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80th Year 1931-2011
The Newsletter of the
Gladwyne Free Library
Editor, Eric Faerber
Volume 25, No. 1
Spring 2011
Heart of the Village Is 80 Years Young!
Gladwyne Free Library: 1931-2011
Gladwyne Free Library Proudly Enters Its 80th Year!
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n the center of Gladwyne stands a two story stone building — the Gladwyne Free Library — which is truly the
“Heart of the Village.” Built in 1921, it was owned by
the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania and was known as the
Gladwyne Community House. Over the years the building
was used in many ways. It was a post office, a community
health center, a polling place (until 1960), a place for various
club meetings, and even a gymnasium! The building has seen
community suppers and Saturday night dances.
In the fall of 1930, Maud Butler Bell and her husband
came to Gladwyne to be in charge of activities at the Community House. She wrote that she found “a small, sad collection of volumes, optimistically called a library, from which the
village could once a week take out books. This seemed to be
positive proof that a real library would be welcome.” Maud
Bell took a front room of the Gladwyne Community Hall and
started a “real” library with the “sad collection” and donations from the community. She had 1,142 books and 159
patrons. Six months later Mr. Griscom Bettle donated money
to purchase the necessary cards and record books. Also, during that year Lower Merion Township Commissioners voted
an annual appropriation of $600. In 1938, when the library
outgrew the front room, the Board of Trustees took over the
Community House, with the condition that it take complete
charge of the building, financial and otherwise. During that
year the Library conducted its first fundraising campaign to
raise money for painting and shelving. In 1951, the Trustees
took title to the building with a payment of $1000 and the
kindness of the Episcopal Diocese.
The Library has been expanded and renovated over the
years, each time with funds raised by the local community.
An extensive expansion program, started in 1961, was
completed in 1966. A separate children’s room opened in
1969. A new wing was added in 1975–76 which is now the
fiction and magazine area, fitted out with comfortable chairs.
Major changes were made throughout the building including
the addition of a spacious Community Room — available
to the public for meetings and other functions — a kitchen,
and the Pennsylvania Room. A renovation of the Children’s
Room was completed in 1987 and in 1992 the main floor
was completely renovated as a result of a highly successful
Capital Campaign. That major fundraising effort used the apt
slogan “Heart of the Village” in all the campaign literature.
In 2010, the Gladwyne Free Library completed a major
renovation of the Children’s Room, the completion of a two
year project that began in 2009 with the permanent remediation of a chronic water infiltration problem. The Board
had long recognized the need to update and brighten the
lower level space, but wisely decided that for the project to be
successful, they first had to address the dampness problem
in a comprehensive and lasting way. The water remediation
effort was completed in early May, 2009, and after remaining absolutely dry for the remainder of the year (with some
extraordinary rainstorms as a test), we were ready for an
overhaul of the Children’s Room. This part of the project
entailed removal of all collections and free standing furniture,
extensive scrubbing of all surfaces, new and colorful impervious carpet, anti-fungal paint, and the installation of an
industrial grade dehumidifier. A little closet near the window
was replaced with a built-in desk for the computer and a low
shelf with chairs was converted to additional shelving. The
entry-way steps were repainted in a warm burgundy color
with gold numbers. Township insurance paid for all collections to be cleaned before being returned to the shelves. The
final addition of a new love seat, office desk, throw pillows,
and cheerful fish clock completed a beautiful and on-schedule renovation. The funding for this major effort came from
several sources — an extraordinary bequest from a longtime
Library Board member and resident, a substantial contribution from the Gladwyne Library League, and citizen contributions to our Bell Society and regular fund drive.
No discussion of the Gladwyne Library is complete with(continued on page 9)
Report of the Librarian
I
n December, the Lower Merion Library System (LMLS)
joined the Montgomery County Library & Information
Network Consortium (MCLINC) — a consortium of
31 independently governed and funded libraries that joined
together to cooperatively purchase and operate library automation and network services. LMLS merged its online database with the MCLINC database which offers the up-to-date
holdings of the MCLINC libraries, including 1,000,000+
titles and 2.3 million volumes, and a shared holds program
to request and route material among libraries. Converting to
MCLINC has required the Lower Merion Library System to
make changes — some that the public will see and others
that are behind the scenes.
One of the biggest and most positive changes is that LMLS
has joined the other MCLINC libraries in allowing reserve
requests to be placed on DVDs. Reserves for DVDs are $0.50,
but other reserves will remain at $0.25. The fee is charged
when the item is picked up. (New LMLS DVDs — first three
months on the shelf — will not be eligible for reserves.)
