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Upcoming Events:

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Monday September 29 at 6:30PM

In September, children are invited to All Ages Storytime at the Oxford Public Library on Tuesdays at 10 AM and 2 PM. Enjoy stories, songs, and a craft! No registration is required for this free program.

Babies & Books, a stories and songs program for infants - three-year-olds, will be held on Fridays at 10:30 AM at the Oxford Public Library. No registration is required for this free program.

Young adults in grades 6-12 are invited to attend the Oxford Public Library’s Junior Friends meetings on Thursday, September 25 at 6:30 PM. The Junior Friends meet twice a month to assist the Children’s Librarian with library projects while making suggestions for programs and purchases. Have fun socializing with your peers, and earn community service credit! Registration is required for this free program.

Celebrate Banned Books Week with us this last week of September. Children in grades 3-5 are encouraged to read "Wayside

School Is falling Down" by Louis Sachar and discuss it with Marissa on Thursday, October 2nd at 5:30PM. Children in grades K-2

are encouraged to come to our reading and discussion of "The Giving Tree" by Shel Silverstein on Saturday, October 4th at 1PM

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Adult Book Discussion

Join us on October 23rd, 2008 at 6:30PM

"Couldn't Keep It to Myself-Testimonies from Our Imprisoned Sisters: The Women of York Correctional Institution" edited by Wally Lamb

In a stunning work of insight and hope, New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb once again reveals his unmatched talent for finding humanity in the lost and lonely and celebrates the transforming power of the written word.

For several years, Lamb has taught writing to a group of women prisoners at York Correctional Institution in Connecticut. In this unforgettable collection, the women of York describe in their own words how they were imprisoned by abuse, rejection, and their own self-destructive impulses long before they entered the criminal justice system. Yet these are powerful stories of hope and healing, told by writers who have left victimhood behind.

In his moving introduction, Lamb describes the incredible journey of expression and self-awareness the women took through their writing and shares how they challenged him as a teacher and as a fellow author. Couldn't Keep It to Myself is a true testament to the process of finding oneself and working toward a better day.