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November 1, 2008

TRENDS in TECHNOLOGY: Blogging

blog_sakri_icon.jpgSaturday, November 1
11:00 am
McManus Room

Using blogging services like Blogger, LiveJournal, and others; learn to create your own online space for reflection, sharing, even broadcasting your thoughts, words, ideas, images, sounds, and even video! Staff technology member Rob Rogers will discuss the world of online journaling.

Blogger.
LiveJournal.

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November 5, 2008

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Charles Morris

The-Surgeons.jpgWednesday, November 5
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Charles Morris, author of The Tycoons, will discuss his book The Surgeons: Life and Death in a Top Heart Center, an over-the-shoulder look at a major heart surgery center, along with gripping accounts of how doctors think and judge each other, what they believe is really driving up health care costs, and the future of health care policy in America.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.
NYT book review.
More book information.

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November 9, 2008

MUSIC@THE LIBRARY:
City Winds Piano Trio

citywindstrio-crop.jpgSunday, November 9
2:00 pm
McManus Room

The City Winds Piano Trio is a distinguished classical music trio that perform concerts throughout the East Coast creating a unique sound because of the unusual combination of instruments. The group includes Crispian Fordham on flute, Meredyth Coleman on oboe and Jack Bender on piano.

More information.
Supported by the Grace K. Salmon Foundation.

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November 12, 2008

John and Hank Green: Great American Tour de Nerdfighting 2008

hankgreen1.jpgjohn_green-crop.jpgWednesday, November 12
7:00 pm
Bedford Middle School Auditorium

The original nerdfighters are coming to town!
John Green (right) is the award winning author of Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, and the recently published Paper Towns.
Hank Green (right) is a web-designer, writer, founder of ecogeek and frequent star on Planet Green’s show "The G Word."
Together, they created the videoblog Brotherhood 2.0, one of the most popular channels in the history of youtube. Their videos have a fanbase of 20,000 viewers and have been featured on BBC radio and the Wallstreet Journal. They're coming to talk about books, sing about Harry Potter, and discuss all things awesome.

Books and CDs will be available for purchase and signing.
Link to their youtube video series.
More about nerdfighters.
Hank Green's ecogeek website.
Directions to Bedford Middle School.

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November 12, 2008

TECHNOLOGY TALK: Donors Choose:
High-tech, High-Touch Micro-Philanthropy In Action

technology-talk-logo.jpgWednesday, November 12
7:30 pm
McManus Room

DonorsChoose.org's CFO, Westporter Andy Kaplan and Northeast Director Thalia Theodore will give an overview of the organization and discuss this high-tech/high-touch charity in action through the lens of the site's web marketing, corporate cause-marketing, and backend technologies. Today’s public schools often lack resources for students to thrive. DonorsChoose.org makes it easy for any individual to make a big difference in education, one classroom at a time. At this online marketplace, “citizen philanthropists” can fund a project that moves them, whether it’s books or beakers, and hear back from the classroom with photos and personalized notes.

Donors Choose website.
Sponsored by The Thomson Reuters Corporation.

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November 13, 2008

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Peter Godwin

when-the-crocodile-eats-the.jpgThursday, November 13 Note new date!
7:30 pm
McManus Room

In When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa, journalist Peter Godwin relates stirring memoir of the disintegration of a family set against the collapse of a country, Zimbabwe. It is also a vivid portrait of the profound strength of the human spirit and the enduring power of love.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.
September 2008 Vanity Fair article.
NYT Book Review.
More book reviews.
National Geographic article on Zimbabwe by Peter Godwin.

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November 15, 2008

Knit and K'Nosh

knittinglogo.jpgSaturday, November 15
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Seminar Room
Middle school age and up

Invite a grandparent, parent, older sibling or friend to join you in an afternoon of knitting at the Library. Bring your knitting supplies and we will provide the snacks. Socialize with other knitters, but no instruction will be provided. Just drop in.

Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or jlewis@westportlibrary.org for more information.

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November 16, 2008

The Usual Suspects Mystery Reading Group:
The Friend of Madame Maigret

friend-of-madame.jpgSunday, November 16
2:00 pm
Seminar Room

Discussion of The Friend of Madame Maigret by Georges Simenon. Maigret attempts to prove that a murder has actually been committed without a corpse and he begins to suspect that his wife’s earlier strange encounter with a woman and her baby may hold the key.

For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.
About the book.

