—Learn How to Sell on eBay the Right Way! Tuesday, Sept. 14th, at 3:00 pm

Have a professional teach you the right way to sell on eBay. Training delivered by Education Specialists uses the most up-to-date training and student material–the same ones used by eBay University. The training will teach you how to:

• do research and create listings that will attract buyers
• enhance listings with better descriptions and photography
• set pricing that will maximize your profits
• open and use a Paypal account to simplify getting paid
• monitor sales to know exactly what’s working and what’s not
• avoid many of the costly mistakes that new eBay sellers may make

Please call the library to register, 279-4023.

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Brunswick voters have the opportunity on September 28th, to vote to change the library charter to become a Special Legislative District Public Library. For more information on what this means, please click on the link below.

Charter Change Brochure

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Buy your tickets now for an Old Daley Chicken Barbecue Dinner to benefit the Library, on Friday, September 10, from 4–7 PM, at the Wal-Mart Plaza on Hoosick St/Route 7. Dinners are $10.00, and include potato, cole slaw and dessert. Take out only. Tickets are on sale at the library.

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Board of Trustee Candidates for Brunswick Community Library

The Brunswick Community Library is looking for candidates for its Board of Trustees. Registered voters who wish to be considered as candidates for election to the Board, may contact Julie Zelman, Director, at 279-4023 for further information. Trustees are elected to serve a three-year term.  Candidates must reside in the Town of Brunswick and will require 25 signatures from residents in the Town of Brunswick before their names can be placed on the ballot. The deadline for returning a petition to the library is August 28^th at 4 pm. Election of Trustees will take place on Tuesday, September 28^th, pending signature of the authorizing legislation by the Governor.

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In a unique collaboration, the New York Council for the Humanities has joined forces with the Brunswick Community Library to offer Reading Between the Lines: Rethinking Religion—Recent Women’s Novels and American Identity, a monthly reading and discussion series that runs from Sept 15^th to December 15^th.

Join us for a series of lively conversations exploring four novels by women that involve the quest for meaningful religious experience in contemporary American society. Each session centers on a book selected by Elizabeth Toohey, a student at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Each 90-minute conversation will be facilitated by scholar Marie Venaglia. Participants are asked to attend and contribute to all four sessions. Copies of the books will be available to borrow.

Paradise Park by Allegra Goodman—Wednesday, September 15, 6-7:30

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko— Wednesday, October 20, 6-7:30

Paradise by Toni Morrison— Wednesday, November 17, 6-7:30

Final Payments, by Mary Gordon— Wednesday, December 15, 6-7:30

Participants in the series read works of non-fiction and works of literature that are discussed within an historical context. The program is free and open to the public, although pre-registration is required. For more information about series dates and acquiring books, please contact library director Julie Zelman at 279-4023.

Reading Between the Lines is designed to promote lively, informed conversation about humanities themes and strengthen the relationship between humanities institutions and the public. Reading Between the Lines series are currently being held in communities across New York State.

For more information about Reading Between the Lines: Rethinking Religion—Recent Women’s Novels and American Identity visit http://www.nyhumanities.org/discussion_groups/adult_audiences/syllabus9.php

The New York Council for the Humanities is a private, non-profit organization that helps all New Yorkers to lead vibrant intellectual lives by strengthening traditions of cultural literacy, critical inquiry and civic participation. To find out more about the Council visit www.nyhumanities.org

Reading Between the Lines for Adults was developed in partnership with the Center for the Humanities at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.

Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of either the Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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There are two things that we would like to see in your wallet: a voter registration card, and a medical id card.

You can register to vote by mail. Here is a link to a form that you can print out and fill in. We also have forms at the library, in case you know someone who needs one.

The medical id card is a handy tool to have in case of an emergency. It will help you get the care you need when you are unable to provide information to emergency responders. There is a site with templates for free cards, called MedIDs.com:  a card you can print out and fill in, and a blank one that you can print out and fill in by hand. It has spaces for medications, blood type, and allergies, and other useful information. In a situation where every moment counts, this card can save a life.

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The Berkshire Museum’s show “Wrapped” is set to open tomorrow.  We have passes for the museum, but we recently received a letter that said that the museum would be charging a separate admission for this special exhibition, of $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. The pass will allow you to visit the rest of the museum for free.

I highly recommend the museum, it is great fun for all ages.  The letter explains that the museum’s contributed income is down about 20%…the Berkshire Museum was one of the first in our area to offer passes to libraries, at a reasonable price, so please support this institution–it’s a real treasure.

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The book group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at the Library at 7 pm. Join us for a spirited, friendly discussion. Here are the titles through the first month of 2011. Read ahead! Read strong!

• July 13 – Shanghai Girls, by Lisa See
• August 10 – The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James
• September 14 – Lost, by Alice Lichtenstein
• October 12 – The Reserve, by Russell Banks
• November 9 - Love in the Time of Cholera, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
• December 14 – To the Lighthouse, by Virginia Woolf
• January 11, 2011 – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larsson

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, to all those who helped make our Garden/Bake/Book Sale on Saturday , June 5th a rousing success. Over 1500 dollars was raised, and many beautiful plants will be gracing their new homes for years to come. There are some lonesome leftovers alongside the building, including ornament grasses and other perennials, which are available for the taking.

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This program has been canceled and will be re-scheduled for the fall.

Sorry for the inconvenience…

Learn how to save energy and put money in your pocket with Maria DeLucia-Evans of the Cornell Cooperative Extension on Saturday, June 5th, from 1:00-3:00. It’s fun, and good for the planet, too! Plus you can spend the money you save on books and plants from our Book/Plant/Bake sale that is happening the same day!

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