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FROM THE DEVELOPMENT CORNER
As we begin the last quarater of our fiscal year, we still need $35,000 to meet our appeal goal. Everything the Library provides is free of charge, but not free of cost. We need the support of friends like you to help us reach our goal.
Click here to learn how you can make a donation to New Canaan Library. Thank you! |
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Two 1 GB Zen Nano Plus MP3 players have been added to the collection and are available for loan. These compact devices are ideal for use with our downloadable audiobooks service. Inquire at the Information Desk. |
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Dunn & Bradstreet Million Dollar Directory
The D&B provides comprehensive marketing information on both public and private companies and their executives. The database is available in a variety of state, regional, and national product options.
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APRIL AUTHORS ON STAGE
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Santa Montefiore
The Gypsy Madonna
Monday, April 16
at 7:30 pm
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Nancy Wallace
Recycle Every Day
Sunday, April 22
at 1:30 pm
in the Curtis Gallery
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Thomas J. Craughwell
Stealing Lincoln's Body
Monday, April 23
at 7:30 pm
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Maureen O'Brien
B-Mother
Tuesday, April 24
at 7:30 pm
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Susan Williams
Wind Rider
Saturday, April 28
at 2:00 pm
in the Curtis Gallery
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Books ................. More Fiction>> More Non-Fiction>>
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Jane Smiley
Ten Days in the Hills
A big, smart, bawdy tale of
love and war, sex and politics, friendship and betrayal—and the allure of the movies. With Giovanni Boccaccio’s Decameron as her model, Jane Smiley takes us through ten transformative, unforgettable days in the Hollywood hills.
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Joe Hill
Heart-Shaped Box
Hill (son of Stephen King) builds a perversely witty tale full of horror and otherworldly
surprises around every corner.
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Leonard Susskind
The Cosmic Landscape
Susskind shows how string theory, rather than reaching a dead end, has led to a vastly expanded concept of the universe. This is cutting-edge physics as described by one of the sharpest scientific minds around.
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DVDs............... More New DVDs>>
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Borat
Master of disguise Sacha Baron Cohen hits the road to explore America as the crude Kazakstani reporter Borat in a feature mockumentary that brings one of Da Ali G Show star's most popular characters to life on the big screen.
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Casino Royale
Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world,
Casino Royale is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty's Secret Service. |
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The Secret
The self-actualization phenomenon known as The Secret pivots on the time-honored new age notion of the Laws of Attraction: That is, think positively, and positive things will come to you. |
Compact
Discs............. More New CDs>>
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Lucinda Williams
West
Williams is nothing if not a purely confessional songwriter. She continually
walks in the shadowlands to bring out what is both most personal yet universal
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Grammy Nominees of 2007
This roundup of nominated songs for the 2007 Grammys - sure to be followed by a
collection of winners - is better than most of its kind, and better than most
of the Grammy albums, too, in capturing the feel of the year.
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(Not) Just for Kids
Norwalk Symphony
Brass Section
Saturday, April 7
at 4 pm in the Lamb Room
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Drop-in Storytime
Saturday, April 21
1:30 - 2:15 pm
For children ages 3-8
and their parents
in the Children's Program Room
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Author/Illustrator
Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
Sunday, April 22
1:30 - 2:30 pm
Very Special Program for children ages 5-8 and their parents
in the Curtis Gallery
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Preschool Sing-a-Long
with Diane Wells
Monday, April 30
10 am
in the Children's Program Room
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Interior Perspectives
Paintings, Prints, Drawings
by Peri Schwartz
April 8 - May 14
Opening Reception
Sunday, April 15, 3-5 pm
In the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery
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