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February 2, 2010

Amy Bloom: authors @the library

Amy-Bloom.jpgAuthor Amy Bloom to discussed her new book, Where the God of Love Hangs Out, a short story collection where love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through, on Tuesday, February 2, 2010.

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February 1, 2010

Katharine Weber: authors @the library

Katharine-Weber-2-1-10,-cre.jpg Katharine Weber, author of True Confections, discussed her newest book, the ingenious, witty, and affecting fictional story of Zip's Candies, a family-run candy factory trying to stay alive after 85 years in the business, on Monday, February 1, 2010.

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January 27, 2010

Staples Math Team: WestportREADS

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The Staples math team and teachers talked about math and how it enriches their lives, on Wednesday, January 27, 2010.

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January 21, 2010

Dr. Louise Resor: WestportREADS

resor.jpgDr. Louise Resor, Director of Neurology at Stamford Hospital spoke about the brain and memory, on Thursday, January 21, 2010.

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January 20, 2010

Harry Sakamaki: WestportREADS

Harry-Sakamaki.jpgHarry Sakamaki, President of the Japan Society in Greenwich, gave a brief history of Japanese baseball and discussed the differences and similarities to American baseball, on Wednesday, January 20, 2010.

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January 14, 2010

Dr. Bruce Bukiet: WestportREADS

Bruce-Bukiet.jpgBruce Bukiet, Phd, Associate Dean of the College of Science and Liberal Arts and Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at New Jersey Institute of Technology, spoke about the application of mathematical modeling for sports and gambling and, in particular for understanding baseball, on Thursday, January 14, 2010.

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January 12, 2010

Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, PhD:
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Nolen-Hoeksema.jpgDr. Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, psychologist and award-winning author, discussed her new book The Power of Women: Harness Your Unique Strengths at Home, at Work, and in Your Community, on Tuesday, January 12, 2010.

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January 11, 2010

Dr. Stephen Snyder: WestportREADS

Stephen-Snyder.jpgDr. Stephen Snyder, Associate Professor of Japanese at Middlebury College, translated the book The Housekeeper and the Professor. He discussed the book, the art of translation, and his experience in working with the author, Yoko Ogawa on January 11, 2010.

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January 6, 2010

Memory Loss: WestportREADS

Brills-credit-p-groner.jpgWestporters Doug and Patti Brill know first hand about memory loss and shared the ups and downs of coping with it on Wednesday, January 6, 2010.
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December 14, 2009

David Bushman: Mad About Ad Men

David-Bushman.jpgDavid Bushman, Curator for the Paley Center for Media discussed the most important, entertaining, and influential ads from 1950 to 2007, on Monday, December 14, 2009.

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December 9, 2009

Sybil Steinberg: Best New Books

Steinberg.jpgSybil Steinberg, contributing editor and former book review section editor for Publishers Weekly, shared her list of the best new books, on Wednesday, December 9, 2010.

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December 7, 2009

Nancy Goldstone: authors @the library

Goldstone.jpgNancy Goldstone discussed her new book, The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily, the riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial—and a reign as triumphant as any in the Middle Ages, on Monday December 7, 2009.

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December 6, 2009

Sonny Fox on the Golden Age of Television

Sonny-Fox-credit-Phyllis-Gr.jpgSonny Fox, former host of Wonderama, TV executive, and producer, discussed and showed clips from a series on television programs from the 1950s, The Golden Age of Television, on Sunday, December 6, 2009.

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December 3, 2009

Community Conversation: State Building in Afghanistan

Fishstein-credit-Groner.jpgPaul Fishstein, a Research Fellow working on State Building and Human Rights in Afghanistan and Pakistan at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the JFK School of Government at Harvard, spoke on the many issues affecting this complicated area of the world, on Thursday, December 3, 2009.

Article by Paul Fishstein in Financial Times, "Afghans need to find model of democracy"

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December 1, 2009

Jobseekers Special: Keep Your Spirits Up

jobseekers-logo.jpgKristina Stevenson of the Connecticut Department of Labor presented a motivating session on developing coping strategies and stress busters during the job search, on Tuesday, December 1, 2009.

