Welcome to The Turner Free Library
The Trustees of the Turner Free Library meet the second
Wednesday of the month at 4pm, unless otherwise noted.
CONNECTION TO THE OLD COLONY LIBRARY NETWORK
You may register on-line for a temporary library e-card, renew your
books or to search the Online Catalog for the Old Colony Library
At the Old Colony Library Network website you will have access to
more than two million items from more than twenty-five South Shore
libraries. Your Randolph library card will allow you to borrow items
from any of those libraries.
At the Old Colony Library Network website you will also have
online access to the Boston Globe and the Quincy Patriot Ledger.
Has your FRIENDS membership lapsed or you're not a
member yet? Click on the FRIENDS of The Turner Free
Library tab for a membership form.
Fill out the membership form and drop it off at either
circulation desk or, next time you visit the library stop
at a circulation desk to request a membership form.
Being a FRIEND allows you to receive advance notices
to programs, meetings and the preview sale for the annual
booksale held the first Saturday in May.
Is your bookshelf, bedside table, cd or dvd shelves overflowing,
does your collection need to be weeded? Be a Friend and
donate those new and gently used items to the FRIENDS
Annual Book sale anytime during the year. Your Friends
will thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
FRIENDS Book Discussion Group -- Saturday,
February 20 at 2:00pm
Come join us for some great reading and lively conversation as
the next session of the FRIENDS Book Group discusses
"The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant.
In the "The Red Tent", author Anita Diamant uses rich storytelling to give a new perspective of female life in biblical society. Base upon a mention in Genesis of Jacob's daughter Dinah, Diamant gives an insider's look at the details of women's lives in biblical times and chronicle of their earthy stories and long-ignored histories. The 'red tent' is the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness. Skillfully interweaving biblical tales with her own characters, the author re-creates the life of Dinah providing an illuminating portrait of a courageous woman and the life she might have lived. Having sold over 250,000 copies, this is a tale of womanly strength, love, and wisdom.
The FRIENDS Book Discussion Group meets month, click on the
FRIENDS of The Turner Free Library tab to see upcoming book
discussion titles.
FRIENDS Program -- Saturday, March 20, 2-4pm
Calling all aspiring authors or anyone who enjoys reading, join the FRIENDS as the welcome back the 'New England Chapter of Sisters in Crime' featuring panelists Stacy Juba and Sheila Connolly. They will be presenting their program “Using What You Know (or What You’d Like to Know) to Write a Mystery.”
FRIENDS Program -- Tuesday, April 20, 7-9pm
Join the FRIENDS as they welcome Stephen Puleo who will be speaking about his book “Dark Tide: the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.” Mr. Puleo will also be discussing his new book (due this spring) “A City So Grand.”
MUSEUM PASSES
Discounted museum passes are available to Randolph residents
thanks to the Adopt-a-Museum-Pass program sponsored by
The Friends of the Turner Free Library. Please ask at either
circulation desk if you are interested in contributing to this program.
We currently have passes available to the following museums:
Children's Museum of Easton
Children's Museum of Boston
Museum of Science
Museum of Fine Arts
John F. Kennedy Library
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
For additional information about availability of the passes,
please contact the Library at 781-961-0932.
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