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LIBRARY CLOSINGS
Saturday, November 11 - Closed for Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 22 - Library closes at 5:00 PM
Thursday, November 23 - Library closed for Thanksgiving
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Practical Guide to
Selling on Ebay
with Tom Greenbaum of Consign-Net
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4
AT 10 AM IN THE LAMB ROOM
Call 203-594-5003 for more information |
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A Christmas Carol
Saturday, December 9, 2006
Support the Library and join us for a special family fun-raising event at the NEW Westport Playhouse!
A song-filled holiday classic for the entire family
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NOVEMBER PROGRAMS |
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For Writers: A series of writing workshops
Creative Writing 102
Thursday, November 2, 2006
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM, with lunch
More information>>
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Great Decisions 2006
Roundtable discussion on key US foreign policy issues of the day
Human Rights in an Age of Terrorism
Monday, November 27
at 7:00 PM
In the Lamb Room
Learn More>>
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NOVEMBER AUTHORS ON STAGE |
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Roz Chast
Theories of Everything
Thursday, November 2
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Just Books, Too
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Ron Mallett
Time Traveler
Thursday, November 9
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Just Books, Too |
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David Nasaw
Andrew Carnegie
Thursday, November 30
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Just Books, Too |
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Marilyn Kirsch
The Worn City
October 22 - November 27
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Books ................. More Fiction>> More Non-Fiction>>
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David Baldacci
The Collectors
CIA agent Roger Seagraves has set himself up in the business of
freelance assassination and selling our country's secrets to the highest bidder.
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John Grisham
The Innocent Man
John Grisham’s first work of nonfiction, an exploration of small town justice gone terribly awry, is his most extraordinary legal thriller yet. |
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Hampton Sides
Blood and Thunder
Sides eloquently paints the landscape and history of the 19th century Southwest,
combining Larry McMurtry's lyricism with the historian's attachment to the facts.
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DVDs............... More New DVDs>>
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Prairie Home Companion
Robert Altman brings Garrison Keillor's long-running radio program to vivid life on the big screen in an intricately woven backstage fable centering on the final performance of a fictionalized version of his variety show.
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X-Men The Last Stand
The X-Men trilogy draws to a satisfying conclusion with this highly emotional, action-packed installment focusing on the final showdown between the "good" mutants and the "evil" ones. |
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The Way West
In-depth look at the final decades of the
American frontier with a six-hour documentary tracing life in the American West
from the Gold Rush to the massacre of American Indians at the battle of Wounded Knee. |
Compact
Discs............. More New CDs>>
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Tony Bennett
Duets
Tony Bennett performs 18 of his hits and
favorite numbers with famous duet partners including Sting, Bono, Barbra
Streisand, Paul McCartney, and Tim McGraw. |
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Madeleine Peyroux
Half the Perfect World
Smoky-voiced chanteuse Madeleine Peyroux's third CD is a lovely collection of
after-hours ruminations and should confirm her rise to fame.
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Sting
Songs from the Labyrinth
A new
album of vocal and lute music from the Elizabethean composer, John Dowland, given new life by Sting.
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BOOK DISCUSSION
Something from Nothing
by Phoebe Gilman
&
Earth Day
by Linda Lowery
Saturday, November 18
at 1:00 PM
in the Children's Program Room
For children in
Grades 3, 4 & their Parents
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Preschool Sing-Along
with Diane Wells
Monday, November 20
at 10:00 AM
in the Children's Program
Room
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Nanny Coffee & Tour of the Library
Wednesday, November 29
10 - 10:45 AM
In Spanish & English
Drop-in Storytime will be held for children who come with their nannies
Registration suggested
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Book Discussion
The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
Thursday, November 30
6:30 - 7:30 PM
in the Children's Program
Room
Pizza will be served
Call 594-5002 to register
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