Now you can obtain a list of all the DVDs, Music Compact Disks,
Audiobooks, Videos or large type books that a particular library
owns. Go to the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC) home page
at www.mvlc.org or the the Reuben Hoar Library home page at
www.littletonlibrary.org and click on "MVLC catalog" or "Online
Catalog".  Click through the introductory page of the catalog to
a search page.  On the left side of the page you will will a number
of buttons. Click on the one that says "CDs, DVDs and More".
Choose "Littleton" or another library if you wish.  Choose the list
you wish to view. When you see a title on the list about which you'd
like more information, click on the underlined title.  This
action will take you directly to the catalog entry for the item so
that you can see if it is on the shelf.  If it is, telephone the
library to have it saved for you. If it is signed out to another
borrower, click on "Request Title" in the upper right-
hand corner of the screen.  You will need your library card number
and personal identification number (PIN) in order to make the
request.  Stop by the library's main desk to get a PIN if you don't
already have one.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Second Sunday Program with Charles Chapman, Jazz Guitarist

Date: Sunday, February 10, 2002
Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM EST (GMT-05:00)

Join Charles Chapman, local resident and professor of jazz
guitar department at Berklee College of Music, on Sunday, Feb.
10th at 2 p.m. to learn about his experiences as a music
journalist, jazz performer and teacher.  He will bring his
guitar. The program will take place in the Couper Meeting Room
at the Reuben Hoar Library in Littleton. In case of inclement
weather, call the library at 978-486-4046 after noon on Sunday
to confirm that the program will take place.

We all seem to be changing e-mail addresses much more
frequently than we do telephone numbers and home
addresses.  Please remember the library and
Reubens_Notes when your e-mail address changes.
We maintain two separate listings of e-mail addresses--
one on the MVLC server for regular library business
and one on Yahoo for Reubens_Notes. Both need to be
changed.  Please send your name and your old e-mail address
to mli@... from you new address.
Some of the Yahoo records have no name associated with
them, so if you just say "Please change my e-mail
address to libraryuser@xx.xxx", we have no way of
knowing which address to delete from Reubens_Notes.
Thanks for your help.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Toddler Storytime

Date: Friday, March 1, 2002
Time: 10:15AM - 10:45AM EST (GMT-05:00)

A new storytime series for toddlers begins on Fri. Mar. 1 at
10:15 a.m. in the
Couper Meeting Room at the library.  Registration is REQUIRED.
Debra Cryer
will provide stories and activities for children 16 to 36 months
old with
a parent or caregiver.
Those registering should plan on attending all four scheduled
sessions. Call the library at 978-486-4046 to see if there are
still openings for this series. Our
free toddler storytimes are funded by the Friends of the Reuben
Hoar Library. Membership dollars, fund raising events such as
used book sales and subscriptions to Yankee Magazine provide the
money to support the program.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Presidents' Day _ Library Closed

Date: Monday, February 18, 2002
Time: All Day

Library will be closed on Monday, Feb. 18th.  Call Reference On
Call with any questions you might have on that day.
1-866-Ref-ON-Call or www.referenceoncall.org.
You can also use the full-text databases by going to
www.littletonlibrary.org and clicking on "Online Databases".
You will need your library card number.  Enter it without any
spaces.

The library will be open on Saturday, Feb. 16 from 10 to 4 and
Sunday, Feb. 17 from noon to 4.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

PJ Storytime

Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Time: 7:00PM - 7:30PM EST (GMT-05:00)

Enjoy our PJ Storytime for two to six year olds on Tues., Feb.
19 at 7 p.m. Local author and storyteller, Mary Lee Donovan will
be in the Curran Children's room ready to read as children
snuggle up with their favorite blanket or toy. Either before or
after the program is a good time to select some books to take
home. No pre-registration is required for this program. For more
information, please call the library at 978-486-4046.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Registration for Toddler Storytime

Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2002
Time: 12:00PM - 9:00PM EST (GMT-05:00)

A new storytime series for toddlers begins on Fri. Mar. 1 at
10:15 a.m. in the
Couper Meeting Room at the library.  Registration is required.
Debra Cryer will provide stories and activities for children 16
to 36 months old with a parent or caregiver.
Those registering should plan on attending all four scheduled
sessions. Our
free toddler storytimes are funded by the Friends of the Reuben
Hoar Library. Membership dollars, fund raising events such as
used book sales and subscriptions to Yankee Magazine provide the
money to support the program.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Who's A Hero?

