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Mike Reiss, ESPN Sports Journalist on April 23

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Morrill Memorial Library

Mike Reiss returns to the Morrill Memorial Library to share his sports insight at 7 pm on April 23, 2013.  This program is presented by the Friends of the Library.

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From the ESPN website: “Mike Reiss first started covering the Patriots in 1997 with the team’s official newspaper, Patriots Football Weekly, before moving on to the MetroWest Daily News in his hometown of Framingham. From 2005 to 2009, he covered the Patriots for The Boston Globe, while also writing on the NFL. He started his popular Patriots blog in 2004.” Read more about Mike on MikeReiss.net.

(Note: Mike, a Westwood resident, was gracious enough to accept our request to appear in place of Dan Shaughnessy, Boston Globe sportswriter and author.  Dan could not appear due to sports scheduling changes; he has been rescheduled to May 6 .)

Please call the library to inquire about space in this program:  (781-769-0200, x110 or 222) or visit the Reference or Information desk. 

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The Morrill Memorial Library is Open Friday, April 19

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Morrill Memorial Library

The Morrill Memorial Library opened as usual at 10 am and plans to stay open as usual until 5 pm.

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And That’s the Way It Is, April 19, 2013 – by Charlotte Canelli

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Morrill Memorial Library

Read the published version of Charlotte Canelli’s column in the April 19, 2013 edition of the Norwood Transcript and Bulletin.

It was less than four months ago when the tragedy in Newtown left me wordless.  That weekend before Christmas 2012, I idly sat in front of my computers, both in my office and at home. Shocked and saddened,  I contemplated the tragic event at Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Very slowly that day, the column I was writing materialized.  I wrote about Fred Rogers and Rabbi Harold Kushner and listed their books and others that might help readers find their way to understanding this terrible event.  I added that 2013 would be the 20th anniversary of the Random Acts of Kindness movement, and I urged readers to continue spreading compassion across the world on a daily basis.

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How to Recognize Spring – by Nancy Ling

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Morrill Memorial Library

Nancy Ling is an Outreach Librarian at the Morrill Memorial Library. Read the published version of Nancy Ling’s column in the April 12, 2013 edition of the Norwood Transcript and Bulletin.

Yes, it’s official! Spring is here. The daffodils are peeking out from the soil. The robins are flying in the heavy way that they do. Even the neighbors are lingering longer outside to talk about the Red Sox or the garden they are beginning to plot. (more…)

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