Tuesday March 24 7:30
Jeffrey Bartholet, former Washington editor for Newsweek, will speak about his experiences as a foreign correspondent in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
Now a freelancer, he has written for The New Yorker, Scientific American, Foreign Policy, and National Geographic
Please come, and please stay for the annual meeting of the Friends of the Library. We need our Friends (as do all public libraries).
Our most recent snow day? Just 10 days ago.
Plagues, Witches and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction
Our new MOOC begins March 15th. at 12:30. From now until the middle of May we will be reading bits of various works of historical fiction and considering the ways in which authors turn primary sources into adventures.
You may watch the video lectures during the week, whenever you find it convenient. We won't be upset if you skip some or all of the lectures or readings, we are doing this for fun, not credit. No tests. No shame. Lots of coffee.
If interested, please sign up at our library site as well as at coursera.org
This first week we will talk about early historical novels such as Waverley and The Recess. The latter is about twin, bastard daughters of Mary Queen of Scots who are being hidden in a secret, underground location and ....
Presentation by architect Greg Lukmire concerning library redesign possibilities.
Closed today, March 5th 2015.
Matt de la Peña's program is canceled. We will try to reschedule.
Volunteer to be a snow angel
Snow angels video