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January 2006
 
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Library News


 

Message to our Readers
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The Friends of the Library
"2006 NOTES IN MIDWINTER"
JANUARY CONCERT SERIES
Schedule>>

INTERNET & COMPUTER CLASSES
January 2006 Schedule

New Audio Book Titles
Downloadable Audio
Books on Tape & CD
Book Discussion Groups
Schedule for Reader's Choice, Brown Bag and 18th Century Book Discussion Series

Featured E-Resource................
America's Newspapers
America's Newspapers from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from over 600 U.S. Newspapers.



Upcoming Events


 

AUTHORS ON STAGE
January 2006

Co-sponsored by RJ Julia at Elm Street Books



L. Paul Bremer, III
My Year in Iraq
Wednesday, January18
at 7:30 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>


Richard Reeves

Ronald Reagan
Sunday, January 22
at 5:00 PM

Adrian Lamb Room

Learn more...>


Billy Collins
The Trouble with Poetry and Other Poems
Tuesday, January 24
at 7:30 PM

Curtis Gallery
Learn more...>

Karen E. Olson
Sacred Cows
Wednesday, January 25
at 7:30 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>


Candace Allen
Valaida
Friday, January 27
at 7:30 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>

 


In The Curtis Gallery

 

 



Leigh Leibel



David Lehner

Photographs
Leigh Leibel and David Lehner

Click on images to enlarge them.
Sponsored by the Art Committee
Friends of New Canaan Library

Exhibit information





New & Recommended



Books ................. More New Fiction Titles>> New Non-Fiction Titles>>

Dean Koontz
Forever Odd
Koontz takes up the story of a unique young hero and an eccentric little town in a tale that is equal parts suspense and terror, adventure and mystery--and altogether irresistibly odd.

Sue Grafton
S is for Silence

Constant revelations concerning several absorbing characters allow a terrific tension to build in Grafton's latest suspense novel.


John Updike
Still Looking
In eighteen essays on American art, Updike presents the historical, biographical, and technical information about the works he analyzes.


DVDs............... More New DVDs>>

War of the Worlds
An ordinary man has to protect his children against alien invaders in this science fiction thriller, freely adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells.

Ladies in Lavender
Two sisters engage in a subtle war for the affections of a man half their age in this British comedy drama.

Aliens of the Deep
Director James Cameron enlists the aid of talented marine biologists and NASA researchers to reveal the fascinating and seldom-seen life forms of the sea.


Compact Discs
............. More New CDs>>

Johnny Cash
The Essential Johnny Cash
a two-CD collection of 36 songs ranging from the Man in Black's first hit to his collaboration with U2.

Madonna
Confessions on a Dance Floor

Madonna rebounds with a straight-ahead dance record that's sure to please her core audience.

Bryn Terfel
Simple Gifts
Ranging from solid classics to Welsh folk songs, Terfel delights fans with his direct emotional appeal.


 

For Children  

 

Nutmeg Children's
Book Award
2006
Voting by children grades 4-6
January 2 through 31
Ballots & ballot box in the Children's Room
Winter Storytime Registration
Both begin at 9:30 AM
in the Children's Room
Wednesday, January 4
for ages 3 to 8
Thursday, January 5 for ages 2
Preschool Sing-along
with Diane Wells
Monday, January 23 at 10 AM
In the
Children's Program Room
Magician's Nephew
by C.S. Lewis

Book Discussion for Children in grades 4-7
Saturday, January 28
1-2 PM in the
Children's Program Room