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November 19, 2009

John Ortved: authors @the library

Ortved2.jpgJohn Ortved, a contributing editorial associate at Vanity Fair, discussed The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History, on how the show (celebrating its 20th year) grew from a controversial cult favorite to a mainstream hit, on Thursday, November 19, 2009.

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November 18, 2009

William Grimes: authors @the library

William-Grimes.jpgWilliam Grimes, former New York Times restaurant critic, spoke about his book, Appetite City: A Culinary History of New York, which offers a fascinating tour and history of the city’s restaurants, on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.

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November 17, 2009

College Admissions: Beyond Test Scores

GayPepper1-crop.jpgDr. Gay Pepper, former Associate Dean of Admissions at University of Pennsylvania and former counselor in secondary schools, discussed how colleges look beyond test scores and grades to determine admissions, on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.

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November 15, 2009

Nechama and Roland Tec discussing her book and the film, Defiance

Nechama-Tec.jpgNechama Tec, Westport author of Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, showed a clip from the 2008 film Defiance based on her book. She and her son Roland Tec, the co-producer of the film then discussed it on Sunday,November 15, 2009.

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November 14, 2009

David Pogue: authors @the library

David-Pogue1.jpgDavid Pogue, New York Times personal technology columnist, discussed his new book The World According to Twitter, a fascinating collection of clever and often hilarious tweets, on Saturday, November 14, 2009.

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November 7, 2009

TRENDS in TECHNOLOGY: LinkedIn

Mathias_4564-5x7.jpgMark Mathias, an information technology executive, taught the basics of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social networking site, including how to set up a profile, how to use LinkedIn as a tool for finding a job, and the etiquette of asking for and giving recommendations, on Saturday, November 7, 2009.

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November 5, 2009

Joanna Greenfield: authors@the library

Joanna-Greenfield.jpgJoanna Greenfield discussed her book The Lion's Eye: Seeing in the Wild, which describes her dream of traveling to East Africa to study one of the last known populations of wild chimpanzees, on Thursday, November 5, 2009.

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November 4, 2009

Harriet Reisen: authors @the library

Harriett-Reisen.jpgAuthor Harriet Reisen spoke about her book Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women, which gives a fresh, modern take on this remarkable and prolific writer, on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.

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November 2, 2009

Katherine Hall Page: authors @the library

kathy083.jpgKatherine Hall Page, an award-winning mystery author, discussed her new book The Body in the Sleigh, the latest in her popular Faith Fairchild mystery series, on Monday, November 2, 2009.

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October 25, 2009

Men of Mystery: Peter Lovesey and James Benn

Men-of-Mystery.jpgMen of Mystery featured two accomplished mystery writers, Peter Lovesey and James Benn in a discussion with Joe Meyers of the Connecticut Post on Sunday, October 25, 2009.

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October 24, 2009

TRENDS in TECHNOLOGY: An Introduction to Windows 7

windows-7.jpgRichard H. Frisch, founder of RHFtech, discussed Windows 7, Microsoft's newest operating system, including what is new and exciting (and what is not) in Windows 7, on Saturday, October 24, 2009.

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October 21, 2009

authors @the library: Janis Abrahms Spring

Spring.jpgJanis Abrahms Spring, Westport author and clinical psychologist, presented her honest portrayal of the daunting yet fulfilling task of caring for her aging father through his final years of life, chronicled in Life with Pop: Lessons on Caring for an Aging Parent, on Wednesday, October 21.

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October 21, 2009

Jobseeker Special: Networking...Connecting People and Jobs

networking2.jpgIan Kennedy of The Schegg Group discussed how to develop networking skills on Wednesday, October 21.

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October 19, 2009

Louis Masur

Masur.jpgLouis P. Masur, author of Runaway Dream: Born to Run and Bruce Springsteen's American Vision, discussed his book, on the making of the album that launched Springsteen and his E Street Band, on Monday, October 19.

