Among FriendsFriends of the Goodnow Library Newsletter September 2019

Letter from the President

Dear Friends,

You are vital to the Friends of the Goodnow! Soon many of you will be receiving letters to join or renew your membership during our Fall Membership Drive. Your dues and donations help pay for children, young adults, and adult programming, museum passes and movies throughout the year. Your energy and hard work help board members with our many projects throughout the year. We are thrilled that over 40 members volunteered to help board members with the garden, Teamwork Trivia Night, the book sales and our summer movies series. Please join us and consider volunteering for one of our many endeavors. We would love to get to know all of our members as we work together to make the Goodnow a special library.

Join or renew your membership in September or October and you will be entered into a drawing for a $100 gift card. If your membership expires at another time, you can still renew your membership during September or October to be eligible for the drawing. We will add the additional months to your membership. Be sure to gather a group of friends and sign up for Teamwork Trivia Night to be held in the Community Room of the Library on October 25, 2019 at 7:00p.m.

We look forward to seeing you at the many Friends' events this fall.

Alice Levine, President

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Save the Date for Trivia Night!

Do you like Trivia? Do you enjoy a night of challenges and laughter with friends? Then please join us for Teamwork Trivia Night hosted by the Friends of the Goodnow Library. The Friends are especially pleased that Main Street Bank is returning as our presenting sponsor again this year.

On Friday evening, October 25th, starting at 7:00 PM teams of 8 will compete for honor and glory (small prizes) while having lots of laughs and enjoying homemade goodies and beverages. You may sign up as a whole team of 8 for $200 or join as individuals and couples at $25 per person and be placed on a team where you may meet new friends.

A registration form is near the end of this newsletter. Registration forms will also be available at the Main Circulation Desk in the library or at www.friendsofgoodnow.org Be sure to register early so you are not disappointed. Seating is limited.

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Sudbury Doing Good – Community Info Fair

Join the Friends of the Goodnow Library at the Community Info Fair and learn how you can become a part of the Friends and get involved in all the programs and activities sponsored by the Friends. The Friends will be joining with more than 35 other community organizations "doing good" in Sudbury. There will be activities, community service opportunities and giveaways. We hope to see you at the Goodnow Library on Saturday, September 21st from 11 AM to 2 PM.

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Friends Add Three New Passes to Area

Museums

The Friends of the Goodnow Library are pleased to announce that this fall, they have purchased three new passes to area museums that will be added to the growing list of local attractions. These passes make admission available for free or at greatly reduced prices for library patrons.

Soon to be available will be passes to The Worcester Art Museum, The Edward M. Kennedy Institute, and The Danforth Museum. Watch for an announcement once the passes have been processed and put into circulation. Once processed, passes may be reserved in person at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the library or online at the Goodnow Library website.

In addition, there has been a change to one of the existing passes. The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum pass is now included in the new Trustees of Reservations pass purchased by the Friends and will no longer be available as a separate pass. In future, please reservea Trustees of Reservation Pass for deCordova.

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Sunday Afternoons at GoodnowAll programs are free and will be held in the Library’s Community Meeting Room at 3 p.m.

Refreshments will be served by the Friends. For further information, call the Library at (978) 443-1035.

Roxie Zwicker – Haunted Road Trips of New EnglandSeptember 29, 2018

Join Maine’s mystery maven Roxie Zwicker of New England Curiosities as she takes us on a virtual road trip along the strange highways and byways of New England. If you enjoy going off the beaten path and taking the road less traveled, this presentation offers a variety of spirited adventures that you can take. Discover secrets, mysterious places, curious architecture and active haunts to explore for an unforgettable afternoon that will prompt you to start your own travels. Note that this event will be first-come, first-serve while there

is seating.

Since 1994, Roxie has been entertaining the locals, visitors to New England, and curious souls with her unique stories. New England Curiosities, Roxie's company, has been offering tours and special haunted events since 2002 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She has been featured in the Boston Herald and the New York Times, and her TV appearances include New Hampshire Chronicle, The History Channel and the Travel Channel. She is also the hostess of the hit podcast Wicked Curious where she shares a lifetime of research and experience about the paranormal and metaphysical. Roxie is the author of 7 books on New England folklore and ghost stories and she thoroughly enjoys educating people with tales of folklore, the strange, and unusual. Her website is newenglandcuriosities.com.

