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Beyond the Best Sellers
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Teens
Just for teens and their interests.
Children
Just for kids and parents.
Technology
Keep up-to-date on the latest technology
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DOWNLOADABLE AUDIOBOOKS
ARE BACK!
It's quick and easy
Over 1,300 adult, children and
young adult titles
Load on your MP3, play in the car
Learn More>> |
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Writing Workshop:
Documentary Films
Wednesday, January 17
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FINES LOWERED
The late fee for all children's videos and DVDs is now $1/day. |
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JANUARY PROGRAMS
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NOTES IN MIDWINTER
2007 CONCERT SERIES
"FASCINATIN' RHYTHM"
Blair McMillen, pianist
Meighan Stoops, clarinetist
Sunday, January 7
at 2 pm
in the Lamb Room
See schedule
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Norwalk Symphony
(Not) Just for Kids
Saturday, January 27
at 4 pm
in the Lamb Room |
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Lisa Unger
Sliver of Truth
Thursday, January 4
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books
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Susan Cheever
American Bloomsbury
Thursday, January 18
at 10:30 AM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Just Books, Too |
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Michelle Knudsen
Library Lion
Sunday, January 21
at 3:00 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Prill Boyle
Defying Gravity
Tuesday, January 23
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Ross King
Judgment of Paris
Wednesday, January 31
at 7:30 PM
in the Lamb Room
Co-sponsored by
Elm Street Books |
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Books ................. More Fiction>> More Non-Fiction>>
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Clive Cussler
Treasure of Khan
Dirk Pitt and his partner, Al Giordino, take center stage in this latest
National Underwater and Marine Agency adventure. The two are on Lake
Baikal in Siberia when a massive earthquake disrupts their research.
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Carl Hiaasen
Nature Girl
Hiaasen's latest novel features a headstrong "queen of lost causes," an obnoxious telemarketer and his spouse, a particularly persistent sexual harasser, and a former drug runner ex-husband, all producing an uproariously funny whodunit.
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Nicholas Lemann
Redemption
Absorbing chronicle of a shameful era in America's post–Civil War history - the prolonged campaign of organized violence waged by white supremacists in the 1870s to overturn the 14th and 15th Amendments, which granted civil rights to freed blacks.
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DVDs............... More New DVDs>>
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The Devil Wears Prada
Lauren Weisberger's best-selling novel about a young woman who stumbles into the
hectic worlds of high fashion and publishing comes to the big screen in this
comedy.
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Little Miss Sunshine
When a pudgy, bespectacled seven-year-old voices her desire to take home the
coveted Little Miss Sunshine crown at an upcoming beauty pageant, her wildly
dysfunctional family sets out on an interstate road trip to ensure her a clear
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Who Killed the Electric Car
Explores the many factors that played into the ultimate failure of the electric car to catch on with consumers, even as gas prices began to skyrocket, in a thoughtful meditation on the increasingly important role that renewable energy plays in modern society. |
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Discs............. More New CDs>>
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Ray LaMontagne
Till the Sun Turns Black
Till the Sun Turns Black finds the introspective singer/songwriter complementing his folk-country ways with traces of strings and horns and spooky soulful background voices. |
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The Beatles
Love
George Martin soundtrack to the Cirque de Soleil's Las Vegas spectacular mixes together all the Beatles favorites in one
78-minute collage.
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Libera
Angel Voices
Libera fuses the high, innocent voices of 11 and 12-year-old boys with contemporary beats and lush orchestral accents.
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Storytime Registration for ages 3 to 8
Wednesday, January 3
9:30 am
In the Children's Program Room
Storytime Registration for ages 2
Thursday, January 4
9:30 am
In the Children's Program Room
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French Storytime
Saturday, January 20
1:30 - 2:15 pm
in the Children's Program
Room
For children in grades 4 to 8
Stories, songs & a puppet play of
"The Three Bears"
(snow date: 2/10/07)
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Children's Author Michelle Knudsen will talk about her latest book, Library Lion
Sunday, January 21
at 3 pm
In the Gallery
For ages 4 to 10
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(Not) Just for Kids
A family program presented by members of the Norwalk Symphony. Children will be introduced to the percussion section of the orchestra
Saturday, January 27
at 4 pm
In the Lamb Room
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A Dialogue:
Gail Lee & Gale Parsons
January 14 - February 19
Opening Reception
Sunday, January 21, 3-5 PM
In the H. Pelham Curtis Gallery
The work of Peter de Sève
will be on exhibit through January 8.
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