The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury
Hosts a series of programs on

Memoir

Including a presentation by Janet Falon,
a memoir workshop,
and a book club


Sunday afternoons 2 PM 9/14, 10/5, 10/26

Call 215-862-2330 or email librarian@nhslibrary.org for more information, or to reserve a space. Space is limited for this program.

Whenever we offer an adult program at the Library we create a Pathfinder to help patrons find library resources on the topic. For last night's forum on Community Resources for Aging we created two, one for online resources and one for library resources.

Free Library of New Hope and Solebury
Pathfinder to Online Resources for Aging

This Pathfinder lists selected online resources. For more resources, or more help, please ask your librarian! You can also get help from a librarian online.

Bucks County Area Agency on Aging
http://www.buckscounty.org/government/departments/HumanServices/Aging/index.aspx
Information on local services, resources, assisted living facilities, nursing facilities, etc. Be sure to look at the Bucks County Senior Citizen Resource Directory.

Administration on Aging
http://www.aoa.gov/
A branch of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, with information on everything from Alzheimer’s to Volunteer Opportunities

National Institute on Aging
http://www.nia.nih.gov/
A branch of the United States National Institutes of Health, they also maintain the
Senior Health Home Page
http://nihseniorhealth.gov/
which has many articles on all aspects of wellness

National Council on Aging
http://www.ncoa.org/

Senior Net Resources
http://www.seniornet.org/
A non-profit providing older adults education for and access to computer technologies

American Association of Retired Persons
http://www.aarp.org/

Internet Public Library – Health and Medical Science - Aging
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/browse/hea26.00.00
A list of carefully selected online resources with medical information on aging

Internet Public Library – Seniors
http://www.ipl.org/div/aon/browse/soc60.80.00
A list of carefully selected online groups, social service agencies and resources

Ask Here PA
http://www.askherepa.org/
Ask a librarian a question via online chat at any time day or night.

Internet Public Library Ask a Question Service
http://www.ipl.org/div/askus/
Ask a librarian a question via email, and get an answer within one week.

Whenever we offer an adult program at the Library we create a Pathfinder to help patrons find library resources on the topic. For last night's forum on Community Resources for Aging we created two, one for online resources and one for library resources.

Free Library of New Hope and Solebury
Pathfinder to Library Resources for Aging

This Pathfinder lists a few selected library resources. We can’t list everything that’s relevant, but this guide will give you an idea of where to find what you need. For more resources, or more help, please ask your librarian!

Books (by Dewey Decimal call number)

Death and Dying are listed in the 100’s range:

A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing After the Death of a Loved One by Carol Staudacher (call number 155.937)

Final Gifts : Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan (155.937)

Social Sciences and Current Events related to Aging are covered the 300’s:

The Virtues of Aging by Jimmy Carter (305.26)

Health books can be found in the range of call numbers from 610-620:

Healthy Aging : A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being by Andrew Weil (612.67)

The Merck Manual of Health & Aging (613.043)

Home Care and Caregiving are in 649:

The Comfort of Home: A Complete Guide for Caregivers by Maria Meyer (649.8)

Essays and Literary Collections about Aging can be found in the 800’s:

Suddenly Sixty : and Other Shocks of Later Life by Judith Viorst (811)

When I am an Old Woman I Shall Wear Purple editor Sandra Martz (810.008)

Periodicals
The library maintains a large selection of news, science, finance and special interest periodicals including AARP, Prevention, Reminisce.

DVDs
Dr Andrew Weil’s Healthy Aging
Family Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease
On Our Own Terms – a Bill Moyers series on death and dying
Tai Chi Exercises for Seniors

Please let us know if you don’t find what you need. We will do our best to get it for you!

The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury hosts a forum on
Community Resources for Aging:
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Getting Older
(But Were Afraid to Ask)
on Thursday evening, August 21, from 5:30 until 7:30.

Representatives from the Bucks County Area Agency on Aging, Doylestown Hospital, and St Mary Medical Center will speak briefly, answer questions, and provide handouts for attendees.

Refreshments will be served.

Residents of New Hope Manor may call the library at 215-862-2330 to arrange for free transportation to and from the program, courtesy of Star Voyager Transportation.

Speakers include Information and Referral Supervisor Robert Behney and Apprise Coordinator Donna Damiani from the Area Agency on Aging; Vice President, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Scott Levy and Coordinator of Community Outreach Nancy Pericone of Doylestown Hospital; and, from St. Mary Medical Center, Director of Spiritual Care Richard Brochu and Kathleen Smith of the Communications Office.

“This is a perfect program for people who want to know what resources are available to them, and who want to make calm, informed decisions before a crisis hits, “ says Library Director Caroline Dechert. “We’re lucky to have such good speakers coming, and to have the opportunity to ask direct, detailed questions about medical care, home care, aging in place, advance directives, and other issues.”

The staff and volunteers of the library program committee felt this was a crucial program to offer the community. Many have worked or volunteered in hospice, and many more have had to help family members and loved ones make hard decisions about medical care and living situations. Knowing how difficult it can be to get information during a crisis, they recommended this program as the first in the library’s series of informational offerings for the late summer and fall.

The Library is located at 93 West Ferry St in New Hope, PA. You may contact the library at 215-862-2330 or librarian@nhslibrary.org for further information. The library deeply regrets that its space is not entirely handicapped-accessible. There is a very short group of stairs between the front entrance and the meeting space.

The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury extends its grateful thanks to the Area Agency on Aging, St. Mary Medical Center, and Doylestown Hospital for their participation; to Giant Food Stores for donated refreshments, and to Star Voyager Transportation of New Hope for donated taxi services for residents of New Hope Manor who might otherwise be unable to attend.

