Summer reading 2009 at Townsend library

The Mary E. Tippitt Memorial Library in Townsend will be offering its Summer Reading Program, Be Creative @ Your Library, in July.  The dates and programs are: Thursday, July 9th – Mr. David the Bug Man; Thursday, July 16th – Talent Show, for kids and volunteers to perform; Thursday, July 23rd – special guest, Ronald McDonald; Thursday, July 30th – picnic and awards at Townsend City Park.  Children ages 3 to 11 are welcome.   All programs are from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.  Parents can stop in to the library at any time to pre-register their children.

Several new books have been added to the library’s collection. They include: Mounting Fears by Stuart Woods; While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky; Take One by Karen Kingsbury; One Day at a Time by Danielle Steel; Corsair by Clive Cussler; The Geometry of Sisters by Luanne Rice; Just Take My Heart by Mary Higgins Clark; 8th Confession by James Patterson; First Family by David Baldacci; Loitering With Intent by Stuart Woods; Deadlock by Iris Johansen; True Detectives by Jonathan Kellerman; A Darker Place by Jack Higgins; Long Lost by Harlan Coben; Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer; The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer; Vision in White by Nora Roberts; Malice by Lisa Jackson; The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer; Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani; Alex and Me by Irene M. Pepperberg; Second Glance by Jodi Picoult; and Pursuit by Karen Robards.

May’s Artist of the Month was Gene Webb of Townsend, displaying his wood carvings.  June’s artist is Kate Marshall of Kate Marshall Graphics, producer of the videos Season of the Bear volumes 1 and 2.

The Townsend Book Club meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 10 a.m. in the library.  The book for June 25th is: “Lottery” by Patricia Wood.   Please call the library at 448-1441 or Sarah Flack at 980-2110 for more information.

The Mary Tippitt Library is located at 120 Tiger Drive in Townsend.   Hours are Monday and Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday from Noon to 6 p.m., and Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.   There is a drop box by the front door for after-hours returns.

Computer access is available to residents and visitors at no charge.   Faxing, printing, and copying services are available for a small fee.   Visitors are welcome to check out books and/or videos with a temporary patron number and a refundable $20 deposit.

For more information, telephone 865-448-1441; fax 865-448-1875; website: www.discoveret.org/metmlib; email: metmlib@yahoo.com.