Fishers Island Library

Race Rock Lighthouse Lecture given by Pierce Rafferty

Wednesday, December 4th at 5:00 pm, Pierce Rafferty of the H.L. Ferguson museum will give an updated version of his illustrated history of the Race Rock Light.

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THANKSGIVING PEQUOT FUNDRAISER

A big thank you to all who donated to the Marcie L. Madden Memorial Garden Fundraiser at the Pequot over the Thanksgiving weekend. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we raised a whopping $2,200. Many thanks to the Pequot for choosing us as recipients. It was a great night!

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Annual Holiday Reading!

Tuesday, December 17 at 5:00 pm will be our annual Holiday Reading, with readings and performances from elementary students at the Fishers Island school along with community readers. We'll have refreshments and cookies decorated by the kindergarten and first grade. This is our third annual Reading - always a fun night!

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The Memorial Garden is Under Construction

The Marcie L. Madden Memorial Garden will be an outdoor gathering space for the Fishers Island Library and is being built with donations from Marcie's family, friends and community to a special fund in celebration of her life and love for the island.

It has been designed by her daughter, landscape architect Caroline Braga, and is scheduled to open by the summer of 2014.

Drawings are available for your review at the front desk. We welcome your comments and suggestions.

Check out the first stages of construction on this exciting new space below:

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Design Ideas for the Library Building

Take a look at the exciting design proposals for the Library and its environs made possible by the Marcie Madden Fund. Click on the presentation and scroll down to review. Then please send us your comments. Thank you!

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Join Us on Goodreads

Join FI Library Book Discussions, no matter where you are.

Plus, log your reading, track what you want to read, and see what your friends are reading.

Start by creating a free Goodreads account.

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Got DVDs?

Have your kids grown up? Are you almost over your Will Smith phase? Maybe its time to edit your DVD collection! The Fishers Island Library is trying to expand its current DVD holdings. As DVDs are a very popular item, your donations will go a long way in helping us increase our offerings. Simply leave your gently used DVDs on the porch and we will promise them a good home. Feel free to come by and visit them whenever you want. Thank you in advance!

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Adult Book Discussions/Next Meeting

The Fishers Island Library has been hosting monthly Adult Book Discussions on a regular basis since 1996. All reading members of our island community are welcome to attend. Even if you haven't read the book being discussed, it is likely that you'll find a way to contribute to the discussion.

Book selections range from classics, biographies, books on history and current events, popular beach reads, mystery, science fiction, children's classics and more.

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The Peter Brinckerhoff Nautical Lecture Series

To honor Peter’s many years as President of the Library Board and his continued service and as a tribute to his love of sailing, the library initiated The Peter Brinckerhoff Nautical Lecture Series in 2010.

Stay tuned for dates/times of the 2013 Lecture.

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The Young Adventurers Series

Many young islanders have traveled far and others have found adventure close to home.

If you have a journey to share, we encourage you to become part of our Young Adventurers Series. If you know of someone who might be appropriate for this series, we want to hear about that too.

This program is designed for teenagers and young adults and usually relies on a mixed media format but anyone who would like to share his or her adventure can feel free to contact us.