Another change allows you to place an item-specific
hold in addition to the usual title-level hold. This can be very
helpful if you wish to place a reserve on a specific copy of
a title, a specific issue of a magazine, or a specific part of a
multi-part set. Title Level Hold means the computer system
will grab the next available copy. Item Level Hold means that
only that specific item will fill the hold. Even if other copies
of that title are available, they will not fill your hold.
If you had our catalog bookmarked in your computer,
the bookmark will no longer work now that we have joined
MCLINC. Create a new bookmark by going to www.
MCLINC.org and clicking on “Search the Catalog.” Use
the drop down menu to choose your home library and create
the bookmark.
When you register you are asked if you want to receive
notification about overdues and reserves by telephone or email. There are two advantages for those who have chosen
e-mail notification: 1) an Almost Due notification for those
items that will be due in the next day or two; and, 2) an
Almost Expired notification when your library card is about
to expire. If you wish to change your notification option from
telephone to e-mail, you must do it in person at one of our
libraries. Make sure to bring your library card or your identification.
We hope you’ll find that the new benefits and options
offered as a result of joining MCLINC are useful and exciting!
Check out our home page for these great online resources:
Mango Language Database is an online-language
learning system that teaches actual conversation skills for a
wide variety of languages, so you can learn a new foreign
language or improve your foreign language skills. English as
a second language courses are also available in the Mango
Language Database.
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Booklist Online contains over 120,000 reviews of books
dating back to 1992 and electronic media. Features such as
recommended reading lists, read-alikes, and readers’ blogs
make it a useful tool for people searching for the perfect
book.
ReferenceUSA which helps individuals and businesses
create marketing plans, conduct competitive analysis, raise
funds and locate people.
TumbleBookLibrary is an online collection of animated,
talking picture books which teach kids the joy of reading in a
format they’ll love. TumbleBooks are created by adding animation, sound, music and narration to existing picture books
in order to produce an electronic picture book which you can
read, or have read to you. (Look for the TumbleBook icon on
the Kids Zone section of the website.)
OverDrive — Audiobooks, E-books are electronic
books that can be downloaded and enjoyed on a variety
of devices. In December, OverDrive unveiled its OverDrive
Media Console app for Android, iPhone, and iPod Touch
and in February released a free optimized app from Apple’s
App Store for the iPad, allowing readers with iPads to borrow and read e-books at full size.
Despite all this talk of online services, we are still your neighborhood library, offering a comfortable facility and friendly
service in person! Stop in and see us.
And be sure to look for these new titles — and lots more
— on the shelves.
FICTION
22 Britannia Road: A Novel,
by Amanda Hodgkinson
In her powerful debut, Hodgkinson takes on the tale of a
family desperately trying to put itself back together after
WWII. Silvana and her six-year-old son arrive by ship in
England where she reunites with her husband, Janusz, whom
she hasn’t seen in six years since World War II began and
they were forced apart — she and their infant son to Eastern
Europe, and Janusz to France. He is excited to have them
back with him in the little house he has purchased and hopes
to now put the war behind him. But the secrets they carry
pull at the threads of their fragile peace and their lives are
anything but a fairytale at 22 Britannia Road.
In Zanesville, by Jo Ann Beard
The narrator of this novel is a teenage girl who, for the most
part, flies under the radar. She’s a marching band dropout
and a terrible babysitter who fortunately, has a best friend
with whom she shares her adventures in the 1970s. Then
their friendship is tested by their families, by a clique of popular girls, and by the first intimations of womanhood.
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Meet the Board of Trustees and the Library Staff
Board of Trustees
Back row: Eric Faerber, Robert Manturuk, Justin Kimball,
Thomas Rees, Beth McKee (President), Lisa Street,
Karen Wallingford, Eileen Chios, Rita Kotler
Front Row: Cara Laren, Lizbeth Riale, Carolyn Conti (Librarian),
Ellen DeMarinis, Susan Brezin (Secretary), Connie Carlson
Not present: Trish Hueber, David Buten (Treasurer), Nancy Arndt,
Kay Gately, Pam Clark, Robert Eaddy
Library Staff
Left to right: Jean Stotter, Virginia Dean, Alicemarie Collins
(Children’s Librarian), Rosemarie Rosengarten, Delois Holland,
Sharyl Overhiser, Linda Pullano, Carolyn Conti (Librarian)
Junior Author Contest
T
he Gladwyne Library League’s Junior Author Contest
entered its 39th year with a bang! First through fifth graders from 13 different local schools entered by composing
fictional stories, poetry and non-fictional entries. Competition was
fierce with 818 entries, but our wonderful judges (teachers from the
Wetherill School) did a bang-up job picking the winners. Each child who entered received a certificate and the winners
were lauded at an awards ceremony on February 25th at the
Gladwyne Elementary School. The auditorium was packed to the
brim with proud families.
