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Phone.. (203) 594-5000
Fax...... (203) 594-5026
May 2006
 
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COMING IN JUNE
FRIENDS' BOOK SALE
FRIDAY, JUNE 9 - TUESDAY, JUNE
13
Over 20,000 Books

INTERNET & COMPUTER CLASSES
May-June 2006 Schedule

Book Discussion Groups
Reader's Choice
Brown Bag
18th Century Book Group

Featured Research Database
Dictionary of Literary Biographies
DLB contains essays that outline the lives and careers of authors from all eras and summarize the critical response to their work.



Upcoming Events


 

MAY SPECIAL EVENTS




WILLIAM ATTWOOD
MEMORIAL LECTURE
Featuring
Jonathan Alter

The Defining Moment, FDR's 100 Days and the Triumph of Hope
Sunday, May 21
at 5:00 PM
In the Adrian Lamb Room

 
RICHARD SALANT
MEMORIAL LECTURE

Featuring
Cokie Roberts

Thursday, May 25
at 7:30 PM
In the Adrian Lamb Room



Presidents & Their First Ladies
Herbert and Lou Hoover

Wednesday, May 31
at 7:30 PM
In the Adrian Lamb Room

MAY AUTHORS ON STAGE SERIES



Jacquelyn Mitchard

Cage of Stars
Tuesday May 2
at 7:30 PM
In theLamb Room

 




Fay Vincent

The Only Game
in Town

Sunday, May 7
at 5:00 PM
In the Lamb Room






J. Edward Chamberlin
Horse:
How the Horse Has Shaped Civilization

Saturday, May 13
at 4:00 PM
In the Lamb Room



 
Wendy Kann
Casting with a Fragile Thread
Monday, May 15
at 7:30 PM
In the Lamb Room


Marian Keyes
Anybody Out There?
Thursday, May 18
at 7:30 PM
In the Lamb Room



DéLaune Michel


A MORNING
OF AUTHORS



Jenny Minton



Elinor Lipman



DeLauné Michel
Aftermath of Dreaming
Jenny Minton
The Early Birds
Elinor Lipman
My Latest Grievence


Friday, May 19
at 9:15 AM
in the Lamb Room




Pie Dumas

Pieces of Pie

Monday, May 22
at 7:30 PM
In the Lamb Room

Printable Calendar of Events for May 2006
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON PROGRAMS: 594-5003



In The Curtis Gallery

 



Francis Johansen
Paintings and Drawings
May 21-June 26

Opening Reception
Sunday - May 21, 3-5 PM


Sponsored by the Art Committee
Friends of New Canaan Library

Exhibit information





New & Recommended



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

Mike Lupica
Heat
Lupica crafts an involving, fast-paced novel peopled with strong, well-developed characters, lively plot, humor, and crisp dialogue.

Elizabeth Berg
We Are All Welcome Here

A family story set in 1964 Mississippi, centering on beautiful Paige Dunn, struck down by polio at the age of 22 and paralyzed from the neck down.


James Swanson
Manhunt
Historian James L. Swanson tells the vivid, fully documented tale of John Wilkes Booth's escape and the wild, massive pursuit that follows.


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

Jarhead
Based on the bestselling memoir by former Marine Anthony Swofford, Jarhead depicts the 1991 Gulf War to liberate Kuwait as an exercise in tedium punctuated by bursts of savagery.

Bee Season
Adapted from the novel by Myla Goldberg, Bee Season tells the story of a family whose turmoil is brought to the surface by a young girl's unexpected talent.

Paper Clips
Middle schoolers studying the Holocaust, collect 6 million paper clips representing victims in order to understand the enormity of the crime.


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

Magic Moments: The Best of '50s Pop
An anthology of popular music in the years before Elvis shook things up.

Rascal Flatts
Me and My Gang

Fourth release from the popular country rock trio.

Valeri Popov
Bassoon Concertos
Popov gives an outstanding performance of well-known concertos by Mozart, Weber and Hummel.


 

For Children  

 

Preschool Sing-along
With Diane Wells
Monday, May 22
10:00 AM
In the
Children's Program Room
Macbeth
Tuesday, June 13
6:30 PM
Ages 7 and up
Presented by Storyteller Tom
In the
Children's Program Room