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Brown Baggers Book Group
On the third Thursday of the month bring your lunch and discuss fiction and non-fiction books. Library staff will provide value-added content and lead the discussion. Drinks and desserts will be provided. Sign up to be added to the email list. (RSS for Events)
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Brown Baggers Book Group
RUN by Ann Patchett
January 15, 2009
12:00 pm
Struggling with single parenthood and a scandal that cost him his political career, Bernard Doyle fights his disappointment with his adopted sons' career choices before a violent event forces the members of his family to reconsider their priorities.
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Brown Baggers Book Group
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston (THE BIG READ)
February 19, 2009
12:00 pm
An enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams.
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Documentary Film Series
The fourth Thursday of the month, come view and discuss documentary films on current issues. Light refreshments will be provided. Sign up to be added to the film email list. (RSS for Events) New projection system!
Documentary Film Series
SLED DOGS - AN ALASKAN EPIC: Narrated by Peter Coyote (1999)
January 22, 2009
7:00 pm
Part of the NATURE series on PBS, this program shares the intensity, precision teamwork and emotional nuances of the 1,200-mile Iditarod race through the Alaskan wilderness. The annual event, which grew out of a celebrated medical rescue mission by sled dogs early in this century, honors the heroic traditions of sled dogs in northern settlements. Focusing on the mutual dependence of human and animal, this film underscores the extraordinary degree to which each relies on the strength and spirit of the other to overcome the harsh environment.
Documentary Film Series
ZORA'S ROOTS: THE LIFE OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON. Written and directed by Tom Lowe (2008) (THE BIG READ)
February 26, 2009
7:00 pm
Tells Hurston's story through the people who knew her and the places and events that she brought to the world through her research and writing. This PBS documentary presents the life of this extraordinary woman of letters against the backdrop of the subtropical paradise that shaped her childhood and her life's work—a place to which she returned again and again over the seven decades of her life for research, inspiration and solace.
Lecture on Hurricanes (THE BIG READ)
ROAR OF THE HEAVENS: SURVIVING HURRICANE CAMILLE by Stefan Bechtel
March 15, 2009
2:00 pm
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie & TeaCake were caught up in the deadly Sept. 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Listen to local author Stefan Bechtel read from his book to learn how Nelson County residents fared during the devastating 1969 Hurricane Camille.
Monday Evening Book Club
Meets monthly (Sept - July) on the 1st Monday of each month 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Please drop in and join us!
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Monday Evening Book Club
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston
(THE BIG READ)
February 02, 2009
7:00 pm
An enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams.
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Monday Evening Book Club
HOWARDS'S END by E.M. Forster
March 02, 2009
7:00 pm
In Edwardian England, two well educated sisters, full of life, each find different ways to deal with the constraints of society.Check the Catalog
Monday Evening Book Club
THE GOOD EARTH by Pearl Buck
April 06, 2009
7:00 pm
A Chinese peasant overcomes the forces of nature and the frailties of human nature to become a wealthy landowner.
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Future Readings:
- May 4: THE WORLD WITHOUT US by Alan Weisman
- June 1: STONE DIARIES by Carol Shields
Stitches: A Handcraft Group for Ages 8 to 108
January 27, 2009
4:30 pm
Knitters, beaders, stitchers - come one, come all. Bring any project you're working on and join a fun group of fellow crafters. As you work on your own handwork, we'll highlight a variety of craft techniques, allowing you to explore and expand your interests and creativity. Registration is requested and is ongoing. Drop-ins are welcome.
Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 31, Apr 28, May 26
THE BIG READ: Our Legacy, Inc
February 07, 2009
1:00 pm
Hear local African American authors discussing their works. OUR LEGACY, INC. will present a Black History Month Program featuring: Mrs. Florence Coleman Bryant author of "Memoirs of a Country Girl," "One Story About School Desegregation," and "Rebecca Fuller McGinness A Lifetime: 1892-2000" and Mr. Uriah J. Fields author of "Inside the Montgomery Bus Boycott," "The Mutuality Warrior," and "The Saint Troubadour."
Live Poets Society
The Live Poets Society meets the first Wednesday of every month at 7:00 p.m. Come and share original poetry, or just listen.
