DARIEN  GOVERNMENT  ACCESS  TELEVISION - TV79
 
Airing this week…
 
–    C.A.R.E. Darien –  "Recession Proofing Your Family"     ( runs  1:23 )
Airs  5 am, 10:15 am, 5:30 pm, 8 pm
 
–      Board of Finance  - Budget Mgt  3/17   ( runs  1:35 )
 Airs  2:15 am, 11:45 am                  AGENDA 
 
–      Representative Town Mtg    3/16   ( runs  2:58 )
 Airs  7:15 am,  2:30 pm, 11:15 pm   AGENDA 
 
–      Inside Town Hall – Youth Comm. & Arts Ctr   ( runs  :42 )
 Airs  6:30 am, 7 pm, 10:30 pm
 
–      Parks & Rec. / Dog Ordinance Hearing   3/18  ( runs  :56 )
 Airs  4 am, 1:30 pm, 9:30 pm                      AGENDA 
 
 
Live coverage (usually weeknight evenings) will pre-empt the schedule above. 
 
Serving last week:  Bud Raleigh, Young Lee, Jim Cameron, David Dever, Fraser Head, Louise Giobbi-Ersek, Debbie Jaeger, Deb Randall.
 
To receive TV79’s weekly program schedule, e-mail us at channel79@darienct.gov   
 

Join us on February 23rd throughout the day as we kick off our first-ever One Book, One Community program!

Here at the Library, we may not always agree on what constitutes the perfect book to curl up with on a snowy winter day, or which selections should be nominated for national awards - but it can be said with certainty that we all agree that books can be an ideal way to open the paths to dialogue on just about anything.

So when the Darien community was put to task by the Human Services Planning Council to create programming that supports its CARE Darien initiative of encouraging the town to collectively make positive changes in the ways that we interact with one another, the Library knew just where to start.

On February 23rd, Darien Library will be launching its very first One Book, One Community program. One Book, One Community encourages everyone in town to read the same book and then come together to explore its themes through discussions, seminars, and workshops. Our selection is The Book Thief  by Markus Zusak, a New York Times bestseller and award-winning novel, and we hope you'll find this read as enjoyable, touching, mesmerizing, and meaningful as we have. 

Come to our kickoff to check out your copy of The Book Thief and enjoy some homemade confections. Experience the "domino effect," one of the themes of the book, with dominoes and other contemplative games scattered throughout the Library. And experience Reader's Theater on Main Street from 3 to 6 p.m., when passages from the book will be performed by students from Darien High School's Theatre 308. 

Also, continue to check our website and your mailbox for more information on the programs we have planned during March and April for this first-ever town-wide reading event!

Play. Reflect. Construct. We’re building a better community!

Airing this week on Darien’s TV79…
 
Board of Finance  1/20   ( runs  1:38 )    AGENDA (pdf)
Airs 11 am, 8  pm
 
Bd of Selectmen  1/12  ( runs  2:23 )     AGENDA (pdf)
 Airs  1:30 am, 8:30  am
 
RTM Education  Comm.  1/22    ( runs  1:54 )  
 Airs  5 pm, 11:30  pm
 
Board of  Education  1/14  ( runs  1:40 )  
 Airs  9:45  pm
 
Board of Education -  Budget 1/21  ( runs  4:16 )    
4 am, 12:45  pm
 
Live coverage will pre-empt the schedule above. 
 
To receive TV79’s weekly program schedule, e-mail us at channel79@darienct.gov   
Copies of TV79 coverage are available for $25 per DVD.

TV79 is always seeking volunteer camera operators.  Flexible hours.  Contact:
David Dever (323-7786 / dadever@aol.com <mailto:dadever@aol.com>  )
or Jim Cameron (655-0138 / jim@mediatrainer.tv )
 
TV79 now has a direct-dial telephone at Town Hall:  656-7484

The Catherine Lindsey Actors/Playwrights Workshop is excited to announce that the Actors/Playwrights Workshop, now in its 17^th year, will present a series of workshops here at the Darien Library. The playwright participants will workshop their plays at the following sessions:

A little icy rain on Sunday morning made us remember to be wary on the roads but the colder temps also reminded us that we've got 99 hats and scarves on their way to the Domestic Violence Crisis Center. Our shout-out for helping hands for our 3rd annual knit-a-thon, brought the community together -- teens, adults, and children -- and their needles together, resulting in 52 hats and 47 scarves, which will be delivered to the shelters run by the Crisis Center. We put our hands together for you! Thank you so much! We look forward to offerering more opportunites to serve the community. Read about the enthusiasm that's already building for our new teen space!

Darien Government Access Television - TV79 Weekly Schedule

We close this building in less than 4 weeks. We're looking forward. We're looking back. It's a wonder our heads aren't spinning...there is no time to wind down before we gear up for everything that's to come with our big, exciting move.

Besides, we still have lots going on here throughout the month of November!

On November 22nd, we will host A Fond Farewell,  a gathering to say goodbye to our beloved building. If you are interested in attending, the ticket price is $75.00 per person. The party will include a silent auction of some well-loved, recognizable items, giving attendees the opportunity to own a piece of the Old Darien Library. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served.  RSVP by November 7th. Click here for more information. 

In other November-news, our final Book Sale in this building begins next Saturday, the 8th! There will be an enormous amount of really great stuff for sale and you'll have through noon on the 12th to come by and sort through. Here are all the details.

Picture (left) by Photobucket user prologue31

On Sunday, November 16th, our Fall Book Discussion Series concludes with Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. It's the 4th and final book of our series, OF THEE I SING: NOVELS ABOUT THE CHANGING FACE OF AMERICA. We'll meet with our discussion leader Jordon Pecile (pictured at left) at 2:30 p.m. in the Program Room.

And fall is not fall in Darien without our Foreign Film Series!  There are still two more films on the schedule and you won't want to miss them!

 On Friday, November 14th, we'll be showing The Grocer's Son. In French with English subtitles, running time is 96 minutes.

And then on Friday November 21st (our last Friday in the building), Hula Girls will be the feature. In Japanese with English subtitles, the films runs 120 minutes.

We also have a fine art show that just went up and will be our Art On View through the rest of our time here. The exhibit is by the Art Faculty of the Darien Schools and not only is it a privilege to view, it's fabulous knowing that we are so privileged to have these talented individuals teaching in our schools!

Susan Reading by J. Morton

And, now we return to our biggest Event-news of the month...we will close this building for good on Wednesday, November 26th at 6 p.m.