This year’s Junior Authors Committee included Melanie Doran,
Joanne Markman and Joey Udren and its success each year can be
attributed to the volunteer efforts of the Library League board. Winners: Non-Fiction Category
— Melanie Doran
Winners: Fiction Category
Winners: Poetry Category
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Contributors to 2010 Fund Drive.
We gratefully acknowledge the following donors:
Bell Society Members
($1,000 and Up)
Tom & Terry Allen
Michael & Christine Angelakis
Mr. Steven Berger &
Dr. Laurie Loevner
Donna & Jon Boscia*
Susan and Joseph Brezin
Bob & Ellen DeMarinis
Gloria & Jack Drosdick
Joanna G. Gabel*
Gladwyne Library League*
Mr. & Mrs. Llewellyn T. Keech
Drs. Lawrence & Toba Kerson*
Josephine Klein
Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Miller, Jr.*
Mrs. Daniel J. Murphy, Jr.
Meta B. and Benjamin R. Neilson
Thomas D. Rees & Josephine Madej
Drs. Jerry and Carol Shields
Ed Snider
Tracey & Shanin Specter
Helen J. Wallace*
John & Karen Wallingford
$250 to $999
Carolyn & Michael Ashburn
Mr. Adrian A. Castelli & Mary G. Love
Mr. & Mrs. Calvin S. Drayer, Jr.
Mr. Frederick Dresher &
Ms. Kathleen Shay
Mr. James Fuchs &
Ms. Carol Pasquariello
Mr. & Mrs. James H. Gately
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas L. Gianopulos
Dr. Stephen Kimmel & Ms. Alison Keel
King Tester Corp.
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Klein
Dr. & Mrs. Francis R. Manlove
Miss Marianne T. Miller
Mr. Neil Oxman
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry G. Rubenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H. Sinclair
Mr. & Mrs. Hart Stotter
Margaret B. Vandermade
Cindy Haveson Veloric
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Walsh, III
Waverly Heights
Janet Thompson, Dir. of Marketing
Mrs. Thomas R. White, Jr.
$100 to $249
Mr. & Mrs. Dean Stewart Adler
Dr. & Mrs. David A. Asch
Elenita V. Bader-Patrick
William & Joyce Baker
Mr. & Mrs. John H. Ball
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Berman
Ms. Marcy R. Bevan
Mrs. Barbara Bisgaier
Joann and Eugene V. Bissell
Mr. & Mrs. Don B. Blenko
Dr. & Mrs. David M. Bolden
Mr. & Mrs. Brendan Bovaird
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Breuers
Dr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Brinster
Laura and Charles Bushar
Ms. Constance Carlson
Irwin and Janet Chaiken
Mr. & Mrs. Paul G. Chicos
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Mrs. Marios Chios, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs.William B. Churchman, III
Mr. & Mrs. Jason Cohen
Mr. Charles P. Collings
Mr.and Mrs. David B. Comroe
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Conti
Dr. & Mrs. Joel Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Cooper
Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Paul Coyne
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Crawford
Richard and Inge Davies
Virginia Dean / Louise Tabor
Mrs. Robert C. Degerberg
Mr. Frederick H. Dickel
Dr. & Mrs. Eric Faerber
Mr. & Mrs. David Farling
Mr. J. Michael Fell
Dr. & Mrs. James E. Fish
Mr. & Mrs. Grenville H. Foote
Mr. & Mrs. W. Edward Frazer
Mr. & Mrs. William J. Frezel
Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Friedland
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Gall
Ms. Nancy K. Giles
Ms. Annie H. Gladden
Nancy and Marc Goldenberg
Mr. & Mrs. William Graham
Mrs. Gene Graves
Mr. Richard Hamilton
Dr. & Mrs. LeRoy Hammond, III
Edward and Mary Herman
Mr. & Mrs. Mitchell Hollin
Mr. & Mrs. Philip P. Kalodner
Ms. Susan Kalon
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kasher
Arnold and Bunnie Katz
Mrs. Susan Kendall
Mr. & Mrs. Justin Kimball
Mr. Jack H. Kirkpatrick
Mr. Larry S. Kligerman
Mr. Joseph Kluger & Ms. Susan Lewis
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Kotler
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Lee, Jr.
Drs. William & Sarah Long
Mr. & Mrs. David W. Maxey
Ms. Elizabeth A. McKee
Mr. & Mrs. Bizhan Micaily
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Nipon
Lee Nowoslawski, M.D.
