Text Box: realize that the virtual world is Text Box: Senior creative writing workshop begins Tuesday June 10th, bring your work, paper, questions, and let the creativity bloom– see Kate at the reference desk for more details. Text Box: Jasper Rand Art exhibits Paul L. Kertiles Paul studied art with the late Wadsworth Hines of the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, with T. Nicholas Phakos of Holyoke, and Joan Steinmeyer of Westfield. His work has been shown in Springfield, Westfield, MA. and Cranston R. I.. For six years he has served as chairman of the National Greek Art Exhibition held at the Greek Cultural Center of St. George Orthodox Cathedral in Springfield, MA. His exhibit will include landscapes, seascapes, and flower paintings in two mediums, oil and watercolor. Paul L. Kertiles is the recipient of five national awards. Please drop by during library hours and see his wonderful exhibit. Text Box: Continued from page 1 The term “lobsterback” was also used by American soldiers to mock their British counterparts. Our sources, however, indicate the coatee is American in origin, and not British, as it was erroneously described when the coat was on display in the museum when it first opened in 1928. It is quite possible that the coatee belonged to a local volunteer militiaman who rode with a horse troop in the Westfield area in the late 1700s. As you might expect from a piece of woolen clothing that is over 200 years old, the coatee is not 100% intact. It is moth-eaten in places and is in need of conservation. Fortunately, the American Textile Museum in Lowell, Mass. has a well-regarded conservation center that will analyze the coat and tell us how best to preserve this relic from the past, which we hope to include in future museum displays. Christopher J. Lindquist, Director Text Box: Databases at your service The library has a variety of databases to help you find reliable and timely information. Million Dollar Directory Thomas Register Grove Art Medline Plus Access science Infotrac Fax.com These databases will give you access to the latest journal, magazine, or newspaper articles Text Box: New Youth Services Librarian joins the B &G Kara (Flynn) Welch, of West Springfield, will be joining the Boys and Girls Library on June 9th as the new Youth Services Librarian. Kara is currently a Library Associate in the Children’s Department of the Agawam Public Library. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Marist College and is currently enrolled in a Masters in Library and Information Studies program at the University of Rhode Island. Kara was formerly a Library Assistant at the Westfield Athenaeum. Please help us welcome Kara back to Westfield in June! Text Box: BACK 2 NEXT