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   <title>Summer&apos;s last fling</title>
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   <published>2010-08-31T20:11:23Z</published>
   <updated>2010-08-31T22:59:41Z</updated>
   
   <summary>The end of summer, in the form of Labor Day weekend, is fast approaching. After a really strange summer, I&apos;m not sure whether I am sorry or glad to see it go. For whatever reason, my husband and I developed...</summary>
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      <name>Judy D.</name>
      
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      <![CDATA[The end of summer, in the form of Labor Day weekend, is fast approaching.  After a really strange summer, I'm not sure whether I am sorry or glad to see it go.  For whatever reason, my husband and I developed a peculiar Labor Day tradition after our second child left for college.  We started to go to Rockingham Park in Salem NH to watch the harness racing on Labor Day.  I say peculiar because I am not a fan of horse racing, or even horses. I don't know that my husband is either.  It just provided closure to the summer.  <img alt="labor%20day.jpg" src="http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference/labor%20day.jpg" width="125" height="91"align="right"hspace="8"vspace="8" />

This year we will need to find something different to do.  The end of this summer needs to be celebrated in some way in spite of heat waves, drought, possible hurricanes, the shaky economy and all of the other trials and tribulations which have made themselves felt. Because Labor Day weekend is SO close, I went for online suggestions.  Some of the best came from <a href="http://Bostoncentral.com">Bostoncentral.com</a>, a free families and kids activities newsletter.  All of these destinations were reachable in a day from the Boston area, so they should be reachable from Nashua as well.  I also tried to select only those which were free or very low cost, and I looked for the ones which would be open on Labor Day weekend.  Here are the best of my results:

<a href="http://beechhillfarm.com/">Beech Hill Farm and Ice Cream Barn</a>, Hopkinton New Hampshire, Free (except for corn maze which costs $5 per person)

<a href="http://www.catinthehat.org/memorial.htm">Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden</a>, Quadrangle in Springfield, MA, Free

<a href="https://www.amherst.edu/museums/naturalhistory">Museum of Natural History at Amherst College</a> Amherst MA - Free

Plum Island Newburyport MA - <a href="http://www.fws.gov/northeast/parkerriver/visit.html">Parker River National Wildlife Refuge</a> - $5.00 charge per car
  
<a href="http://www.nhnature.org/">Squam Lakes Natural Science Center</a>, Holderness New Hampshire - slightly more expensive at $13.00 for adults and $9.00 for children 9-15

If your idea of a fun day trip for Labor Day involves the ocean in any way, here are some towns to visit where there is more to do than sit on the beach!
<a href="http://www.marblehead.org/index.aspx?NID=876">Marblehead MA</a>
<a href="http://www.gloucesterma.com/">Gloucester MA</a>
<a href="http://www.portsmouthnh.com/index.cfm?mLink=2">Portsmouth NH</a>
<a href="http://salem.org/">Salem MA</a>

If you have an interest in historical things and events, try this National Park which celebrates the events in Lexington and Concord at the beginning of the Revolutionary War!
<a href="http://www.nps.gov/mima/planyourvisit/placestogo.htm">Minute Man National Historical Park</a> - Visitor Center  Lincoln MA

I'm sure there are lots of other places I haven't thought of or didn't find which are just as close to home and just as interesting.  Places where the price is also right!  The last weekend of summer deserves to be observed in some special way. After all, it's the start of a slippery slope that ends in six feet of snow!  Whatever you do, have fun.]]>
      
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   <title>Books for Sale</title>
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   <published>2010-08-19T05:00:01Z</published>
   <updated>2010-08-19T05:28:39Z</updated>
   
   <summary> The Friends of the Nashua Public Library are holding a special back-to-school book sale this weekend: Friday, August 20, from 2 pm to 8:30 pm Saturday, August 21, from 9 am to 4:30 pm Both days are open to...</summary>
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      <name>Carol</name>
      
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The Friends of the Nashua Public Library are holding a special back-to-school book sale this weekend:

Friday, August 20, from 2 pm to 8:30 pm
Saturday, August  21, from 9 am to 4:30 pm

Both days are open to the public and all proceeds support the library.
 
The Friends received an unexpected truckload of books that they don’t have room to store, hence the extra sale this summer. The inventory includes lots of children’s books and science fiction as well as the usual fiction, romance, mystery, thrillers, nonfiction, etc.

Regular prices are:
 
Hardcovers: $2
Trade paperbacks: $1 
Mass-market paperbacks: 50 cents 
Children’s paperbacks: 4 for $1
Children’s hardcovers: $1

These are good prices to begin with, but teachers who bring a school ID can get 50 percent off most of their purchases. And keep an eye on the Telegraph this week for an ad with a coupon for a free mass market paperback.

Teachers and parents will be happy to hear that the children’s books are sorted by age for general books, and then into nonfiction, foreign language, religion, and a few other categories.  
 
There are also many classic, science fiction, and history books for high school students. 

If you have questions, call me (Carol) at 589-4610.
 
Hope to see you there!
 