Edward and Laurel O’Connor
Mr. & Mrs. H. L. Perry Pepper
Mr. R. Anderson Pew
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel H. Polett
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Powell, 2nd
Robert and Gene Pratter
Ms. Ruth Preucel
Dr. & Mrs. Robert L. Quigley
Dr. Karl Rickels
Mrs. George Riggs
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert T. Rorer
Mr. Ronald Rubin
Simone and Patricia Sassoli
Mr. Morton T. Saunders
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin Seeley
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Segall
Dr. & Mrs. Edward Seibert
Ms. Laurie Sherman &
Mr. Steven Carter
Ms. Ellen H. Sholevar
Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Shore
Dr. Willys K. Silver
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph T. Smith
Mr. Edward J. Sozanski &
Marian Pritchard
Mr. Michael Spewak
Mr. Allan J. Spilner
Mr. & Mrs. Steven L. Strawbridge
Mr. & Mrs. Philip Sullivan
Nancy and Stephen Sundheim
Mr. & Mrs. Russell B. Tompkins
Ms. Kathleen Troncelliti
Mrs. Beth Walker
Mr and Mrs Michael Wax
Mrs. Herbert S. Waxman
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Weir
Mr. & Mrs. Frederic M. Wentz
Mr. Mitch Wienick
Mr. & Mrs. Quincy N. Williams
Ruth and A. Morris Williams, Jr.
Morris and Sherrie Willner
Mr. & Mrs. Yoram Wind
Mr. Arthur A. Wolk
Leslie Miller & Richard Worley
Mr. & Mrs. M. Curtis Young
Up to $99
Mr. Frank Abruzzese
Mr. & Mrs. David Acton
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Affleck, Jr.
Rowshan & Mosen Alavi
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Altman
Ms. Kathryn Andrews
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Armon
Mr. & Mrs. John F. Arndt
Mr. G. Alan Bailey
Dr. & Mrs. Robert S. Bailey, Jr.
Dr. John F. Bayley,Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Begley
Mr. Thomas Bergkvist
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Biddle, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Iain Black
Dr. & Mrs. Guenther Boden
Mrs. Joseph J. Boder
Dr. & Mrs. Ferdinand Bonan
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson Bookbinder
Ms. Toby L. Bosniak
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Butera
Dr. Salvatore P. Carfagno
Thomas & Lenora Carter
Mrs. Judith Caskey
Mr. Howard M. Casper
Mr. & Mrs. B.C. Ceccarelli
Ms. Pamela K. Clark
Ms. Cordelia Clement
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Colen, Jr.
Mrs. Henry D. Cornman
Mrs. Theodore S. Coxe
Mr. And Mrs. Brian Daley
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Davis
Ms. Birgitta W. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Henry T. Dechert
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence I. Deckelbaum
Dharmender Dhanwada
Mr. & Mrs. Horace Disston
Mrs. Sanna Drake
Ms. Iris Drechsler
Mr. Graham Dripps
Dr. & Mrs. Richard C. Drummond
Mrs. Norma L. Dworkin
Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Edelstein
Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Edelstein
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Ellis
Mrs. Marcia G. Epstein
Mr. & Mrs. Carleton P. Erdman
Mr. & Mrs. Carlos Fink
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon B. Fink
Glenn & Helene Fischer
Mr. & Mrs. Marshall L. Fisher
Mr. Richard Frankel
Mr. & Mrs. Philip E. Franks
Mr. & Mrs. Edmund F. Garno, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Gevurtz
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph E. GianGrasso
Mr. & Mrs. William H. Giese
Mr. & Mrs. Alvin H. Gilens
(Gladwyne Pharmacy)
Mr. Jack Cunningham (Gladwyne Shell)
Ms. Madge Goldman
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Gotsdiner
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gross
Mrs. Joseph Spenser Grubb
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Grundstein
Ms. Carol Pew Gussman
Drs. Christa & Fawzi Habboushe
Mr. & Mrs. George Hager
Mr. & Mrs. Parviz Hanjani
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Harder
Mr. George J. Harding, III
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Harrison
Ms. Dina Harth &
Mr. William C. Giesey
Mrs Joseph Hartley
Rabbi & Mrs. Max Hausen
Susanna R. Hauser
Mrs. R. William Heffernan
