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Library
Activities
Book Discussion
Group will meet on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2:00 p.m. and Tuesday,
Dec. 17, at 7:30 p.m.
"Pearl"
by Mary Gordon will be discussed when the Library Book Group next meets
on Thurday, Dec. 11 at 2:00 p.m. and on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7:30p.m.
"On Christmas night of 1998, Maria Meyers learns that her twenty-year-old
daughter, Pearl, has chained herself outside the American embassy in Dublin,
where she intends to starve herself to death." The Seattle Times
reviewer comments "“Superb. . . . Beautifully realized . . . . Both an
exploration of mother-daughter dynamics and an exploration of faith. .
.Click
to read about the book and more reviews
Copies
of the book are available at the Circulation Desk. Members old and
new are always welcome.
Click
for a list of past books
Monthly
Monday Movie at 10:30 a.m.
Once a month Susan Landau
selects and projects the best films with the large screen video projector.
Thanks to the Friends of the library for the large screen video projector
and the license required to show the films.
Dec.
1 The Lion in Winter
United
for the Christmas holidays, King Henry II (Peter O"Toole) and his wife
(Katharine Hepburn) match wits over the succession to his throne.
The film earned Oscars for best actress, best original score and best screenplay.
1968 134 min
Jan.
5 The Lady Vanishes
May
Whitty plays Miss Froy, a kindly old woman who disappears while on a train
bound for England. Based on Ethel Lina White's novel "The Wheel Spins,"
this classic mystery/thriller is considered by many to be one of Hitchcock's
finest British films. 1938 99 min.
Exhibitsin
the Library Gallery
The
Fair Lawn Art Association Membership Exhibition from Nov. 16 to Dec.
31. Opening Reception on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Internet
In
order to offer our community the rich information resources on the World
Wide Web, the library provides free Internet access with terminals available
for adults on Level D and for children in the Children's Room as well as
free wi-fi access throughout the library.
last
updated 11/13/2008
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