      
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   <title>Vampire Series and Twilight Read-a-Likes</title>
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   <published>2010-08-18T15:45:12Z</published>
   <updated>2010-08-17T21:35:13Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Of course there was some amount of mourning and grief which I had to work through the day I finished Breaking Dawn and Jacob walked out of my life. I miss him. I miss all those vampires and werewolves –...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Of course there was some amount of mourning and grief which I had to work through the day I finished <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&aspect=subtab14&term=meyer++.TW%3Dbreaking+dawn&index=.AW&uindex=&oper=&ri=2&session=1S815384M58O4.10597&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=2&source=~!nash_public&sort=3100014&go_sort_limit.x=10&go_sort_limit.y=10&limit=CO01+%3D+co_ABKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKFL+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWLP+or+CO01+%3D+co_APBF+or+CO01+%3D+co_YBKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKNR">Breaking Dawn</a> and <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://accessmag.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/jacob_twilight.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.accessmag.com/%3Fp%3D1448&usg=__LU4foNBaq8G4aMRAzp0e7EFjA0M=&h=689&w=500&sz=73&hl=en&start=41&tbnid=yk905DbxzNVFjM:&tbnh=183&tbnw=149&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djacob%2Btwilight%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1152%26bih%3D670%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1140&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=412&ei=38BiTIOwDMH38AbD482sCQ&oei=0MBiTI7VJYa8lQfz6JiTCQ&esq=5&page=3&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:41&tx=60&ty=105&biw=1152&bih=670">Jacob </a>walked out of my life.  I miss him.  I miss all those vampires and werewolves – their beautiful world and exciting lives.  After having lived with these characters through four books, I had grown attached to them.  It was not unlike the void that appeared when <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12X15N948901G.10663&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&index=.SE&term=harry+potter&oper=and&x=11&y=10&aspect=subtab15&index=.AW&term=rowling&oper=and&index=.TW&term=&oper=and&index=.SW&term=&limitbox_1=CO01+%3D+co_ABKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKFL+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWLP+or+CO01+%3D+co_APBF+or+CO01+%3D+co_YBKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKNR&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Harry, Hermione and Ron</a> were lost to me.  What are they doing now?  I don’t know.  It feels like we’ve fallen out of touch.  I miss them.

Sometimes the best thing to do is just to move on.  If you need another vampire series, why not try one of the following?

<strong><a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128K46X379152.8636&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&index=.GW&term=Vampire+Academy&oper=and&x=0&y=0&aspect=subtab15&index=.AW&term=mead&oper=and&index=.TW&term=&oper=and&index=.SW&term=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Series: Vampire Academy 
By: Richelle Mead </a>
</strong>Two years after a horrible incident made them run away, vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.
5 in the series - Good for Teens

<strong><a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128K46X379152.8636&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&index=.GW&term=hollows&oper=and&x=0&y=0&aspect=subtab15&index=.AW&term=harrison&oper=and&index=.TW&term=&oper=and&index=.SW&term=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Series: Hollows
By: Kim Harrison</a>
</strong>Sexy bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan prowls the dark streets of Cincinnati, keeping tabs on the vampires and other creatures of the supernatural who prey on the city's innocent and vulnerable inhabitants.
12 in the series - Good for Adults

<strong><a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128K46X379152.8636&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&index=.GW&term=Sookie+Stackhouse&oper=and&x=10&y=5&aspect=subtab15&index=.AW&term=harris&oper=and&index=.TW&term=&oper=and&index=.SW&term=&limitbox_1=CO01+%3D+co_ABKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKFL+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWLP+or+CO01+%3D+co_APBF+or+CO01+%3D+co_YBKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKNR&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort= ">Series: Sookie Stackhouse novels
By: Charlaine Harris</a></strong>
Sookie Stackhouse is a cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana, but she keeps to herself and doesn't date much because of her "disability" to read minds. When she meets Bill, Sookie can't hear a word he's thinking. He's the type of guy she's waited for all of her life, but he has a disability, too--he's a vampire with a bad reputation. When one of Sookie's coworkers is killed, she fears she's next. .
16 in the series - Good for Adults

<strong><a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=128K46X379152.8636&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&index=.GW&term=&oper=and&x=0&y=0&aspect=subtab15&index=.AW&term=smith&oper=and&index=.TW&term=Vampire+diaries&oper=and&index=.SW&term=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Series: Vampire diaries
By: Lisa J. Smith</a></strong> 
After returning from the afterlife, Elena is forced to battle an ancient evil when Stefan, her vampire boyfriend, goes missing.
3 in the series - Good for Teens

<strong><a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=P281P6P043376.8658&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&index=.GW&term=Anita+Blake&oper=and&x=7&y=11&aspect=subtab15&index=.AW&term=hamilton&oper=and&index=.TW&term=&oper=and&index=.SW&term=&limitbox_1=CO01+%3D+co_ABKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKFL+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWLP+or+CO01+%3D+co_APBF+or+CO01+%3D+co_YBKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKNR&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Series: Anita Blake: vampire hunter
By: Laurell K. Hamilton</strong>
</a>When innocent vampires are found murdered, the city's most powerful vampire hires Anita Blake, a vampire hunter known as "The Executioner," to investigate the crimes.
19 in the series - Good for Adults
<strong>
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=P281P6P043376.8658&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&index=.GW&term=Blue+bloods&oper=and&x=7&y=11&aspect=subtab15&index=.AW&term=de+la+cruz&oper=and&index=.TW&term=&oper=and&index=.SW&term=&limitbox_1=CO01+%3D+co_ABKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKFL+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKWLP+or+CO01+%3D+co_APBF+or+CO01+%3D+co_YBKF+or+CO01+%3D+co_ABKNR&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&ultype=&uloper=%3D&ullimit=&sort=">Series: Blue bloods
By: Melissa De la Cruz</a></strong>
Select teenagers from some of New York City's wealthiest and most socially prominent families learn a startling secret about their bloodlines.
5 in the series - Good for Teens