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hilberts
Dr. Eric & Dr. Kellyn Hodges
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph F. Huber
Mr. & Mrs. Arthur D. Hughes
Mr. Charles M. Johnson
Drs. Frank B. & Jean C. Johnston
Mrs. Christine Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Harold L. Kapp
Dr. & Mrs. M. Richard Katz
Mr. & Mrs. R. Mark Keating
Mr. & Mrs. W. Thomas Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Kevin A. Kimzey
Ms. Carol Kline &
Mr. Donald Rosenberg
Mrs. Richard N. Knight
Dr. & Mrs. John P. Kohler
Mrs. Selma B. Kohn
Ms. Frances Krane
Nicholas and Eileen LaBella
Emanuel and Elaine Landau
Christian & Peggy Lane
Mr. & Mrs. Anders F. Laren
Dr. & Mrs. Barron S. Lavine
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Lee
Mrs. Barbara Allyn Lockwood
Mrs. Hunter Lott, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Reaves C. Lukens
Ms. Mary Lou G. Lukens
Mrs. David B. Lynch
Mr. & Mrs. Graham A. Marx
Mrs. Carolyn K. McConomy
Mrs. Jean McDonald
Dr. & Mrs. David McGinnis
Dr. & Mrs. James E. McGrath
Deborah & Frank Meloni
Mr. & Mrs. William Metz
Dr. & Mrs. Matthew Miller
Mr. L. Martin Miller
Ms. Emma Jane Miller
Mrs. William Mirkil
Mrs. Harold L. Monier
Dr. E. Neil Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Moore, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph F. Moriarty
Mrs. Katherine Muckle
Ms. Barbara J. Murray &
Emerson Kolesnikoff
Dr. & Mrs. Frank O. Nagle, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Martin S. Neifield
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Nelson
Mr. & Mrs. Fred E. Newberg
Dr. Joel Nobel
Dr. & Mrs. W. Wilbur Oaks
Judge & Mrs. Thomas O’Neill, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald I. Orenbuch
Mrs. Oliver Owen
Jill & Bill Packer
Mr. & Mrs. Lanny R. Patten
Mr. & Mrs. Gustine Pelagatti
Mrs. Carol Pendergrass
Mrs. Jean Potts
Mrs. Henry L. Price
Kathleen Reilly & Michael Nance
Dr. Edward J. Resnick
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh A. Reynolds
Dr. & Mrs. Harold J. Robinson
Mrs. Frances N. Rogalsky
Mrs. Dorothy Rolph
Mrs. Edwin P. Rome
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Roseman
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin L. Ross
Jane Roth
Dr. Edwin Rothman
Mrs. Kenneth E. Rush
Dr. & Mrs. Bertram Royce Russell
Mr. & Mrs. J. Eric Russell
Mrs. Robert J. Sands
Berle & Molly Schiller
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Graham Schneider
Mr.and Mrs. Malcolm L. Schoenberg
Drs. Mindy Schuster & Eric Bernstein
Mr. Roland Schwarting &
Ms. Lynn Yang
Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Schwartz
Mrs. Robert Schwarz
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Segal
Mr. & Mrs. John Shea
Mrs. Nancy-Beth Sheerr
Ms. Marion H. Shumway
Mr. & Mrs. Barton M. Silverman
Barry & Barbara Sirkin
Dr. & Mrs. Dennis Slochower
Mrs. Carol Snow
Mr. & Mrs. Colby Snyder
Carol & Stephen Solotoff
Mr. & Mrs. Donato Spaventa
Mr. James Speer
Mrs. John L. Steigerwalt
Mrs. Linda Tabas Stempel
Mr. & Mrs. Howard F. Stick
Mr. A. Stoloff
Don and Lisa Street
Ms. Lani Strom
Mrs. Anita Summers
Mrs. David T. Sykes
Mrs. Clifton B. Thaw
Mr. & Mrs. Joshua C. Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Radclyffe F. Thompson
Mr. & Mrs. Brian P. Tierney
Mrs. Roderick L. Tondreau
Ted and Blanche Torphy
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew K. Touchstone
Mrs. Elaine Tredinnick
Mr.and Mrs. Kenneth C. Trotter, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. John Lovering Truscott
Mr. & Mrs. Guyon W. Turner
Mrs. Robert G. Warner
Mrs. Ruth G. Watermulder
Mr. Keith Weaver &
Ms. Pamela Johnson
Dr. & Mrs. Robert A. Weisberg
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond H. Welsh
Mrs. Stephen T. Whelan
Mrs. Ernest R. Widmann
Mr. David Wilson Jr. &
Ms. Elizabeth Lexa
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Woodcock
Dr. & Mrs. Wayne L. Worrell
Harvey & Judith Zalesne
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Zug
Mr. Thomas V. Zug, Jr.
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Speaking of Books
T
his spring, the Gladwyne Free
Library is hosting another successful book discussion series.
