The Reference Blog: News You Can Use

Our Summer Reading Program

2011-06-23T18:21:00.000-04:00

Our Summer Reading Program for Adults has begun at the library and the theme this year is Novel Destinations! Stop by the library and pick up our newest Book Bingo entry form and begin reading! You can earn great coupons for attractions throughout Rhode Island, and also be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing on Sept. 2nd.

Hi everyone

2010-10-02T15:24:00.002-04:00

There is a lot going on at the library lately, and I thought you might like to have our October schedule in a handy-dandy PDF format. That is in case you haven't picked it up at the library. Here is a link:

Also, we're now on Facebook here. Friend us!

Warren Primary Election Results

2010-09-15T14:14:00.001-04:00

Here are the final numbers for Warren from the Board of elections website, in case you are interested.

Brown crosswords puzzle NYT fans | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal

2010-09-14T10:38:00.000-04:00

Brown crosswords puzzle NYT fans | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal

ProQuest Genealogy News & Notes Newsletter | September 2010 Issue

2010-08-27T11:42:00.002-04:00

For you genealogy lovers out there, this looks like an interesting publication.

ProQuest Genealogy News & Notes Newsletter | September 2010 Issue

And to access our ProQuest product, HeritageQuest, go to our Genealogy Resources page, choose HeritageQuest, and sign on with your library card number. Come in to the library to use the Ancestry database. Good luck with your research!

Our Library Clamboil Fundraiser

2010-08-23T20:44:00.002-04:00

Very important news about the library! We are having a fabulous Clamboil on October 15th at the South Seekonk Gun Club. We hope you can join us to support our library and enjoy a wonderful evening with your fellow patrons and library lovers. Pick up your tickets at the library. They'll be going fast!

Best Book Lists for Summer Reading

2010-06-08T19:18:00.002-04:00

Rebecca Blood, respected blogger and author of The Weblog Handbook, compiles "Best-of" Lists on her blog 'rebecca's pocket'. Thanks, Rebecca, for pointing us in the direction of some great summer reading from NPR, New York Times, Salon, etc.

Our National Poetry Month Blog

2010-04-03T19:54:00.004-04:00

Join me on our new blog to celebrate National Poetry Month throughout April. Our guest blogger Maria Horvath brings her expertise to the selection of a new poem each day.

Help The George Hail Library celebrate poetry!!

Temple Grandin TED talk

2010-02-28T16:27:00.003-05:00

I thought some of you would be interested to hear this wonderful woman talk about autism, and about how her mind works. TED is a fabulous website devoted to "ideas worth spreading".

The President Talks to Students

2009-09-08T15:25:00.004-04:00

Just in case you want to read it, here's the text from President Obama's Back to School remarks to school children today. What do you think of it?

And here's the video:

Our new Film Movement DVD series

2009-06-24T15:50:00.007-04:00

We are now subscribing to a DVD series called Film Movement. The films are award winning independent and foreign films. The films we have in the collection so far are:
(to see the OSL catalog listing to put them on hold, click on the image)

For more information about any of the titles, visit the Film Movement website.

Let me know what you think!

New Reference Book: Milestone Documents of American Leaders

2009-06-04T14:37:00.005-04:00

We have a new set of reference books for your use! If you need to find any primary source documents from American history and/or analysis of the documents, look no further than in the reference room, online from the library, or online from home (at home you'll need your library card # to log in).

And it has current events documents and analysis as well. For example, the entry about Barack Obama includes current information about our new president.

Let me know if this new resource is useful!

Come to Movie Night next Tuesday!

2009-05-07T18:45:00.007-04:00

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford

Tuesday, May 12 -- 6:00pm

Refreshments served! (yummy popcorn)

Introductory comments by Diane Warren.

Root for your Library!

2009-05-07T18:37:00.004-04:00

Come to the Library Plant Sale on Saturday, May 16 from 9am-12 noon!

Charlie Rose interview with Shirley Tilghman

2009-03-19T12:34:00.003-04:00

I thought I would share this thought-provoking interview with Princeton University president Shirley Tilghman with you.
She was on the Charlie Rose show on Monday night, and she discusses the economic situation colleges are in now, as well as challenges women face in the sciences. As you may know, I lived in Princeton for 11 years before coming to Rhode Island, and at the moment I have two girls applying to college. So this all seems very relevant.

