Next evening book discussion: Flashpoint

Please join us for the next NH Humanities Council-funded WMCC/Berlin Public Library evening discussion of

Flashpoint by Linda Barnes with discussion leader, Marion Schafer,

on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. at the WMCC Fortier Library

Think Spring!

If you find yourself with a bit of time and the inclination now that spring is here officially, we've got a selection of titles that might get you thinking about life after the snowbanks have melted:

* How to know the spring flowers : pictured-keys for determining the more common spring-flowering herbaceous plants with suggestions and aids for their study by Mabel Jacques Cuthbert

* The gentle subversive : Rachel Carson, Silent spring, and the rise of the environmental movement by Mark Hamilton Lytle

* Forcing the spring : the transformation of the American environmental movement by Robert Gottleib

* North with the spring; a naturalist's record of a 17,000 mile journey with the North-American spring by Edwin Way Teale

* Salute to spring by Meridel Le Seuer


And for the kids:

* In the small, small pond by Denise Fleming

* The tiny seed by Eric Carle

* Four puppies by Anne Heathers

* The tree by Gallimard Jeunesse and Pascale deBourgoing

And for those road trips, don't forget about our collection of audio books, on cassettes and cds.

Phantom of the Opera

In 1909, Gaston Leroux published The Phantom of the Opera. Since then, The Phantom has had many incarnations on stage and screen; from silent movie to musical.

The lunchtime discussion group will meet in the library's study room 1 to talk about this century-old literary work on Thursday, April 2nd at noon.

Spring Break 2009

The Library's hours during Spring Break (March 9-14) :
Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Due to a scheduled Internet outage, we will be
closed Friday and Saturday.

Enjoy your vacation!

Library Closed for Presidents' Day Holiday

In observance of Presidents' Day, the WMCC Fortier Library and the rest of the college will be closed on Monday, February 16th, 2009.

A Wicked good time

Frank Baum's classic The Wizard of Oz has been given an extreme makeover in a prequel of sorts, that revolves around the life of the Wicked Witch of the West (whose name is Elphaba, by the way). What was life like in the land of Oz before Dorothy, Toto, and the house which landed on the Wicked Witch of the East? Gregory Maguire offers his version of the tale in Wicked: The Life and times of the Wicked Witch of the West.

The lunchtime book discussion group will meet to discuss the book on Thursday, February 26th at noon in the WMCC Fortier Library's Study Room 1. Don't forget your lunch!

Yankee Crime

Our Spring 2009 evening book discussion/lecture series is Yankee Crime -- we'll be reading four books with New England settings:

* Wed. March 18: Primary Storm by Brendan DuBois, led by Craig Doherty
* Wed. April 15: Flashpoint by Linda Barnes, led by Marion Schafer
* Wed. May 6: Stranger in the Kingdom by Howard Frank Mosher, led by Craig Doherty
* Wed. June 3: Bellows Falls by Archer Mayor, led by Frumie Selchen

All discussions begin at 7 p.m. and light refreshments will be served.

Copies of the books are available at the White Mountains Community College and the Berlin Public Library.