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Chappaqua LENS - June 2008
Welcome!
For complete information please see our web site (www.chappaqualibrary.org), our calendar, or call the library at 238-4779
JUNE 2008
FRIENDS OF THE CHAPPAQUA LIBRARY BOOK SALE This year’s book sale is shaping up to be one of our best ever. Many thanks to everyone who donated books, sorted books, sold books, or helped clean up the books (we had a LOT of books). We couldn’t have had a successful sale without all of your help! |
CAMPAIGNS PAST AND PRESENT Now that we know who the official candidates are for next fall’s presidential election, you might want to read up on them. Books by John McCain in the library include Faith of My Fathers and Worth the Fighting For: A Memoir. Elizabeth Drew’s Citizen McCain On the Democratic side of things, we have David Mendell’s Obama: From Promise to Power, as well as Obama’s own Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance and The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. Look also for our display on Thomas Nast and the history of political cartooning in conjunction with the New Castle Historical Society’s exhibit The Cartoonist and the Candidate: Nast, Greeley and the Campaign of 1872. |
is also on our shelves. 
LIBRARY RETREAT/OPEN HOUSE
On Sunday, June 22 from 10:00 to 12:30 the Library Board of Trustees will host a retreat open to all the residents of Chappaqua. Pamela Thornton, the director of the library, will report on the state of the library, and librarians in charge of different aspects of the library will talk briefly about their areas of expertise. Special guest Siobhan Reardon, Executive Director of the Westchester Library System, will talk about the library of the future. Roundtable discussions will follow, focusing on the future of the library and possible services we could offer. For the complete agenda, please see our website. If you would like to attend, please RSVP by Friday, June 20 at 914-238-4779, ext. 108. |
TEEN PROGRAMS: READ THE BOOK/SEE THE MOVIE Grades 6-8Wednesday, July 9: Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick Friday, July 25: The Golden Compass Grades 9-12 July 30: I Am Legend 6-9 p.m. at the library; pizza will be served. All participants will have their name entered in a raffle for an official movie poster. Please register online, at the Reference Desk, or call the library at 238-4779 |
by Philip Pullman 
by Richard Matheson
SUMMER READING
Books on the Middle School Summer Reading List will be available the end of June in the Teen Area and online.
We’ve also put together a summer reading list for adults. This is a mix of fiction, nonfiction, memoirs and mysteries. Take a book to the beach!
Books on the Middle School Summer Reading List will be available the end of June in the Teen Area and online.
We’ve also put together a summer reading list for adults. This is a mix of fiction, nonfiction, memoirs and mysteries. Take a book to the beach!
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
For upcoming library and community programs, please visit our online community calendar
| Adult Programs: Concert: Sing For Your Supper - A Smorgasbord of Song, Jun. 11 Films: All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing, Jun. 13 80 Bloomin’ Years: Chappaqua Garden Club Flower Show, Jun. 13-14 Informal Writing Workshop, Jun. 16, 30Open Book Discussion, Jun. 17 Memoir Writing Workshop, Jun. 19, Jul. 10 Menus in the Movies: Award-Winning Independent Films, Jun. 20THE OLD PUT: Gone, But Not Forgotten, Jun. 26 | Play With Your Food, Jun. 11 Multilingual Mother Goose, Jun. 12, 19, 26 Oh Say Can You See? Jun. 12 Father's Day Crafts, Jun. 18 Movies and More with Zahra, Jun. 19 Animation Adventure, Jun. 20 Midsummer Tales, Jun. 24 Story Tiles, Jun. 28, Jul. 12 Story Tile, Jun. 28 Young Critics Book Discussion Group Parent/Child Book Discussion Group
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Read the Book/See the Movie - Grades 9-12 - Jul. 30
Mother/Daughter Book Discussion Group Parent/Child Book Discussion Group |
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