Library

When you read through this list of new books each week, do you ever find yourself saying “I want to read that. And that. And that?” But then when you’re looking for your next book, you don’t remember all the ones you said you wanted to read? Yep, thought so. But the library has you Read the full article → from New at the library this week

The annual Friends of the Southborough Library book sale will be held on Saturday, June 13 from 10:00 am until 2:00 pm. Volunteers are needed during the sale, as well as beforehand to help set up. If you’re interested, contact the library at (508) 485-5031. There will also be a Friends member preview on Friday, Read the full article → from Volunteers needed for library book sale

The library will be open this week despite its proximity to all the movie goings-on, so why not stop by and check out one of these new titles. Adult titles Seducing an Angel, by Mary Balogh (Fiction) Labeled a murderess, Cassandra, Lady Paget, arrives in Regency London, where Stephen, Earl of Merton, agrees to make Read the full article → from New at the library this week

Read this week’s list of new titles at the library and you’ll find yourself wondering why Mrs. Riley bought five itchy aardvarks. Kids books have the best titles. ADULT: Killer Cruise ( (Jaine Austen Mysteries), by Laura Levine (Fiction) In this delightful new installment in the Jaine Austen mystery series, the wordsmith and sleuth dives Read the full article → from New in the library this week

New at the library this week, read about first families both real and fictional. Plus a couple of graphic novels for the teen crowd. Adult Michelle: A Biography, by Liza Mundy Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait of the most dynamic couple in politics today: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes Read the full article → from New at the library

The latest in The Women’s Murder Club series, 8th Confession, is now at the Southborough Library. Also an oldie but goodie from the Yarn Girls. And on the children’s side, how can you not be intrigued by a book titled 10 Lucky Things That Have Happened to Me Since I Nearly Got Hit by Lightning? Read the full article → from New at the library this week

Did you know that between July 2008 to March 2009, over 105,000 titles were checked out of the Southborough library? Or that on average, 1,500 people use the library each week? Not bad. And did you also know that the library gets new titles in all the time? I though it would be interesting to Read the full article → from What’s new at the library this week

Everyone needs friends, and the library is no exception. The Friends of the Southborough Library is a non-profit group dedicated to enriching library services. They’re meeting on Wednesday to form a new leadership group. The meeting will also be a chance for members to chat with new Library Director Jane Cain. The Friends was founded Read the full article → from Friends of the library meeting this week

Southborough got a new library director last month. Berlin resident Jane Cain took over for Kim Ivers who returned to her first love of children’s librarian. Cain has worked in libraries in Northborough, Berlin, Shrewsbury, and most recently was the library director in Dudley. I got a chance to sit down with Cain and ask Read the full article → from Say hello to your new library director

Every so often the Central Mass library updates a list of the most popular titles in their catalog. While they don’t break the list down by town, it’s probably a safe assumption that what’s popular in all of Central Mass is also popular in Southborough. Here are the top books and videos as measured by Read the full article → from What Southborough is reading, and watching