The Friends of Snow Library's Fall Lifetime Learning session begins on Tuesday, Sept. 26 and ends on Nov. 16 with 24 new courses presented in two formats: online via Zoom or in person in the Craine Room at the library. This session has something for everyone and includes many popular past presenters as well as exciting new ones, including an Emmy-winning nature film
director.

The Friends of Snow Library Book Sale Committee is looking for gently used books for their very successful weekly Book Sales. Paperback “Beach Reads,” newer books in all subject areas, art books, poetry, classics, and children’s books are sought. The Friends also sell a variety of hardcover books, audio books, CDs and DVDs, and will gladly consider what you have to offer if it is clean and in good shape. (No textbooks, encyclopedias, or travel books, please).

Donations may be made between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the Saturday Book Sales, or you may drop off up to two bags or boxes of books at Snow Library during business hours. The Friends do make house calls on Cape Cod for large donations. Call Snow Library for more information. Proceeds from the Friends’ book sales go right back into the library to purchase museum passes, periodicals, children’s programs, and new technology.

Come to the library any day we are open and register for the summer reading program. You’ll receive a logbook to record your reading activity. For every three hours that you read, you will receive a small prize. You may earn one prize per week. The program continues until Aug. 10.

The Snow Library Trustees, staff, and Friends want to offer our sincere thanks to all the citizens who attended Annual Town Meeting on May 8th and voted in favor of a feasibility study to build a new Snow Library. We’ve already met with the Orleans Select Board to discuss the endeavor and will keep you updated on our progress.

Thank you so much for supporting your public library.  If you have any questions about the project, please visit the Snow Library Building Our Future webpage.  

Come to the library at 4 p.m. every Wednesday and enjoy live music in the Craine Room. A spring concert series begins May 3, continuing weekly through June 14. The final concert will be held outdoors on the village green. The shows are sponsored by the Rowena Myers Trust. Seating is first-come, first-served, and admission is free.

The  Friends of Snow Library’s 2023 winter-spring Lifetime Learning session concludes the week of April 24 with three one-time-only courses while three other courses wrap up.  Of special note: on Wednesday, April 26, from 10:30 to noon, Steve Gass will present a free class on “Building Our Future: The Case for a New Snow Library” about charting a new path forward for this heart of the community of Orleans. 

The Friends of Snow Library’s 2023 Winter-Spring Lifetime Learning session continues next week with courses available online and in person in the library’s Craine Room. All are recorded and available for viewing again. 

Teacher and yoga instructor Katherine Dowd Gulotta offers “Keys to Wellness at Any Age: Breathing & Yin Yoga” on Tuesday, April 11 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. as the Friends of Snow Library’s spring Lifetime Learning series continues. The first class in her two-part course focuses on “The Healing Power of Breath,” exploring easy no-stress practices that immediately boost health.

The Friends of Snow Library’s 2023 winter-spring Lifetime Learning session resumes in April with new and continuing courses. All courses are available online and three are also presented in person at the Craine Room in the library.

You will need to verify your library cards again on or after Monday, April 4. (This date has been moved back from March 27). Please note that passwords have not changed. You will need to use the same card number and password, and simply log back in to verify.

Here is a helpful link: https://help.libbyapp.com/en-us/6061.htm

The Friends of Snow Library 2023 winter-spring Lifetime Learning session continues with new courses to expand your mind. All are available online and three are also presented in person at the Craine Room in the library. All are recorded and available for viewing again.

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Mary Reuland, director at Snow Library for 14 years and a library trustee since 2014. Her obituary may be found here.

The  Friends of Snow Library 2023 Winter-Spring Lifetime Learning session continues with courses to expand your mind. All but one are available online as well as in person at the Craine Room in the library. All are recorded.

Thank you for your patience as we continue to learn the new software system which was implemented throughout the 36 CLAMS libraries on Feb. 27.

CLAMS and library staff have been working diligently in the days leading up to and following the implementation to ensure a smooth transition between software systems, but inevitably there are unexpected glitches. Many of you have experienced problems logging into either the CLAMS catalog or Libby/Overdrive. CLAMS is prioritizing all the problems people are reporting, and successfully logging into your account and utilizing eMaterials is high on the list.

A course on American poetry, subtitled "A Place for the Genuine" and led by Joseph Auciello, is among the new Lifetime Learning offerings in the week beginning Monday, March 6.

Using the text "100 Great American Poems," supplemented by contemporary verse from The Poetry Foundation, Auciello's course offers participants an opportunity to enjoy and discuss American poetry. It takes place from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, March 8. …

The Friends of Snow Library will begin accepting registrations for the 2023 winter-spring Lifetime Learning Session on Monday, Feb. 6. Classes begin on Monday, Feb. 27 and cover a broad range of topics, from the Ukraine War to Irish mythology, American poetry to Cape Cod coyotes, the art of Edward Hopper to the music of the Baroque. Register online at friendsofsnowlibrary.org, or drop by the library to pick up a form.

On February 27, the CLAMS network will roll out new staff and patron software. Here is what you need to know:

All out-of-network interlibrary loans, including from Commonwealth Catalog, will be suspended beginning Friday, Feb. 3 and will resume on Monday, Feb. 27.

Your current reading history will not be transferred to the new system at the outset. More information will be provided when available.

For more information on all your questions about the migration, go to: https://info.clamsnet.org/new-catalog-coming-soon/.

Looking for a way to pass the time on a cold winter day? Come to the library and borrow a jigsaw puzzle. You’ll find our puzzle collection at the end of the center aisle in our non-fiction area. Puzzles may be borrowed for two weeks and must be returned to Snow Library (please avoid using the book drop; bring them to the front desk).

Our thanks to Sally Lamson for donating puzzles to help us kickstart this recent addition to our "library of things."

Come to the Craine Gallery at 2 p.m. on Wednesdays through Feb. 1 and see a movie on our big screen. The film showings feature recent releases on DVD. "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" (PG), starring Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert, will be shown on Jan. 11; "Ticket to Paradise" (PG13), starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney," on Jan. 18, and "The Banshees of Inisherin" (R), starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, on Jan. 25. On Feb. 1 we will show "Tár" (R), starring Cate Blanchett. Admission is free.

Book donations to the Friends of Snow Library are being accepted on Saturdays during book sale hours, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and throughout the week during the library’s open hours. Please bring no more than two boxes or bags of books in excellent condition. DVDs and music CDs also accepted. For fiction, the more recent the publication date, the better.

If you have a larger donation than two boxes, please call (508) 317-7493 to make an appointment.