Christian the Lion video

2009-03-18T11:38:00.007-04:00

Everyone has to see this amazing footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNTdWbVBgc

To check out the book written by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall, use this link to the library catalog: A Lion called Christian

Spring is almost here!

2009-03-16T13:26:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone -- are we feeling better now that the weather is finally getting warm? I know I am.
We are having a fun event at the library next week that you shouldn't miss. First-time author Donna Russo Morin is coming to read and discuss her new book "The Courtier's Secret". Please try to come and support this new writer. She'll be here on Wed. 3/25 at 6:30pm.

A new website for the White House

2009-01-21T12:35:00.003-05:00

Check out the new website that the new administration has begun at www.whitehouse.gov.

What a Day!

2009-01-21T12:09:00.003-05:00

The entire text of the President's inaugural speech can be found here.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-02T12:02:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year all!

2008-11-28T14:05:00.005-05:00

I want to tell you about a wonderful database the library has to offer you-it's called NoveList Plus. The program can give you lots of information about popular fiction and non-fiction, from lists of suggested "read-alikes" which can come in handy when deciding which book to read next, to lists of award-winning titles, to background information on an author. One of the best features is the series feature, which allows you to find all the books in a series and sort them by date, which is sometimes easier said than done otherwise. You can then connect directly to the library catalog and put the books you want on hold. It's as easy as that.

You can access the site from our website at www.georgehail.org and follow the links to our electronic databases -- or directly here. Start by looking up your favorite author and seeing the information available about them. Try it, and let me know if you find is useful!

For example, the opening screen for my favorite book, Jane Eyre, looks like this:

Title:

Jane Eyre

Author:

Charlotte Bronte

Summary:

In early nineteenth-century England, an orphaned young woman accepts employment as a governess and soon finds herself in love with her employer who has a terrible secret.

Related Information:

Book Discussion Guides ; Author Biographies ; Recommended Reads

Publication Information:

New York: Modern Library 1997, c1847. 682 p.

Notes:

Originally published 1847.

9780679602699
0679602690

Fiction/Nonfiction:

Fiction

Author Information:

All books by: Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855
Author Biographies

TopicsFind Similar Books

Subject Headings:

Governesses, English
Rochester, Edward Fairfax
Secrets
Men/women relations
Social classes
Nineteenth century
England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
Gothic fiction, English
Love stories, English

Related Features

Related Features:

Book Discussion Guides - Jane Eyre
Author Biographies - Charlotte Brontë
Recommended Reads - If You Like . . . A Great and Terrible Beauty
Author Read-alikes - Jane Austen
Book Discussion Guides - Falling Slowly
Book Discussion Guides - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Book Discussion Guides - Rebecca
Book Discussion Guides - We Were the Mulvaneys
Book Discussion Guides - Angle of Repose
Book Discussion Guides - Fair and Tender Ladies
Book Discussion Guides - The Awakening
BookTalks - The Eyre Affair
BookTalks - Crossing Jordan
Feature Articles - Gothic Fiction, Part I
Feature Articles - Sun, Surf and Sand? Bombs, Bullets and Blood!

ISBNs Associated With This Work

ISBNs Associated With This Work:

9780679602699

Credits

Credits:

Hennepin County Public Library
MetaMetrics, Inc.
Baker & Taylor
Magill Book Reviews, published by Salem Press
Copyright 2005, VNU Business Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Added to Novelist: 20010101
TID: 017377

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Novelist Plus

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Magill Book Review: One of the most striking characteristics of this novel is the voice of Jane Eyre herself, who tells her own story. Without that voice and the intimacy it provides for the reader, credulity would be strained, for the action of the novel is at times inadvertently ridiculous or far-fetched, and the characterizations are often simplistic.