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   <title>Computer Classes are Back</title>
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   <published>2010-08-03T16:14:57Z</published>
   <updated>2010-08-03T16:50:17Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Nashua Public Library&apos;s computer classes return on August 16. We&apos;re excited to feature new computers with the Windows 7 Operating System and Microsoft Office 2010. Because Office 2010 is quite different from Office 2002, we have instituted new prerequisites for...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Nashua Public Library's computer classes return on August 16. We're excited to feature new computers with the Windows 7 Operating System and Microsoft Office 2010. Because Office 2010 is quite different from Office 2002, we have instituted new prerequisites for our classes. If you are registering for Excel, PowerPoint, Advanced Word, Advanced Excel, or Access, you must satisfy one of the following:

o      Word 2010 (and Excel 2010 for Advanced Excel and Access)
o      Word (and/or Excel or PowerPoint, depending on class) 2002 and Transitioning to Office 2010/Windows 7*
o      Experience using Word (and/or Excel or PowerPoint, depending on class) 2007 or 2010

You can find the August schedule on our website's <a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org/ComputerClasses.htm">computer classes page</a>. If you are interested in taking a class, please call the Reference Desk at 603-589-4611 to register. Some of the classes are full, but we can put you on the waiting list. You can also <a href="http://www.supportlibrary.com/nl/br.cfm?x=390&tem=template.html&url=|3su.cfm|1x=390|2nl=26">sign up</a> to receive the schedule each month.


*Transitioning to Office 2010/Windows 7 is a new class designed to explain some of the differences between the new and old systems. We cover the ribbon, which has replaced the menu and tool bars, file management, printing, and a few other topics. The first hour of the class will be a lesson, and the last half hour is reserved for questions and experimentation with the programs.
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   <title>Kids and sports -  how bad can that be?</title>
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   <published>2010-07-14T19:19:54Z</published>
   <updated>2010-07-14T19:35:40Z</updated>
   
   <summary> It&apos;s mid-July, the end of summer is almost in view. With the start of a new school year comes a new year in team sports for kids. Soccer will be starting up soon, so will youth football and cheerleading....</summary>
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It's mid-July, the end of summer is almost in view.  With the start of a new school year comes a new year in team sports for kids.  Soccer will be starting up soon,  so will youth football and cheerleading.  After that will come basketball and hockey and then little league and softball.  This merry-go-round of organized sports is available to kids 5 years old and up.  Although every effort is made to keep children on a team at the same level in terms of age, size and physical maturity, huge variations can occur within any age group .

There is nothing quite so cute and funny as a pack of five year olds all chasing a soccer ball from one place to another.  What isn't so funny is how much bigger, stronger and more aggressive some children will be than their peers.  Children need to be encouraged to approach team sports with enthusiasm, but also with care and common sense.  Sports related injuries among children are numerous.  About 3 million children ages 14 and under suffer a sports related injury each  year according to <a href="http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site1112/mainpageS1112P0.html">Children's Hospital</a> in Boston.

Sports injuries can be relatively minor like bumps and bruises and bloody noses.  Not really that minor when the child suffering these injuries is five or six years old!  Once children reach middle and high school age, injuries can be more severe.  In my family alone, we had one broken wrist and one fairly serious concussion.  Thankfully not the same child twice!  The child with the concussion took up rugby in college and succeeded in sustaining an injury which threatened to undo at least 5 years of orthodontic work.  Thankfully every tooth tightened up again.

Young athletes and their parents need to know as much as possible about sports injuries. One good source of information is <a href="http://kidshealth.org/">Kidshealth.org</a> .  You can search for the term sports injuries on any of the three pages - parents, kids, or teens.  Search results will be marked with an icon indicating whether the article is appropriate advice for teens or kids or parents to read.

Nashua Public Library also has books which could be of help in preventing and rehabilitating sports injuries in children. Some of these books will give parents suggestions for creating the best possible sports experience for their children.  If parents and children have the right attitude towards sports , it can be a safe, fun,  character building experience.


<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=K279D20851199.347&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!228322~!3&ri=1&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=your+kids+and+sports&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=1">Your kids and sports</a> by Michael Koehler
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=K279D20851199.347&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!228314~!10&ri=2&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=+kids+&+sports&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=2">Kids & sports</a> by Eric Small
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=K279D20851199.347&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=3&source=~!nash_public&index=.TW&term=sports+injuries+information+for+teens&x=0&y=0&aspect=subtab14">Sports injuries information for teens</a> edited by Joyce Brennfleck Shannon
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=D2791221FG990.407&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=0&y=0&aspect=subtab14&term=&index=.AW&term=sports+medicine+bible+for+young+athletes&index=.TW&term=&index=.SW">Sports medicine bible for young athletes</a> by Lyle J. Micheli
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12791S23314SY.411&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&term=&index=.GW&x=13&y=9&aspect=subtab14&term=&index=.AW&term=until+it+hurts+america%27s+obsession&index=.TW&term=&index=.SW">Until it hurts: America's obsession with youth sports and how it harms our kids</a> by Mark Hyman
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12791S23314SY.411&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!321264~!0&ri=1&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=game+on:+the+all-american+race&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=1">Game on: the All-American race to make champions of our children </a>by Tom Farrey]]>
      
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   <title>NH State Documents Collection</title>
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   <published>2010-06-29T17:07:01Z</published>
   <updated>2010-06-29T17:14:01Z</updated>
   
   <summary>The Nashua Public Library is one of the 25 State Depository Libraries in New Hampshire. The State Depository Libraries ensure that the public has access to its Government&apos;s information. This means that all state agencies which publish information provide the...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[The Nashua Public Library is one of the 25 State Depository Libraries in New Hampshire.  The State Depository Libraries ensure that the public has access to its Government's information. This means that all state agencies which publish information provide the State Depository Libraries with a copy of their publications to file and make available to the public.

