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Brown Baggers Book Group

NEWOn the third Thursday of the month bring your lunch and discuss fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff will provide value-added content and lead the discussion. Drinks and desserts will be provided. Sign up to be added to the email list. (RSS for Events)

Brown Baggers Book Group

WATER FOR ELEPHANTSWATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen

September 18, 2008
12:00 pm

Ninety-something-year-old Jacob Jankowski remembers his time in the circus as a young man during the Great Depression, and his friendship with Marlena, the star of the equestrian act, and Rosie, the elephant, who gave them hope.
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Documentary Film Series

NEWThe fourth Thursday of the month, come view and discuss documentary films on current issues. Light refreshments will be provided. Sign up to be added to the film email list. (RSS for Events)

Documentary Film Series

FAUBOURG TREMÉ: THE UNTOLD STORY OF BLACK NEW ORLEANS Directed by Dawn Logsdon

August 28, 2008
7:00 pm

MovieA riveting tale of hope, heartbreak and resiliency set in New Orleans' most fascinating neighborhood. Shot largely before Hurricane Katrina and edited afterwards, the film is both celebratory and elegiac in tone. Faubourg Tremé is arguably the oldest black neighborhood in America, the birthplace of the Civil Rights movement in the South and the home of jazz. While the Tremé district was damaged when the levees broke, this is not another Katrina documentary. Lolis Eric Elie, the award-winning New Orleans newspaperman who wrote, produced and narrates this deeply felt documentary, and director Dawn Logsdon make clear the city's present, up through Katrina, remains steeped in its past - one that, for New Orleans, naturally includes an emphasis on music, heightened here by Derrick Hodge's original jazz score. This is a film of ideas, a historical film, a personal film and a celebration of place. RUNNING TIME: 79 min. RELEASE DATE: 2007 For those concerned about conflict with Democratic Convention speeches, please remember Denver's Mountain Time zone is 2 hours behind Eastern Standard Time.

Documentary Film Series

TROUBLESOME CREEK: A MIDWESTERN by filmmakers Jeanne Jordan and Steven Ascher. 1995

September 25, 2008
7:00 pm

MovieBy the late 1980s, Iowa farmers Russ and Mary Jane Jordan had accumulated a large debt. Faced with losing their farm, The Jordans came up with a dramatic solution to hold onto their family farm as massive foreclosures swept the nation. It is a story of passages, and the undeniable sweep of changing times. It is also a story of how family and community ties can be maintained, and even strengthened, during the most trying of times. This film was nominated for an Academy Award, and at the Sundance Film Festival was awarded both the Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award for best documentary. more info


Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2008

The Library is closed for the holiday.

Crozet Library

Monday Evening Book Club

Meets monthly (Sept - July) on the 1st Monday of each month 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Please drop in and join us!

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Monday Evening Book Club

MAYFLOWERMAYFLOWER: A STORY OF COURAGE, COMMUNITY AND WAR by Nathaniel Philbrick

September 08, 2008
7:00 pm

National Book Award winner Philbrick…now gives us a story of both heartbreaking misery and driving determination as he relates the Pilgrims' historic journey from Europe and their hardscrabble work to establish the Plymouth Colony... a jaw-dropping epic of heroes and villains, bravery and bigotry, folly and forgiveness. -Library Journal
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Monday Evening Book Club

BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'SBREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S by Truman Capote.

October 06, 2008
7:00 pm

A valentine of love, fashioned by way of reminiscences to one Holly Golightly. Capote makes unique reading. - The New York Times Book Review
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Monday Evening Book Club

ALL THE KINGS MENALL THE KINGS MEN by Robert Penn Warren

November 03, 2008
7:00 pm

This landmark book is a loosely fictionalized account of Governor Huey Long of Louisiana, one of the nation's most astounding politicians. The award-winning book (Pulitzer Prize, 1947) is a play of politics, society and personal affairs, all wrapped in the cloak of history.
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Gordon Avenue

Live Poets Society

The Live Poets Society meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Come and share original poetry, or just listen.

The Literary Masterpiece Book Group

Meets at 10am on the first and third Fridays of each month to discuss literary classics. The group meets from September to May. For further information, call Tod Oliver (434) 296-4041.

