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Brown Baggers Book Group
On 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)
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Brown Baggers Book Group
A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J. Gaines
THE BIG READ
February 18, 2010
12:00 pm
The story of two African American men struggling to attain manhood in a prejudiced society, the tale is set in Bayonne, La. in the late 1940s. It concerns Jefferson, a mentally slow, barely literate young man, who, though an innocent bystander to a shootout between a white store owner and two black robbers, is convicted of murder and sentenced to death, and the sophisticated, educated man who comes to his aid. Check the Catalog 
Brown Baggers Book Group
UNCOMMON READER by Alan Bennett
March 11, 2010
12:00 pm
Obliged to borrow a book when her corgis stray into a mobile library, the Queen discovers a passion for reading, setting the palace upon its head and causing the royal head of Great Britain to question her role in the monarchy.
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Future Readings:
- Apr 15: CITY OF FALLING ANGELS by John Berendt
- May 20: THE SUN ALSO RISES by Ernest Hemingway
Documentary Film Series
MILES OF SMILES: YEARS OF STRUGGLE producer/director/editor, Paul Wagner with Jack Santino (1983)
NOTE: date change
February 18, 2010
7:00 pm
A humorous & moving oral history of the Pullman Porters who worked on luxurious sleeping car trains. Examines their history & lore, including their organization of America's first African-American labor union. National broadcast on PBS, four regional Emmy Awards, Cine Golden Eagle, American Film Festival Blue Ribbon, Mill Valley Film Festival, INPUT International Public Television Conference, Cinema du Real (France), Flaherty Film Seminar, Telluride Film Festival. Paul Wagner will discuss the film.
Documentary Film Series
The fourth Thursday of the month, (except Dec) 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
THE FARM: ANGOLA, USA directed and produced by Jonathan Stack and Liz Garbus (1998)
part of THE BIG READ
March 25, 2010
7:00 pm
An intense and revealing portrait of the daily life of six prison inmates, including a prisoner on death row, at the maximum security Louisiana prison. An award-winner! Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
434.823.4050 | crozet@jmrl.org
Crozet Soiree
Friendly evenings of informal conversations with guest speakers representing the arts, culture, businesses and interests of our community.
Crozet Soiree
IRENE VOLENICK & HEIDI CROCKETT: Ivy Nursery garden tips
February 24, 2010
7:00 pm
Get ready for spring with garden tips. Ivy Nursery is a unique garden center located on seven acres, which "strives to appeal not only to the novice, but also the experience gardener." Established in 1975, the nursery is staffed by landscape architects, horticulturists and gardeners.
Crozet Soiree
TIM SANJULE: bicycle travels
March 25, 2010
7:00 pm
Tim SanJule has ridden his bicycle solo for thousands of miles on five continents. He'll share the nuts and bolts (and a few stories) of how to get started so you can pedal away.
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
THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery
March 01, 2010
7:00 pm
The lives of fifty-four-year-old concierge Rene Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant, Kakuro Ozu. Check the Catalog
Monday Evening Book Club
LITTLE BEE by Chris Cleave
April 05, 2010
7:00 pm
A haunting novel about the tenuous friendship that blooms between two disparate strangers--one an illegal Nigerian refugee, the other a recent widow from suburban London. Check the Catalog
Monday Evening Book Club
TIME AND AGAIN by Jack Finney
May 03, 2010
7:00 pm
Simon Morley is selected by a secret government agency to test Einstein's theory of the past co-existing with the present and is transported back to 1880s New York. Check the catalog
Future Readings:
- June 7: THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE by David Wroblewski
- July 12: THE AGE OF AMERICAN UNREASON by Susan Jacoby
434.296.5544 | gordon@jmrl.org
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
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA by William Shakespeare
February 19, 2010
10:00 am
A magnificent drama of love and war, this riveting tragedy presents one of Shakespeare's greatest female characters—the seductive, cunning Egyptian queen Cleopatra and the Roman leader Mark Antony who is a man torn between pleasure and virtue, between an empire and love.
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The Literary Masterpiece Book Group
A FAREWELL TO ARMS by Ernest Hemingway
March 19, 2010
10:00 am
An American's love for an English nurse during the First World War ends in tragedy.
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The Literary Masterpiece Book Group
THE RED AND THE BLACK by Stendhal
April 02, 2010
10:00 am
Stendhal’s masterpiece is the story a young dreamer from the provinces, fueled by Napoleonic ideals, whose desire to make his fortune sets in motion events both mesmerizing and tragic. Stendhal weaves together the social life and fraught political intrigues of post–Napoleonic France, bringing that world to unforgettable, full-color life. His portrait of Julien Sorel and early-nineteenth-century France remains an unsurpassed creation, one that brilliantly anticipates modern literature.
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Future Readings:
- April 16: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ALICE B. TOKLAS by Gertrude Stein
- May 7: THE STRANGER by Albert Camus
- May 21: BIRDSONG by Sebastian Faulks
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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The Wednesday Night Book Group
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Stieg Larsson
February 10, 2010
7:30 pm
40 years after the disappearance of Harriet Vanger from the secluded island owned and inhabited by the powerful Vanger family, her octogenarian uncle hires journalist Mikael Blomqvist and Lisbeth Salander, an unconventional young hacker, to investigate.
