Shakespeare on the Sound

Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m.

Join Shakespeare on the Sound and Yale Professor Mark Schenker for a lively discussion on their 2013 production of William Shakespeare'spastoral comedy, "As You Like It"!

Read from the text and discuss the many elements in the play that make Shakespeare one of the greatest writers of all time!

Bring your copy of the play or we will provide one for you!

Mark J. Schenker has been at Yale College since 1990. He is currently an associate dean of the College and dean of academic affairs. Born and raised in New York City, he received his Ph.D. in English Literature from Columbia University and has taught at Columbia, New York University, and Trinity College (Hartford). He has led book discussion series in public libraries in Connecticut for over twenty years through programs sponsored by the Connecticut Humanities Council and lectures frequently on literary topics for public audiences. He was the recipient of the 2001 Wilbur Cross Award for Outstanding Humanities Scholar, presented by the Connecticut Humanities Council.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs available on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen's).

Taking place Tuesday, June 11 at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 18 at 7 p.m.

In this panel presentation, we'll hear from current college students and recent high school graduates about what college is really like.

The panel will be moderated by Donald Kjelleren, Director of Middlebury College’s Career Services Office and Lisa Nelson of Dunbar Educational Consultants in New Canaan, CT.

Don Kjelleren oversees the employer recruiting program, the Senior Program for development of job preparation skills and career counseling. Prior to joining Middlebury, Don worked in the consumer food, advertising and retail industries. He earned a BA from Dickinson College and an MBA from the Katz School of Management at the University of Pittsburgh.

Lisa Nelson has been with Dunbar since 2004 and works with families of students seeking college admission.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs available on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen's).

Showing in our Community Room June 19.

Wednesday, June 19 at 1:30 p.m. - Age of Champions (2011) Documentary feature; Not rated; 75 minutes.

This event is co-sponsored by Aging in Place + Gallivant.

Age of Champions is the inspiring story of five competitors who sprint, leap, and swim for gold at the National Senior Olympics. You’ll meet a 100 year-old tennis champion, 86 year-old pole vaulter, and rough-and-tumble basketball grandmothers as they triumph over the limitations of age.

"Infinitely inspirational ... funny and sweet and sure to poke a tear from even the most hard-hearted." -- Austin Chronicle

"...infectiously inspiring!" -- Washington Post

For more information, please view the film's trailer.

We will screen QUARTET on June 21.

Friday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. – Late Bloomers (2011) Starring William Hurt and Isabella Rossellini; Not Rated; 95 minutes. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Mary and Adam aren’t your typical older couple, they’re high functioning and stylish and to their great surprise, they’ve entered the senior category. Adam is in frantic denial, desperately looking for the fountain of youth as Mary decides to deal with the situation by doing what she does best, taking care of her husband and family. After 30 years together, the married couple confronts the unpalatable realities of getting older and concludes that emotional absence is the easiest way to cope. But at what point does distance become divorce?

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Friday, June 14 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. – The Guilt Trip (2012) Starring Seth Rogan and Barbra Streisand; Rated PG-13; 95 minutes. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

A traveling salesman talks his mother into heading out on the road with him so that he can, unbeknownst to her; reunite her with a former fling in this comedy.

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Friday, June 21 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. – Quartet (2013) Starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly, and Michael Gambon; Rated R; 105 minutes. Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.

Beecham House is abuzz. The rumor circling the halls is that the home for retired musicians is soon to play host to a new resident. Word is, it’s a star. For Reginald Paget, Wilfred Bond and Cecily Robson this sort of talk is par for the course at the gossipy home. But they’re in for a special shock when the new arrival turns out to be none other than their former singing partner, Jean Horton. Her subsequent career as a star soloist, and the ego that accompanied it, split up their long friendship and ended her marriage to Reggie, who takes the news of her arrival particularly hard. Can the passage of time heal old wounds? And will the famous quartet be able to patch up their differences in time for Beecham House’s gala concert?

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

Friday, June 28 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. – The Well-Digger’s Daughter (2011) Starring Daniel Auteuil, Kad Merad, Astrid Berges-Frisbey, Sabine Azema, Jean-Pierre Darroussin; Not Rated; 105 minutes. Presented in French with English subtitles.

This remake of the 1940’s classic stars Auteuil as the eponymous well-digger Pascal, a widower living with his six daughters in the Provence countryside at the start of World War I. His eldest, Patricia, has returned home from Paris to help raise her sisters, and Pascal dreams of marrying her off to his loyal assistant Felipe. But when she’s impregnated by a wealthy young pilot who promptly abandons her for the frontlines, Pascal is left to contend with the consequences.

For more information, please watch the film's trailer.

All films are free and open to the public.

Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen's).

The In Library Auction closes on Wednesday, April 24th at 5:00 p.m. Winners will be notified on Thursday, April 25th. To make your bid, come to Main Street on the first level of the Library and visit the auction display table. 

All proceeds to benefit Darien Library.

On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, we held a coffee workshop in the Conference Room. The presentation was done by Rachel Haughey, owner of Espresso NEAT and barista, Kyle Tush.

For more information about the presentation, visit the event page.

Image courtesy of flickr user cathredfern

Bookplate sales for the 2013 Spring Gala will kick off on Saturday, March 30th at Darien Library.

"Dedicate a Book to Someone You Love" by purchasing bookplates. Each purchase of a bookplate helps the Library buy books, and they will be placed in our collection with your bookplate dedication. 

Bookplate sales are part of the fundraising for the Library's 5th Annual Spring Gala, which will take place on Saturday, April 27th at 6:30 p.m. Purchase your ticket now for the Gala.

Bookplate Sales at the Library

• Saturday, March 30th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 3rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 10th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Wednesday, April 24th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Other Bookplate Sale locations

• Darien Sports Shop: Saturday, April 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Espresso Neat: Saturday, April 6th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Espresso Neat: Sunday, April 14th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Palmer's: Friday, April 5th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Palmer's: Friday, April 12th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

On Tuesday, April 9, 2013, Susan Lovallo, CPA, CPO of Clutter Solutions and Jen Burke of JKB Organizing, both members of the organizing group F.O.C.U.S. presented on organizing your home.

For more information, please visit the original post.