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The Literary Masterpiece Book Group

BARCHESTER TOWERSBARCHESTER TOWERS by Anthony Trollope

September 05, 2008
10:00 am

The appointment of a new bishop and the ensuing conflicts and intrigue form the basis of this satire of the clergy. Check the Catalog arrow

The Literary Masterpiece Book Group

LEAVES OF GRASS"Song of Myself" and "Democratic Vistas" (from LEAVES OF GRASS) by Walt Whitman

September 19, 2008
10:00 am

One of the great innovative figures in American letters, Walt Whitman created a daringly new kind of poetry that became a major force in world literature.
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The Literary Masterpiece Book Group

PASSAGE TO INDIAPASSAGE TO INDIA by E.M.Forster

October 03, 2008
10:00 am

In a scathing indictment of British imperialism, Forster's once controversial novel portrays two Englishwomen who experience misunderstanding and cultural conflict after they travel to India. Check the Catalog arrow

The Literary Masterpiece Book Group

THE PRINCETHE PRINCE by Nicolo Machiavelli

October 17, 2008
10:00 am

The most famous book on politics ever written, The Prince remains as lively and shocking today as when it was written almost five hundred years ago.
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The Wednesday Night Book Group

This group meets at 7:30 pm, the second Wednesday of each month to share insights on a variety of classic and contemporary fiction.

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Wednesday Night Book Group

ART OF MENDINGART OF MENDING by Elizabeth Berg

September 10, 2008
7:30 pm

Returning home for a family reunion, Laura Bartone and her brother, Steve, are stunned by their sister's allegations of shocking behavior on the part of their mother, and must come to terms with the truth and lies within their family.
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Wednesday Night Book Group

THE MAYTREESTHE MAYTREES by Annie Dillard

October 08, 2008
7:30 pm

Sharing a simple life with his wife and young son in the post-war artist community of his childhood, free-thinking poet Toby Maytree is aided with child-care responsibilities by close friend Deary, who years later comes between Toby and his wife.
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Greene

Book Discussion Group

Book Discussion Group meets the first Thursday of every month, at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. All are welcome. For information or ride sharing, please call the library at 985-5227.

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Book Discussion Group

A FINE BALANCEA FINE BALANCE by Rohinton Mistry

September 04, 2008
7:00 pm

In India during the mid-1970s, after a "state of internal emergency" is declared, four very different people - a widowed seamstress, a student, and a man and his nephew who have fled their village's caste violence - find their lives becoming inextricably intertwined. Check the catalog bullet

Book Discussion Group

MORE PERFECT CONSTITUTIONA MORE PERFECT CONSTITUTION: 23 proposals to revitalize our Constitution and make America a fairer country by Larry J. Sabato

October 02, 2008
7:00 pm

Calls for revisions to the Constitution to restore equity for ordinary citizens and offers proposals to reinvigorate the document to incorporate changes to the structure of Congress, the Electoral College, the Supreme Court, and a mandatory national service. Check the catalog bullet

Book Discussion Group

EAT, PRAY, LOVEEAT, PRAY, LOVE: ONE WOMAN'S SEARCH FOR EVERYTHING ACROSS ITALY, INDIA AND INDONESIA by Elizabeth Gilbert

November 06, 2008
7:00 pm

Traces the author's decision to quit her job and travel the world for a year after suffering a midlife crisis and divorce, a journey that took her to three places in her quest to explore her own nature and learn the art of spiritual balance. Check the catalog bullet

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Film Series - Fourth Wednesdays

Funded by the Friends of Greene County Library, these are award winning, first run, independent and foreign films from the top festivals, shown on the BIG SCREEN (in surround sound!) in the library meeting room. Come on out -- it's FREE and it's FUN. Join your friends, sip some coffee, watch a great film and join in a discussion afterwards. These films have not been rated by the MPAA and should be assumed to have mature content.

Louisa

Free Computer Classes

September 15, 2008
5:00 pm

For adults and seniors. Learn out to use the Internet, fill our a job application online, get a free email account, and surf the web.
Mondays and Tuesdays starting Sept 15.

