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Library Topics
June 9, 2025
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Address: 301 N.
Pennsylvania
Phone #: 622-7101
Hours: Sunday 2-6
Monday and Tuesday 9-9
Wednesday through Saturday 9-6
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Welcome to Pet Appreciation Week (PAW), a purr-fect time
to remember our pet companions who share so much with us. Celebrate by doing something
special for your pets this week! A special part of this week is Honor Thy Veterinarian
Day, for vets and their assistants who take such good care of those creatures, both great
and small, who cannot speak and tell us "where it hurts."
This is also National Hug Holiday Week, to honor, recognize, and
express our appreciation for one another through the simple form of a hug! Huggers across
the country are invited to help increase hug abundance on the planet by sharing hugs with
others this week.
Sunday is Flag Day, and everyone is asked for Pause for the Pledge at
7:00 p.m. EDT as a way for all citizens to share a patriotic moment. Sunday is also Family
History Day. At family gatherings, don't forget to share the folklore, legends and myths
that bind us together by having each family member relate at least one good recollection.
Be sure to audio or video tape each story for future generations!
WHAT'S HAPPENING?
Wednesday, at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m., the puppet show "Babar"
will be performed courtesy of the Roswell Symphony Guild. Each performance is limited to
150 attendees, and a take home activity is included. Wednesday's 3:30 p.m. storytime
features Ben Hanson of the New Mexico Game and Fish Department, who will give an
interactive slide presentation of southwest creatures and habitats. Participants will make
a jumping spider. Saturday morning's 10:00 storytime celebrates "Juneteenth"
with African American legends and folktales. Participants will make a drinking gourd
quilt.
BOOK TALK
The library's Larry Holm provides this week's book information. Some
books you don't read as books. They may be of pictures, numbers, diagrams, resources, or
for reference uses. Or they may be to honor or stir valuable memories. One such book, and
a very captivating one, is one presented to the Roswell Public Library by the 1941 Book
club in memory of Dewey Johnson. Those who knew Mr. Johnson will not be surprised that his
legacy fueled and inspired such thoughtfulness. That's also what this book is about. It's
a collection of two millennia's worth of touching, moving, even agonizing thoughts.
The collector of these thoughts, Mary Batchelor, sifted through and
arranged wisdom bites from throughout time for use with specific purposes, such as travel,
holidays, illness, money, marriage, and the environment. They may be fine for handy
reference, but life's travels, holidays, and illnesses aren't so neat. What is neat is
that 362 people who have triumphed over every kind of life's experiences - be they kings,
queens, naves, slaves, mystics, or martyrs - voice their deepest prayers as one.
The effect of the book, "The Doubleday Prayer Collection: Over
1,300 Prayers for all Occasions," inadvertently goes beyond its intended purpose of
quote material for every occasion. It's hard to explain how moving it is to just sit and
get playful with the book.
For example, you can follow a thread of prayers as individuals from
opposing nations agonize over suffering and the escalating hate. Then, through prayers for
peace, understanding, and courage, they discover and create bridges to healing and joy.
It's also inspiring to see the prayers of seemingly every nation, many denominations,
politicians, mavericks, heretics, prisoners, AIDS sufferers, and ordinary people under one
roof. The book has gentle prayers of children and gut-wrenching prayers from tragic events
like the primary school massacre in Scotland.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: "If you're willing to face the music, then
someday you might lead the band." (unknown)
JUDY ARMSTRONG, 624-7276
Address: 301 N. Pennsylvania
Phone #: 622-7101
Hours: Sunday 2-6
Monday and Tuesday 9-9
Wednesday through Saturday 9-6. |
