Wilmington E. M. Cooper Memorial Public Library

Sam April 3rd, 2009

We are pleased to be hosting a writing contest open the the patrons of our library.  The topic is “What it is like growing up in the Adirondacks.”  All participants will be recieving a prize for entering.  The first place winner will receive a $20 Borders Gift Card, second place will receive a $15 Borders card and third place will get a $10 Borders card.  There will also be a $5 Borders card for the Honorable Mention category.  In addition to the gift cards, the winning entry will be posted on this site and be published in the Jay Community News.  Good Luck!

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Sam April 3rd, 2009

On March 3, we were pleased to host the second year Webelos Scouts from AuSable Valley’s Pack 54.  The boys were working on their Communicator Activity Badge.  They had to use our computers to exchange e-mail, look up websites that interested them,  and write a letter to a friend.  They also learned how books are catalogued so that they are easy to find.

The boys using the computer

Payson writes: “My visit to the library was average, I learned how to e-mail, that was exciting!”

Robert writes: “I had fun visiting the library.  I liked learning how to e-mail and how books are catalogued.”

Bradley writes: “The library is fun.  It was fun getting a book and going on the computer.  It was fun sending e-mails.”

Cub Scouts clockwise from top Payson, Bradley and Robert

As a result of their visit, the boys earned their Communicator Activity Badge and their Computers Belt Loop.  We are very proud of these young men.

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Sam April 3rd, 2009

Adult Fiction

Life Sentences by Laura Lippman

Revenge of the Spellmans by Lisa Lutz

A Mercy by Toni Morrison

Pursuit by Karen Robards

The Shack by William P. Young

Large Print

Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer

First Comes Marriage: Vanessa’s Story by Mary Balogh

Heart and Soul by Maeve Binchy

Corsair by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul

The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer

Night and Day by Robert Parker

The Renegades by T. Jefferson Parker

What I Did For Love by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Promises in Death by J.D. Robb

Junior Fiction

Persistence of Memory by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes

Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey

The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis

Max: A Maximum Ride Novel by James Patterson

Just One Wish by Jeanette Rallison

Eternal and Tantalize by Cynthia Leitich Smith

The Captive II and the Power by L.J. Smith

Heroes of the Valley by Jonathan Stroud

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Sam March 6th, 2009

Fiction

Calling Mr. Lonely Hearts by Laura Benedict

Dark of Night by Suzanne Brockmann

Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Cruise

While My Sister Sleeps by Barbara Delinsky

Plum Spooky by Janet Evanovich

Lethal Legacy by Linda Fairstein

Fire and Ice by Julie Garwood

The Associate by John Grisham

True Colors by Kristin Hannah

Blood Sins by Kay Hooper

Wicked Game by Lisa Jackson

The Treasure by Iris Johansen

Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz

The Manning Grooms, The Manning Brides and The Manning Sisters by Debbie Macomber

Final Justice by Fern Michaels

Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

Eclipse by Richard North Patterson

One Day at a Time by Danielle Steel

Large Print Books

Black Ops by W.E.B. Griffin

A Darker Place by Jack Higgins

Running Hot by Jayne Ann Krentz

The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough

Show No Fear by Perri O’Shaughnessy

Glitter Baby by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Breakneck by Erica Spindler

Mounting Fears by Stuart Woods

Junior Fiction

Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman

Deeper by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

Scat by Carl Hiaasen

Great Bear Lake by Erin Hunter

Warrior Princess by Frewin Jones

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

Playing with Fire by Derek Landy

Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston

Parties and Potions by Sarah Mlynowski

Grip of the Shadow by Brandon Mull

Evermore by Alyson Noel

Geek Charming by Robin Palmer

The School for Dangerous Girls by Eliot Schrefer

Bones of Faerie by Janni Lee Simner

The Curse of the Night Wolf and Return of the Emerald Skull by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

Raven by Allison van Diepen

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems

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Sam January 3rd, 2009

Fiction

Storm Born by Richelle Mead

Large Print Fiction

Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell

Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

Leaving Whiskey Bend by Dorothy Garlock

Deadly Gift by Heather Graham

Cruel Intent by J.A. Jance

Just After Sunset by Stephen King

The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts

Junior Fiction Titles

Glass Houses and Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Bluebloods, Masquerade and Revelations by Melissa de la Cruz