Problems with credibility, however, recede into the background as Jane speaks directly to the reader, commenting on past actions or announcing events to come. On other occasions, she allows a scene to speak for itself but shifts from past to present tense to underline the force of the narrative and its emotional content. One of the most famous lines in all literature is the sentence, "Reader, I married him," which occurs after Jane returns to Thornfield to find the chastened, blinded, and maimed Edward Rochester, who becomes her husband. The overall linear structure of the novel is quite straightforward: The first ten chapters treat Jane's childhood and education; the next seventeen chapters bring Jane to Thornfield Hall and introduce her to Rochester, carrying their relationship to the point of the collapse of their initial marriage plan; the next eight chapters detail Jane's flight and the developments that ensue with regard to the Rivers family, culminating in St. John Rivers' proposal of marriage to Jane; and the last three chapters detail Jane's return to Thornfield, including her marriage to Rochester and the beginning of their life together.

The second and third sections of the novel are dominated by male figures who symbolize opposing forms of love: Rochester, who stands for physical passion, and St. John, who stands for spiritual passion. At the end of the novel, Rochester, having passed through redemptive fires and having repented of his hubris, can embody the fully integrated masculine self, capable of both physical and spiritual passion.

Jane, too, must pay for her pride. Her flight from Thornfield Hall after the collapse of the marriage plans, her deprivations, her illness--these are the means by which Jane passes from youthful rebellion to a mature acceptance of the conditions of her life and an understanding of her own emotional and physical needs.

Kirkus Reviews /* Starred Review */ This need not be limited to a juvenile sale. It is a beautiful gift book edition of the famous novel, a favorite of this gifted artist who has been working on it for years. A fine piece of bookmaking.
(Kirkus Reviews, October 1, 1937)

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Happy Reading (and Happy Thanksgiving yesterday)

Carol

All About Eve film showing

2008-11-17T14:34:00.002-05:00

Join us tomorrow night (Tuesday the 18th) at 7pm for a special
showing of the 1950's classic film All About Eve, starring Bette Davis.
The film will be introduced by Warren resident Diane Warren. Popcorn and drinks available. It should be a fun night at the library! From the wikipedia entry:

Critical reaction

All About Eve received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics upon its release on October 13, 1950 at a New York City premiere. The film's competitor, Sunset Blvd., released the same year, drew similar praise, and the two were often favorably compared. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times says of Davis that "veteran actress Margo Channing in All About Eve was her greatest role".^[3] A collection of reviews from the film's release are stored on the website Rottentomatoes.com, and All About Eve has garnered 100% positive reviews there, making it "Certified fresh." Boxoffice.com stated that it "is a classic of the American cinema -- to this day the quintessential depiction of ruthless ambition in the entertainment industry, with legendary performances from Bette Davis, Anne Baxter and George Sanders anchoring one of the very best films from one of Hollywood's very best Golden Era filmmakers: Joseph L. Mankiewicz. It is a film that belongs on every collector's shelf - whether on video or DVD. It is a classic that deserves better than what Fox has given it."^[4]

^{Join us!!}

Rory Raven presents Haunted History of RI on Oct. 30th

2008-10-26T15:20:00.004-04:00

Come to the presentation at the library on Thursday nite at 6:30pm, with Rory Raven, from Providence Ghost Walk fame and the author of "Haunted Providence: Strange Tales from the Smallest State". Rory will present "Haunted History of Rhode Island". Refreshments served.

Voting Day

2008-10-21T12:57:00.005-04:00

NOVEMBER 4th

With election day approaching so quickly, I thought you might like to take a look at the ballot before you go to the polls: the link for the Warren ballot is here. Warren's town website provides information on locating your polling place here.

We have the Voter Information Guides for both Rhode Island and Massachusetts at the library, which explain more about the ballot questions and other factors involved in the voting process.

Tonight's Scary Movies

2008-10-16T09:25:00.004-04:00

H.R.1424

2008-10-06T16:08:00.003-04:00

If you'd like to read the full text of the Bailout Package legislation, formally called the "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" bill, the link is here.

A new set of Reference Books

2008-09-29T14:14:00.008-04:00

I wanted everyone to know about this excellent new resource we have in both print and digital editions at the library, Milestone Documents in American History. It's a new 4-volume set containing full-text primary source documents with expert analysis and commentary. And we will also have (very soon) unlimited online access to all the "Milestone Document" titles from the link on the reference page of the George Hail main website .

