Events
Adult Summer Reading Kickoff
Written by Erin S on 06/13/2013
Wednesday, June 19 at 11 a.m.
Join us for our Adult Summer Reading Kickoff Party! We’ll discuss the latest books, apps, articles, movies, and games that our staff is enjoying. Then we’ll have time for you to share which titles you are most excited to read this summer.
The theme for our 8th annual Adult Summer Reading program is "Find Your Happy Place." We like to think Darien Library is already a pretty happy place filled with happy people, but summer is a great time to take stock of all the good things around us. Join us for this series of exciting workshops, concerts, author events, and films to help your spirit soar.
Prizes: Our weekly prize drawings will feature tote bags filled with new and yet-to-be-published books. And we’re providing you the chance to win a brand new iPad in our Grand Prize drawing!
How to Participate: There is no need to register for our Adult Summer Reading Program. To enter our weekly and Grand Prize drawings, all you have to do is read. Each review of a book, audio book, or eBook counts as a prize entry. To submit reviews, visit Darien Library’s Welcome Desk to pick up and fill out a Review/Prize Entry Card. You can also write your review online at darienlibrary.org. If you review your books online, you still need to fill out a Prize Entry Card at the Library with your name, email address, and the date and title of your online review in order to enter our drawings. The more you read, the more chances to win!
Bonus Book List Journeys: Stop by our Welcome Desk to find new staff-curated reading lists designed to highlight a specific reading experience. If you read through an entire list, not only will you receive a prize entry for each book but you will receive 5 additional prize entries.
Art On View: Darien Arts Center Art Show & Sale
Written by Erin S on 06/11/2013
June 10 through July 18 on the Lower Level
Come view the winners of the Darien Arts Center's 55th Annual Art Show & Sale! The adult winners in first, second, and third place will be available for viewing at the Library. Darien's residents exhibited a broad range of talent across various media types from paintings, sculptures, mixed media, and photgraphy.
For more information, please visit the Darien Arts Center. To inquire about purchasing a work, please contact Cathy.
Making the Most of the College Experience
Written by Erin S on 06/06/2013
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).
Get Ready, Get Set, Go!
Written by Erin S on 06/06/2013
Please join us for a marathon short story adventure with Carroll Stenson, our popular discussion leader. We’ve heard your many requests for an extended season of conversations and this year we’re doing just that. Carroll will offer her program to interested participants beginning on May 28, continuing through December 17, 2013. And for anyone who wishes we’d hold an after-work series, we’ll be doing that, too. On the Tuesdays of June 18, 25 and July 9, 16, 23 and 30, we’ll meet in the conference room from 7-8 p.m. If the daytime is better for your schedule, join us Tuesdays from 3-4 p.m. starting June 25. We’ll distribute the stories at the end of each session or they may be picked up on Main Street in the Library. Whenever copyright regulations allow, the stories will be posted online.
Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs available on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen's).
Wednesday Matinee - 'Age of Champions'
Written by Erin S on 06/05/2013
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.
About Aging in Place + Gallivant
Aging in Place+Gallivant is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to help older adults in Darien to live independently, comfortably and with dignity in their own homes for as long as possible. For information concerning services, please call 203.585.4094 or visit: www.aginginplacegallivant.org.
eBooks Made Simple
Written by Erin S on 06/04/2013
Thursdays from 3 to 4 p.m.: June 20 to July 18
Would you like to know more about borrowing eBooks from the Library? Check in with a savvy senior on Main Street and let him or her show you how to use your eReader. Walk through the steps to downloading eBooks or eMagazines!
iPad Boot Camp
Written by Erin S on 06/03/2013
Thursday, June 20 at 6:30 p.m.
Did you receive a brand new iPad for Father's Day? Want to learn some basic tips and tricks like locking the screen orientation, creating folders for your apps, and changing the background image? This is the class for you! We’ll even go over downloading eBooks from the Library’s collection.
Please remember to bring your Apple ID and password to class.
Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs available on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen's).
Friday Night Feature - 'Quartet'
Written by Erin S on 06/03/2013
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?
"Hoffman directs with elegance, allowing the denizens to be dignified, as well as adorable. We get a strong sense of each major character." -- Claudia Puig, USA Today
For more information, please watch the film's trailer. Check out our Friday Night Features in June.
Additional parking for evening and weekend Library programs available on Thorndal Circle (behind Nielsen's).
Coffee Brewin’ at the Library
Written by Erin S on 06/02/2013
Wednesday, June 26 at 10 a.m.
Have you ever wondered how the green seed of a cherry is transformed into the brew of your morning cup? You’ve never seen a coffee tree (yes, coffee cherries grow on trees!), but you’re curious how the different steps from seed to cup might affect your flavor experience. Or you’ve never quite figured out how the caffeine is removed to keep you from getting the jitters. Come learn and discuss over tastes of NEAT coffee.
Wednesday Mornings at 11 - Meet Us On Main Street
Written by Erin S on 06/01/2013
"You Are What You Read" goes LIVE!
Every Wednesday, 11 a.m.
Hear about the latest and greatest books, movies, apps, and articles our staff is currently digging at this weekly, informal discussion. Then share with us what you're reading!
There will be "oooohs." There will be "ahhhhs." There will be laughs. We hope to see you there.
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