Get Carded at the Library

A friendly, yet urgent, reminder to bring your library card with you each time you visit the library.

The Gray Public Library is part of MINERVA, a statewide consortium and a wonderful tool that allows the us to go online and request books, movies, audio books, and music from other libraries. This also means that when the staff looks up patrons by name, the list is statewide and not just the list of patrons from our library. So, in order to save you time, please bring your library card with you each and every visit! Thank you!

Happenings at the library:

*Knitting Group: Join Sheila on Tuesday afternoons from 1-2 p.m. Bring your knitting project, relax, sit and knit! And remember to check out the great selection of knitting books available at the library.

*Medicare Program Assistance: Phillip Ohman will be at the Gray Public Library from 1-3 p.m. on Nov. 15 & 29 and on Dec. 6, 13, 20, and 27 to assist senior citizens in choosing their Medicare Programs. If you need assistance with this please call the library at 657-4110.

*Festival of Trees: You are welcome to take part in the festival by decorating a tree that will be displayed in the library. This year the theme will again be your favorite book. If you would like to participate as a family, individual, business or club, please call the library to reserve a tree. We hope to have all trees decorated by the beginning of December.

November Book Releases

Each month we add news releases to our collection and this month is no exception: “Stone Cold” by David Baldacci on Nov. 6. “Double Cross” by James Patterson on Nov. 13. “Good Dog. Stay.” by Anna Quindlen on Nov 20, and “The Darkest Evening of the Year” by Dean Koontz on Nov. 27.

New and Interesting Web sites

The following is a sampling of recommended game sites from The Librarian’s Guide to the Internet:

Party Game Ideas-www.partygamesideas.com

Card Games-www.paqat.com

Puzzle Sampler-www.puzzability.com/sampler

History of Toys and Games-www.history.com/exhibits/toys

Gaming: Selected Internet Resources www.library.nevada.edu/subjects/gaming_internet.html

All Game Guide: Electronic Games-www.allgame.com

Fall Drives

The library is proud to support two drives this fall and upcoming holiday season, to collect clothing and coats for kids.

*The Coats for Kids Drive is being sponsored by Boy Scout Pack 86. There is a drop off box at the library so please, help keep a child warm this winter by donating a coat.

*MUSH: This is a clothing drive for the Gray-New Gloucester K-5 schools. MUSH stands for MITTENS, UNDERWEAR, SOCKS & SWEATS and HATS. The school nurses needs those items on reserve for kids who may need replacements thru out the day. Sizes needed are 4-16/18. Kindly drop off your donations at the following locations: The Gray Public Library, Pine Tree Networks (Pineland), and Miller Refrigeration. For more information, contact Nancy Miller at 657-3691.

Christmas Assistance

Christmas assistance this year is not being handled by the town but by a private group of citizens. Forms and a drop off box are available at the Library as well as at the Town Office. Forms are also available at the Public Safety Building. If you need assistance for either Christmas or Thanksgiving and you live in Gray, pick up a form or contact Andrea Harvey at 329-8188 or Donna Rand at 657-4795. If you would like to give assistance, please contact Andrea or Donna.

Schedule Changes

Wednesday, Nov 14, no Story Hour. Closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23.