Michael Tougias, author of The Untold Story of the Cuban Missile CrisisOctober 27, 2019

Join the Friends of the Goodnow Library for a new multi-media presentation by NY Times bestselling author Michael Tougias entitled The Untold Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

In this multimedia presentation based on his newly published co-authored book, New York Times bestselling author Michael J.

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Tougias first chronicles the thirteen harrowing days of the Cuban Missile Crisis and then outlines the steps President Kennedy made to reach a decision on a course of action. Special emphasis is given to the heroes of the crisis: the U-2 pilots who flew unarmed over Cuba to secure the photographic proof that the Soviets were installing nuclear missiles on the island. These pilots helped President Kennedy achieve a difficult objective: to have the nuclear missiles removed fromCuba without triggering Armageddon. JFK secretly audio recorded every meeting conducted during the Cuban Missile Crisis. These transcripts, as well as recently declassified CIA documents,form the basis of this fascinating analysis of JFK’s successful decision making.

Tougias will also focus on three lesser-known events that put us on the brink of nuclear war: The shooting down of Major Rudolph Anderson who was killed in his U-2 by a Soviet

Surface to Air Missile over Cuba.

The accidental incursion of a U-2 from Alaska into Soviet air space, and the chase that ensued, including fighter jets with nuclear tipped missiles.

The Russian submarine commander who wanted to launch his nuclear torpedo when the Americans tried to force him to the surface.

This unique presentation entertains with the dramatic chronicling of the Cuban Missile Crisis (with slides) while providing useful analysis of JFK’s process of tackling major decisions in practical ways that others can learn from and adopt. It’s an especially timely topic today.

Nick Dinnerstein and Paul Jacobs – Baroque Cello and Piano ConcertNovember 24, 2019

Baroque music, with its balance of clarity and emotional intensity, continues to speak deeply to us today. Bach and Vivaldi brought instrumental music to new heights, and in the process, the cello as we know it today, found its voice.

Bach's 6 Suites for Solo Cello and Vivaldi's Sonatas for Cello and Keyboard both contain worlds of ideas and expression. This concert will feature work from each set of music, along with music by future composers who found inspiration in the wonderful style of the

Baroque. Brahms, a composer who loved to draw from different styles, bases the theme of the lastmovement of the piece on a melody by Bach. Schnittke, the Soviet and German 20th century composer, made his name with "polystylism", bending the conventions of the Baroque to his personal mode of expression.

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Nick Dinnerstein

Nick Dinnerstein is a cellist who connects deeply with audiences through imaginative, original, and expressive performances. His career weaves threads through classical and popular music – and his original compositions express themselves by exploring and blending the two.

He has had a wide range of musical experience, including performing on baroque cello, recording with songwriters, and playing both traditional and new classical music. He is also a dedicated teacher.

Nick is currently based in New York City.

Paul Jacobs

Boston-based pianist, Paul Jacobs has performed across the U.S. as a soloist and chamber musician in a variety of venues including Bruno Walter Auditorium at Lincoln Center; Queens Library, NY; The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, MA; The Lilypad, Cambridge, MA; Hill Hall, UNC; University Capitol Centre Recital Hall, UI; and The Block, Muskegon, MI. His repertoire covers a wide range of music with an affinity for 20th century and new works. Solo performances have featured Ives’s Concord Sonata, selections of Ligeti Etudes, and Philip Glass’s Metamorphosis.

Mr. Jacobs is a member of the Thoreau Piano Trio which currently has a concert series at Chelmsford Center for the arts. Past residencies include the Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival in Vermont and The White Lake Chamber Music Festival in West Michigan.

Your membership is crucial to the success of the Friends. By renewing your Friends membership, you are contributing to one of Sudbury’s best loved educational and cultural assets, and you are supporting an important community gathering space. Your membership dues directly support library programs and resources not funded by the annual library budget voted by the town and help enrich the lives of Sudbury’s citizens.

Join or renew your membership now! Your “Friend”-ship matters!

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DIRECTOR'S COLUMN

Library Director Inaugurated as State Library Association President

At its annual conference this May, Esmé Green, Goodnow LibraryDirector became the 2019-20 Massachusetts Library AssociationPresident, after being elected and serving as Vice-president/President-elect last May. In her remarks, she thanked theofficers, committees and members for their hard work andparticipation. She commended her fellow MLA members, tellingthem to: “hold your heads high for the work you are doing yourmission to serve, and your values of equity and inclusion. Every dayyou make lives better, strengthen communities, build social capitaland resilience." Ms. Green’s term is for one year, after which, she willserve another year as Past President.