What does this mean for you?  There are a few publications you might not expect to find in our State Depository Collection.  For example: the monthly liquor price list and catalog from the NH Liquor Commission.  (The publication is called “Celebrate NH: A spirited collection of good taste and great value”.  Oh look, the ‘Alice White Shiraz’ from Australia is on sale for $9.99 in July.  You save $4.00.)  

Our State Documents Collection also has various publications which are tourist related:  New Hampshire’s Wine and Cheese Trails which includes a list of NH Vineyards and Wineries, New Hampshire Products and Services Directory, NH Visitors Guide and NH Events Guide.

There are annual reports from state agencies, publications from New Hampshire Employment Security, the findings and recommendations from the NH Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorders, Department of Transportation publications, NH Fish and Game Department, etc.  We have House and Senate Bills, The House Record and Calendar, Senate Journal and related State Congressional papers.

Increasingly, publications from NH State Government agencies are being offered online.  As agencies post their publications to their respective websites, the NH State Library also grabs a copy of that publication and indexes it in their “New Hampshire State Publications Digital Library”.  This is still a work in progress.  As I write this, it looks like they have 14 States agencies in this database.  You can visit this work in progress here:  <a href="http://128.121.25.104:8080/awweb/main.jsp">http://128.121.25.104:8080/awweb/main.jsp</a>   
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   <title>Teens Are Rockin&apos; @ The Library</title>
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   <published>2010-06-22T00:19:01Z</published>
   <updated>2010-06-22T01:52:52Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Looking for a calm, quiet night at the library to curl up with a nice book while enjoying the AC? If so, you might want to think twice about stopping by on Thursday, June 24th between 6:30-9pm. That&apos;s when 5...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Looking for a calm, quiet night at the <a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org">library</a> to curl up with a nice book while enjoying the AC? If so, you might want to think twice about stopping by on Thursday, June 24th between 6:30-9pm. That's when 5 local teen bands will help us kick off the teen summer reading program: <a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org/TSR.htm">Make Waves @ Your Library</a> outside on the library plaza. 

It's gonna be loud, might get a little crazy, and it's guaranteed to be a good time. So bring a blanket, chair, or sit on the grass, we don't care, just be ready to listen to some good music.

Here's the lineup...<img alt="TSRkickoff.png" src="http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference/TSRkickoff.png" width="163" height="240" align="right" />

King of Carnies (grunge/alternative)
North Main Guitar Army (guitar arrangements covering a variety of musical styles)
Less Than Three (pop country)
Jimbo Slice & The 7 Fish (rock with pop punk influence)
Under The Fig Tree (rock, funk, pop)

Oh yeah, and teens if you are going to get a book to read this summer don't forget to <a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org/TSR.htm">submit it</a> and possibly win the coolest prizes eva!
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   <title>Coming up to speed on Labyrinths</title>
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   <published>2010-06-16T20:53:46Z</published>
   <updated>2010-06-18T15:48:01Z</updated>
   
   <summary> When I think of a “labyrinth” I picture a maze - perhaps like the corn maze you get lost in at Davis Farmland on a crisp fall day. Once inside you feel a little fear, excitement and pounding of...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[<img alt="labyrinth.jpg" src="http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference/labyrinth.jpg" width="500" height="192" align="center" hspace="8" vspace="8"/>

When I think of a “labyrinth” I picture a maze - perhaps like the corn maze you get lost in at <a href="https://www.davisfarmland.com/megamaze/index.html">Davis Farmland</a> on a crisp fall day.  Once inside you feel a little fear, excitement and pounding of the heart as you search for a way out.  A quick search of our online catalog confirms this assumption; the term “labyrinth” returns all sorts of mystery and fantasy books about characters lost or trapped, as well as titles about Greek mythology from which the word originated.

But Nashua is soon to be home for the first permanent labyrinth in New Hampshire, so it’s a good time for us to learn more about them.  Nashua’s <a href="http://www.nashualabyrinth.org/">Reflection Garden and Labyrinth</a> will be situated on Rotary Common Park at 315 Main Street just south of Lake Street.  Ground has been broken and the project should be complete by September.  Nashua’s Labyrinth is being created by noted labyrinth designer <a href="http://www.labyrinthbuilder.com">Marty Kermeen</a> who has a impressive resume of labyrinth creations from around the country.

Members of the Labyrinth Committee stress that a labyrinth is the <strong>opposite</strong> of a maze.  Labyrinths have served many purposes over the centuries, but act primarily as a tool for religious or spiritual reflection.  Unlike a maze, a labyrinth is easy to navigate and designed to soothe and relax those who enter it.  Once in a labyrinth, there is one marked path to follow, its twists and turns designed to remove the walker from the distractions of everyday life.

After you sift through the library’s mystery and fantasy books referring to labyrinths, you will find a few titles to help better understand them.  For children we have <a href=http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.GW&term=dark+labyrinths+goodman&aspect=basic#focus>Dark Labyrinths</a> by Michael Goodman (2010) and <a href=http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.GW&term=magical+labyrinths+bertrun&aspect=basic#focus>Magical labyrinths: journeys through space and time</a> by Bertrun Jeitner-Hartmann (2001).  In Music, Art & Media we have a wonderful book of photographs titled <a href=http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.GW&term=mazes+labyrinths+hohmuth&aspect=basic#focus>Labyrinths & mazes</a> by Jurgen Hohmuth (2003) and <a href=http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.GW&term=andrew+healthy+aging+video*&aspect=basic#focus>Dr. Andrew Weil’s Healthy Aging</a> on DVD (2006) in which Dr. Weil includes a segment on the benefits of walking in a labyrinth.

