Statement from the Sherman Library Association
Board of Trustees

We were blindsided by the petition of 20 signatures and upcoming referendum to rescind the Sherman Town Grant supporting the library renovation, restoration and expansion. During the many years of careful planning and financial support dedicated to this project we have progressed in good faith. Losing the $1 million town grant will jeopardize all funding including the $1 million state library construction grant and hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants and private donations raised predicated on the town grant. The library is a great resource and a great value for our community. It is the only place where people of all ages can learn and enjoy.  We encourage you to let your voice be heard. Please attend the Town meeting Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. and vote on March 3.

In preparation for the Town Meeting Feb 24 & Referendum Vote March 3

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Building Project  Q&A

Sherman is One of 75 Communities Nationwide Chosen for PBS Community Cinema.

The Sherman Library to Host.

Community Cinema, presented by the Independent Television Service (ITVS), is a free monthly screening series featuring films from the Emmy Award-winning PBS series Independent Lens.  The series will show the fourth Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m. September through May at the Sherman Renaissance/Senior Center.

Please note revised dates!!

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29th at 7 P.M.

More then a Month by Shukree Hassan Tilghman
Shukree Hassan Tilghman, a 29-year-old African American filmmaker, goes on a cross-country campaign to end Black History Month.

Discussion led by Dr.Jefferson Wiggins, distinguished veteran, author, educator, lecturer, mentor, and community leader. ,

WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 29th at 7 P.M.
Sherman Renaissance/Senior Center, 8 Rt. 37 Center, Sherman CT

For the winter/spring 2012 schedule click here

For more information about Community Cinema and Independent Lens please visit http://communitycinema.org
For Independent Lens visit http://itvs.org/series/independent-lens

Adult Book Discussion 2012
Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, February 17th "Mister Pip" by Lloyd Jones. Discussion led by Mary Rindfleisch.

The sole remaining white man on a Pacific island shattered by civil war takes on the task of teaching the native children, using the only book at hand - "Great Expectations." "Mister Pip" is at once an engaging coming-of-age tale and a moving meditation on the resilience of the human spirit.

Our discussion will also be a nod to the enduring power of Dickens' storytelling, on the 200th anniversary in 2012 of the novelist's birth.

For a list of Book Discussions in 2012 click here.
Refreshments will be served. Call the library at 354-2455 or email sl@biblio.org to reserve a copy of a book or register for a discussion.

Sherman Library Association Membership approved the revised Bylaws, amended Certificate of Incorporation and the Grant and Option Agreement with the Town at the Special Meeting September 9th Click here to review the minutes of the meeting

To review the new Sherman Library Bylaws, amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Grant and Option Agreement with the Town of Sherman. click here.

“One Book One Lake 2011” was a great success. Many thanks to all of our sponsors and participants.

We look forward to One Book One Lake 2013!

www.onebookonelake.org

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