The FRIENDS of the Turner Free Library Annual Booksale is held on the first Saturday in May. Members only have access to the Preview Sale held the Friday evening before the sale. Being a Friend allows you to receive advance notices to programs, meetings and the annual booksale!
Is your bookshelf, bedside table, cd or dvd shelves overflowing, does your collection need to be weeded? Be a Friend and donate those new and gently used items to the FRIENDS Annual Booksale anytime during the year. Your Friends will thank you!
Has your membership lapsed or you're not a member yet? Click here for a Membership form.
Fill out the membership form and drop it off at either circulation desk or, next time you visit the library stop at a circulation desk to request a membership form.
UPCOMING EVENTS!
FRIENDS Book Discussion Group -- Saturday,
February 20 at 2:00pm
Come join us for some great reading and lively conversation as
the next session of the FRIENDS Book Group discusses
"The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant.
In the "The Red Tent", author Anita Diamant uses rich storytelling to give a new perspective of female life in biblical society. Base upon a mention in Genesis of Jacob's daughter Dinah, Diamant gives an insider's look at the details of women's lives in biblical times and chronicle of their earthy stories and long-ignored histories. The 'red tent' is the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness. Skillfully interweaving biblical tales with her own characters, the author re-creates the life of Dinah providing an illuminating portrait of a courageous woman and the life she might have lived. Having sold over 250,000 copies, this is a tale of womanly strength, love, and wisdom.
Upcoming dates and titles to be discussed are --
The Book Group meets Saturdays at 2pm unless otherwise noted.
September 12 Double whammy by Carl Hiaasen
October 24 Wuthering Heights by Charlotte Bronte
November 14 The Devil in White City by Erik Larson
December 19 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
by Mark Haddon
January 23, 2010 Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemmingway
February 20 The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
March 27 Against Medical Advice by James Patterson
April 17 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
May 15 Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates
June, July and August titles to be announced.
**Due to the Library's summer schedule, please note the change in the day and time of the June, July and August meetings.**
FRIENDS Program -- Saturday, March 20, 2-4pm
Calling all aspiring authors or anyone who enjoys reading, join the FRIENDS as the welcome back the 'New England Chapter of Sisters in Crime' featuring panelists Stacy Juba and Sheila Connolly. They will be presenting their program “Using What You Know (or What You’d Like to Know) to Write a Mystery.”
FRIENDS Program -- Tuesday, April 20, 7-9pm
Join the FRIENDS as they welcome Stephen Puleo who will be speaking about his book “Dark Tide: the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.” Mr. Puleo will also be discussing his new book (due this spring) “A City So Grand.”
MUSEUM PASSES
Discounted museum passes are available to Randolph residents thanks to the Adopt-a-Museum-Pass program sponsored by The Friends of the Turner Free Library.
Please ask at the Adult Circulation desk if you are interested in contributing to this program.
We currently have passes available to the following museums:
Children's Museum of Boston
Children's Museum of Easton
Museum of Science
Museum of Fine Arts
John F. Kennedy Library
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
For additional information about availability of the passes, please contact the Library at 781-961-0932.
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