Date: Thursday, February 21, 2002
Time: 3:30PM - 4:30PM EST (GMT-05:00)

Children in grades three to five are invited to a story and
craft program on
Thurs., Feb.21 in order to discover the answer to this question.
Registration is
required because space is limited.  Call the Curran Children's
Room (978-486-4046)
at the library to register for this hour-long,  school vacation
program to be held in the Couper meeting room beginning at 3:30
p.m.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Toddler Storytime

Date: Friday, March 1, 2002
Time: 10:15AM - 10:45AM EST (GMT-05:00)

A new storytime series for toddlers begins on Fri. Mar. 1 at
10:15 a.m. in the
Couper Meeting Room at the library.  Registration is REQUIRED.
Debra Cryer
will provide stories and activities for children 16 to 36 months
old with
a parent or caregiver.
Those registering should plan on attending all four scheduled
sessions. Call the library at 978-486-4046 to see if there are
still openings for this series. Our
free toddler storytimes are funded by the Friends of the Reuben
Hoar Library. Membership dollars, fund raising events such as
used book sales and subscriptions to Yankee Magazine provide the
money to support the program.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Wilson Biographies MiniWorkshop

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Time: 8:00PM - 8:45PM EST (GMT-05:00)

Learn to use Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, a database
available in the library or from your home computer.  The name
of the database tells most of the story.  Here you will find
more than 90,000 biographies, usually including photographs or
portraits, of famous people from all walks of life. Learn how to
search by profession, country of origin, gender or ethnic
background.
Searching for female adventurers leads you to 44 full-text
articles, many of
which cite additional articles.
The following workshops are also scheduled: Mar. 20 -
NetLibrary, a collection of entire books online; Mar. 27 - OCLC
NetFirst, a database of
good web sites chosen by librarians; April 3 - OCLC FirstSearch
which helps
locate books all over the nation. Call the library's Main Desk
to register
for any mini-workshop. Registrations are limited to the number
of computer connections available.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Wilson Biographies MiniWorkshop

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Time: 8:00PM - 8:45PM EST (GMT-05:00)

Learn to use Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated, a database
available in the library or from your home computer.  The name
of the database tells most of the story.  Here you will find
more than 90,000 biographies, usually including photographs or
portraits, of famous people from all walks of life. Learn how to
search by profession, country of origin, gender or ethnic
background.
Searching for female adventurers leads you to 44 full-text
articles, many of
which cite additional articles.
The following workshops are also scheduled: Mar. 20 -
NetLibrary, a collection of entire books online; Mar. 27 - OCLC
NetFirst, a database of
good web sites chosen by librarians; April 3 - OCLC FirstSearch
which helps
locate books all over the nation. Call the library's Main Desk
to register
for any mini-workshop. Registrations are limited to the number
of computer connections available.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Check Catalog for New Materials

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2002
Time: All Day

Have a look at the online catalog at www.littletonlibrary.org.
From the catalog search page, click on New Materials to see what
we have purchased in the last 30 days.  Remember that all
materials, including children's books are listed.
Clicking on a title will take you directly to the record for the
item so that you can quickly see whether the item is on the
shelf.  Call [978-486-4046] or email
[mli@...] us to have an item saved for you.
If the Littleton copy is out, just click on "Request Item" and
the material will come from another library.  If you click on
"Request Item" when the material is on our shelf, you may arrive
in the library and find that we have yet to get the notice that
you want the item.  Also remember that if you request an item,
it will come.  Don't ask for more than you can read in three
weeks.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Second Sunday with Art Lazarus

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2002
Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM EST (GMT-05:00)

The library's third and last free Second Sundays program
features Art Lazarus, who will
talk about "Special Natural Features In Littleton".  Lazarus, a
member of Littleton
Conservation Trust, has put together a 'Stewardship Program' for
the care and
maintenance of all the conservation and trust properties in
Littleton so he is very familiar with Littleton's natural
resources.  Plan to come to
the library's Couper Room on Sunday, March 10 at 2 p.m. to learn
more about Littleton's
natural features so that you will be ready to explore as the
weather improves.