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October 17, 2009

TRENDS in TECHNOLOGY: This camera takes great photos...so what's next?

digital_camera2.jpgMichael Franco, digital camera expert, explained how to download photos from a digital camera to a computer, as well as how to organize and store the photos, print, or email them on Saturday, October 17.

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October 8, 2009

Kevin Pilkington

KPilkington.jpgPoet Kevin Pilkington read selections from his poetry, including his just-released book In the Eyes of a Dog on Thursday, October 8, 2009.

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October 7, 2009

Wendy Walker

Wendy-Walker2.jpgWendy Walker discussed her gripping new novel, Social Lives, a tale of domestic intrigue and social aspirations in the super-wealthy suburbs of Connecticut on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

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October 1, 2009

Ron Drew: The Elevator Speech

elevator.jpgRon Drew, an experienced presenter on jobseeker topics, discussed various targeted ways to communicate information about yourself and your experience in the job search process, on Thursday, October 1, 2009.

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September 30, 2009

authors @thelibrary: Kate Walbert

Kate-Walbert-9-30-09-credit.jpgKate Walbert led a discussion of her new book, A Short History of Women, which offers a profoundly moving portrayal of the complicated legacies of mothers and daughters, on Wednesday, September 30, 2009.

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September 29, 2009

Marina Marchese

Marina-Marchese.jpgMarina Marchese, author of Honeybee: From Hive to Home, Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper, discussed about how she acquired her own bees, built her own hives, harvested honey, earned a certificate in apitherapy, studied wine tasting in order to transfer those skills to honey tasting, and eventually opened her own business on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.

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September 23, 2009

Laura Shapiro

Laura-Shapiro.jpgLaura Shapiro, an award-winning culinarian historian, spoke about her book, Julia Child, a refreshing look at one of the most beloved icons of American culture, on Wednesday, September 23, 2009.

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September 22, 2009

Michael Shavel: Where Have All the Jobs Gone?

jobseekers.jpgMichael Shavel of the CT Department of Labor discussed current wage and salary data, employment projections, jobs in demand, training requirements, and working conditions on Tuesday, September 22.

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September 22, 2009

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Are You Ready for Life (Part 2)?

Robert-Lipsyte.jpgRobert Lipsyte, the witty, humorous host of an innovative PBS series, Life (Part 2), offered insights into how to navigate the process of reinventing yourself in an ever-shifting landscape on Tuesday, September 22.

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September 21, 2009

authors @thelibrary: Margot Berwin and Matthew Dicks

Berwin-and-Dicks.jpgMargot Berwin and Matthew Dicks, two first-time published authors discussed their books the writing process, and their publishing experiences on Monday, September 21, 2009.

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September 17, 2009

The Gates Incident…Could It Happen Here?

Team-Westport5.jpgTEAM Westport's fifth conversation in the Series on Race was an open forum on the Henry Louis Gates Jr incident in Cambridge, on Thursday, September 17.

Notes from the conversation.
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September 16, 2009

authors @thelibrary: Lev Grossman

Lev-Grossman-credit-P-Grone.jpgLev Grossman, senior writer and the book critic for Time magazine and the author of the bestselling novel Codex, spoke about his new book The Magicians: A Novel, a thrilling and original coming-of-age novel about a young man practicing magic in the real world, on September 16, 2009.

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September 15, 2009

Jobseekers Special: How to Advance Your Job Search

HireEffect_LogoJPEG_8554652_std.jpgJennifer Scott, founder of HireEffect, gave a practical overview of tools such as LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter and show how to directly apply these tools in a job search, on Tuesday, September 15.

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August 12, 2009

authors @thelibrary: Sarma Melngailis

sarma-melngailis.jpgAuthor, chef and restaurant owner Sarma Melngailis discussed her new book Living Raw Food: Get the Glow with More Recipes from Pure Food and Wine on Wednesday, August 12.

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August 3, 2009

Dog Days of Summer: How Guide Dogs Work

Cora-Martin.jpgOn Monday, August 3, for the last in the Dog Days of Summer series, Cora Martin, a volunteer puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind, talked about the process of raising these puppies with the love, socialization and basic obedience it will need to succeed as a guide dog.

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