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Orange Reads!  Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead, is the winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and of the 2016 National Book Award.  A #1 New York Times bestseller, it is a magnificent tour de force chronicling a young slave’s adventures as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South.

Attend this book discussion to enter a raffle for a seat at an event with Colson Whitehead!  Copies of Underground Railroad are available  at the Library

Let the Pretty Committee show you how to create beautiful, unique embellishments for gift wrapping using old book pages, musical scores, scrapbook paper and natural items.

Let the Pretty Committee show you how to create brilliant suncatchers from mason jar lids!  All materials will be provided.

Let the Pretty Committee show you how to make this holiday wreath from clothespins!  We will supply the wreath base and paint; please bring in clip-on clothespins (readily available at any Dollar Store).  Space is limited to 10.

Calling all musicians and music fans who wish to understand the components of music and how they work.  Barry Wiesenfeld will discuss the basics of chords and chord progression, melody and harmony, as well as other topics.  No knowledge of music is needed, only a desire to learn!  This is a four-week course; attendance at all sessions is encouraged.

Join Linda Richmond, the director of the Library’s Acting for a Change senior improvisational theater, to explore the ins-and-outs of playing a role during a 4-week summer intensive Improvisational Theater workshop (July 13, 20, 27 and August 3).  No prior acting experience is necessary; there is no script, nor any lines to learn!

This program is made possible by a generous gift to the AWPL Foundation by Glenn P. and Susan D. Dickes.