The theme of the series is Lost Girls.
On September 13, the group met
for a penetrating discussion of Sarah
Waters’s post-modern Victorian novel,
Fingersmith. Almost all those present at the discussion were intrigued
by Waters’s presentation of a Victorian love story with a
contemporary twist — and all were riveted by the extraordinarily suspenseful and surprising novel. On February 28,
we discussed Barbara Kingsolver’s The Bean Trees. For all
of us, this book written in the 80s, set in the 70s, was a
revealing glimpse back to our personal and political pasts.
It was intriguing to note how much of Waters’s edgy postmodernism is anticipated by Kingsolver’s older novel on the
situations and relationships of women. Our last discussion of
the season on April 4, focused on A Map of the World by
Jane Hamilton. This novel tells the story of a young wife and
mother who loses her place in the world and who works to
reconstruct a map of the world for herself, as she did when
a child.
Once again, I facilitated discussion this year, but in our
free-ranging and provocative conversations everyone in
the group contributes wonderful insights. In fact, one of
the draws of the series is that it brings together a group of
thoughtful and intelligent readers who enjoy sharing their
responses to their reading with other book-lovers. Join us!
Thanks to Carolyn Conti, the Librarian and to the Gladwyne Library League for sponsoring the Series and for lending
books to each participant during the course of the series.
For further information, please call the Gladwyne Library
at 610-642-3957.
— Ruth B. Anolik, Ph.D
Children’s Room News
C
an it really be April of 2011? Time just keeps
flying along. Believe it or not it’s been a year since
we completed our remodel of the Children’s Room
and we are still getting compliments! There is only one thing
left and that is to put up our signage so people can find
things even more easily.
We’ve had a fun year so far with all the new books, new faces
and our ever popular toddler storytime. But now it’s time to
think about summer. Our theme this year is One World Many
Stories for children and You Are Here for teens.
Fun events to look forward to:
Our programming isn’t completely set for summer but we
plan on having The Please Touch Museum event on
June 21 at 2 pm. They will enthrall us with their Roadside
Attractions. We also plan on having the Swedish Museum
and various crafts throughout the summer. We will once
again have free tickets to the Camden River Sharks plus free
tickets to the Blue Rocks in Delaware. These tickets are for
the 3rd weekend in August.
Science in the Summer will be from June 27th through
June 30th and the theme is Physical Science, Electricity. As always our program will be in the morning.
Children who have completed grades 1 & 2 are from 10–
10:45 and children who have completed grades 3–5 are
from 11:15 to 12. Sign ups will begin May 1st and continue
until all slots are filled. This is always extremely popular so don’t
forget to register early! Please join us this summer for our
Summer Reading Club and to check out our ever changing
collection of books, movies, audiobooks and music CDs.
— Alicemarie Collins, Children’s Librarian
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Congratulations to Gladwyne Library
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Heart of the Library
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out mention of the Gladwyne Library League. The Gladwyne
Library League is an important and indispensable fundraising
auxiliary of the Library that seeks to foster closer relations
between the Library and the communities which it serves.
The League supports all children’s programs, as well as a
small portion of the Library’s operating budget. The League
also provides money for special purchases — furniture,
book discussion series, collection development projects, and
facilities maintenance and improvement, most notably air
conditioning replacement and the aforementioned Children’s
Room renovation. The League was formed in 1963, with
Mrs. George McCoy as its first president, and over the years
many of its activities became eagerly anticipated annual
events, and are now much-loved community traditions. Notable among these popular annual events are the Plant Sale
(the biggest fund-raiser), the Spring Cocktail Party, the Junior
Author Contest, and the Arts and Crafts Show. The League
provides essential visibility and support to the Library, and its
members work tirelessly on behalf of the Library.
Gladwyne Library is fortunate to be a member of the
Lower Merion Library System. We are able to provide much
greater service to our patrons though a shared online catalog
(now merged with the county MCLINC system), daily delivery
of materials and the ability to tap the much more extensive
reference collections of our two larger resource libraries. The
system approach truly distinguishes Lower Merion library
service from that of our neighbors.
From the very beginning, the Gladwyne Library has
relied on the generous support of both the local community
and Lower Merion Township. This support — support that
continues to this day — has allowed the Library to grow and
thrive. Now, 80 years later, our collection has grown to over
43,000 items and our borrowers from throughout the Township took home almost 134,000 books, magazines, DVDs,
books-on-CD, and music CDs. Three full-time and six parttime employees provide friendly and professional service
six days a week, and we are blessed with 24 active, faithful
volunteers.
