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LIBRARY CLOSINGS
Sunday, December 24 - Christmas Eve
Monday, December 25 -Christmas Day
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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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Is it possible that you missed an Authors on Stage event? Your favorite authors and speakers may have been taped. The Library DVD collection will now include copies of some of these events available for checkout.
Click here to view availability.
They will also be televised on Channel 79 in New Canaan. Lectures newly added include authors Michael Cox, Stuart Hauser, Edward P. Jones, Polly Labarre, Brian Morton, Kevin O'Keefe, Jeb Rubenfeld, and Abigail Thomas. See below for complete schedule of upcoming talks. |
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 Brown Bag
Readers Choice |
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| Featured Research Database |
Student Research Center
Choose content sources (Magazines, Newspapers, Biographies, Country Reports, Film & Video), browse by topic headings, use an online dictionary and encyclopedia, explore top searches of the day, and even limit searches according to reading levels.
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Da Chen
Brothers
Sunday, December 3
at 3:00 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Just Books, Too
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James Cavanaugh
Tunney
Wednesday, December 6
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Just Books, Too |
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Peter de Sève
December 3 - January 8
Opening Reception
Sunday, December 3, 3-5 PM
In the H. Pelham Cutis Gallery
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Books ................. More Fiction>> More Non-Fiction>>
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Nelson DeMille
Wild Fire
More chilling than yesterday's headlines and as prophetic as tomorrow's, Wild Fire will challenge you to question everything you thought you knew about your leaders and your country while thrilling you with suspense that builds with every page.
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Dick Francis
Under Orders
Ending a six-year publishing hiatus, following the tragic death of his wife and collaborator, the 86-year-old Grand Master of Crime
Fiction is back with a new mystery starring ex-jockey/detective
Sid Halley. |
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Diane Phillips
Happy Holidays
The Diva of Do-Ahead brings more of the same how-to and do-ahead approach to creating menus for 12 holidays - with special emphasis on Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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DVDs............... More New DVDs>>
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Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown's controversial best-selling novel about a powerful secret that's been kept under wraps for thousands of years comes to the screen in this suspense thriller from director Ron Howard.
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Wordplay
Crossword puzzle fanatics everywhere will appreciate director Patrick Creadon’s lively, oddly exhilarating love letter to the English language and those who revere it. |
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Inconvenient Truth
Former vice president Al Gore shares his concerns on the pressing issue of
global warming in this documentary. |
Compact
Discs............. More New CDs>>
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Josh Groban
Awake
Fans of Josh Groban should be pleased to know that the vocalist's third
studio album, Awake, features more of the polished, well-crafted, and emotionally grand classical crossover pop he has become known for. |
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Julieta Venegas
Limon y Sal
The fourth album of hits from the expressive latin rocker and winner of the Latin Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.
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Johann Strauss
The Best of Vienna
A compilation of favorite waltzes and polkas performed by the renowned Vienna Philharmonic.
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Gingerbread House Workshops
Saturday, December 2
at 10:30 am, 1 pm and 3 pm
In the Children's Program Room
For ages 5 to 10 & parents
Call 594-5002 to register
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Art Workshop with Peter de Sève
Sunday, December 3
at 1 pm
in the Children's Program
Room
For children in grades 2 to 4
Limited to first 20 children
Call 594-5002 to register
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Preschool Holiday Crafts
Friday, December 8
9:30 - 10:15 am & 10:45 - 11:30 am
In the Children's Program Room
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Book Discussion
Just a Dream
by Chris Van Allsburg
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Letting Swift River Go
by Jane Yolen
Saturday, December 9
at 1 pm
In the Children's Program Room
For Children in Grades 3, 4 & their parents
Registration recommended
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Nutcracker Ballet
Presented by New England Dance Theatre
Saturday, December 16
at 2-3:15 pm
In the Lamb Room
For Children ages 5 to 10
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Preschool Sing-along with Diane Wells
Monday, December 18
at 10 am
In the Children's Program Room |
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