Now is the time to reserve museum passes for April school vacation
week.  Telephone [978-486-4046] or e-mail
[mli@...] the library as soon as you know your
plans. The Friends of the Reuben Hoar Library have purchased passes
to the following museums for your use:
Butterfly Place
Children's Museum in Boston
Concord Museum
David Farmland [opens April 21st]
DeCordova Museum
Discovery Museums of Acton
Drumlin Farm
EcoTarium
Fitchburg Art Museum
Garden in the Woods [opens April 13th]
Hands-On Art Museum [now in Shirley]
Higgins Armory Museum
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of the New England Landscape: Fruitlands [opens second Sunday
in May]
Museum of Science in Boston
New England Quilt Museum
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Worcester Art Museum
Go to www.littletonlibrary.org and click on Museum Passes for links
to the web site of each museum. Some of the museums have a small per
person charge even with the pass. You do not need to be a member of
the Friends of the Reuben Hoar Library in order to use the passes.
However, membership dollars are used to purchase the passes and the
Friends welcome new members at any time of year.
Passes may be reserved approximately four to six weeks in advance.
You need to pick up your museum pass by 1 p.m. of the day you plan to
use it or phone to say you will be in after 1 p.m.  At 1 p.m. we will
distribute passes on a first-come, first-served basis. If you haven't
been able to reserve in advance, drop by the library just after 1
p.m. to see what passes might be available.

Today is the last Sunday that the Reuben Hoar Library will be open
until next October.  Should you need library service, both Chelmsford
and Westford libraries are open on Sundays.  You may use your
Littleton (MVLC) card at those libraries.  In addition, Acton and
Concord public libraries, both members of the Minuteman Library
Network, are open.  You may also call Reference On Call,
1-866-REF-ON-, to speak with a librarian.  To link to Reference On
Call and all of our online full text databases via the Web, go to
www.littletonlibrary.org and click on "Reference Information"
and "OnLine Databases".

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Easter - Library Closed

Date: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Time: All Day

The Library will be closed in observance of Easter.  Next
Sunday, April 7th will be the last Sunday the library will be
open until next October.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

WorldCat Miniworkshop

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Time: 8:00PM - 8:45PM EST (GMT-05:00)

The workshop on Wed., April 3 will cover OCLC WorldCat, a
database of materials owned by libraries all over the country.
Once you locate a title, a library staff member can request it
from the owning library.  Books are frequently loaned, but
audiovisual items, more fragile media, are harder to obtain.
However, one can go to the owning library to use the items. One
woman, looking for a book she read years ago, was delighted to
find that she could enjoy it again by requesting it from a New
York library.  Learn how to search for yourself. Reserve a place
in this 45-minute workshop which begins at 8 p.m. by calling
978-486-4046, faxing 978-952-2323 or e-mailing
mli@...

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Check Catalog for New Materials

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Time: All Day

Have a look at the online catalog at www.littletonlibrary.org.
From the catalog search page, click on New Materials to see what
we have purchased in the last 30 days.  Remember that all
materials, including children's books are listed.
Clicking on a title will take you directly to the record for the
item so that you can quickly see whether the item is on the
shelf.  Call [978-486-4046] or email
[mli@...] us to have an item saved for you.
If the Littleton copy is out, just click on "Request Item" and
the material will come from another library.  If you click on
"Request Item" when the material is on our shelf, you may arrive
in the library and find that we have yet to get the notice that
you want the item.  Also remember that if you request an item,
it will come.  Don't ask for more than you can read in three
weeks.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Local History and Genealogy Online

Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2002
Time: 8:00PM - 8:45PM EDT (GMT-04:00)

Learn to use Local History and Genealogy Online, a database
which contains page images from more than 800 histories and
genealogies.  This database is currently available ONLY in the
Reuben Hoar Library.  Eventually you will be able to search from
home. Reserve a place in this 45-minute workshop which begins at
8 p.m. by calling 978-486-4046, faxing 978-952-2323 or e-mailing
mli@...
Space is limited so sign up today.

