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Please stop by
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Audrey Mantz, Library Assistant
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Andrew Gross
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Andrew Gross
The Dark Tide
Monday, April 7
at 7:30 pm
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books
Complete Schedule
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FRIENDS' LUNCH BUNCH
BOOK GROUP |
The Thirteenth Tale
by
Diane Setterfield
Wednesday, April 2
at 12 Noon
in the Plaut Room
Discussion led by Phebe Kirkham
Lunch will be provided by the
Friends of the Library
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WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT OVARIAN CANCER NOW
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Dr. Carmel Cohen
Professor of Clinical Gynecology and Obstetrics
at Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D.
Director, Carole and Ray Neag
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Thursday, April 17
at 7:00 pm
in the Lamb Room
This program is co-sponsored by
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund
For information call 594-5003
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Join us for a discussion
of two films by artists
under the influence
THE LIVES OF OTHERS
&
THE SEVENTH SEAL
Thursday, April 24
at 7:30 pm
in the Plaut Room
Refreshments served
Copies of the DVD are
available for loan
For information call 594-5003
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Coming in May
Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Russell Baker
Thursday, May 1
at 7 pm
in the Lamb Room
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BOTANICALS
prints by
EVE STOCKTON
April 6 - May 12
in the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery
Call for entries for New Canaan Library's
juried show, New Canaan Impressions
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Books ................. More Fiction>> More Non-Fiction>>
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James Collins
Beginner's Greek: A Novel
A romantic, funny and insightful page turner about love in modern times, missed
opportunities and the wheel of fate that is so engaging and
real, you will find it impossible to put down.
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Jack Higgins
The Killing Ground
Filled with dark suspense, driven by characters of complexity and passion, this
novel once again proves that, in the words of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Jack Higgins is the dean of intrigue novelists. He has no equal."
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Fred Krupp & Miriam Horn
Earth: The Sequel
Environmental Defense Fund president Krupp and journalist Horn proffer a
business-centric prescription for alleviating climate change, coupling the
market force of capitalism with technological innovation and entrepreneurial
inventiveness.
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DVDs............... More New DVDs>>
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In the Valley of Elah
When a model soldier who recently returned to the U.S. from the front lines of
Iraq goes AWOL, his veteran father enlists the aid of a dedicated police
detective in seeking out the true fate of his son in director Paul Haggis's follow up to the Oscar-winning 2004 indie-hit Crash
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Beowulf
Inspired by the epic Old English poem of the same name, director Robert
Zemeckis's digitally rendered film follows the Scandinavian hero Beowulf as he fights to protect the Danes from a ferocious beast named Grendel.
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Flock of Dodos
The ongoing argument about how human beings arrived on Earth is examined with
humor and balance in this documentary. |
Compact
Discs............. More New CDs>>
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Kanye West
Graduation
Kanye West continues to prove his understanding and appreciation for a wide array
of music and musical influences.
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Herbie Hancock
River: The Joni Letters
Legendary pianist Herbie Hancock re-imagines Joni Mitchell with his hand-picked,
star-studded band--including saxophonist Wayne Shorter--in tow.
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Opera Gala Live from Baden-Baden
Anna Netrebko, Elına Garanca, Ramón Vargas and the highly acclaimed young French baritone Ludovic Tézier sing a wide range of Italian and French opera arias. |
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Drop-in Storytime for
children ages 3-8
Stories, a film, & refreshments
Saturday, April 12
1:30 - 2:15 pm
in the Children's Program Room
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Children's Author Jane O'Connor
will present her new book
Fancy Nancy Bonjour Butterfly
Saturday, April 19
at 1:30 pm
in the Curtis Gallery
Call 594-5002 to register
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"Preschool Sing-along
with Diane Wells"
Monday, April 21
at 10 am
in the Children's Program Room
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Young Critics Book Discussion
MVP - Magellan
Voyage Project
by Evans
will be discussed
For children in grades 4 to 6
Wednesday, April 23
6:30 - 7:30 pm
in the Children's Program Room
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(Not) Just for Kids
Presented by members of the
Norwalk Symphony
Children will be introduced to the
Brass Section
For children ages 4 to 10
Saturday, April 26
at 4 pm
in the Lamb Room
A wonderful family program!
Refreshments served.
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