Nelson

Brown Bag Book Club

Fourth Monday of each month (with some exceptions) from 12 to 2 pm. Like to Read? Like to Talk? Join us at our Book Club Group! Call the library at 263-5904 for more information.

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Brown Bag Book Club

SUITE FRANCAISESUITE FRANCAISE by Irene Nemirovsky

September 22, 2008
12:00 pm

Published more than sixty years following the author's death at Auschwitz, a remarkable story of life under the Nazi occupation includes two parts--"A Storm in June," set amid the chaotic 1940 exodus from Paris on the eve of the Nazi invasion, and "Dolce," set in a German-occupied provincial village rife with jealousy, resentment, resistance, and collaboration.
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Northside

"@ Your Library"

A monthly program consisting of a variety of craft and informational programs for adults. September to November and February to April.

"@ Your Library"

INEDIBLE JEWELRY with Jessica Partain.

September 24, 2008
6:30 pm

Create miniature foods with polymer clay. Registration is limited and begins Sept 10.

"@ Your Library"

PRINTMAKING with Virginia Thompson

October 11, 2008
10:00 am

Registration is limited and begins Sept 27

Books Sandwiched In

Third Fridays (lunchtime 12-1 pm) Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, this is a series of presentations of books reviewed by noted local people. Why not bring a sandwich and join us? All programs are free and open to the public. For more information about the books and their reviewers, call 973-7893.

Meets January-May and September-November.

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Books Sandwiched In

PLACE TO BEPLACE TO BE: WASHINGTON, CBS, AND THE GLORY DAYS OF TELEVISION NEWS by Roger Mudd

September 19, 2008
12:00 pm

Mudd's memoir is a classic of Washington journalism; wry and probing, bolstered by extensive interviews and livened with more than a touch of score-settling relish. Reviewer: Jane S Foy, Co-Host, Morning News with Rick and Jane, WINA-1070 AM.

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THREE CUPS OF TEATHREE CUPS OF TEA by Greg Mortenson

October 17, 2008
12:00 pm

Traces how the author, having been rescued and resuscitated by Himalayan villagers after a failed attempt to climb K2, worked to build schools that would benefit the young girls who were forbidden an education by Taliban restrictions. Reviewer: Zahir Mahmoud, Director, Waynesboro Public Library.

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GEOGRAPHY OF BLISSTHE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS: ONE GRUMP'S SEARCH FOR THE HAPPIEST PLACES IN THE WORLD by Eric Weiner.

November 21, 2008
12:00 pm

Draws on the author's experiences as a foreign correspondent and reporter to evaluate more than three dozen countries for their happiness potential, in a lighthearted survey that includes profiles of such locales as the American shores, glacial Iceland, and the Bhutan jungles. Reviewer: Tony W. Poehailos, M.D., psychiatrist with Poehailos, Dupont & Associates.

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TWILIGHT AT MONTICELLOTWILIGHT AT MONTICELLO: THE FINAL YEARS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON by Alan Pell Crawford

January 16, 2009
12:00 pm

A portrait of Thomas Jefferson's retirement years at Monticello captures a turbulent period in the former president's life marked by personal and financial problems, depression, the disintegration of his family, and the founding of the University of Virginia. Reviewer: Lisa Francavilla, Managing Editor, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series.

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Noon Notes

Kate TamarkinNoon Notes will be Fridays at noon before each Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra subscription concert weekend. This series will be led by Music Director Kate Tamarkin and will feature guest artists and a new insightful view of the orchestra.

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  • Sept 26: Symphonic Dances
  • Nov 7: Music of Redemption

Wednesday Night Book Group

This new group meets the third Wednesday of each month, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Please stop in and join us.

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Wednesday Night Book Group

WHITE TEETHWHITE TEETH by Zadie Smith

September 17, 2008
7:00 pm

Set in post-war London, this novel of the racial, political, and social upheaval of the last half-century follows two families--the Joneses and the Iqbals, both outsiders from within the former British empire--as they make their way in modern England. Check the catalog bullet

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BALZAC AND THE LITTLEBALZAC AND THE LITTLE CHINESE SEAMSTRESS by Dai Sijie

October 15, 2008
7:00 pm

At the height of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two young boys are sent to the country for "reeducation" at a remote mountain village, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translations. Check the catalog bullet

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