Book Club

The June selection for the Library Book Club will be Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. The meeting will be on June 9th at 7:00pm at the library.

The wonder of this book is that it takes readers to a place at once foreign and familiar -- foreign because of its time and setting, yet familiar because this landscape of love and sorrow is inhabited by us all. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a triumph on every level, a beautiful, heartbreaking story.

Copies of Snow Flower and the Secret Fan are available at the library.

Board of Trustees Minutes

To see the minutes of the April 24th meeting of the Board of Trustees, please click on the following link. http://bflminutes.blogspot.com/

Beginning Your Genealogical Journey

Have you ever said, “I’d like to work on my family tree, but I wouldn’t know where to begin”? Well, the Bolton Free Library would like to help get you started on your Genealogical Journey on May 29th at 7pm.
The workshop entitled “Beginning Your Genealogical Journey” will be led by Lauren Maehrlein, a resident of New Jersey and Bolton Landing. Ms. Maehrlein is the Director of Education at the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, the chair of its Education Committee, and editor of The New York Researcher. A frequent lecturer on Beginning Genealogy, before joining the NYG&B staff, Ms. Maehrlein taught adult school genealogy courses, was a volunteer research assistant at the Emerson, NJ FHL, and worked several years as professional researcher.
Finding your family is the first step. This process is called genealogy, a fascinating, addictive hobby, which begins at home. Genealogy is like working a jigsaw puzzle. You will find pleasure and satisfaction as more and more pieces fit into place
So the next time you are asked “Who was your great-great-great-grandmother?” you will be able to answer. Please call the library for more information at (518) 644-2233.

Plan of Service

A library is opportunity. It makes information and learning accessible to all members of a community. It guides patrons to discover and connect, grow and contribute.
With these thoughts in mind, the Bolton Free Library has developed a strategic plan for the growth of services over the next ten years. During the course of six months, a community committee comprised of library representatives and town members, research nation-wide plan efforts, surveyed Bolton’s population for input, and considered carefully the area’s indigenous needs. Goals, objectives, activities, and resource allocations were brainstormed. The resulting Plan of Service was approved by the Board of Trustees on February 27, 2008.
The committee chairmen were Diane Jacko from the Board of Trustees and Megan Baker, Library Director. Others on the committee include: Jane Gabriels, Friends of the Library and former member and President of the Board of Trustees; Jason Saris, Town of Bolton Board member and Library Liaison; Patricia Steele, Deputy Town of Bolton Clerk; and Sarah Weller, former member of the Board of Trustees.
The first task was to define the library’s vision and mission. The vision is: The Bolton Free Library maintains the full range of library services for all patrons now and into the future. The mission of the Bolton Free Library is to inform and enrich the community by providing: access to ideas representing all points of view; support for informational, educational, and recreational interests; guidance in the use of printed and electronic materials; a welcoming and inspiring environment that promotes lifelong learning and growth.
The second task was to establish the goals we wanted to achieve over the next ten years. Along with the goals, we also had to decide how we would know if we have achieved those goals. This will be done with many objectives and activities.
Goal One: The Bolton Free Library will provide access, in a variety of formats, to a wide array of information that is high demand, satisfying, and enriching.
Goal Two: The Bolton Free Library will support lifelong learning in all areas of patrons’ lives – personal, recreational, and career/work-related, and will provide skills for both acquiring learning and for effective use of the library facility.
Goal Three: The Bolton Free Library will develop and maintain a wide range of programs and activities to serve all its patrons fully.
Goal Four: The Bolton Free Library will provide a well-equipped, comfortable, inspiring, and inviting space for its patrons.
The final task was to dedicate the Plan of Service to Joe Mastrianni, our past president who passed away in November 2007. The dedication reads as follows: The Bolton Free Library Plan of Service is inaugurated in celebration of Joseph E. Mastrianni, recent President of the Board of Trustees. Joe and his beloved library give to Bolton education, motivation, humor, courage, significance, friendship, the breadth of the human experience. With this Plan of Service, the library goes forth eagerly and to the fullest, being all that it can, growing further, blooming more. Thanks to Joe.
Copies of the Plan of Service are available at the library, and everyone is welcome to take one home to read at your leisure.

2008 New York Statewide Summer Reading Proram

Catch the Reading Bug

The Bolton Free Library will be participating in the Statewide Summer Reading Program again this summer. The theme is "Catch the Reading Bug". Caren Hoffman-Smith and several other volunteers will be running the program, and the schedule of events will be published here as soon as possible.

In the meantime check out this website...http://summerreadingnys.org/

New Materials @ the Library

Adult Fiction

The Girl at the Lion D'Or by Sebastian Faulks

Anatomy of Deception by Lawrence Goldstone

The Crooked Letter by Sean Williams

Bright of the Sky by Kay Kenyon

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

Lady Killer by Lisa Scottoline

Strangers in Death by J. D. Robb

Betrayal by John Lescroart

Carrot Cake Murder by Joanne Fluke

Power Play by Joseph Finder

Honor Thyself by Danielle Steel

Adult Non-Fiction

The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin

Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder by Anne Rule

The Baroque World of Fernando Botero

Painting Katrina

Matisse the Master

Books of Tape/CD

Good Dog, Stay by Anna Quindlen

The Devil Came on Horseback by Brian Steidle

Hand of Evil by J. A. Jance

The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz

T is for Trespass by Sue Grafton

Protect and Defend by Vince Flynn

Now and Then by Robert Parker

Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper

Sizzle and Burn by Jayne Ann Krentz

Pandora's Daughter by Iris Johansen

The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches by Jeff Yeager

World Without End by Ken Follett

Ten Big Ones by Janet Evanovich

When the Bough Breaks by Jonathan Kellerman

The Venetian Betrayal by Steve Berry

Shrink Rap by Robert Parker

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling

DVDs

The Pink Panther

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Six Feet Under - Season Three

Six Feet Under - Season Four

Grizzly Man

The Jane Austen Book Club

We Own the Night

Supersize Me

The Brave One

American Gangster

Anne of the Thousand Days – Mary Queen of Scots
10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
The Mist
Henry VIII
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Sweeney Todd
Best in Show

Videos

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Bend It Like Beckham

Did You Know...?

Did you know that the Bolton Free Library has a Board of Trustees, with nine trustees, that meet every month?

The trustees and their terms are: Diane Jacko - January 2009, Cornelia Wells - January 2009, Patti Haux - January 2010, Hal Heusner - Janaury 2011, Kathy Donohue - January 2011, Jill LaGoy - January 2012, Tina Schroeder - Janaury 2012, Cindy Farbaniec - Janaury 2013, and Pete Hanley - Janaury 2013.

Hal Heusner is the current Board President, Patti Haux, the current Vice-president, Jill LaGoy, the current Treasurer, and Tina Schroeder, the current secretary.