Storyhour
Feb. 1 - “GROUNDHOGS ARE CUTE”   
Feb. 8 - “BIRTHDAYS”   
Feb. 15 -  “VALENTINES, GALORE”
Feb. 22 - NO STORY HOUR

Thayer Memorial Library Awarded Prestigious Federal Grant

  The Thayer Memorial Library has won an important grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
  The Thayer Memorial Library has received a $2,500 federal IMLS/LSTA grant to be used for a preservation planning survey to identify specific goals and priorities for the long-term protection of the Library’s special collections.
  Upon learning that the Thayer Memorial Library received the federal grant, Joseph Mulé, director of the Library, remarked:  This grant will provide the Board of Library Trustees with a source of indispensable knowledge needed to preserving some of Lancaster’s most precious treasures.  Containing varied and unique articles, which in some instances predate the construction of the Library in 1868, the articles in the Constance V. R. Thayer Dexter Special Collections (Special Collections) offer more than just a glimpse of life in an era now past, but also actively support Lancaster residents endeavoring to understand their place in the history of the oldest Town in Worcester County.
  The federal funds will be used to identify:
   ·    potential hazards to materials in the Special Collections
   ·    actions required to insure the long-term preservation of materials in the Special Collections
   ·    steps necessary to achieve the required preservation actions
  Under federal legislation, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, through the Library Services Act of 1996, provides funds to State Libraries using a population-based formula.  State libraries may use the appropriation to support statewide initiatives and services; they may also distribute the funds through sub grant competitions or cooperative agreements to public, academic, research, school and special libraries. 
  Federal funds support primarily activities using technology for information sharing between libraries and other community services.  It also funds programs making library resources more accessible to urban, rural or low income residents or others who have difficulty using library services.  For more information about federal IMLS/LSTA grants, please visit the IMLS website at www.imls.gov.  Through Massachusetts’ state library agency, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, these funds are used to support goals and objects outlined in Massachusetts Long Range Plan 2003-2007 (http://www.mlin.org/grants/lsta/plan/index.php)

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All About Massage Therapy

On Tuesday evening, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. Licensed Massage Therapist Cheri Boegemann will be at the Thayer Memorial Library in Lancaster.  This program will offer an alternative to the rush and stress of the holiday season. Cheri will give a basic understanding of what massage is and review the many different types of massage available today. She will give chair massage demonstrations and instruct participants in a self-massage sequence to take home. Come with all your questions.  The Library is located at 717 Main St. Phone number: (978) 368-8928.