The publisher's description of the set says:

THE PRINTED REFERENCE
Four volumes, including 2,100 pages
133 full-text documents & analytical essays
Eight teachers' guides
Appendixes, indexes and resource listings

THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION
Full access from home
Immediate access via online registration
A simple, intuitive interface
User profile areas for students and patrons
Sophisticated search functions
Complete content, including appendixes
Fully illustrated

It also contains essays about the primary source documents, which will provide additional information and context for the documents. Please let me know if I can help you with any questions about primary source documents, or using this print and online source.

It's exciting! Please also let us know if you find this source to be useful to you. Thanks.

Presidential Debates 2008

2008-09-26T22:46:00.009-04:00

Well, the presidential debates are finally here and we are getting very close to election day. For more information about the operation of the debates, and details about the rules and the history of the debates as a part of the federal election process, the Commission on Presidential Debates has a great website.

The full schedule is:

First presidential debate:
Friday, September 26
University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS

Vice presidential debate:
Thursday, October 2
Washington University in St. Louis, MO

Second presidential debate:
Tuesday, October 7
Belmont University, Nashville, TN

Third presidential debate:
Wednesday, October 15
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY

Welcome to the George Hail Reference Blog

2008-09-16T23:04:00.003-04:00

My name is Carol Shedd, and I'm the reference librarian at the George Hail Library in Warren, RI. I'll be using this space to bring you news from the reference and other departments of the library. Feel free to leave me comments (tactful, of course) to any of the posts, and I will try my best to pass along "news you can use" from my sources, news and otherwise.
I'll also post upcoming events at the library, information about new databases and print sources available in the reference room, links to helpful websites, and other things that cross my desk that I think will be useful to you. If you have any direct reference questions for me, please email me at the library: www.reflib.gh@gmail.com.

Thanks for reading.

Online Homework Help Available

2008-09-16T12:21:00.008-04:00

Statewide electronic resources available from AskRI and the Office of Library and Information Services. Free access for Rhode Island residents!

AskRI has recently expanded its programs to include an online homework help tutoring service. It's available from 2pm to 10pm everday, and can provide assistance to students and parents from Kindergarten-adult learners. Try it and let us know if you find this to be a useful resource for your homework questions. Your comments will help to make it better. Remember, parents can use it, too!
You can log on to the site from any library in the state or from home. If you're home, you'll need your library card number to log on.

Online Homework Help through AskRI/Tutor.com

Silent Film Classics Series

2008-09-16T09:24:00.007-04:00

Join us at the George Hail Film Society 1st movie series, Silent Film Classics. All films on Thursday nights at 6:30pm. Popcorn and drinks available, and most importantly, classic films on classic film equipment. See the films as they were meant to be seen - from a movie projector on 16mm film. Seating is limited to 30.

Schedule:

Sept. 18
Modern Times, with Charlie Chaplin - 1936, 89 mins.

Oct. 16
Halloween double feature of Nosferatu - 1922, 47 mins. and The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - 1919, 60 mins.

Nov. 13
The General, with Buster Keaton - 1927, 78 mins.

The Reference Blog: News You Can Use

Our Summer Reading Program

Hi everyone

Warren Primary Election Results

Brown crosswords puzzle NYT fans | Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal

ProQuest Genealogy News & Notes Newsletter | September 2010 Issue

Our Library Clamboil Fundraiser

Best Book Lists for Summer Reading

Our National Poetry Month Blog

Temple Grandin TED talk

The President Talks to Students

Leave A Comment!

Our new Film Movement DVD series

New Reference Book: Milestone Documents of American Leaders

Come to Movie Night next Tuesday!

Root for your Library!

Charlie Rose interview with Shirley Tilghman

Christian the Lion video

Spring is almost here!

A new website for the White House

What a Day!

Happy New Year!

All About Eve film showing

Critical reaction

Rory Raven presents Haunted History of RI on Oct. 30th

Voting Day

Tonight's Scary Movies

H.R.1424

A new set of Reference Books

Presidential Debates 2008

Welcome to the George Hail Reference Blog

Online Homework Help Available

Silent Film Classics Series