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Global Newsbank
Full text articles in English from periodicals. newspaper agencies, and government documents from all corners of the world
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The 2008 William Attwood Lecture |
"Confessions of a Media Liberal"
presented by
RUSSELL BAKER
Pulitzer Prize-Winning author
Thursday, May 1
at 7:00 pm
in the Lamb Room
The Lamb Room is currently filled to capacity.
Only oveflow seating upstairs is available.
Call (203) 594-5003
Doors open at 6:00 pm
A reception in the Gallery will follow the talk |
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Rachel Sontag
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Rachel Sontag
House Rules
Monday, May 5
at 7:30 pm
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books
Complete Schedule
REGISTER ONLINE
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FRIENDS' LUNCH BUNCH
BOOK GROUP |
Linda Colley
The Ordeal of
Elizabeth Marsh
Discussion led by Pam Kaufman
Wednesday, May 7
at 12 Noon
in the Lamb Room
REGISTER ONLINE
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WEBSTER'S BRIDGE PROGRAMS
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OPEN HOUSE
Thursday, May 8
3 - 4 pm &
6:30 - 7:30 pm
In the Children's Room
and
Main Library
JUDY WINTER
author of
Breakthrough Parenting
for
Children with
Special Needs
Thursday May 8
7:30 pm
in the Lamb Room
More Webster's Bridge Programming
Visit the author's Website
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Join us for a discussion
of two films by the
Coen Brothers
FARGO
&
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN
Thursday, May 22
at 7:30 pm
in the Plaut Room
PIZZA & REFREHMENTS
WILL BE SERVED
Mulitiple copies of the DVD
will be
available
at the Library
Call 594-5003 or
REGISTER ONLINE
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BOTANICALS
prints by
EVE STOCKTON
Through May 12
in the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery
Gallery Walk & Talk with the Artist
Friday, May 9
6 - 7 PM
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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Jhumpa Lahiri
Unaccustomed Earth
"From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, eight stories that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thailand as they enter the lives of sisters and brothers, fathers and mothers, daughters and sons, friends and lovers."
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Jeffrey Archer
A Prisoner of Birth
A man framed for the murder of his best friend seeks revenge against the four
men who put him in Belmarsh prison, the highest-security jail in the land, from
which no inmate has ever escaped.
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Randy Pausch
The Last Lecture
Reflections of a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor who lectured on "Really achieving your childhood dreams," shortly after having been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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DVDs............... More New DVDs>>
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Dick Francis Mysteries
Horses run hot and murder runs cold, but Jockey Club investigator David
Cleveland always keeps his cool. Includes: In the Frame, Blood Sport, and Twice
Shy.
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Goya's Ghost
The painter Goya is involved with the Spanish Inquisition. His muse Inés is arrested for heresy. Lorenzo, the monk, is being painted by Goya and so Inés' father asks him for help to secure his daughter's freedom.
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Eyes on the Prize
The definitive story of the Civil Rights era from the point of view of the
ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that
changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose
reverberations are felt today. |
Compact
Discs............. More New CDs>>
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George Strait
Troubadour
George Strait truly is a modern day
troubadour - now in his 28th year of making music, George continues to be an
artist driven by his passion to make music of the highest quality.
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Erykah Badu
New Amerykah
Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter/actress Erykah Badu returns to the music
scene with her new album "New Amerykah."
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Ahn Trio
Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac
The acclaimed piano trio’s new crossover album, Lullaby for My Favorite Insomniac, presents an exciting variety of contemporary chamber music
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“1, 2, Buckle My Shoe”
Wednesday, May 14
10 AM in the Children’s Program Room
Designed for babies and toddlers up to age 2
and their moms
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Preschool Sing-along
with Diane Wells
Friday, May 23
10 AM in the Children’s Program Room
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Young Critics Book Discussion
Wednesday, May 28
The Homework Machine
by Dan Gutman
For children in grades 4 to 6
6:30 to 7:30 PM in the Children’s Program Room
Pizza will be served.
Call 594-5002 to register.
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