The Library will close after school today (Tuesday, 5/15) due to a meeting.

 
Vespertina Cognitio
by Natasha Trethewey

Overhead, pelicans glide in threes—
         their shadows across the sand
                  dark thoughts crossing the mind.

Beyond the fringe of coast, shrimpers
         hoist their nets, weighing the harvest
                  against the day's losses. Light waning,

concentration is a lone gull
         circling what's thrown back. Debris
                  weights the trawl like stones.

All day, this dredging—beneath the tug
         of waves—rhythm of what goes out,
                  comes back, comes back, comes back.
 

The Library will be closed after school today (5/9).

Also, in case you were wondering, Abraham Lincoln did not invent Facebook.

 

 

 

Vermont author Howard Frank Mosher will visit the Joslin Memorial Library in Waitsfield on May 10th at 6:30pm.  If you have yet to hear Mosher speak – about his books and writing life – you should definitely try to see him next week in Waitsfield.  He’s a charming, lively speaker with many stories to tell.  For more information, swing by the Joslin Memorial.

 

The Library has recently added a bunch of new books on costuming, fashion and style through the ages.  You can find these new titles in the “New Books” section by the magazine rack – or by searching the library catalog.  A few titles include: American beauty : aesthetics and innovation in fashion, The Dictionary of Fashion History, and As seen in Vogue: a century of American fashion in advertising.