by guest reviewer and library patron Richard Lee

What would you do if you had the power to witness any event that has happened or is happening anywhere in the universe? In this novel, Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter team up to deliver yet another fantastic work of science-fiction, this time distorting time and space itself. The novel takes place in the near future where wormhole technology has reached its peak, sending raw information and even light-rays to the viewer from one point in space to another, thus creating a world where closed doors and drawn shades mean nothing. Soon, further developments allow viewers not only to roam space, but time as well. Now, history itself is laid bare for all to see, as past glories and atrocities are stirred up once again. But can the public keep up with the dramatic societal changes that intensify day after day? Or would they embrace the freedom and entertainment of being a passenger on a roller-coaster through time? Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter thoroughly explore the implications as well as the philosophical ideas attached with the development of such a wonderful yet dangerous technology.

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by guest reviewer and library patron Amy Canike-Collins

Please turn to page 25 of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. Spend five minutes reading what authors Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois offer as their first ultra simple basic bread recipe. By the next day you will be able to bake a wholesome, delicious and preservative-free loaf of bread.

For a few concise confidence-building techniques and explanations, review the preceding twenty-five pages. Ignore anything and everything you have previously experienced and know about bread baking. Trust them completely. Do exactly as they instruct. Trust me on this.

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day was picked up at the library early one evening. The very next morning I mixed a batch of their white, free-form loaf master recipe for boule. By that afternoon, we ate our first successful loaf of beautiful bread.

No fuss, no muss, no kneading, no kidding! Even for the inexperienced home baker, Jeff and Zoe's system is virtually foolproof. Each minimal ingredient recipe each provides you with enough dough to bake 3-4 full-sized loaves over a period of 5-14 days. Mix the batch of dough. Until you want a freshly baked loaf, the dough remains refrigerated. You may also cut off smaller pieces of dough as you need a few sandwich rolls or at dinner for two a small baguette. Surprisingly, with their challah and brioche sweet dough recipes, you will be able to have donuts, pastries and breakfast buns freshly baked at a moment's notice.

Within the first few days of reading Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, I mixed and baked not only the basic master recipe, but also the Italian Semolina and the Vermont Cheddar breads. In our household they were so well received, that all the batches are already gone. It is doubtful that any of the recipes will last in our refrigerator any where near the specified shelf life.

The chapters in Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day are introduced with a master (basic) dough recipe. Each master recipe is followed by several simple ingredient or baking technique variations. Then specific sandwich or serving suggestions are explained.

As well as traditional white and whole wheat sandwich loaves, all of the most anticipated bread styles are included: batard, baguette, ciabatta, rye and pumpernickel. The peasant loaf chapter offers many hearty whole grain ingredient recipes. The spontaneity of the Hertzberg-Francois bread baking system is the very essence of pizza cravings. Once the dough is in the refrigerator, the flatbread chapter enables pizza lovers to indulge themselves in a short period of time. Having a yeast tooth rather than a sweet tooth, I still highly suggest you delve into Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day's enriched breads and pastries chapter. Satisfying favorites are prepared and stored in the same way, but freshly baked challah, brioche, pecan rolls and beignets will waif from your kitchen. And, chocolate fanciers have not been ignored.

With this truly about face approach toward the normally time-constrictive, attention-intensive bread baking methods and lore of bygone days, please relax and indulge yourself and your loved ones. Their system will not disappoint.


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The Free Library of New Hope and Solebury is delighted to announce the winners of the 2008 Summer Writing Contests. The theme this year was Catch the Reading Bug (at your library). Some day these guys will be writing your news stories, novels, and favorite movies. Keep an eye out!

There is an extra special honorable mention awarded to Chris O’Brien, the only preschooler to participate, for his book Library.

Kindergarten/Grade 1 Winners:
Zach Griffiths – Grand Prize Winner for Ladybugs
Raymond Brady - Best Adventure Story for Home Sweet Home
Gianna Ferlazzo – Best Summer Vacation Story fo My Day at Avon by the Sea
Sophia Francesco – Most Stories Written for The Egg and the Chick, The Numbers Book, and the Colors Book
Samantha Frank – Most Beautiful Bug Story for The Bugs I Love
Morgan Miele – Most Creative Design for The Bug Book
Harrison Missell – Most Creative Fable for The Tortoise Beats the Hare at the Finish Line
Kevin O’Brien – Best Travel Story for 17 Hours to Disney World

Grades 2 - 4 Winners:
Aaron Frank – Grand Prize Winner for If Flies Played Baseball
Dana Bandurick – Best Illustration for Little Worm
Anthony Ferlazzo – Best Biographical Story for A Fun Day at the Midway Fair
Hannah Mailer – Most Creative Un-Written Story for her performance art story
Parker Miele – Most Exciting Story for Bugs
Zach Nangle – Best Research and Very Best Title for Would You Be a Wood Bee?
Emily Walton – Best Family Album for Family and Bugs

Winners from the Young Writers’ Reading Club:
Hannah Jordan – First Prize for Just Around the Corner
Sarah Summerson – Second Prize – Girls at Jackson Forest
Helena Penfold – Third Prize for Crimson Fangs
Isabella Farina – Honorable Mention for Where the Jewels Go So Do You
Daniel Fendler – Honorable Mention for The Shrink Ray and Me
Nicholas Leuser – Honorable Mention for Delaware

Starring: Cuba Gooding, Jr., Beyoncé Knowles, Melba Moore, more cast
Directed By: Jonathan Lynn
Released By: Paramount
Run Time: 123 min.
Genre: Comedy

This heartwarming romantic comedy about gospel music hits all the right notes

The Fighting Temptations follows Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding Jr.) a New York advertising exec who is invited back to his home town in Georgia for his Aunt's funeral. In her will she states that if Darren leads her church choir to a win in the annual “Gospel Explosion” competition, he will inherit her fortune of $150,000. The only problem is that the choir has 6 people in it and they don’t even sing that well! Soon Darrin is searching through the town for talent and meets many people, including Lilly(Beyonce’ Knowles) a local jazz singer who is the key to winning the “Explosion”; but only if he can persuade her to join. This movie is filled with tons of laughs and music and I suggest it for anyone who loves music and comedy.

Jeff Skoroda
6th Grade
New Hope – Solebury Middle School

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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

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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!