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Phone.. (203) 594-5000
Fax...... (203) 594-5026
November 2005
 
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Library News




Message to our Readers
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2005 RICHARD SALANT LECTURE
Featuring

Journalist
CONNIE CHUNG

See below


For Writers
a series of four half-day writing workshops designed to inspire the writer in you.
Program Schedule..>


Internet & Computer Classes
November Schedule
Register for a class
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-Source...Grove Art Online
Grove Art provides web access to the entire text of The Dictionary of Art and The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Click on the title above to search the database.
THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED :
Veteran's Day - Friday, November 11th
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 24th



Upcoming Events

 



NEW CANAAN LIBRARY
Cordially invites you to attend
The 2005 Richard Salant Lecture
CONNIE CHUNG
Broadcast Journalist
Sunday November 6th at 5:00 PM
In the Lamb Room
Seating is limited, doors open at 4 pm
Learn more...>



FEATURED PROGRAM COMING IN DECEMBER
Doctors Sally &
Bennett Shaywitz

Overcoming Dyslexia
Thursday, December 8
at 7:30 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>




MEET THE AUTHOR EVENTS
November 2005

Co-sponsored by RJ Julia at Elm Street Books



Barrett Seaman

Binge
Wednesday, November 2
at 7:30 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>


Matthew Reinhart
& Robert Sabuda

Encyclopedia Prehistorica
Sunday, November 6
at 2:00 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
For Children of all ages
Learn more...>



CHEFS' NIGHT OUT

Andrew Friedman
Jimmy Bradley
Dan Barber
&
Gabrielle Hamilton
Don't Try This at Home
Monday, November 14
at 7:30 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>


Linda Fairstein
The Kills
Wednesday, November 16
at 7:30 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>


Lynn Truss
Talk to the Hand
Sunday, November 20
at 6:00 PM

Adrian Lamb Room
Learn more...>

 


In The Curtis Gallery

 

Opening November 27-



Christiane
Papé

Paintings

Opening Reception
Sunday, November 27, 3-5 PM
On exhibit through January 2, 2006

 

Through November 21-



Constance Old



Ann Conrad

Works on Paper
Prints by
Constance Old & Ann Conrad

Sponsored by the Art Committee
Friends of New Canaan Library

Exhibit information





New & Recommended



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

Zadie Smith
On Beauty
With its spot-on portrayal of the political conflicts and “culture wars” of modern life, Zadie Smith’s novel wittily evokes
E. M. Forster’s Howards End.

Andrea Mitchell
Talking Back

A must-read memoir for anyone interested in politics and current affairs. It will also fascinate anyone looking for an insider's perspective on the dramatic changes in television news.


Jack Higgins
Without Mercy
Featuring top-level British intelligence officer Gen. Charles Ferguson and his right-hand agent, former IRA enforcer Sean Dillon, Higgins picks up where his last novel left off.


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

Tracker
An aboriginal tracker leads a posse on a hunt through dangerous Australian terrain in pursuit of a fugitive.

Born Into Brothels
Poignant film which chronicles the lives of children in Calcutta whose mothers work as prostitutes. Winner of the 2005 Oscar for Best Documentary.

The Interpreter
A UN Interpreter overhears a plot to assassinate the leader of an African country which is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of innocent people.


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

Peter, Paul & Mary
The Very Best of Peter, Paul & Mary
25 of the best hits of one of America'a most successful folk groups.

Barbra Streisand
Guilty Pleasures

Streisand's latest release features duets with Barry Gibb.

Mariah Carey
The Emancipation of Mimi

Carey's new CD proudly and forcefully announces that she is trying new, fresh things.

 

For Children  

 

Book Discussion
Bud, Not Buddy
by
Christopher Paul Curtis
Saturday, November 12th
1-2 pm in the Adrian Lamb Room
For boys & girls Grades 4-7
Craft Collage Program
Presented by Artists
Ann Conrand & Constance Old

Saturday, November 19th 3-4 pm in the Children's Program Room
For Grades 1-4
To register, please call 594-5002