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TEEN SUMMER READING
Check out the Library's
Teen Blog for details about our new summer reading program
for teens |
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NTERNET & COMPUTER CLASSES
2009 Schedule
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Visiting a Connecticut State Park or museum this summer? Pick up a free pass at the Library. All passes may be checked out for 2 days.
Call 594-5003 or inquire
at the Reference Desk.
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Featured Research Database...>
Connecticut Newspapers
The Newsbank database offers full-text access to 25 daily and weekly Connecticut ewspapers
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AUTHORS ON STAGE
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books
Karen E. Olson
The Missing Ink
Tuesday, July 7
at 12:00 noon
in the Lamb Room
Program details
Call 594-5003 or register online
Complete Schedule
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PLEASE JOIN US
IN CELEBRATION OF THE
NEW CANAAN LIBRARY!
AT THE
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
NEW CANAAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Tuesday, July 14
6:30 pm - 8:30
pm
in the Lamb Room
Sincere thanks and appreciation to the more than 1,200 donors who made a gift to the New Canaan Library this year. Together we reached our goal of $321,000, needed to help us provide opportunities for lifelong learning to everyone in our community.
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DEBRA SCHAFFER
Step Into the Third Dimension
3-D mixed media photo collages
June 27 through August 31
in the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery
Exhibit information
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Books ................. More Recent Acquisitions >>
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Laurie King
The Language of Bees
For Mary Russell and her husband, Sherlock Holmes, returning to the Sussex coast was especially sweet. There was even a mystery to solve--the unexplained disappearance of an entire colony of bees from one of Holmes’ beloved hives.
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Annne-Marie Sutton
Gilded Death
Gilded Death, second in the Newport Mystery Series, also features the team of
amateur sleuth Caroline Kent and Newport Police Detective Hank Nightingale.
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Jeff Blumenfeld
You Want To Go Where
For anyone who's ever had a dream to scale the tallest mountain or cross the
largest ocean, You Want To Go Where? is ideal for armchair explorers and budding adventurers alike.
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DVDs............... More New DVDs>>
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Bride Wars
This amusing look at the trials of friendship and love, starring Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, is sure to inspire laughter and perhaps even a tear or two.
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Flash of Genius
Based on the true story of college professor and part-time inventor Robert
Kearns’ (Greg Kinnear) long battle with the U.S. automobile industry, Flash of Genius tells the tale of one man's fight to receive recognition for his ingenuity at any price. |
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Incident at Oglala
Robert Redford is the executive producer (and narrator) of this fine,
eye-opening documentary about the violent events that took place in 1975 on the
Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. |
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Discs............. More New CDs>>
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Kelly Clarkson
All I Ever Wanted
The fourth album from one of the biggest and most popular performers in contemporary Pop music.
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Green Day
21st Century Breakdown
The long-awaited eighth studio album from the two-time Grammy Award-winning Punk trio.
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Drop-in PJ Storytimes
Tuesday evenings: July 7, 14, 21, & 28
For ages 3 to 8 & parents
6:30-7:15 PM in the Children’s Program Room
Enjoy stories, a film & refreshments!
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Preschool Dance Party
Thursday, July 9
6:30-7:15 PM in the Gallery
Delightful fun for children & parents!
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“Harold and the Purple Crayon” &
Wonderful Songs of Childhood
Monday, July 13
For ages 2 to 8 & parents
3:30-4:15 PM in the Lamb Room
Presented by the Stringed Cheese Trio
Performers will play a guitar, a banjo, a
keyboard & a standup bass.
Sponsored by the Friends
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Cartoon Workshop
with Mike Valentine
Friday, July 17: 3:30-4:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
For ages 5 to 12
Call 594-5002 to register.
Sponsored by the Friends
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Mother Goose Rhymes Time
Friday, July 24 at 10 AM
in the Lamb Room
For babies up to the age of 2 & parents
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Origami Workshop
presented by Immie Reeves
Friday, July 24
For ages 8 to 12
2 to 3 PM in the Children’s Program Room
Call 594-5002 to register.
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Young Critics Book Discussion
of The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
Wednesday, July 29: 6:30-7:30 PM
in the Children’s Program Room
Led by Librarian Cathy Townsend.
Pizza will be served.
Call 594-5002 to register.
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