We celebrated New Hope Arts, Inc's Savor New Hope event in style with a small outdoor book sale at the library, and with an extra special table at the kids' crafts center at Union Square. We brought along our ever-popular Make-a-Book kits, as well as supplies for stylish paper hats. Take a look:

Borough Council President Sharyn Keiser helps her granddaughters make their books


Katie makes a little book all on her own


Riley shows off her new hat

The Spring Mammoth Book Sale will start Friday May 16th at 10 a.m. and will continue through Saturday May 24th. The book sale is a major source of fund-raising for the library and is made possible by the generous donation of books by the community.

This spring a large inventory of books is available for sale: hardback books (fiction, including mysteries, and non-fiction, including cookbooks, art books, coffee table books, gardening books, history books, biographies, and books on arts & crafts and decorating) as well as children’s books and a large selection of paperbacks and trade paperbacks. Most mass market paperbacks are priced at 50¢, and most trade paperbacks and mystery and fiction books are $1.00; coffee table and other valuable books are priced substantially lower than retail. On the final day of the sale, May 24th , most books will be half-priced.

This year Cora Berke is chairing the book sale committee. The proceeds of the Mammoth Book Sale are used for new purchases and support day to day operations, helping the library to better serve the community. Many thanks to donors, buyers, and volunteers!

Details about our Summer Reading and Creativity Programs are now available on our Summer Reading Club page. Space in all clubs is limited, so please plan now to register. You must register in person at the library. Registration begins Saturday, June 7, at 10:00 AM.

Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Charlie Cox, more cast

Directed By: Matthew Vaughn

Run Time: 127 min.
Rating: PG-13

STARDUST: THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND FANTASY IS AMAZING

Synopsis

The film follows the story of Tristan (Cox), a young man living in the city of Wall, England. This city contains the wall that separates the world we know from the magical realm of Stormhold. The wall has been there for centuries and nobody has passed it until Tristan tries while seeking to win the heart of Victoria. Tristan promises Victoria that he will get a fallen star for her in time for her birthday. In the magical realm, The King of Stormhold (Peter O’Toole) is dying and must give up his reign to one of his 4 sons. To decide who will be the next king, he sends them on a quest to retrieve a pendant on the same star that Tristan is trying to retrieve. Tristan, the first one to get to the star, discovers the star is a beautiful girl by the name of Yvaine (Danes). While bringing Yvaine back to Wall, they meet the evil witch Lamia (Pfeiffer), who has been trying to capture Yvaine and cut out her heart and eat it so she and her sisters will be young again. Along the way Tristan and Yvaine also meet Captain Shakespeare (De Niro), a pirate that acts ruthless and mean to his men but kind to Tristan and Yvaine. This movie combines romance, action, and comedy. I would recommend it for anyone that enjoys an interesting and exciting fantasy.


Movie review by Jeff Skoroda

Check our catalog to see if this movie is available.
If you are interested in submitting a movie or book review for the website, please contact the librarian.

Here's a great, big THANK YOU to all our friends in Solebury who wrote letters in support of the library for our recent budget presentation before the Solebury Township Board of Supervisors.

THANKS also to the Supervisors for their attention and response to our presentation.

Your support is deeply appreciated. It allows us to work hard and give you the services and programs the community wants and deserves.

You may receive a mailing from us soon. Please accept our thanks for your attention to our Fund Drive. If you've already given this year, THANKS to you, too!

We're happy to add a link to the Community School of New Hope-Solebury on the right side of this website. The Community School offers programs, events, classes and trips for people of all ages and interests. Check out their website to learn more.

"The Community School of New Hope-Solebury is dedicated to enriching the community through educational, social, recreational, and cultural services and activities."

Our GIANT Fall book sale will begin at 10:00 AM Friday, October 26. Come pick up beautiful, like-new gift books and great reading for yourself as well!

If you were one of the first to register a phone number on Pennsylvania's Do Not Call list, then you will need to re-register by this Saturday, 9/15, to continue your protection from unsolicited phone calls. Go to the Attorney General's website for more information. After all, who wants to take a call from a telemarketer right in the middle of a really good book?

There will be a special Children's Book Sale at the library starting Thursday, September 20 at 10:00 AM and ending Saturday, September 22 at 5:00 PM. We have a wonderful collection of books for all ages, many in pristine condition, at very low prices. Stock up for winter reading and holiday gifts!

Our weekly Story Hour for preschool children (accompanied by adults) is back from Summer Vacation! There's no need to register in advance. Please join us Wednesday morning from 10:45 to 11:30 for stories, rhymes, and fun.

It's quite a week for Burke family books at the library. James Lee Burke weighs in with a book of short stories, Jesus Out to Sea, and with the latest in his Dave Robicheaux series, The Tin Roof Blowdown, while daughter Alafair starts a new series in Dead Connection. I'm just finishing The Tin Roof Blowdown, and I was all set to write in with a very good review of this just-post-Katrina New Orleans mystery. Only there's this wonderful quote that I have to share, and once I do you'll think I'm biased.

"Then I used the most valuable and unlauded investigative resource in the United States, the lowly reference librarian. Their salaries are wretched and they receive credit for nothing. Their desks are usually tucked away in the stacks or in a remote corner where they have to shush noisy high school students or put up with street people blowing wine in their faces or snoring in the stuffed chairs. But their ability to find obscure information is remarkable and they persevere like Spartans."

All right, I am biased. But that quote appears on page 354, and I liked the book a long time before that. For more (theoretically unbiased) information, check out this recent National Public Radio story on James Lee Burke.