Alert! Friday, September 3, 2010. The library will be closing at 4 pm to allow time to tarp and/or move items away from leaky roof. Call Saturday to make sure we're open after the storm (Earl).

Monday Evening Book Discussion Group:
Program starts at 7 pm. Use the Walnut Street entrance
Everyone's invited!

• July 27, House of the Spirits: Isabelle Allende
• August 30, Tom Sawyer: Mark Twain
• Sept. 27, A beautiful Mind: Sylvia Nasar
• Oct. 25, The Help: Kathryn Stockett
• Nov. 29, Shutter Island: Dennis Lehane
• Dec. 27, Breakfast at Tiffany's: Truman Capote

Thursday Morning Book Discussion Group:
Program starts at 10 a.m. - Walnut Street entrance

• September 16, 2010- Sarah's Key by Tatiana Rosnay
• October 21- The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls
• November 18- The Guernsey Literary Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
• December 16 - Blackbird House by Alice Hoffman
• Jan. 20, 2011- The Man Who Loved Books Too Much by Alison Hoover Bartlett

Boston Public Library remote access
Sign up for a Boston Public Library ecard--it's easy and you can access databases and downloads. You have to be a resident, employee, or property owner in Massachusetts and be at least 13 years old. This is fantastic, so check it out!

• Perkins School for the Blind website--Are you print-disabled or know anyone who is? Check out the Perkins School for the Blind website to find out about services they offer.
• Millicent Library Facebook page (mostly for youths!)
• Fairhaven Community Wind Project documents
• Take a look at an animation on the Atom Films website done by our former staff member Colin Elliott. Colin also had a hand in the new movie "The Lion, The Witch, & the Wardrobe."
• The old Millicent Library annual reports are kind of interesting, both for the facts and figures and also for the attitudes toward books, reading and children. Check back for new additions. We are also looking for volunteers to type a year into a Word document.
• Collection of images of some old postcards with a book theme.
• Recipes! If you're nostalgic about the French meat pie and apple crisp you used to eat at Fairhaven High School, you can get Ellen Iddon's recipes and cook them up for your class reunion. Also available is Steve Foster's pear-rum pie. Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy!

Coe Hall at Planting Fields was the home of H.H. Rogers' daughter, Mai. Mai (nee Mary) was married to William Robertson Coe.
Read the story in Newsday.com about the Fairhaven Copper Beech that was moved by HH Rogers' daughter to Long Island.
The Millicent Rogers Museum in Taos, New Mexico, founded by Rogers granddaughter, Millicent (not our Millicent!). (Mary) Millicent Rogers was the daughter of Henry Huddleston Rogers, our founder's only son.
Anglesey Abbey, home of Lord and Lady Fairhaven. Lady Fairhaven was Cara Rogers (our Millicent's sister) who married Urban Broughton. It is just outside Cambridge, England.
The American Museum in Bath. This museum in Britain was co-founded by Dallas Pratt. His mother's mother was Anne Engle Rogers, another sister of our Millicent, who was married to William Evarts Benjamin.

Fairhaven Alumni Association
Fairhaven Improvement Association
North Fairhaven Improvement Association
Fairhaven Heritage Center
Fairhaven Police Department
Official Town of Fairhaven web page
Fairhaven Office of Tourism page
Fairhaven Fort Phoenix Page
Fairhaven Recreation Center
Fairhaven Fire Department
Fairhaven Public Schools