To learn more about the history of labyrinths you’ll want to check out <a href=http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.GW&term=westbury+labyrinths&aspect=basic#focus>Labyrinths: ancient paths of wisdom and peace</a> by Virginia Westbury (2001).  Finally, for a deeper understanding of the power of the labyrinth, check out <a href=http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?index=.GW&term=walking+labyrinth+sacred+path&aspect=basic#focus>Walking a sacred path: rediscovering the labyrinth as a spiritual tool</a> by Lauren Artress (1995).  Give yourself some time to read, walk, relax, reflect, and enjoy.

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   <title>Computer Classes Upgrade</title>
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   <published>2010-06-15T13:34:15Z</published>
   <updated>2010-06-15T16:01:42Z</updated>
   
   <summary>Our computer training lab is getting a makeover. Beginning in August, we will have new computers featuring Windows 7 and Office 2010. When Microsoft debuted Office 2007, many people found themselves lost and confused. The interface is quite different from...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Our computer training lab is getting a makeover. Beginning in August, we will have new computers featuring Windows 7 and Office 2010. When Microsoft debuted Office 2007, many people found themselves lost and confused. The interface is quite different from the Office 2002 interface that we are using now. The most noticeable change is the ribbon, which replaced the familiar menu bar and tool bars that Microsoft had been using for years. I've heard a lot of people complain that they don't know where anything is in Office 2007. The version that we will be using, Office 2010, is similar to Office 2007. There are some differences, but if you learn one version, you will be able to use the other.

Because many people who take our advanced classes have learned the programs using Office 2002, we will require prerequisites for all of our classes. A new class will go over some of the differences between Office 2002 and 2010. If you are an experienced computer user, you can take this new class to satisfy the prerequisites. If you have been using Office 2007, you will not have to take this class.

Due to this transition, we will not be offering classes in July. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Look for the August computer schedule in mid-July. To receive the schedule via email, sign up for the Computer Classes Newsletter <a href="http://www.supportlibrary.com/nl/br.cfm?x=390&tem=template.html&url=|3su.cfm|1x=390|2nl=26">here</a>.]]>
      
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   <title>See the USA</title>
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   <published>2010-06-08T19:03:05Z</published>
   <updated>2010-06-08T20:03:17Z</updated>
   
   <summary>At last! Summer is here! Time to get up off that couch and see something of the world. And what better part of the world to explore than our own beloved USA? There is no shortage of exciting and interesting...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[At last! Summer is here! Time to get up off that couch and see something of the world. And what better part of the world to explore than our own beloved USA? There is no shortage of <img alt="parks.jpeg" src="http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference/parks.jpeg" width="100" height="133"align=left />exciting and interesting places to visit and, lucky us, many of the most beautiful, most historic, most fragile have been set aside and protected for us and for future generations – the National Parks.
    
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1X7601970MM66.7703&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!337482~!11&ri=4&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=national+parks++&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ri=4">National Geographic's Complete national parks of the United States : featuring 400+ parks, monuments, battlefields, historic sites, scenic trails, recreation areas, and seashores</a> is a great place to begin if you are not sure where you want to go. In fact, it might cause you to realize you would like to go everywhere, the pictures are so enticing and beautiful. The descriptions of each park are short and to the point – you will want to do more research if you are planning a major stay – but this gives you the highlights and must-sees. It ia also useful to show you places you might want to stop along the way – maybe schedule a stop at the lesser known Black Canyon of the Gunnison on your way to the Grand Canyon, or reroute to visit the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site when heading to the Everglades. Website and contact information is included for each site.

Go to <a href="http://www.nps.gov/fees_passes.htm">America The Beautiful - National Parks And Federal Recreational Lands Pass</a> to find out about various passes that can be purchased for the parks. In addition to an annual pass available for all, there is a lifetime senior pass for $10, a free lifetime pass for U.S. citizens or permanent residents with permanent disabilities, and several other types of passes. Definitely worth a look. While you are here, take a look at the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/index.htm">Nashua Park Services home page</a> where one of the things you can do is search for a park by state.

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You may be interested in purchasing <a href="http://www.eparks.com/store/product/22515/*Passport-To-Your-National-Parks*/">Passport To Your National Parks</a>, a spiral bound, 6" x 3" travelogue, from the National Parks Online Bookstore.  It includes maps color-coded for specific regions in the country, pre-visit information, illustrations and photographs plus maps and guides to the national parks. All profits are donated to the national parks.

For additional information available at our library, performing a search for <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=N27602178Q213.7816&menu=home&aspect=subtab63&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=1&source=~!nash_public&index=.GW&term=+national+parks&x=0&y=0&aspect=subtab63">national parks</a> will lead to to much miscellaneous wonderful information.

So there is no excuse for not getting out and participating in the great American summer vacation and seeing the USA (Chevrolet optional, for those of us old enough to remember Dinah!).
 	 

