All the votes have been counted, and Chelmsford’s One Book for 2009 is:
Three Cups of Tea,
by Greg Mortenson
The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones’ campaign to build schools in the most dangerous, remote, and anti-American reaches of Asia. Inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain villagers, the author is building schools to provide a balanced education in an isolated and dangerous region.
One Book events and information will be available soon, and copies of Three Cups of Tea are available through the library’s catalog. Also, here are some online resources to get Chelmsford ready to read our One Book 2009:
Thank you to everyone who voted! Keep checking our One Book webpage for information on One Book Chelmsford 2009.
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Don’t forget that election day this year is Tuesday, November 4th.
To find out exactly what will be on your ballot, the MA Secretary of State - Elections Division has created a Ballot Information webpage - just enter your street address, and it will produce the ballot options you will see on Tuesday.
Their form will also provide your voting location, based on your address. The Town of Chelmsford also has precinct listings and polling locations available on the Town’s Voter Information webpage.
Another new website this year is http://www.imagineelection.com, which also lists ballot information by street address. By reviewing your choices, you can research the candidates and issues before election day, so your vote can really speak for your preferences.
To find information on the candidates and issues, here are a few web resources that should help:
Election/Voting Resources:
Campaign Monitoring:
And Don’t Forget:
Nov. 4th is also the day to vote for your choice of One Book Chelmsford 2009 - the three candidates are listed on the One Book Chelmsford webpage, which is also where you’ll be able to vote online on Nov. 4th. be sure to cast your vote to pick the One Book all of Chelmsford will read in 2009 - and check back on Nov. 5th for the winner!
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According to the Town of Chelmsford website, trick or treating in Chelmsford this year will be:
Trick or Treat: Friday, Oct. 31st, from 5pm - 8pm
Also on Friday at the library, children (infants to school aged) are invited to join us for a special storytime and Halloween parade on Friday, October 31 at 10:00am. We will tell stories and have a parade followed by a snack. Wear your costumes!
In addition to having fun on Halloween, here are a few websites with tips on being safe:
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The library isn’t just for checking out books, movies, music, or for searching for information on the internet. It’s now a place to come to play chess, checkers, Scrabble, and more.
Through a donation from patrons, the Chelmsford Library has a new games table for playing board games. It sits by a window on the lower level, between the public computers and the Young Adult area. It is open to everyone to use, and game pieces can be checked out at the Reference Desk.
The table is in the Queen Anne style, pub height, and has 5 wooden game boards built in:
- Chess
- Checkers
- Scrabble
- Backgammon
- Monopoly
Other materials, such as a deck of cards and an Official Scrabble Dictionary, are also available in the library.
This table was purchased with memorial funds donated to the library by the family and friends of the late Patrick R. McCabe Sr., a long-time library patron.
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As part of our ongoing migration from videocassette to DVD, we recently acquired a slew (slain?) of classic horror films, just in time for all your Halloween needs. These run the gamut from Vincent Price classics like The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Tingler and Witchfinder General (better known in the United States as The Conqueror Worm) to early 1970’s faves like Sssssss starring Strother Martin and the made-for-television The Night Stalker, starring Darren McGavin.
Here are the other titles we just received:
Curse of the Demon
A forgotten classic directed by Jacques Torneur of Cat People fame, and starring Dana Andrews. Here’s a detailed review of the DVD via The DVD Journal: Curse of the Demon/Night of the Demon Review
Dracula Has Risen From the Grave
Horror of Dracula
These are a couple of Hammer films, starring Christopher Lee as Dracula, that epitomize the heyday of 1960’s British horror.
Dracula’s Daughter ; Son of Dracula
A double-feature from Universal Pictures, who gave us the original Frankenstein and Dracula. Dracula’s Daughter is from 1936, while Son of Dracula is from 1943, and stars Lon Chaney, Jr.
Burnt Offerings
The Legend of Hell House
Village of the Damned
A trio of intelligent dread-provoking thrillers starring Oliver Reed, Roddy McDowall, and George Sanders, respectively. And let’s hear it for Karen Black!
Carnival of Souls
The edition we have is from the Criterion Collection, so it contains both the original theatrical version and the extended director’s cut, as well as many extras and commentaries.
Stephen King’s It
A mini-series from 1990 of King’s book, it won an Emmy. It has a scary clown…need I say more?
For some fun related reading, check out Television Horror Movie Hosts. Those of you who remember Kaiser Broadcasting on channel 56 in Boston, might also remember the Ghoul, who merits a chapter in the book.
Here are some more horror film books in our collection:
Double Feature Creature Attack
Bright Darkness: The Lost Art of the Supernatural Horror Film
Hollywood’s Stephen King
Cult Horror Films
Hollywood Horror: From Gothic to Cosmic
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