The Green Center recycling center has an extensive collection of media available for adoption. Books, 78RPM records, DVD and Blu-Ray discs and home schooling textbooks. There is entire shelf dedicated to cookbooks. There are lots of bibles. Volunteer Angelika Weber has kept it all in good order. Books are arranged alphabetically by author. I’ve taken several boxes of my own books to the Center when I feel the need to declutter.
Not your average bestsellers
Unlike a regular bookstore, some of the books are a bit unusual. For example this “How To” guide.
Something for the Fox Viewers
What is unusual about this collection of books is that book at the the bottom is Emily Post’s book on Etiquette. Etiquette will useful for anyone exposing the views expressed in the other books, especially at the Thanksgiving dinner. Glenn Beck and Bill O’Reilly share the honor of being thrown off the Fox Network.
Local Authors
This book was written about a home in New Ipswich. It was self-published and could have used the skills of copy editor. I grew tired of reading about the author having goose-bumps on his goose-bumps. However in spite of the writing style it is plausible that the house is haunted. The Haunted happenings came up with a conversation with a friend that lived in the house after the Lavoie family had left. However this person didn’t mind the ghostly happenings.
Recommendations
One day while I was volunteering at the Center, Professor Paul Bush our local Bibliophile did an impromptu book review. He was pleased to have found this title from Joe Ide, which debuts Isaiah Quintabe the fictional detective “IQ”. There is always something for everyone at the Green Center.
A Postscript
I was approached today by a friend who told me she enjoyed reading about the Green Center. There is much to tell and this post is for her.
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Are Men Necessary, Ted Cruz, and I’m sure the VB book has nothing to do with seals!!! Green Center’s pretty cool. The Swap Shop in Rindge is fairly well organized and the volunteers are helpful.. Not much in books; How to Train a Cat looks interesting.
I’m sure that the “How to train cats” book is a single sentence of two words “Not possible”.
Since Covid the variety of titles has increased, with interesting authors like Joe Ide showing up. I wonder if it’s because we read more then and we are making way for more books at home as we continue to do so. I’m hoping.
Hello and Well Met,
Where is this “Green Center” recycling center that you are talking about in this post?
Thanks.
The Green Center was established as the recycling center for the residents of New Ipswich and Greenville However we would encourage other towns to follow our example. Keep useable items out of the waste stream. I believe Rindge, NH has a similar program, not sure about Ashby. Good to hear from you Marc.
Thanx for that, John. Good to read you, too! Don’t think Ashby has much of anything except high taxes but are we in the netherlands allowed to check out the book shop as well?
The Green Center is open from 9 – 12 on Saturday. But the schedule is complicated. I can take you as a guest. Dates that is open that works are June 3 or 17. We can work out logistics later on. Keep in touch.
Will do, John, I’ll check the dates with Annette and see what she says. Thanx again!
Ok, John. I talked to Annette about the pending dates to visit the Green Center with you and she said June 3rd would be good if it’s still ok with you. If so, Please send the particulars, re: meeting up w/you, and such. Dankeshoen!
Hello, John,
Let’s forget about my request to visit the recycle center. I realize you are quite busy & I apologize for asking. Hope you are doing well.
Marc Marcus