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   <title>Nashua Reads: We Are All Welcome Here</title>
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   <published>2010-06-03T19:38:18Z</published>
   <updated>2010-06-03T20:35:34Z</updated>
   
   <summary>The Nashua Public Library has announced that the 2010 title for the Nashua Reads: One City, One Book program is We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg. Thanks to support from the Friends of the Nashua Public Library and...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[The Nashua Public Library has announced that the 2010 title for the Nashua Reads: One City, One Book program is  <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=127S998460Y75.6462&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab14&term=&index=.AW&term=we+are+all+welcome+here&index=.TW&term=&index=.SW&x=11&y=6#focus"><em>We Are All Welcome Here</em></a> by Elizabeth Berg.

Thanks to support from the Friends of the Nashua Public Library and TD Charitable Foundation, Elizabeth Berg will come to Nashua to speak and answer questions about the book. The event will be held at the Dion Center at Rivier College on Sunday, October 17. Tickets will be available in the fall.

<strong>About the Book</strong>
Against the backdrop of the civil rights movement, <em>We Are All Welcome Here</em> features a 13-year-old girl living in poverty in Tupelo, Mississippi, in the early 1960s. Her mother, a single parent, is severely handicapped by the polio she contracted when pregnant with her daughter and relies on the help of an African-American caregiver, with whom her daughter has a love-hate relationship. The novel explores race and class tensions, the meaning of freedom, and the limits of a child’s responsibility for caring for her own mother.

<strong>About the Author</strong>
<a href="http://www.elizabeth-berg.net">Elizabeth Berg</a> has written over twenty books, many of which have made the New York Times Bestseller list. <em>Durable Goods </em>and <em>Joy School</em> were both selected as American Library Association Best Book of the Year. <em>Open House</em> was an Oprah’s Book Club Selection. 

<strong>Get your copy now</strong>
The Nashua Public Library has over 50 copies of <em>We Are All Welcome Here </em>for cardholders to borrow, including large-print and audio copies. Two sets of 12 books each, including two large-print copies, are available for borrowing by book groups. <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=127S998460Y75.6462&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=&term=&index=.GW&aspect=subtab14&term=&index=.AW&term=we+are+all+welcome+here&index=.TW&term=&index=.SW&x=11&y=6#focus">Click here</a> to reserve a copy. 

About One City, One Book
The goal of the One City, One Book program is to get as many Nashuans as possible to read the same book and talk about it with friends, coworkers, and neighbors. Nashua’s One City, One Book project is in its eighth year. Previous selections included <em>Skeletons at the Feast, The Tortilla Curtain, Zorro, In the Heart of the Sea, The Kite Runner, Travels With Charley</em>, and <em>Empire Falls</em>.  

For more information, contact <a href="mailto:carol.eyman@nashualibrary.org">Carol Luers Eyman</a> or visit <a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org/nashuareads.htm.">www.nashualibrary.org/nashuareads.htm.</a> 

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   <title>Celebrate Diversity at your library? </title>
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   <published>2010-05-28T18:38:05Z</published>
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   <summary>Let me tell you what we mean… Recently the library hosted a talk led by a local attorney about the legal issues surrounding same-sex marriage. It was a fairly well-attended program that presented information about a new legal landscape in...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Let me tell you what we mean…

Recently the library hosted a talk led by a local attorney about the legal issues surrounding same-sex marriage. It was a fairly well-attended program that presented information about a new legal landscape in New Hampshire as homosexual couples begin their lives as married couples.  On the posters we used to advertise this event was included the phrase “Celebrate Diversity at your library” and this generated questions from some patrons about exactly what that means, and how we choose the topics for our programs and materials.  

To librarians celebrating diversity means truly appreciating the wide variety of people that we serve every day: their political views, cultural background, family structure, intellectual interests and reading preferences.  We show that appreciation and celebrate diversity by: 

•	Collecting and displaying library materials to highlight individuals or groups of people that  
        have an impact on our patron’s lives; to compliment holiday observances, promote award 
        winning books or movies and to inform about current topics and debates. 

•	Planning and hosting a wide variety of programs, events and musical performances that 
        represent various points of view and interests. 

•	Selecting books and videos that represent a spectrum of political and social views, 
        writing  styles, and that appeal to readers of a huge spectrum of interests and abilities.

    Choosing materials and planning programs is a challenging task, shared by many members of the library staff. Just imagine having 30,000 friends and trying to select books or videos or events that they would each like or appreciate: not an easy task!  What makes one person happy might offend or bore another person, so how can we choose? 

    We make these selections by asking ourselves some of the following questions: Who are our customers? What is important to them and what are they curious about? What kind of program or movie or book might spark a discussion or help inform a research project? Is there something we can purchase or plan that might enrich someone’s life, teach them something new or inspire them to read more?   The answers to those questions help us choose what books to order, what speakers or musicians to hire, what movies to show in our theater and inspired the displays and collections that are currently available in the library: DVDs on Jewish American Heritage, books on Inspirational Leaders, award winning Science Fiction books, Indian films, books on current business topics and more.  