The Sorcerer King by Frewin Jones

Guardian by Julius Lester

The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

Daniel X, Alien Hunter by James Patterson

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan and One False Note by Gordon Korman (These are the first two books in the series The 39 Clues)

The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket

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Sam December 5th, 2008

Fiction

Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler and Dirk Cussler

Fifteen Minutes of Shame by Lisa Daily

The Bodies Left Behind by Jeffery Deaver

Your Heart Belongs to Me by Dean Koontz 

Butcher’s Hill by Laura Lippman

Cross Country: A Novel by James Patterson

Large Print Fiction

The Quilter’s Kitchen: An Elm Creek Novel by Jennifer Chiaverini

Deadly Harvest by Heather Graham

Just After Sunset by Stephen King

Rough Weather by Robert Parker

Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb

Testimony: A Novel by Anita Shreve

Murder Inside the Beltway by Margaret Truman

Junior Fiction

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Slam by Nick Hornby

Long Shadows by Erin Hunter

Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead

The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith

Night World by L.J. Smith

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Sam November 14th, 2008

The Friends of the E.M. Cooper Memorial Public Library will be hosting their Annual Holiday Cookies by the Pound Sale on Saturday December 13, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at the library.  The cookies and other goodies will be selling for  $6 a pound.  The drawing for the “Wilmington Heritage Quilt” will be held at 11 A.M.

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Sam November 1st, 2008

Fiction Titles

The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly

Dark Summer by Iris Johansen

The Gate House by Nelson DeMille

Good Woman by Danielle Steel

The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks

Testimony by Anita Shreve

A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas

Large Print Fiction

A Cedar Cove Christmas by Debbie Macomber

Hot Mahogany by Stewart Woods

Liberty by Garrison Keillor

Rough Justice by Jack Higgins

Junior Fiction

Beastly by Alex Finn

Death Run by Jack Higgins and Justin Richards

Doomwyte by Brian Jacques

Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke

The Name of This Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch

The Sorcerer of the North by John Flanagan

War of the Ember by Kathryn Lasky

Young Readers

Bats at the Library by Brian Lies

Big Words for Little People by Jamie Lee Curtis

Fancy Nancy Sees Stars by Jane O’Connor

Louise, The Adventures of a Chicken by Kate DiCamillo

Tea for Ruby by Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York

Titles by Doreen Cronin

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type

Diary of a Fly

Diary of a Spider

Duck for President

Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure

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Sam October 30th, 2008

Wilmington Heritage Quilt

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admin October 14th, 2008

Saturday, October 11th 2008 marked the dedication of the new flag and memorial raised in the honor of William J. Carr, a long time supporter of the library. Bill’s family, friends, local supporters and the library board gathered on a beautiful autumn day to celebrate his life and remember all that he did for our library and community over the years.

The Carr Family Raises the Flag. This Flag flew in Bill’s memory over the United States Capitol in September of 2007.

The Flag raised and the dedication complete.

Our library might not have its New York State Charter were it not for Bill’s efforts. A native son of Wilmington, he left the area as an adult, but maintained a family home here and continually worked to help the town and the library no matter where he was. All that he did for us is detailed in the History of the Library, by Dana Peck.

Jane Peck, a past president of the library who worked with Bill to get our charter, shares memories of all that he did for us.

Bill’s family and the board of the library decided last winter that a fitting memorial would be a flag and monument set on our lawn between the library and the Ausable River. With Whiteface, Marble and Esther Mountains in the background, along with the Wilmington Range, Lake Everest, and the Ausable River, the setting will remind all who knew him of how much he valued the community and its resources.

The flag and pole were funded by all the contributions made in Bill’s memory. The stone came from the land where his family still maintains a camp here in Wilmington, the construction and raising of the pole were generously done by the Town of Wilmington Highway Department, and the stone was carved by Carnes Granite in Ausable Forks.

William J. Carr, 1929-2007

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