.edu

Ancient texts of Greece and Rome in English as well as Greek and Latin.

 http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/collections/search

Texts available in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Russian and Apache.

 http://moa.cit.cornell.edu/moa

American social history from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

 http://books.google.com/support

Log into Google Books with your Google Account, click on Advanced Book Search, click on Search: Full view books, fill in author or title information.

http://worldcat.org

Allows user to search library holdings via Library of Congress’ free version of WorldCat.

http://www.inkmesh.com/

Search engine that searches over 30 on-line sources for free e-books.

http://www.baen.com/library

Publisher of science fiction and fantasy offers a number of their titles as free downloads.

 

]]> http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/e-book-resources/feed/ 0 Passes Available http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/passes-available/ http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/passes-available/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 20:45:19 +0000 librarian http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/?p=787 The following passes can be borrowed at the Library with your Library Card. Passes may be held for a future date pending availability.

Mystic Aquarium, Mystic CT – Valid until 12/31/12
Save $6.00 Off Adult and $4.00 Off Child Admission
www.mysticaquarium.org 860-572-5955

Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton MA – Valid until 6/30/2012
Free admission for up to 8 people.
www.smith.edu/artmuseum 413-585-2760

 

USS Constitution Museum, Boston MA – Valid until 7/20/12

Free admission for up to 9 people.

www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org 617-426-1812

]]> http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/passes-available/feed/ 0 Friends Calendar Raffle Winners http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/friends-calendar-raffle-winners/ http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/friends-calendar-raffle-winners/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:03:59 +0000 librarian http://www.thehuntingtonpubliclibrary.org/?p=563 The Library Friends’ January 2012 calendar raffle was well-supported this year. Committee members drew the following names and prizes:
Winner Prize
Jan 1 Robert Slowey – Wine Certificate donated by Knightville Package Store
Jan 2 Eileen Watson – Scrupes Hair Products donated by Hair Ltd.
Jan 3 Andrea Carrier & Kurt Mengel – 40lb. Bird Seed donated by Gateway Farm & Pet
Jan 4 Amy McGrath – Half Gallon Maple Syrup donated by John Knox
Jan 5 Josh Kratavic – 1 Year Subscription Country Journal donated by Betty Langlois
Jan 6 Riki Marriott – Glass Bulb Vase donated by Huntington Country Store
Jan 7 Shaun Lansing – Handmade Floral Pillow donated by Joanne Kelton
Jan 8 Evan Kasti -  $25. Gift Certificate donated by The River Cafe
Jan 9 Joe Madru – Movie Basket donated by B & D’s Variety
Jan 10 Peri Sossamon – $25. Gift Certificate donated by Main St Styles
Jan 11 Robert Joyal – $25. Dunkin Donuts Gift Card donated by United Bank
Jan 12 Judi Dugre – $25. Gift Certificate donated by The Bridge Store
Jan 13 Rich Stone – $25. Gift Certificate donated by Huntington Liquors
Jan 14 Elaine Young – Artist Basket & Candle donated by Shelley Pease
Jan 15 Dale Hoppe – Collectible Chopper Toys donated by Rick Dugre
Jan 16 Marion Wysocki – Taste of Italy Basket donated by Judi Dugre
Jan 17 Joe Madru – $30. Gift Certificate donated by Moltenbrey’s Market
Jan 18 Peri Sossman – Cheeky Monkey Gift Basket donated by Lori Belhumeur
Jan 19 Kate Forgue – Avon Gift Set donated by Nancy Greenwood
Jan 20 Vicky Mayhew – $25. Cash donated by Lori Belhumeur
Jan 21 Virginia Gillenwater – Pottery Mugs donated by Linda Siska
Jan 22 James Biscoe – Pampered Chef Basket donated by Amy McGrath
Jan 23 Marilyn McNeil – 4 Falcons Tickets donated by Westfield Bank
Jan 24 Ed Cady – $25. Stop & Shop Gift Card donated by Amos McLeod
Jan 25 Priscilla Bishop – $25. Gift Certificate donated by Four Main St
Jan 26 Judi Dugre – $35. Gift Baskets (2 drawings) donated by The Crow’s Nest Shoppe
Jan 27 Kara Tremble – Holiday Basket donated by Westfield Bank
Jan 28 Carol Letoile – $25. Floral Gift Certificate donated by Trolleyline Florist
Jan 29 Robert Goewey – “Keystone Arch in Autumn” Watercolor Print donated by Steve Hamlin
Jan 30 Shelley Pease – $25. Pride Gas Card donated by Chloe McLeod
Jan 31 Helen Speckels – $25. Cash donated by Friends of the Library

Prizes can be picked up during the regular library hours. Congratulations to these winners. Good Luck to all in the next round.

Future daily raffle results will appear in the next issue of the Country Journal. A special thank-you goes out to the donors, sellers and calendar purchasers.

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