I have been coming to Darien Library for 35 years. This is the best organization there is. I have never seen an organization that is run better than the Library.
Written by Erin S on 01/22/2012
Showing this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m. -- THE IDES OF MARCH (2011) Starring George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Philip Seymour Hoffman; Rated R; 101 minutes.
This film takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, when an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency. Based on the play by Beau Willimon.
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
4 Golden Globe Award Nominations for Best PIcture (Drama), Best Actor - Ryan Gosling (Drama), Best Director, and Best Screenplay.
"The Ides of March soars." -- Rex Reed, The New York Observer
"A pulse racing thriller." -- Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
For more information, please watch the film's trailer.
Click here for a complete list of Friday Films in January.
Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen’s).
Written by claire on 01/25/2012
Register for the Zine workshop today!
Saturday, January 28
2 to 3:30 pm
RSVP Online
A zine is a mini magazine where you can write about whatever you want. Do you have a story, idea, or comic that you would like to share? Do you ever wish you could be a published author?
In this hands-on workshop, taught by zine artist Eleanor Whitney, participants will look at other zines for inspiration and learn how to write and layout a zine. Ages 9 to 12.
Photo by Flickr user squeezomatic.
Written by Erin S on 01/27/2012
Have you ever dreamed of publishing your own novel, memoir, or cookbook of herring recipes passed down from your Norwegian grandmother? Well now you can! And you can do it all using Darien Library's brand new Espresso Book Machine.
On Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. in an event co-sponsored by On Demand Books, we will host a panel presentation to show the secrets of self-publishing.
Panelists include:
- Self-Published Author William Edgerton will speak about his experience publishing his mystery novel "Wine Killer."
- Self-Published Book Designer and Author Sandy Garnett will recount his experience with designing self-published books and publishing his memoir "Baloney Express."
- Award-Winning Author Adair Heitmann will discuss how to promote oneself as an author.
- Stephanie Anderson of WORD Brooklyn will discuss the decision-making process in purchasing self-published works to sell.
A Facebook RSVP is appreciated but not required to attend this event.
Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behing Nielsen's).
Written by egattullo on 01/23/2012
2012 Caldecott Award Winner!
On Monday morning in Dallas the 2012 Youth Media Awards were awarded by the American Library Association.
The winner of the 2012 Caldecott Medal was A Ball for Daisy, by Chris Raschka.
The winner of the 2012 Newbery Award was Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos.
Click the link below for a full list of winners and honorees!
Written by Erin S on 01/21/2012
Wednesdays at 11 a.m. - Meet Us On Main Street
Every Wednesday at 11 a.m. on Main Street
What is Meet Us On Main Street?
It's a fun, informative, and popular program that meets every Wednesday at 11 a.m. (Think of it as Staff Recommends Goes LIVE!). Find us just inside the main entrance.
You've heard our Readers' Advisory team talk about it...you've seen it on the staff favorites shelf...your mom's brother's college roommate's daughter won't stop recommending it...now let's chat about new and upcoming titles that are on our radar.
Come share what you're reading and watching too. Is there a juicy book you absolutely can't put down? A snoozer of a movie that you had to walk out of? Pull up a chair. Let's dish.
Meet Us On Main Street. Wednesdays at 11.
Written by Erin S on 01/21/2012
image courtesy Flickr user dinoboy
Wednesday, January 18, 10 AM - 12 noon
Wednesday, February 1, 10 AM - 12 noon
Who says video games are for couch potatoes? We're turning our Conference Room into a sports arena with Nintendo Wii! We will show you how to play, and then you can join in on a round of golf, go bowling, have an archery contest, and even throw a Frisbee! Enjoy the rush of video game-induced endorphins.
This program is part of the Library’s Health & Wellness Series, “Winter Wellness,” an extensive series of lectures, expert panels, workshops, film screenings, and fitness activities designed to help you achieve an even better version of you.
Written by Darien Library News on 01/09/2012
Darien Library's new Bookeye 4 Knowledge Imaging Center, located between the Reference and Magazine Rooms
Darien Library is now home to a Bookeye 4 Knowledge Imaging Center (KIC), which will help patrons better scan and save important information from reference and other books while doing research.
Here’s how it works:
When patrons find an important paragraph, passage or few pages they would like to include in their research, they can set the book on the KIC scanner, upright, with the pages open to the selection they would like to copy. With a push of a button, the KIC will scan the pages onto its screen in full color. The KIC scanner can handle books of a variety of sizes, and scans up to a 17-inch by 24-inch area at a time.
After scanning, patrons can crop and enlarge images from the touch screen to the right of the scan bed, and retrieve these images in a variety of ways: saving selections to a USB; e-mailing the selection to themselves in a searchable PDF; and even creating audio files.
This will allow students to highlight text while studying PDFs, or easily drag the material into the notes on their computer while studying. Other Library patrons will have the ability to work with reference material from their own home through the use of the new system.
To check out the KIC, head up to the second floor of the Library between the Reference Room and the Magazine Room.
Written by Amanda G. on 01/10/2012
Romeo and Juliet by Henry Caserotti
From January 10th through February 27th, visit our Art Gallery for a journey into the 'Narrative and Nuance' by local artist, Henry Caserotti. He says that his paintings use "texture and color [...] to bring these objects as paintings to a point where the viewer wants to touch them." His paintings show a figure who is either photographically recognizable or a blank face in an expressive pose which invites you to summon the face of the person portrayed.
Caserotti writes in his Artist Statement:
"My subjects are generally figurative. Most often, the figures are from my imagination, sketched out and worked on until their body language is saying just what I wish it to. Occasionally I’ll base an image off an old photo of a family member or a new photo I’ve taken if it specifically suits my purpose. The compositions in which my figures live are all about mental and emotional space. I do not wish to portray a real place but give a glimpse into what the figures are thinking a feeling.
The narrative aspect within my paintings is very important. I see them as allegories and parables, but they are not meant to be preachy. They are questions about what it means to be human and represent points along my own journeys. Any answers that arise from them must come from the viewer filling in the blanks.
Two artists’ work that I find greatly influential are that of Gustav Klimt and Edouard Vuillard. Both found great meaning in beauty, the repetition of pattern and, often, in the most everyday subjects."
Caserotti was born in Newport, RI but grew up in the midwest. Thanks to having lived near Indiana University, he felt that "art was all around me." He refers to himself as a self-taught artist though he has taken a variety of art courses and pursuing self-education. In his biography, he "stresses the importance of dedicating as much time as possible to work, and claims that the more work he does the more inspired he becomes."
Opening Reception
You are invited to the opening reception on Friday, January 13th from 6 - 8:00 p.m. for an informal Meet & Greet with Henry Caserotti.
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