  As our patron you are always welcome  to suggest books, movies or programs that you think would help us celebrate the diversity of the City of Nashua.  You can stop in to visit, reach us by phone at 589-4600, or by email using this link: http://<a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org/forms/suggestions.htm">www.nashualibrary.org/forms/suggestions.htm</a>
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   <title>&quot;Bicycle safety is no accident&quot;</title>
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   <published>2010-05-26T00:00:00Z</published>
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   <summary>Now that warm weather is finally here (fingers crossed), bike riders are suddenly all over the place. I&apos;ve been doing more driving than normal lately and I&apos;ve been seeing what looked to me like less than safe riding behaviors. Two...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[Now that warm weather is finally here (fingers crossed), bike riders are suddenly all over the place.  I've been doing more driving than normal lately and I've been seeing what looked to me like less than safe riding behaviors.  Two mornings in a row, I have seen elementary school age children riding to school on their bikes, heavy-looking backpacks on their backs.  Not too scary unless you add in the traffic, the fact that most people are going at least 10 miles over the speed limit, and the very soft shoulder of the road.  My first thought was, of course, "if that were my child..."  Then there was the woman riding her bike down the white line dividing two lanes of heavy traffic. Both lanes were going in the same direction, across the bridge from Nashua into Hudson, but at 5:00pm, there are a lot of cars and not every driver is on his or her best behavior.  I started wondering if that was where she was supposed to be riding, and I started thinking about bicycle safety.  .<img alt="imagesCAV4HVA6.jpg" src="http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference/imagesCAV4HVA6.jpg" width="116" height="116"align="left"hspace="8"vspace="8" />


The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (DOT) has a <a href="http://www.nh.gov/dot/nhbikeped/safety.htm">bicycle/pedestrian information center</a> which gives helpful hints for bicyclists.  It also provides the bicycle "rules of the road"  citing the New Hampshire RSA where each rule can be found.  All of this information is in one downloadable bicycle safety brochure titled "Don't be a road warrior".  The second page of this brochure "Don't be a road hog" gives drivers good advice for sharing the road with bicyclists.  I discovered that the lady on the bridge riding down the center line was doing exactly the right thing. Bicyclists are advised that "You may occupy any part of a lane when your safety warrants it".  Drivers are warned that "Bicyclists may occupy any part of a traffic lane when their safety warrants it."

The DOT bicycle/pedestrian information center also provides downloadable, printable bike maps for the different regions in NH.  The map on one side contains the various bike routes in that region; the map on the other side provides useful information about the region.  The difficulty of the terrain is included, as is the traffic and the services which will be found in that region. This site also includes links to a number of bicycle associations and organizations including bicycling for people with disabilities, recreational bicycling clubs, and New England regional bike coalitions.

Another good online source for safe bike riding information is <a href="http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/out/bike_safety.html#">kidshealth.org</a>  Lots of important information for kids, written for kids.  Helmets,  rules of the road, hand signals, and how to tell if your bike is the right size for you are among the topics discussed.  The website lets kids listen to this information as well as read it.

Wear your helmet is the first rule of bicycle safety.  A close second is keep your bike in good repair.  Nashua Public Library has some books to help you choose and repair your bike:
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<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=127P8272233RC.7603&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!246667~!0&ri=2&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=bike+repair+manual&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=2">Bike repair manual</a>
<a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=127P8272233RC.7603&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=3&source=~!nash_public&index=.TW&term=every+woman%27s+guide+to+cycling&x=0&y=0&aspect=subtab14">Every woman's guide to cycling</a>
and for kids:  <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=127P8272233RC.7603&profile=npl&uri=link=3100023~!385341~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=5&source=~!nash_public&term=Bicycles+%2F&index=ALLTITL">Bicycles by Kristin Petrie</a>.

SO...Put on your helmet and your bright orange shirt, check your brakes and your water bottle, and put that granola bar in your pocket.  Away you go! ]]>
      
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   <title>Tear Jerkers</title>
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   <published>2010-05-11T01:01:02Z</published>
   <updated>2010-05-13T21:41:51Z</updated>
   
   <summary>I remember watching a movie with my mom while I was in high school and looking over and seeing her cry and sniffle. So embarrassing – even though it was just the two of us. I have, of course, turned...</summary>
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      <![CDATA[I remember watching a movie with my mom while I was in high school and looking over and seeing her cry and sniffle.  So embarrassing – even though it was just the two of us.  I have, of course, turned into the crier and sniffler myself.

And not just at films - it’s also carried over to my book reading.  When that very important person died at the end of Harry Potter’s <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1XP3534421511.5446&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!252050~!4&ri=1&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=half+blood+prince&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=1">Half Blood Prince</a>, I cried and sniffled and read the passage about his funeral two times – tears streaming.  What loss.  What sadness.  Well, I never knew him personally, but…

A broadcast from an airing of Morning Edition (2000) reports that: 
<em>most crying is related to our feelings of attachment to other people. And when these bonds are threatened, broken or re-established, we cry, like at the end of the movie <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1XP3534421511.5446&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!212377~!6&ri=3&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=field+of+dreams&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=3">Field of Dreams</a>. Kevin Costner meets the man who is his dead father come back in spirit as a young ballplayer in the field Costner has built. You can just hear guys across America gasp when Costner says, ‘Dad, do you want to have a catch?’</em>

I’ve never seen “Field of Dreams”, but apparently it falls into the category of “male weepies” movies.  This category also includes: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069765/">Bang the Drum Slowly</a>, <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12S353617U70P.5483&profile=npl&uri=link=3100023~!232070~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=1&source=~!nash_public&term=The+natural&index=ALLTITL">The Natural</a>, <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12S353617U70P.5483&profile=npl&uri=link=3100023~!195019~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=3&source=~!nash_public&term=Hoosiers&index=ALLTITL">Hoosiers</a>, <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1XP3534421511.5446&menu=search&aspect=subtab14&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=4&source=~!nash_public&index=.TW&term=Saving+Private+Ryan&x=17&y=12&aspect=subtab14">Saving Private Ryan</a>, <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12S353617U70P.5483&profile=npl&uri=link=3100023~!255404~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=5&source=~!nash_public&term=Platoon&index=ALLTITL">Platoon</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096969/">Born on the Fourth of July</a>, <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1XP3534421511.5446&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!276205~!0&ri=7&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Shawshank+Redemption&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=7">Shawshank Redemption</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=Million+Dollar+Baby">Million Dollar Baby</a>.

