Bourne Library Telegram - Jonathan Bourne Public Library

Bourne Library Telegram - Jonathan Bourne Public Library

Bourne Library Telegram
The Online Newsletter of the
Jonathan Bourne Public Library
March/April 2011
Happy Birthday Telegram
Well, we’ve done it. This issue marks the
first anniversary of the Bourne Library
Telegram. When we began this online
newsletter, we had a grand total of 25
people signed up to receive it via e-mail.
Today, we are happy to report that we have
over 200 people signed up and our list
continues to grow. Thank you so much for
your support. We hope that you are finding
this newsletter informative and helping to
keep you up to date on all that is happening
at the Jonathan Bourne Public Library.
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3rd Annual Dewey Classic
Miniature Golf Tournament
Sunday, March 6 from 10-4
Mark your calendars for March
6 as we once again transform
the library into an 18 hole
miniature golf course.
Organized by the Friends of the
Jonathan Bourne Public Library,
the tournament is used as a
fundraiser for the popular Concerts On the
Lawn series held in the summer. Those
concerts then become a fundraiser for the
Bourne Food Pantry through their
admission fee.
The cost to play miniature golf is $5
per person a game. The Friends will be
hosting their 19th Hole Café in the large
Vol. 2 No. 1
meeting room selling breakfast and lunch
items. There will also be a raffle, face
painting and bake sale too.
Don’t miss the fun and be sure to
bring your family, challenge your friends,
and most of all come support this great
program.
DEWEY CLASSIC SPONSORS
Without the support of our sponsors, The
Friends of the JBPL, and you, our players,
the Dewey Classic would not be the success
that it is. The following businesses and
organizations were sponsors for this event.
Please be sure to mention that you saw
their listing here:
Green Sponsors
Mezza Luna Restaurant
Hair Boutique II
Convention Data Services
Friends of the Jonathan Bourne Public
Library
The DiPaolo Family
Hole Sponsors
Senator Therese Murray
Long Haul Photo
Fiddlers Green Stable
White Cliffs Country Club
Ella’s Wood Burning Oven Restaurant
Sponsors
Gattoni Law Offices
Cape Cod Kayak
MOM’s Club of Bourne
Attorney Robert Parady
Liquor Barn
Bourne Youth Council
Harry Honan CPA
This is the same system used to pay
your taxes and other fees for the Town of
Bourne. First time users will have to create
an account. Once one has been created,
users are good to pay library fees and other
town taxes and fees online.
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Donors
Cape Cod Potato Chips
Ocean Spray
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National Marine Life Center
Linda Zuern
Ryan Family Amusement
Barbara Lorentzen
Becky’s Bakery
Dunkin Donuts
Starbucks
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Garden Help Needed
Pay Your Bills/ Donate to the
Library Online
With the snow FINALLY departing and the
first buds quietly poking through the
ground, thoughts can begin to turn to warm
weather and outside activities. The Library
Trustees are looking for some volunteer
help with the flower gardens on the
property. In May, a volunteer or two are
needed to help prune and clean up the
gardens and get them ready for the
summer season. During the summer, help
is needed to assist dead heading and
weeding the gardens in front of the library
as well as the memorial garden on the side.
There is also a small garden that is waiting
for a creative person to help redo and bring
back to life.
Anyone wishing to help us out should
contact Penny Myers at 508-563-6830 or email her at [email protected]
Library staff members are pleased to
announce that customers are now able to
pay their overdue fines and fees as well as
donate to the library online. Access to the
system is from our web page
(www.bournelibrary.org). Users are able to
pay using credit card (Master Card or
Discover) or by Electronic Check. It is free
to pay by check but there are fees for using
credit cards. Check the payment website for
full details.
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beach, Zumba dancing and Pilates classes.
When not reading stories, ordering
children’s titles or writing grants for teens,
Terry might be found at a children’s event,
such as the recent PJ Dance Party with the
Boston Bruins Mascot, Blades.
Meet the JBPL Community –
Terry Johnson
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Christopher Daley – The Lincoln
Assassination
Join us on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:00 p.m. as
local historian Christopher Daley returns to
the JBPL to talk about the assassination of
President Abraham Lincoln. Audience
members will take part in a lively discussion
and view photos and video of Civil War and
assassination sites. Admission is free and
light refreshments will be served. Program
sponsored by the Friends of the Jonathan
Bourne Public Library.