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November 17, 2008

JOYCE CAROL OATES
TO SPEAK AT 7TH ANNUAL
MALLOY LECTURE IN THE ARTS

Photo of Joyce Carol Oates web.jpg

Monday, November 17
7:30 pm
Bedford Middle School Auditorium

Joyce Carol Oates will be in conversation with Westporter Sybil Steinberg at the 7th Annual Malloy Lecture in the Arts. Oates, nominated three times for a Nobel Prize, is one of America's most versatile, serious writers, the author of a number of distinguished books in several genres, all published within the past twenty-five years.

In addition to numerous novels and short story collections, she has published several volumes of poetry, several books of plays, and five books of literary criticism. Often Oates's "vision" is that of a highly complex America populated with presumably ordinary families who experience common yet intense emotions and relationships and who frequently encounter violence.

Her newest children’s book, Naughty Cherie, was published in January 2008. Come Meet Muffin! a children's book, was published in 1998. Black Water was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. In January 2001 We Were The Mulvaneys was selected as an Oprah Book of the Month.


Click here for Joyce Carol Oates website

Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Registration required for this event.
Click here to register
No tickets issued, just check-in at the door.


Click here for directions to Bedford Middle School.

Photo credit:Marion Ettlinger.

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November 19, 2008

Jobseekers Resource Seminar

jobseekers.jpgWednesday, November 19
10:00 am
McManus Room

Learn how to find valuable company, industry and other jobseeker information, and have your resume reviewed by Michael Shavel of the CT Department of Labor.

For more information, contact Sylvia at 291-4840 or e-mail sschulman@westportlibrary.org

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November 19, 2008

The Status of Public Education in Bridgeport

Ramos%202006[1].jpgPTimpanelli%20color%2072[1].jpg Wednesday, November 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room

A panel discussion with moderator Harold Levine and Dr. John Ramos, (left) Superintendent of Bridgeport Public Schools and Paul Timpanelli, (right) President of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council, who will discuss the plan for greater financial efficiency in the Bridgeport Public School System.

More about Dr. Ramos.
Co-sponsored with the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County and the Westport League of Women Voters.

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November 20, 2008

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: David Isay

David-Isay-Cover-jpeg.jpgThursday, November 20
Noon
McManus Room

Hear from award-winning radio documentary producer and StoryCorps creator David Isay as the Westport Library and WSHU Public Radio present the latest event in WSHU's “Join the Conversation” series. Dave will discuss his book Listening is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project. Reserve your seats at wshu.org. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Register for this event through WSHU, "Join the Conversation".
Story Corps website.
Co-sponsored with WSHU "Join the Conversation."

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November 22, 2008

Women of Mystery

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Hank-Phillippi-Ryan-crop.jpgSaturday, November 22
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Gardens, Antiques & Love—What else does a woman need?
Three accomplished writers of cozy mysteries join in a panel discussion.

Rosemary Harris's Pushing Up Daisies is the first in series of mysteries featuring master gardener/amateur sleuth, Paula Holliday. Jane K. Cleland is the author of the Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries, which have been referred to as an Antiques Roadshow for mystery fans. Hank Phillippi Ryan, whose book Prime Time was the Agatha winner for Best First Novel.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Hank Phillippi Ryan's website.
Rosemary Harris's website.
Jane Cleland's website.

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November 24, 2008

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Tim Manners

Relevance.jpgMonday, November 24
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Westporter and longtime marketing veteran Tim Manners will discuss his book, Relevance: Making Stuff That Matters, which outlines six principles that relevant brands live by. He recommends marketers give up the flashy practices of the last 50 years and instead focus on being more relevant, by showing customers how they can help solve their problems and improve customers' lives.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Author's website.
More about the book.

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November 25, 2008

Pageturners: Robinson Crusoe

robinson-crusoe.jpgTuesday, November 25
Note: date is out of sequence
10:30 am and 7:30 pm
Seminar Room

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe tells the story of a young man who yearns to escape the mundane world and set sail for a life of adventure in faraway places. Defying his father's wishes he leaves on board a ship, and then finds himself marooned on a tropical island where he wrestles with his fate and ponders the nature of God and man.

For copies of the book, phone 291-4821.
New participants always welcome.
Book Review.

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November 29, 2008

Teen Gaming Tournament

wii.jpgSaturday, November 29
2:00 to 4:00 pm
McManus Room
Middle school age and up

Don't miss this Gaming Tournament! Games will include Super Smash Brothers Brawl. Prizes! Registration is required, in advance or on the day of the tournament. Contact Jaina Lewis at 291-4809 or jlewis@westportlibrary.org

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