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Our next "Monday at Seven" meeting will be on Monday morning, July. 6
Short Stories for Long Days, a short story discussion group, will meet on Tuesdays throughout the month of July. Beginning July 7th, the group will meet in the Conference Room on the Mezzanine. The discussion leader will be Darien resident Carroll Stenson (pictured left), who had conducted several short story groups at the Library and has established several other similar and popular programs in the community. Classic short stories and some stories by contemporary authors will be discussed -- focusing on content and themes, on characters and how they relate to our own experiences.
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Adult Summer Reading continues in July with (right off the bat) a One Page Poetry Circle (tonight, July 1st at 7 p.m.), Meet Us on Main Street, a weekly staff-recommends, Short Stories for Long Days, a short story dicussion group, a special Meet-the-Author event featuring Jayanti Tamm, author of Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult, Classics 2.0, a fun and fresh look at the classics, and a Woodstock Weekend which will feature a screening of Woodstock with an introduction by Bob Spitz, the author of "Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival - 1969."
Monday at Seven will also continue throughout the month (and beyond). The next meeting will be on Monday, July 6th, when the speaker will be Wayne Pasternack of Bloomberg. He will demonstrate the feature of the Bloomberg terminal that will be installed here at the Library on July 1st (major news!).
We also begin our Summer Film Series this Friday, July 3rd at 7:30 p.m. with Confessions of a Shopaholic. Next Friday, July 10th, be here for Taken. The series will run for eight consecutive weeks -every Friday at 7:30. For a the full summer movie lineup, click here.
And as long as we're talking coolness factors, in case you haven't been by the Library in the past week or so, we have refreshing news...the courtyard fountain is now operational (and beautiful)!
*...here are a few events that are confirmed for the fall. Ready? I'll wait while you get your calendar/Blackberry/organizer....On Sunday, October 4th at 5:30 p.m., A.J. Jacobs will be here to talk about his new (side-splittingly hilarious) book The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as an Experiment. And, on Thursday, November 5th at 7 p.m., the week following the release of his newest book "True Blue," David Baldacci will be here. Looks like it won't only be a great summer...the fall is looking spectacular, too!
Looking at the Classics from a New Angle
Written by Barbara T. on 06/30/2009
Classics 2.0!
Thursday, July 23 at 11 AM
The good old summertime is the perfect time to kick back with an old favorite. Why not consider a literary classic? I just picked up A Tale of Two Cities for one of my summer reads. I read somewhere recently, "When you re-read a classic, you do not see in the book more than you did before. You see more in you than you saw before." (Actually, I think you see both...but I like the quote anyway...)
We have an entire room filled with brand new copies of these timeless goodies, and we'll show you how they are remarkably relevant to today's world.
Learn about what constitutes a classic, the meaning of this special collection to Darien, and how your favorite modern-day bestsellers in print, music, and film have deep roots planted in the past.
Refreshments will be served.
Classics 2.0 is an Adult Summer Reading event.
(Photo courtesy of flickr user truds09)
Summer's the Perfect Time for Cartwheels!
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On Thursday, July 16th at 7 p.m., Jayanti Tamm, author of Cartwheels in a Sari: A Memoir of Growing Up Cult, will be here to talk about her unforgettable life story.
Born and raised in the cult of Sri Chinmoy and declared "The Chosen One," for over 25 years Jayanti lived within the guru's inner circle. Sri Chinmoy assigned Jayanti to court celebrities, infiltrate the United Nations, and find elephants for him to weight-life, all in an effort to transform the world. At the age of 25, after multiple attempts to leave, she was permanently exiled from the group.
Cartwheels in Sari is her personal story of growing up "cult" and her eventual freedom and new life.
"...her effort is worthy of applause." -- People (four-star review)
"With a succinct and earnest writing style, Tamm delivers a coming-of-age story overflowing with heartbreaking and hilarious moments." -- Forbes.com
A book signing will follow the presentation and refreshments will be served. Books will be available for purchase.
This Meet the Author program is an Adult Summer Reading event.
Storytimes at Darien's Tilley Pond Park and Weed Beach - Starts this Thursday
Written by claire on 06/30/2009
Come join us for Stories by the Pond!
This Thursday, July 2nd at 10am.
*rain date will be Friday, July 3rd
A family storytime for all ages at Darien's Tilley Pond Park. This event is co-sponsored by the Darien Parks & Recreation Department.
Please join us for our other Around Town Events:
Stories by the Sea @ Darien's Weed Beach Picnic area on Thursday, July 16 at 10am. *rain date Friday, July 17
Stories by the Pond @ Darien's Tilley Pond Park on Thursday, August 6 at 10am. *rain date Friday, August 7
Photo Courtesy of Flickr user Reini68
Summer Reading Club participants - You can complete 2 of your Reading Quests by attending Stories by the Pond and Stories by the Sea!
1. Read at one of Darien's beaches. Which beach or beaches did you visit?
2. Read at two of Darien's parks. Which parks did you visit?
Woodstock Weekend
Written by Barbara T. on 06/30/2009This summer marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, the most famous music concert in modern history. Join us for a screening of the Academy Award-winning film!
Saturday, July 25 at 7 PM
A screening of Woodstock.
Live introduction by Bob Spitz (pictured, right), author of Barefoot in Babylon: The Creation of the Woodstock Music Festival, 1969.
(Bob Spitz is also the author of Dylan: A Biography, The Beatles: The Biography, and The Saucier's Apprentice: One Long Strange Trip Through the Great Cooking Schools of Europe.)
Please check our website for updates on other events that will take place this weekend.
Woodstock Weekend is an Adult Summer Reading event.
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