Meet Terry L. Johnson, our Children’s
Librarian, who probably has the most fun of
any staff member in the Library. The greeneyed, cheerful, former preschool teacher
started her work with the Library in 2000 as
a member of the Upper Cape Family
Network (now known as the Coalition for
Children), a state funded grant program
that delivers services to children birth to
preschool. She served as a substitute, and
then became the children’s library assistant
in 2004, moving into the Children’s
Librarian position in 2007 when the former
children’s librarian retired. Terry loves the
color green, the book, Woolbur (Leslie
Helakoski), and the authors, Marian Keyes
and J.D. Robb. Like Woolbur, she is spunky,
creative and unique! Married, with two
daughters and two stepsons, Terry loves the
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Children’s Room Happenings
A big Thank you goes out to everyone who
donated PJ’s for our pajama drive. With
your generosity, we were able to give 294
pj’s to the Cradles to Crayons organization.
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Winter session programs and story hours
will end on March 25.
For more information on these programs
please contact the children’s room at 508759-0644 ex 106.
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Spring Fling programs and story hours run
April 4 through June 10. No registration
required. A lot of great activities planned
for kids this spring and the best part is that
it’s all drop in session. No sign ups needed.
Schedule is:
Tuesdays – 9:30-10:30 -Family fun on the
Lawn bring a sweater and blanket for this
outdoor story hour.
Annual Spring Egg Hunt
Don’t miss the
annual spring egg
hunt at the library
on Friday, April 15
at 10:00 a.m. This
will be held on
the lawn
outside the
children’s room.
Rumor has it there may even be a visit by a
famous rabbit too.
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Tuesdays – 10:45-11:45 – Lap Babies 2 –
Story hours for those 16-24 months old.
Wednesdays – 10 – 10:30 – Family story
time at Flip Flops in Buzzards Bay.
Museum Passes at the Library
Thursdays – 9:30 -11:30 – Music and Play –
Family fun for everyone.
Looking for something to do with the
family? Look no further than the Jonathan
Bourne Public Library. Thanks to the
Friends of the JBPL, the library has a
number of passes to museums, zoos and
parks locally and in Boston. These passes
provide users with discounted and/or free
admission. Passes can be reserved online at
our website (www.bournelibrary.org) or by
calling the library. Currently, the library
offers the following passes:
Thursdays - 1-2 – Parent Talk - with Julie
Sachetti
Thursdays – 1-2 – Mixed age Story hour
(Children must be 2 or older)
Fridays – 9:30-10:30 – Pre-School Story
Hour
Cahoon Museum of Art
Cotuit, MA 02635
Free admission for two visitors.
Fridays – 9:30-10:30 – Toddler story and
Play time
Cape Cod Children's Museum
Mashpee, MA 02649
Free admission for up to 4 visitors.
Friday – 10:45-11:30 – Lap Babies I (For
those aged newborn to 15 months old)
Friday – 11:45 – 1 – Lunch Bunch
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Cape Cod Museum of Art
Cape Cod Center for the Arts
Dennis, MA 02360
Free admission for one visitor. Children
under 18 admitted free.
Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower
Plymouth, MA 02360
Discounted admission for 2 adults and 2
children.
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Providence, RI 02907
Discounted admission for 4 visitors and
children under 3 are admitted free of
charge.
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Cape Cod Museum of Natural History
Brewster, MA 02631
Discounted admission for 4 visitors and
admission is free for children under 3.
Children's Museum
Boston, MA 02210
Discounted admission for 4 visitors.
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news.
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Library Information
The Jonathan Bourne Public Library
19 Sandwich Road
Bourne, MA 02532
Heritage Museum and Gardens
Sandwich, MA 02563
Discounted admission for 4 adults and 4
children. Free admission for children under
5.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, MA 02115
Discounted admission for 4 visitors,
Tuesday-Friday only. Children under 18 are
admitted free when accompanied by a
parent or Guardian.
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston, MA 02115
Discounted admission for 2 visitors.
508-759-0644
Massachusetts Department of
Conservation & Recreation
State Parks& Recreation Areas Pass
Parks pass is valid for the passenger vehicle
bearing displaying this pass. Provides for
free admission into the State Parks of
Massachusetts. Not valid for camping.
www.bournelibrary.org
Jonathan Bourne Public Library
Hours of Operation
Tue, Wed, Thur 9-8
Fri and Sat 9-5:30
Closed Sun and Mon
Museum of Science
Boston, MA 02114
Discounted admission for 4. IMAX and
Planetarium not included.
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