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All Public Events for March 2009

MUSIC@THE LIBRARY: New England Winds

Sunday, March 1
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Bringing an attitude that is all their own, the Air Force's New England Winds create an intimate musical setting that will capture the imagination of any audience. This group of five is well versed in traditional quintet repertoire and performs musical selections ranging from the 18th century to the contemporary period. The group consists of Staff Sergeant Avril Claytor on flute, Staff Sergeant Kate Nettles on oboe, Senior Airman Ian Tyson on clarinet, Staff Sergeant Andrew Fordham on horn, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stahl on bassoon.

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Adam Gopnik

Monday, March 2
7:30 pm
McManus Room

On a memorable day in human history, February 12, 1809, two babies were born an ocean apart: Abraham Lincoln in a one-room Kentucky log cabin; Charles Darwin on an English country estate. Searching for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution, Adam Gopnik will discuss his book Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life. Hear about their captivating lives, Lincoln and Darwin as they really were: family men and social climbers; ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers; the living husband, father, son, and student behind each myth.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Tax Law Changes for 2008 and 2009

Tuesday, March 3
2:00 pm
McManus Room

Frances Brandenburg, an IRS official and CPA with years of experience in the private sector, will speak and answer tax questions.

Friends Winter Book Sale

Saturday, March 7
9:00 am to 5:00 pm
McManus Room

The sale will include hardcover and trade paperback fiction and mysteries, nonfiction and fiction paperbacks, LP records, videos and audiobooks, in addition to children's books.

Knit and K'Nosh

Saturday, March 7
2:00 to 4:00 pm
Higgins Room

Join in an afternoon of knitting at the Library. Bring your knitting supplies and the Library will provide the snacks. Socialize with other knitters and lend each other help and encouragement. Just drop in.

Contact Nancy Kuhn-Clark at 291-4843 nkuhn-clark@westportlibrary.org for more information.

Friends Winter Book Sale

Sunday, March 8
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
McManus Room

The sale will include hardcover and trade paperback fiction and mysteries, nonfiction and fiction paperbacks, LP records, videos and audiobooks, in addition to children's books.

Friends Winter Book Sale

Monday, March 9
9:00 am to 8:00 pm
McManus Room

Everything 1/2 price!

The sale will include hardcover and trade paperback fiction and mysteries, nonfiction and fiction paperbacks, LP records, videos and audiobooks, in addition to children's books.

Friends Winter Book Sale

Tuesday, March 10
9:00 am to Noon
McManus Room

Everything free! Donation requested.

The sale will include hardcover and trade paperback fiction and mysteries, nonfiction and fiction paperbacks, LP records, videos and audiobooks, in addition to children's books.

BUSINESS AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Eric Tyson

Tuesday, March 10
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Eric Tyson is a financial counselor, syndicated columnist, and author of the best-selling books Personal Finance for Dummies and Let's Get Real About Money. He will discuss personal finance, investing and mutual funds providing suggestions to breaking counterproductive money habits, adopting a healthy approach to personal finance, and becoming an investment expert– even in a down market.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Penny Pearlman

Wednesday, March 11
Noon
McManus Room

Westporter Penny Pearlman will discuss her book Pretty Smart: Lessons From Our Miss Americas which reveals why being smart isn't enough to guarantee success and illustrates what else it takes through the inspiring stories of the women who became Miss America.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: S. J. Rozan

Thursday, March 12
7:30 pm
McManus Room

S.J. Rozan, winner of the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero, and Macavity awards for Best Novel, returns to her critically acclaimed and much-loved characters Lydia Chin and Bill Smith in her latest book, The Shanghai Moon. Jewelry stolen from a Jewish refugee is found during an excavation in Shanghai and Lydia and Bill must unravel its past disappearance to stop the killings and uncover the truth of what is going on today.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Favorite Author Fun

Friday, March 13
4:00 to 4:45 pm
Higgins Room
Grades 1 & 2

Children’s librarians Miss Annie and Miss Deborah will introduce William Steigs books. Come listen to stories, do a craft, play a game, learn about the author and more! Sign up now!

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM:The Magic of Dan Bowen

Saturday, March 14
2:30-3:30 pm
McManus Room
Ages 4 and up

Magician Dan Bowen Magic markers, card tricks and floating tables are included in this fun magic show for the whole family.

Film @ the Library

Sunday, March 15
1:30 to 4:30 pm
McManus Room

The Westport Arts Center and the Library present Refusenik , the first retrospective documentary to chronicle the thirty-year movement to free Soviet Jews, showing how a small grass roots effort bold enough to take on a Cold War superpower blossomed into an international human rights campaign that engaged the disempowered and world leaders alike. Told through the eyes of activists on both sides of the Iron Curtain —many of whom survived punishment in Soviet Gulag labor camps — the film is a tapestry of first-person accounts of heroism, sacrifice, and ultimately, liberation. (117 min) A discussion of the film will follow.