Passports The Goodnow Library is now an authorized Passport Acceptance Facility!

The Goodnow Library is pleased to announce that the library will accept passport applications on behalf of the U.S. Department of State, beginning 9/3/19. U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports at the library by walk-in or appointment Mondays through Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m., Fridays 9:30 a.m.—4:30 p.m., and Saturdays 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Walk-ins will be accommodated if possible, but appointments are strongly encouraged to ensure that a certified passport acceptance agent is available. The library will have application forms available for both adult and youth passport applications, as well as renewal applications. On behalf of the U.S. Department of State, we will assist in accepting applications, collecting fees and mailing forms to the appropriate agency. The library does not offer passport photos at this time, so applicants should come with photos that meet passport photo requirements.

Please call 978-440-5520 or email reference@sudbury.ma.us to make an appointment today!

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Check Out Our Telescope!Use your library card to discover the Universe from your own backyard! The Goodnow Library now has a telescope that is powerful enough to resolve the Rings of Saturn, the Galilean moons or nearby star clusters—and you can borrow it for free!

The goal of the Library Telescope Program is to help fosterscientific literacy, stimulate an interest in astronomy, and providepeople who have never looked through a telescope the chance toexperience the excitement that comes from discovery. Placing thetelescopes in local public libraries allows a greater general accessto the telescope since they are intended to be checked out of thelibrary just as a book.

This telescope was donated to the Goodnow Library by theAldrich Astronomical Society, made possible through funding byMathWorks of Natick, MA.

Newspaper Digitization Project—UpdateAfter receiving the support of Town Meeting in May, the library has moved forward with its plans to digitize its local newspaper collection, which covers over 100 years of the local papers of Sudbury, contained on approximately 150 thousand pages. The reels of microfilm have been boxed up and shipped to the digitization facility for scanning and indexing. Once this is done, we will set up a page on the library’s website where you can access the results. Stay tuned!

There are many ways to keep up with all the happenings at the library. Visit our website to sign up for our weekly newsletters, view our Event Calendar, or find us on your favorite social media!

See you at the library!Esmé GreenLibrary Director

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Children's Department

END OF SUMMER READINGThe Goodnow Library children’s department ran a record setting summer reading program this year with 962 kids signing up for Summer Reading! Kids were encouraged to read by earning beads to decorate a necklace or keychain. Beads got cooler the more kids read! Any child who participated in the program was also invited to the Summer Reading Celebration at the Discovery Museum sponsored by the Friends of the Goodnow Library held on August 8, 2019. In addition to the reading incentive program and our giant celebration, the Friends of the Goodnow Library also sponsored many fun programs. Kids learned about our night sky in an inflatable planetarium, made balloon and water bottle rockets, enjoyed a space themed magic show, explored the solar system in our staff led Goodnow Galaxy program, expanded their imaginations in our weekly storytime programs, and so much more!

The Children's Department runs the following regular weekly and weekend programs that are always drop-in, no registration necessary:

• Music Makers - Mondays, 10:00-10:30 AM AND 11:00-11:30 AM, Community Room• Lego Club - Tuesdays, 4:00-4:45 PM, Story & Craft Room• Wee Reads - Wednesdays, 9:30-10:00 AM, and 10:30-11:00 AM, Story & Craft Room• Tales for Tots - Thursdays, 10:30-11:00 AM, Children’s Octagon • Preschool Storytime Fun - Fridays, 10:30-11:00 AM, Story & Craft Room • Dads and Donuts - First Saturday of every month, 10:30-11:00 AM, Children’s Octagon • Weekend Reads - Second Saturday of every month, 10:30-11:00 AM, Story & Craft Room • Saturday Lego Club - Third Saturday of every month, 2:00-3:00 PM, Story & Craft Room• Chinese Storytime - Fourth Saturday of every month, 1:15-2:00 PM, Story & Craft Room

Registration for any children’s events can be done through our onlinecalendar. It’s quick and easy! Be sure to check the calendar to stay up-to-

date on all the exciting programming we have to offer!Goodnow Library Calendar of Events

High school or junior high volunteers are always welcome inthe children’s department! For general information, or to

complete a volunteer application, please email the children'sdepartment at childrenslib@sudbury.ma.us or call at 978-443-

1035 ext 3.

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