The Gladwyne Library continues to look forward, and,
as part of a system-wide facilities improvement program, we
hope to soon embark on essential improvements to the building that will accomplish several important changes. Foremost
among the planned improvements is to make each level of
the building accessible to every person, regardless of physical
ability. Until now, people who cannot climb stairs have not
had complete access to the Library. In order to achieve accessibility for all, the glass vestibule entrance will be expanded
to accommodate an elevator. This means there will be unimpeded access to the Pennsylvania Room and Community
Room on the second floor and the Children’s Room on the
lower level, all of which now can be reached only by stairs.
Accessible and appropriately located restrooms also will be
an essential addition. The design of the addition to the glass
vestibule will respect the historic quality of the beautiful stone
building and will be enhanced by a welcoming courtyard gar-
den at the street side entrance. Other improvements to the
outside of the building will be a safer pathway from the parking area to the rear entrance that does not require walking in
the driveway, and handicapped parking located close to the
front entrance. On the inside of the Library, an area will be
dedicated to young teenagers, giving them a space of their
own. These Library users who are too old for the Children’s
Library, but may not find their particular needs met in the
main library, will have an inviting space with material that is
age appropriate. Behind the scenes, changes are needed as
well. The Library’s work room no longer meets the needs of
the staff. A new configuration of this key space will provide
the staff with a more efficient work space that will provide a
good sight line to the main checkout desk, to assure patrons
are assisted and questions are answered promptly.
Over these past 80 years, there have been many changes
in how we deliver on our mission to meet the community’s
need for learning and enrichment. Information, once only
found in book format, now comes to us in many other ways
too — DVDs, CDs, downloadable and e-books, and of course
on the Internet — and we are committed to keeping abreast
of future changes. The libraries in Lower Merion are fortunate to have the strong local and Township support that has
allowed us to keep current and relevant. The public library
is the foundation of a democratic society and open access
to information is essential to Americans in their quest for
knowledge and in their ability to act responsibly as citizens.
It is imperative for libraries to remain strong, and we thank
you for helping to make LMLS an outstanding system, and
for your part in keeping Gladwyne Free Library the “Heart
of the Village.”
— Carolyn Conti, Librarian
Please join us for the
Gladwyne Memorial Day Parade
& Block Party
Monday, May 30, 2011
The parade begins at 12 noon followed
by a ceremony honoring our veterans.
This commemorative day is co-sponsored
by the Gladwyne Library League and held
in the heart of the village, rain or shine.
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Report of the Librarian
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The Preacher, by Camilla Lackberg
Swedish bestseller Lackberg has penned a worthy second
thriller after The Ice Princess. A cold case about two missing young campers presumed dead haunts the citizens of
Fjallbacka when a boy finds two campers’ bodies, along with
a fresher corpse. Patrick Hedstrom is a local detective whose
girlfriend is expecting a baby. When a young girl vanishes,
Hedstrom targets the Hults, a family of religious fanatics with
dark secrets and a history of crime.
Now You See Me, by S.J. Bolton
Twenty-four hours after Detective Constable Lacey Flint
comes upon a woman brutally stabbed, a reporter receives
an anonymous letter pointing out similarities between this
murder and Jack the Ripper’s first and calling out Lacey by
name. Do police have a killer bent on recreating London’s
bloody past on their hands? To protect a past she hopes to
keep hidden, Lacey decides to catch the killer herself.
NON-FICTION
The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris, 1830–
1900, by David McCullough
McCullough’s new book spans generations of the gifted
Americans, ambitious to excel, whose time in Paris, from
1830 to 1900, changed not only their lives, but the course of
American literature, medicine, art, architecture, music, and
dance. It includes characters such as James Fenimore Cooper, Samuel F. B. Morse, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Harriet
Beecher Stowe, and Mary Cassatt, to name just a few.
Story of Charlotte’s Web: E.B. White’s
Eccentric Life in Nature and the Birth
of an American Classic, by Michael Sims
E.B. White was following the maxim “Write what you know”
when he penned one of the most beloved children’s books
of the 20th Century — Charlotte’s Web. White knew the
pigs, geese, spiders, and rats that lived in the barns and
stables where he spent many hours as a child and an adult.
Sims chronicles White’s childhood, his connection with
nature, and his writing career.
Bossypants, by Tina Fey
Actress, comedian, writer, and producer Tina Fey, who grew
up in Upper Darby, has won five Emmys, five Writers Guild
Awards, and the Kennedy Center’s annual Mark Twain Prize
for American Humor. Presently appearing on the TV sitcom
“30 Rock,” Fey’s career actually started in 1994. Before she
was Tina Fey, she was Elizabeth Stamatina “Tina” Fey. She
talks about her life and career and the lessons she’s learned
— with her inimitable humor. Smashingly entertaining!
