Upcoming Events

Music with Melinda! Move and groove with Melinda Burgard, music therapist. Ages 10-36 months. Register beginning Dec. 17 online or at the Children's Desk. Register for each class individually.

(2007) Starring Sally Hawkins and Rupert Penry-Jones.  Anne Elliot fell deeply in love with the handsome young naval officer Frederick Wentworth at the age of nineteen. But with neither fortune nor rank to recommend him, Anne was persuaded to break off her engagement. Eight years later, Anne has lived to regret her decision. She never stopped loving Wentworth, and when he returns from sea with a fortune and rank, she can only watch as every eligible young woman in the district falls at his feet. Will their second chance at love be ruined by the social conventions that destroyed it once? Or will the heart be persuaded by rules of its own?  Not Rated; 93 min.

Learn basic Italian vocabulary and how to use these words in sentences and conversation. Practice conversations for various social settings: traveling, restaurants, museums, church, shopping, etc.

Participants are encouraged to attend all of the sessions to maximize the learning experience. Please stop by the Help Desk to pick up a copy of Colloquial Italian: The Complete Course for Beginners by Sylvia Lymbery.

Are you interested in playing this ancient game based on Chinese characters and symbols? Call us at the Library so that we may arrange for you to join a group.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a remarkable story of science history: how a ravishing film star and an avant-garde composer invented spread-spectrum radio, the technology that made wireless phones, GPS systems, and many other devices possible.
 
Beginning at a Hollywood dinner table, Hedy's Folly tells a wild story of innovation that culminates in U.S. patent number 2,292,387 for a "secret communication system." Along the way Rhodes weaves together Hollywood’s golden era, the history of Vienna, 1920s Paris, weapons design, music, a tutorial on patent law and a brief treatise on transmission technology. Narrated with the rigor and charisma we've come to expect of Rhodes, it is a remarkable narrative adventure about spread-spectrum radio's genesis and unlikely amateur inventors collaborating to change the world.

Books are available at the Library; new members always welcome!

Ever notice how the book and the movie versions are never quite the same?  Read our winter picks beforehand, then come join us for a movie viewing and discussion. Refreshments will be served. Roald Dahl's The BFG:  a girl named Sophie encounters the Big Friendly Giant who, despite his intimidating appearance, turns out to be a kind-hearted soul. The world is more giant than you can imagine!

Learn the basics of Python in this 4-session workshop!