The last movie I cried at was <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1XP3534421511.5446&profile=npl&uri=link=3100023~!421145~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=10&source=~!nash_public&term=Precious&index=ALLTITL">Precious</a> (my coworker Linda said she cried at that one too).  My coworker, Jenn’s tear jerker movies include: <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12S353617U70P.5483&profile=npl&uri=link=3100023~!276777~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=11&source=~!nash_public&term=The+Notebook&index=ALLTITL">The Notebook</a>, <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1XP3534421511.5446&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!240565~!1&ri=13&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=lost+sudan&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab14&menu=search&ri=13">Lost Boys of Sudan</a> and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102492/">My Girl</a>.  Marsha’s recently sniffler read was <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1273536Y6420F.5498&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!327399~!0&ri=1&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Homer+&+Langley+:+a+novel&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ri=1">Homer & Langley : a novel</a> by E.L. Doctorow. She said it wasn’t even a sad book, and she was wondering why she was crying. And, in addition to Harry Potter’s Half Blood Prince, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Parzival-Romance-Wolfram-Von-Eschenbach/dp/0394701887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1273537858&sr=8-1">Parzival</a> by Wolfram Von Eschenbach also moved me to tears (despite it being written 800 years ago!). Jenn’s cryin’-out-loud books are <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=12S353617U70P.5483&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!136583~!5&ri=1&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Bridge+to+Terabithia&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ri=1">Bridge to Terabithia</a> and <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1273536Y6420F.5498&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!314731~!4&ri=3&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=My+Sister%27s+Keeper&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ri=3">My Sister's Keeper</a>.

Our Children’s Librarian, Kathy, also weighed in on her crying books: For older readers <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1273536Y6420F.5498&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!101844~!5&ri=5&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Where+the+Red+Fern+Grows&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab63&menu=search&ri=5">Where the Red Fern Grows</a> by Wilson Rawls or the <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&aspect=subtab15&term=Shiloh&index=.GW&uindex=&oper=and&term=naylor&index=.AW&uindex=&oper=&ri=7&session=1273536Y6420F.5498&menu=search&aspect=subtab15&npp=10&ipp=20&spp=20&profile=npl&ri=7&source=~!nash_public&sort=3100014&go_sort_limit.x=9&go_sort_limit.y=11&limit=LO01+%3D+NPLJ">Shiloh</a> trilogy by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor because dog stories always make her cry.  For younger readers of chapter books <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1273536Y6420F.5498&profile=npl&source=~!nash_public&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!136132~!2&ri=10&aspect=subtab15&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Stone+Fox&index=.TW&uindex=&aspect=subtab15&menu=search&ri=10">Stone Fox</a> by John Reynolds Gardiner because a triumphant boy helping his sick grandpa makes Kathy cry too.  And for the picture book set, <a href="http://nashuapl.ipac.dynixasp.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1273536Y6420F.5498&profile=npl&uri=link=3100023~!137146~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=subtab13&menu=search&ri=13&source=~!nash_public&term=Love+you+forever+%2F&index=ALLTITL">Love You Forever</a> by Robert Munsch always makes her teary because of how much parents love their children forever.  (I've read that one maybe 75 times - I think I stopped crying after around time #10 – that book's a really good weeper).

Sources:
LIANE, HANSEN. "Satire: Men crying at movies." Weekend Edition Sunday (NPR) (n.d.): Newspaper Source. EBSCO. Web. 8 May 2010.
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<entry>
   <title>Teen Musicians Wanted!</title>
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   <published>2010-05-03T20:31:42Z</published>
   <updated>2010-05-03T20:50:55Z</updated>
   
   <summary>The search is on for teen musicians who want to perform for a crowd of over 100 fans at our outdoor concert. On Thursday, June 24th at 6:30pm the library will kick-off the 2010 Teen Summer Reading Program (Make Waves...</summary>
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      <name>Jenn</name>
      
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      <![CDATA[The search is on for teen musicians who want to perform for a crowd of over 100 fans at our outdoor concert. On Thursday, June 24th at 6:30pm the <a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org">library</a> will kick-off the 2010 Teen Summer Reading Program (Make Waves @ Your Library). We are looking for both bands and individual performers with a variety of music styles. If you'd like to have a better idea of what the concert will be like you can check out the video from one of the past performers, Double Yellow, at our <a href="www.myspace.com/nashuapubliclibrary">Myspace</a> page. If you click on the concert graphic above the video it will lead you to concert details and guidelines. Preference will be given, but is not limited to, Nashua teens in middle and high school. 

If you are interested in performing please submit: <img alt="teenconcert.png" src="http://blogs.nashualibrary.org/reference/teenconcert.png" width="198" height="240" align="right" />

· band name

· contact info (name, email, and phone)

· age of members 

· school you attend 

· description of the music you play

· sample of music

Please submit your info by Monday May 24th to Teens(at)nashualibrary.org. If you do not have an electronic copy of your music you can drop off a cd at the Reference desk of the Nashua Public Library. We will contact those performers who have been selected to play by Friday, May 28th. If you have any questions please feel free to contact the <a href="http://www.nashualibrary.org/youngAdultServ.htm">teen department</a> by phone at 589-4612 or email. 

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