LENS Newsletter
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LENS - October 2007
NEW WEB SITE You have probably seen our new web site which went live on October 1st. Lyle Anderson, a Chappaqua resident, has generously given us hours of his time and expertise over many months to craft a web site equal to the caliber of the rest of our library and its collections and services. We are very grateful to him and excited about the new product. Parts of it are still under construction and it will only get better and better. Look for the videos of our programs, the blog on the children's page and the RSS feeds. If you have not already done so in person in the library, please fill out the survey online. Let us know what you think of the new web site! |
Museum Passes Chappaqua Library has taken out family memberships in three museums:
These passes are free for Chappaqua residents to use. We will lend them out for four days at a time to enable you and your family to visit the museums without charge. They also entitle you to "Members Only" events at the museums. If you are interested, call or drop by the reference desk. 238-4779 x 2 |
Computer Lessons For many years the library has offered free individual computer lessons. Our instructors can help you with any computer problems you have from how to turn the computer on to programming. The schedule has changed this year and we are offering lessons at the following times: Wednesdays - 10 am to 1 pm - with Anat Spillinger, a resident who has graciously volunteered her time and knowledge Fridays - 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm - with Omer Spillinger, a Greeley high school whiz Saturdays - 10 am to 1 pm - with Yao Ke, another Greeley whiz Call the reference desk to register for these lessons 238-4779 x2 Thursdays - 10 am to 1 pm - Cathy Paulsen, reference library will help with online genealogical research. Drop-in, no registration necessary |
New York Council for the Humanities Book Discussion Group American Writing on Modern War The NY Council for the Humanities has given Chappaqua Library a grant to hold book discussions. Prof. Durahn Taylor of Pace University is leading the sessions. The next book is: Jarhead by Anthony Swofford Monday, October 22 at 7:30 in the library |
"Little Rock Nine" 50th anniversary In early September, 1957, Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus ordered the National Guard to ring Little Rock High School school to prevent nine black students from enrolling. President Eisenhower intervened and sent in the army and on September 25th, paratroopers escorted the students into the high school. The event marked a milestone in the history of the civil rights movement. Chappaqua Library has an excellent collection of books on the civil rights movement including two new ones: Turn Away thy Son: Little Rock, the Crisis that Shocked the Nation by Elizabeth Jacoway Jacoway, a professor of history, writes, "As a child of thirteen growing up in Little Rock, I lived through the 1957 desegregation crisis with my eyes closed." She has spent the last thirty years researching the period and interviewing family and participants. This book, called "brilliant, highly nuanced, and multilayered" is the product. A Matter of Justice: Eisenhower and the Beginning of the Civil Rights Revolution By David A. Nichols Nichols examines Eisenhower's judicial appointments, completion of the desegregation of the army and political craftsmanship that resulted in the first civil rights act and concludes that he was actually more progressive than his predecessor, Truman or his successor, Johnson. Nichols was interviewed on NPR. (We get our ideas for books from many sources.) We also have on audiocassette, a recording of the Supreme Court arguments in Cooper v. Aaron, 358 U.S. 1 (1958). In 1958, the Supreme Court denied the request of the Arkansas school board to suspend the desegregation plan because it disrupted public order. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote, "Law and Order are not here to be preserved by depriving the Negro children of their constitutional rights." Look for this in: May It Please the Court: Transcripts of 23 Live Recordings of Landmark Cases as Argued Before the Supreme Court. Edited by Peter Irons and Stephanie Guitton And if you enjoy this, try listening to: Courts, Kids, and the Constitution: Live Recordings and Transcripts of Sixteen Supreme Court Oral Arguments on the Constitutional Rights of Students and Teachers also edited by Irons Or Remembering Slavery: African Americans Talk About their Personal Experiences of Slavery and Emancipation, edited by Ira Berlin et al These are live recordings and dramatic readings of interviews with former slaves gathered by writers employed by the WPA in the 1930's. |
UPCOMING PROGRAMS
For upcoming library and community programs, please visit our online community calendar
Adult Programs: Memoir Writing Workshop, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, 29 Films: All Talking, All Singing, All Dancing, Oct. 5, Nov. 2 Chappaqua Library Bridge Club, Oct. 6, 13, 29, 27 Literature Workshop Oct. 11, Nov. 15 Movies from Turtle Island, films by or about American Indians, Oct. 12 Scarborough Singers, Oct. 14 Informal Writing Workshop, Oct. 15, Nov. 5, 12 Open Book Discussion Group, Oct. 16 Amy Silverstein - SICK GIRL, Oct. 18 Menus in the Movies: Award-Winning Independent Films, Oct. 19, Nov. 16 Zen Meditation, Oct. 20 New York Council for the Humanities Book Discussion Oct. 22 David Friend - WATCHING THE WORLD CHANGE: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11, Oct. 23 Chappaqua Chamber Series - Duet "Legacy", Oct. 28 | Multi-Lingual Mother Goose, Oct, 4, 11, 18, 25 Family Fun Night, Oct. 5 Movies and More with Zahra, Oct. 11 Make Your Own Scarecrow, Oct. 13 Sundays for Art, Oct. 21 Halloween Fun, Oct. 23 Animation Adventure, Oct. 26 Halloween Horror!, Oct. 29 Young Critics Book Discussion Group Parent/Child Book Discussion Group | SPECIAL PROGRAM Help! I'm Trapped in Todd Strasser's Body!, Oct. 14 Teen Movie and Pizza, Oct. 19 Mother/Daughter Book Discussion Group begins Oct. 16 Parent/Child Book Discussion Group begins Oct. 23 Halloween Party and Scavenger Hunt, Oct. 26 Self-Portraits in Different Styles, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, Dec. 16
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