Those of you who read ALL the message about our Easter closing have
been misinformed.  The library WILL NOT be open this Sunday, April 7.
Please accept my apologies for distributing misinformation.  Our next
fall/winter season of Sunday openings begins on the Sunday following
Columbus Day in October 2002.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

PJ Storytime celebrating Week of the Young Child

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2002
Time: 7:00PM - 7:45PM EDT (GMT-04:00)

Enjoy our PJ Storytime for two to six year olds on Tues., April
9 at 7 p.m. Local author and storyteller, Mary Lee Donovan will
be in the Curran Children's room ready to read as children
snuggle up with their favorite blanket or toy. Either before or
after the program is a good time to select some books to take
home. No pre-registration is required for this program. For more
information, please call the library at 978-486-4046.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Patriot's Day - Library Closed

Date: Monday, April 15, 2002
Time: All Day

The Reuben Hoar Library will be closed in observance of
Patriot's Day.  Go to
http://www.noblenet.org/year/tty4pat.htm for information about
Patriot's Day and the Boston Marathon.  Should you need library
service, Reference On Call at 1-866-REF-ON-CALL or
www.referenceoncall.org will be available.  Remember that you
may renew and request materials by going to the library web site
at www.littletonlibrary.org and clicking on "Renewing Your
Books" or "MVLC Catalog" for requests.  Be sure you have your
library card and your PIN.  If you do not have a PIN, ask for
one at the library desk next time you are in.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Introduction to Guitar

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00)

Lew Sheen of Shirley will talk about the guitar and the basics
of learning to play. Anyone age 10 or older is invited to join
him in the library's Couper Room.  No registration is necessary.

The Friends of the Reuben Hoar Library have purchased new library
cards that can be put on your key chain.  If you would like to
exchange your present "credit card-sized" library card for a
key tag card, just ask at the main desk.  You will get a new card
number.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Books in Bloom

Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2002
Time: All Day

Littleton Country Gardeners present Books in Bloom all week.
Visit the library to see how books have been interpreted as
flower arrangements by the garden club.  More than a dozen
arrangements are displayed throughout the library's three
levels.

The Trustees of the Reuben Hoar Library gratefully announce the
receipt of an unrestricted gift from the estate of Walter Clancy.
Mr. Clancy, who passed away in August of 2000, bequeathed $16,040 to
the library. This gift has been turned over to the Littleton
Commissioners of Trust Funds for investment. Interest from the
investment will be used to purchase books on various subjects,
including local government, for the library.   The library will
maintain the Walter Clancy Memorial Trust in the tradition of the
more than two-dozen funds that have been received since the first
gift of the Houghton Foundation in 1886.  A gift or bequest in excess
of $10,000 is maintained as a named fund and listed on a plaque in
the library lobby and in the annual town report.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Books in Bloom

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Time: All Day

Littleton Country Gardeners present Books in Bloom all week.
Visit the library to see how books have been interpreted as
flower arrangements by the garden club.  More than a dozen
arrangements are displayed throughout the library's three
levels.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Books in Bloom

Date: Thursday, April 25, 2002
Time: All Day

Littleton Country Gardeners present Books in Bloom all week.
Visit the library to see how books have been interpreted as
flower arrangements by the garden club.  More than a dozen
arrangements are displayed throughout the library's three
levels.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Introduction to Guitar

Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Time: 5:00PM - 6:00PM EDT (GMT-04:00)

Lew Sheen of Shirley will talk about the guitar and the basics
of learning to play. Anyone age 10 or older is invited to join
him in the library's Couper Room.  No registration is necessary.

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

Check Catalog for New Materials

Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2002
Time: All Day

Have a look at the online catalog at www.littletonlibrary.org.
From the catalog search page, click on New Materials to see what
we have purchased in the last 30 days.  Remember that all
materials, including children's books are listed.
Clicking on a title will take you directly to the record for the
item so that you can quickly see whether the item is on the
shelf.  Call [978-486-4046] or email
[mli@...] us to have an item saved for you.
If the Littleton copy is out, just click on "Request Item" and
the material will come from another library.  If you click on
"Request Item" when the material is on our shelf, you may arrive
in the library and find that we have yet to get the notice that
you want the item.  Also remember that if you request an item,
it will come.  Don't ask for more than you can read in three
weeks.