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There Are Things I Want You to Know About
Stieg Larsson and Me, by Eva Gabrielsson
Mr. Larsson, the author of the hugely successful Millennium
thrillers (Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, etc.), died suddenly
in 2004 at 50, leaving behind the manuscripts that became
the trilogy. Though they were a couple for 32 years, Mr.
Larsson and his companion, Eva Gabrielsson never married,
and because Sweden does not recognize common-law marriage Ms. Gabrielsson was not legally entitled to profits from
Mr. Larsson’s books, which have sold more than 35 million
copies worldwide. It stands to reason that no one knew him
better than Eva. She talks about the Stieg she knew and
loved, including his childhood, his accomplishments in adulthood, his death, and most importantly, his capacity for love.
Includes never-before-seen photos and letters from Eva’s
personal archive.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY COOKBOOKS
Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch,
by Nigel Slater
Celebrating the joy of every aspect of the vegetable — from
seed through consumption — this useful collection shows
how to tastefully incorporate more vegetables into one’s diet
while providing an informative primer on gardening.
The Best One-Dish Suppers, by the Editors of Cook’s Illustrated
Supremely simple meals prepared in one cooking vessel.
Perfect for our busy, hectic lives nowadays.
The Good Neighbor Cookbook: 125 Easy
and Delicious Recipes to Surprise and
Satisfy the New Moms, New Neighbors,
Recuperating Friends, . . . Cohorts and
Block Party Pals in Your Life!,
by Suzanne Schlosberg and Sara Quessenberry
The title says it all!
The Pure Joy of Monastery Cooking:
Essential Meatless Recipes for the Home Cook,
by Brother Victor-Antoine d’Avilla-Latourette
The best-selling author of 12 Monastery Soups and From
a Monastery Kitchen presents 200+ meatless recipes that
capture the essence of culinary and spiritual simplicity —
from Leeks Vinaigrette to an extensive collection of egg and
omelet dishes, crepes and pancakes, vegetarian casseroles,
pasta, rice, and couscous dishes.
— Carolyn Conti, Librarian
The Gladwyne Library League’s Annual Arts and Crafts Show
T
he 2011 Gladwyne Library League’s Arts and Crafts
Show was held March 7–12 and appreciated by approximately 200 visitors during the week who viewed 193
entries submitted by 76 individuals. Anne Foote and Blanche
Torphy were the co-chairpersons.
Non-professional and professional artists and crafts people of
all ages presented an amazing assortment of arts in our community. A new and popular addition to the show was a scavenger hunt for children to search for various items in the pictures
and receive a small prize for their fun. Favorite entries — Visitors cast ballots for their favorite
entries in three categories — adult, junior (teenagers) and
young (child) artists. The following were selected, and their
works are on display at the circulation desk in the library:
Adult Entry
“Fern and Hosta”
Diane Mattis
Junior Artist Entry
“Octopus Tea Party”
Hana Holquist, Age 14
Young Artist Entry
“Mystical Sun”
Isabella Schneider, Age 10
Arts and Crafts Committee
Blanche Torphy, Lisa Street,
Melanie Doran, Anne Foote
Enjoying the
Show
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Gladwyne Free Library
362 Righters Mill Road • Gladwyne, PA 19035
Website: www.lmls.org
61st Anniversary
Plant Sale
Friday, April 29 (8 a.m – 6 p.m.)
Saturday, April 30 (8 a.m. – 4 p.m.)
Same high quality, same great or lower prices
• Everything for stunning containers, gardens, grounds
• Hottest new plants and timeless favorites
• Same top quality material, same value prices
(some unchanged for decades)
Annuals • Perennials • Hanging Baskets • Planters
Vegetables • Herbs • Shrubs • Vines • Trees • Garden Décor
“Experts’’ on duty for your questions
When you buy our plants to enhance your home or property,
you support the Gladwyne Library. Thank you!
Held at the Gladwyne Library Grounds.
All Proceeds Benefit the Library.
Nonprofit Org.
U.S. Postage PAID
Conshohocken, PA
Permit No. 3507
Please Support the
2011 Fund Drive
The Gladwyne Free Library needs
your support more than ever to
continue its long tradition of service to the community.
Locally raised funds directly support not only the purchase of
books, children’s books, magazines, books-on-tape, DVDs and
other library materials, but they
also provide entirely for the maintenance of our historic 1921 stone
building.
Please support your community
library today by sending your
spring 2011 contribution. It is an
investment that will benefit us all
for years to come!