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The Wednesday Night Book Group
A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J. Gaines
THE BIG READ
March 10, 2010
7:30 pm
The story of two African American men struggling to attain manhood in a prejudiced society, the tale is set in Bayonne, La. in the late 1940s. It concerns Jefferson, a mentally slow, barely literate young man, who, though an innocent bystander to a shootout between a white store owner and two black robbers, is convicted of murder and sentenced to death, and the sophisticated, educated man who comes to his aid. Check the Catalog
The Wednesday Night Book Group
OLIVE KITTERIDGE by Elizabeth Strout
April 14, 2010
7:30 pm
The world of Olive Kitteridge, a retired school teacher in a small coastal town in Maine, is revealed in stories that explore her diverse roles in many lives, including a lounge singer haunted by a past love, her stoic husband, and her own resentful son.
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434.985.5227 | greene@jmrl.org
Job Seeker Services
SPONSORED BY THE VIRGINIA EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION
February 11, 2010
12:30 pm
Thursdays: no appointments necessary. Walk-ins welcome. (12:30pm - 4:30pm)
SERVICES PROVIDED:
- Career Exploration
- Job Search Assistance
- Resume Writing Assistance
- Interviewing Skills
- Job Skills Development
- Other Work/Career Related Services
Thursday Film Series
Shown on the 3rd Thursday of the month, and funded by the Friends of Greene County Library. This is an Independent and Documentary Film Series 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. Most of these films are un-rated. Please check with library staff about suitability for teens or children.
Thursday Film Series
“PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE” Directed and written by Steven Sebring (2008)
February 18, 2010
7:00 pm
Shot over 11 years by renowned fashion photographer Steven Sebring, this film is an intimate portrait of the legendary rocker, poet and artist. Following Smith's personal reflections over a decade, the film explores her many art forms and the friends and poets who inspired her. This is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series P.O.V.
Thursday Night Book Discussion Group
Meets at 7pm on the first Thursday of each month to discuss interesting books chosen by members.
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Thursday Night Book Discussion Group
A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J. Gaines
THE BIG READ
March 04, 2010
7:00 pm
The story of two African American men struggling to attain manhood in a prejudiced society, the tale is set in Bayonne, La. in the late 1940s. Author Keith Clark of George Mason Univ will speak on The Life and Art of Ernest J. Gaines: Reimagining Black Southern Manhood Check the Catalog
Future Readings:
- April 1: GHOST TRAIN TO THE EASTERN STAR by Paul Theroux
- May 6: OUT OF AFRICA by Isak Dinesen
434.263.5904 | nelson@jmrl.org
Brown Bag Book Club
Fourth Monday of each month (with some exceptions) from 12:00 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
THE RIVER OF DOUBT: THEODORE ROOSEVELT'S DARKEST JOURNEY by Candice Millard
February 22, 2010
12:00 pm
Chronicles the 1914 expedition of Theodore Roosevelt into the unexplored heart of the Amazon basin to explore and map the region surrounding a tributary called the River of Doubt, detailing the perilous conditions they faced. Check the Catalog
Brown Bag Book Club
A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J. Gaines
THE BIG READ
March 22, 2010
12:00 pm
Dr. Justin Wert, PVCC English Prof, will moderate the discussion. The story of two African American men struggling to attain manhood in a prejudiced society, in Louisiana in the late 1940s. It concerns Jefferson, a mentally slow, barely literate young man, who, though an innocent bystander to a shootout between a white store owner and two black robbers, is convicted of murder and sentenced to death, and the sophisticated, educated man who comes to his aid.
Check the Catalog
Brown Bag Book Club
THE GIRL WITH NO SHADOW by Joanne Harris
April 26, 2010
12:00 pm
Vianne assumes a low-profile new identity in Paris, where she opens a chocolaterie and hopes to escape the ghosts of her past before a devious new friend threatens everything she has worked for.
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434.973.7893 | northside@jmrl.org
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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Noon Notes
Noon Notes will be Fridays at noon before each Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra subscription concert weekend. Make the most out of each orchestra concert. Noon Notes offer an illuminating and thought-provoking exploration of the season's programs. These entertaining lectures by Music Director Kate Tamarkin offer both novice and experienced patrons a deeper appreciation of the performances. Full info
- Nov 6: Vive La France
- Feb 12: Heartland of Europe
- Mar 26: English Variations
- Apr 23: The New World
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
A LESSON BEFORE DYING by Ernest J. Gaines
THE BIG READ
February 17, 2010
7:00 pm
The story of two African American men struggling to attain manhood in a prejudiced society, the tale is set in Bayonne, La. in the late 1940s. It concerns Jefferson, a mentally slow, barely literate young man, who, though an innocent bystander to a shootout between a white store owner and two black robbers, is convicted of murder and sentenced to death, and the sophisticated, educated man who comes to his aid. Check the Catalog
Wednesday Night Book Group
THE NAMESAKE by Jhumpa Lahiri
March 17, 2010
7:00 pm
A portrait of the immigrant experience follows the Ganguli family from their traditional life in India through their arrival in Massachusetts in the late 1960s and their difficult melding into an American way of life.
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