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

The Usual Suspects Mystery Reading Group: The Golden Spiders

Sunday, March 15
2:00 pm
Seminar Room

Discussion of The Golden Spiders by Rex Stout. A twelve-year-old boy shows up at Wolfe’s brownstone with an incredible story. Soon the great detective finds himself hired for $4.30 and wondering why the last two people to hire him were murdered.

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

Pageturners: The Secret Life of Bees

Tuesday, March 17
10:30 am and 7:30 pm
Seminar Room

Set in South Carolina in 1964, The Secret Life of Bees , by Sue Monk Kidd, is the moving tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.

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

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Franz Wisner

Thursday, March 19
7:30 pm
McManus Room

NYT bestselling author of Honeymoon with my Brother, soon to be a movie, Franz Wisner, discusses his sequel The Not-So-Lonely Planet: What the World Taught a Jilted Groom About Love , which follows the Wisner brothers on a quixotic search for how people in different countries meet and fall in love.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

FAMILY PROGRAM: Suzanne Propp:Launch of her Music CD Play

Saturday, March 21
2:30 pm
McManus Room

Suzanne Sherman Propp, Westport native and music teacher at Green’s Farms School will perform songs from her newly released CD, Play , a family CD of original songs and traditional songs as well as versions of favorites from artists including James Taylor. Play was produced by fellow Westport Native Josh Margolis and Suzanne’s husband Peter Propp. All families and children are encouraged to come listen and "PLAY" at the library.

CDs will be available for purchase and signing.

Animé Night

Tuesday, March 24th
7:30 pm
McManus Room
Ages 12 and up

Join the Staples High School Animé Club for a night of Animé and Manga! Japanese refreshments will be served.

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

MovieLine: Vicki Christina Barcelona

Thursday, March 26
7:00 pm
McManus Room

Directed and written by Woody Allen, Vicky Cristina Barcelona charms with a marvelously well-matched cast and beautiful views of the Spanish city. Recent Oscar winner Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson star in this story of two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain who become enamored with the same painter. (96 mins)

The Library's First Mini-Golf Tournament

Sunday, March 29
Throughout the Library

Stay tuned for further details on this fundraiser at www.westportlibrary.org

Internet Safety Presentation

Monday, March 30
7:30 pm
McManus Room

The Westport Library and the Westport Youth Commission’s IMentor Committee will present a program on Internet Safety. How can students protect themselves on MySpace and Facebook? How can you chat safely online? How can parents help keep their kids safe? This is a great program for parents to attend with students!

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

AUTHORS@THE LIBRARY: Jimmy Breslin

Tuesday, March 31
7:30 pm
McManus Room

Pulitzer Prize-winning American columnist and author of The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight, Jimmy Breslin will discuss his new book The Good Rat: A True Story. This collection of stories and anecdotes about the mob revisits a familiar wise-guy milieu and transitions from humorous to horrifying as loosely connected tales of mistaken identity, crooked cops, snitches and murder are told.

Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Jobseekers Resource Seminar

Tuesday, March 31
10:00 am
McManus Room

Learn about the excellent Library resources that will make you an informed job seeker and find out about the wide array of free services available to you at the CT Dept. of Labor. For more information, e-mail ref@westportlibrary.org or call 203-291-4800.

Concert

Belcea Quartet
March 5, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
The Belcea Quartet performs works by Haydn, Schubert and Prokofiev. Tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502

Bireli Lagrene & Sylvain Luc
March 6, 2009, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Coolidge Auditorium Ground floor Thomas Jefferson building
French guitarists Bireli Lagrene and Sylvain Luc conjure the music and stylings of legendary Django Reinhardt in their performance. Tickets are required. Contact: (202) 707-5502

Gallery Talk

Lincoln's Cabinet
March 4, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
John Sellers, curator of the "With Malice Toward None" exhibition, discusses "Lincoln's Cabinet." Contact: (202) 707-9203

Lincoln Campaign Memorabilia
March 11, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Clark Evans of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division presents a lecture on "Lincoln Campaign Memorabilia" in the "With Malice Toward None" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203

Image of Lincoln
March 18, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
Carol Johnson of the Prints and Photographs Division discusses "The Changing Image of Lincoln" in the "With Malice Toward None" exhibition. Contact: (202) 707-9203

Gettysburg Address
March 25, 2009, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Great Hall South Gallery First floor Thomas Jefferson building
John Sellers, curator of the "With Malice Toward None" exhibition, presents a talk titled "The Gettysburg Address: 145 Years Later." Contact: (202) 707-9203