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A treasure trove of letters including several v-mails written between 1942-1944 to Gay Kimball Librarian, Annie Clark, along with several lists of Troy citizens in the armed forces for that time period were recently discovered at the Library.  The letters were solicited by the Librarian and Library Trustees, George Ripley, A. H. Hanscom and J. T. Hawkins, to keep a record of all the Troy residents who were in the military and where they were stationed.  This correspondence ranges from short postcards to multi-page letters describing living conditions, weather and state of mind.

We are here for YOU!  by Catherine Callegari www.troylibrary.us
A HUGE Thanks to the folks who donated money for our new DVD shelving, new letters for our outdoor sign and for the rest of the Ladybug Award picture books nominees for this year.  Christmas came early for us this year!
Holiday Hours: We will be closed on Saturday, December 24th to celebrate Christmas Eve.

Story Time!  We have our story time schedule for the entire year and part of next so mark your calendars!  They will be Thursdays at 4:15 PM and usually have a holiday theme. 2011:12/15 & 2012: 1/26, 2/9, 3/8, 4/19, 5/10
During School Vacation: Wii Wednesday on 12/28 from 2 PM – 4 PM.  We’ll have friendly competitions in Mario Kart and other games.  Lego® Block Party Tuesday 12/27 and Thursday 12/29 from 2 PM – 4 PM.  Use LEGO® blocks to create, design and build.  The possibilities are endless.  Everyone is welcome!!

Thanks to everyone who bought or donated books for our Fall book sale.  It was greatly appreciated!

Please sign a petition letting the legislature know that the InterLibrary Loan van service is an important service that should continue to be paid for with federal funds.  Using the van service in 2010 saved $2,407 by not having to use the postal service to ship interLibrary loans.

Story Time!  We have our story time schedule for the entire year and part of next so mark your calendars!  They will on be on Thursdays at 4:15 PM and usually have a holiday theme. 2011: 11/17, 12/15 AND 2012: 1/26, 2/9, 3/8, 4/19, 5/10
On the 8th feel free to congratulate the Library Director for managing to stay in the same job for 6 years.

The 15th is National Gaming Day!! Stop by and see what games we have going on!
We will be closing at 5 PM on Thanksgiving Eve and closed all day on Thanksgiving. Have a thankful day.

Have your children outgrown their Legos?  The Library would be happy to take them off your hands to use for our very successful Lego Block Party events.

Our Fall Book Sale is on Friday and Saturday, October 7th and 8th at the Library.  Preview sale hours are Friday evening from 6-8 PM and admission is $3.  Saturday hours are 9 AM - 2 PM with no admission charge.  For more information call us.

Food for Fines @ the Library from October  11th to 18th    1 donated item = $1  Donate a food item and have a dollar taken off your fines.  You can do this for up to $5 worth of fines.  Only good for fines not lost or damaged items.  Per the rules of the NH Food Bank, we are unable to accept open packages, homemade items, perishable foods, or items with expired dates.

Story Time!   We have our story time schedule for the entire year and part of next so mark your calendars!  They will on be on Thursdays at 4:15p and usually have a holiday theme.  2011: 10/27, 11/17, 12/15 AND 2012: 1/26, 2/9, 3/8, 4/19, 5/10

Have your children outgrown their Legos??  The Library would be happy to take them off your hands to use for our very successful Lego Block Party events. 

The Summer Reading Program was a huge success! Check out photos from the Reptile program on our website. A ginormous thank you to the following businesses for their help this year: Crossroads Pizza, Flipside Grill, Hannaford’s, Life is Sweet, Pizza Chef, and Minute Mart.  Also thanks to the volunteers who helped out at our various programs (especially Angie Frazier) -- YOU make our success possible.

Have your children outgrown their Legos?  The Library would be happy to take them off your hands to use for our very successful Lego Block Party events.  A big Thanks to my mom and two anonymous donors for giving us a great start on our own collection.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Book Sale: Friday, October 7th 6-8 PM & Saturday, October 8th 9AM-2 PM. - Accepting donations until October 4th.
Food For Fines: October 11th -18th.
Our website is chock full of cool stuff including our catalog.  Go to www.troylibrary.us to see if I’m right or not.

Volunteers Kathy Marrotte, Julie Luopa and Lynn Smith took a look at the library grounds with an eye to take on some easy updates to make the area more appealing.   The first project was the signpost, and with a couple of hours work and some donated plants, a lovely circular garden was created.  Some spring flowering bulbs would be nice to add — Anyone have any extras?
   
And keep an eye on the main entrance door … changes are coming there too!

Bob Hall was serving on the submarine USS Parche the night of July 31, 1944 when the USS Parche’s Commander Ramage kept his submarine on the surface and defiantly charged into the midst of a large Japanese convoy. Ramage's close-in, furious surface rampage became the talk of the submarine force, both in terms of its boldness and its destruction of the enemy shipping.  Remarkably, Parche's crew had managed to reload their torpedo tubes while their skipper twisted and turned the boat through the chaos of machine gun bullets, exploding heavy shells, and Japanese ships trying to ram them. 

Cmdr. Ramage was among an elite group of just seven U.S. submariners who were awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II and the first not to die in the course of his heroic exploits.  A new book has been written about this exciting event in WWII history called Battle Surface: Lawson P. "Red" Ramage and the War Patrols of the USS Parche by Stephen Moore (thank you to Amazon.com for book description information). 

The Summer Reading Program has begun!!  Getting prizes for reading is super easy.  Sign-up, read an age appropriate book, get a prize (while supplies last).  Get a special prize for completing a reading passport!  It’s THAT simple.  Adults don’t worry, we’ve got a program for you too.  Everyone gets a prize just for signing up.

Check out all the amazing things we have going on this summer!

Librarian will Kiss a Snake! Saturday, July 30 at 11AM @ Troy Elementary School   If you and the adults can read 2,000 books by July 30th, I will kiss a snake at the Reptiles on the Move Program!

Reptiles on the Move:  Saturday, July 30 at 11 AM @ Troy Elementary School.  You'll meet all sorts of snakes, lizards, turtles, frogs, and even alligators!  Don’t forget if you meet the reading goal you’ll also get to see the Librarian Kiss a Burmese Python!!!  Sponsored by the Byrne Foundation, CHILIS, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, NHLA, & NH State Library.