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December 1, 2008

Great Hall Art Exhibit: Naiad Einsel

The-Feathered-Maiden1.jpgDecember 1 through January 31
The Great Hall

Decorative illustration and contemporary folk art by Naiad Einsel will be on display in The Great Hall for the months of December and January.
Opening reception: Friday, December 5, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. Light refreshments served. Enter through the main level Library entrance.

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December 3, 2008

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Logan Ward

See-You-in-a-Hundred-Years.jpgWednesday, December 3
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Logan Ward and his wife, Heather, had traveled the world—Kenya, France, Peru. But nothing compared to their next adventure: a trip back in time, living the life of dirt farmers in rural Virginia circa 1900. See You in a Hundred Years: Four Seasons in Forgotten America is a chronicle of the Wards’ four seasons in the farming community of Swoope, an honest and compelling account of one family’s struggle to reclaim their lives from our fast-paced, materialistic society.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book reviews.
Author's website.

Part of the Library's 100th celebration.

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December 6, 2008

Knit and K'Nosh

knittinglogo.jpgSaturday, December 6
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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Friends Holiday Book Sale

Holiday-Book-Sale.jpg Saturday, December 6: 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, December 7: 1:00 am to 5:00 pm
Riverwalk Level of the Library

Holiday shopping was never easier than buying books at the Friends Holiday Book Sale! Donated books in pristine condition that are truly giftworthy...and all at reasonable prices.

Look for craft, cooking and children's books as well as fiction, history, current events, gardening, biography and more-anything that is truly giftworthy.
Want to volunteer at the sale? Email Suzy Hooper geosoo143@yahoo.com.
Visa and MasterCard accepted

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December 14, 2008

MUSIC@THE LIBRARY: Vit Fiala and Amy Vinisko

music-notes2[1].jpgSunday, December 14
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Cellist Vit Fiala, a Franciscan Friar originally from Czechoslovakia, and pianist Amy Vinisko, on the music faculty at the Canterbury School in Connecticut, will perform a classical concert.

Supported by the Grace K. Salmon Foundation.

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December 16, 2008

Jobseekers Resource Seminar

jobseekers.jpgTuesday, December 16
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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December 21, 2008

The Usual Suspects Mystery Reading Group:
The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency

1_no_1_ladies_detective_age.jpgSunday, December 21
2:00 pm
Seminar Room

Discussion of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. The first book in this beloved series tells the story of the delightfully cunning and enormously engaging Precious Ramotswe, who is drawn to her profession to “help people with problems in their lives.”

For copies of the book, phone 291-4821. New participants always welcome.
Author's website.

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