The Literary Masterpiece Book Group
Meets at 10am on the first and third Fridays of each month to discuss literary classics. The group meets from September to May. For further information, call Tod Oliver (434) 296-4041.
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The Literary Masterpiece Book Group
PALE FIRE by Vladimir Nabokov
January 16, 2009
10:00 am
A cornucopia of deceptive pleasures: a 999-line poem by the reclusive genius John Shade; an adoring foreword and commentary by Shade's self-styled Boswell, Dr. Charles Kinbote; a darkly comic novel of suspense, literary idolatry and one-upmanship, and political intrigue. Check the catalog
The Literary Masterpiece Book Group
VILLETTE by Charlotte Bronte
February 06, 2009
10:00 am
Lucy Snowe leaves her home in England to teach at a girl's boarding school on the Continent. Check the catalog
The Literary Masterpiece Book Group
"Sailing to Byzantium" by William Butler Yeats and "Sunday Morning" by Wallace Stevens
February 20, 2009
10:00 am
Read poems by two well known American poets.
The Literary Masterpiece Book Group
Discussion of works by Harlem Renaissance contemporaries of Zora Neale Hurston. THE BIG READ
March 20, 2009
10:00 am
Future Readings:
- Apr 3: BARTLEBY IN MANHATTEN & WIVES AND MISTRESSES by Elizabeth Hardwick
- Apr 17: BRIDESHEAD REVISITED by Evelyn Waugh
- May 1: CORRIDORS OF POWER by C.P. Snow
- May 15: ANTIGONE by Jean Anouilh
The Wednesday Night Book Group
This group meets at 7:30 pm, the second Wednesday of each month to share insights on a variety of classic and contemporary fiction.
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Wednesday Night Book Group
BRIDGE OF SIGHS by Richard Russo
January 14, 2009
7:30 pm
After sixty years of living in the upstate New York town of Thomaston with his wife of forty years, indomitable mother, and grown son, Louis Charles and his wife Sarah prepare for a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy to visit his childhood friend, an artist who had fled his hometown many years earlier, where he hopes to come to terms with the secrets of small-town life and their individual fates.
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Wednesday Night Book Group
THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by Muriel Barbery
February 11, 2009
7:30 pm
The lives of fifty-four-year-old concierge Rene Michel and extremely bright, suicidal twelve-year-old Paloma Josse are transformed by the arrival of a new tenant, Kakuro Ozu. Check the Catalog
Book Discussion Group
THE BOOK THIEF by Markus Zusak
January 08, 2009
7:00 pm
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
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Book Discussion Group
Book Discussion Group meets the first Thursday of every month, at 7 p.m. in the Library Meeting Room. All are welcome. For information or ride sharing, please call the library at 985-5227.
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Book Discussion Group
Picking books for the next 6 months.
February 05, 2009
7:00 pm
Everyone can come for this fun meeting. Please bring no more than two book suggestions per person.
Book Discussion Group
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston
(THE BIG READ)
March 05, 2009
7:00 pm
Discussion led by Hilary Holladay, a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, and the author of three books on African American literature. Check the Catalog
Wednesday Film Series
Funded by the Friends of Greene County Library, these are award winning, first run, independent and foreign films from the top festivals, shown on the BIG SCREEN (in surround sound!) in the library meeting room. Come on out -- it's FREE and it's FUN. Join your friends, sip some coffee, watch a great film and join in a discussion afterwards. These films have not been rated by the MPAA and should be assumed to have mature content.
Wednesday Film Series
“THE MIDDLE OF THE WORLD” Directed by Vincente Amorim Portuguese with English subtitles
January 28, 2009
7:00 pm
Based on a true story, The Middle of the World follows a family of seven on a journey 2000 miles across the hinterlands of Brazil on bicycles. Along the way, director Vicente Amorim beautifully explores the inner dynamics of a family facing a great challenge. The middle of the road is an unimaginable road movie, both graceful and tender, about having the courage to pursue your dreams. RUNNING TIME: 86 min. RELEASE DATE:2003
Film of THE BIG READ
Based on the book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston.
March 10, 2009
6:00 pm
Starring Halle Berry and produced by Oprah Winfrey. Made for TV. (2005)
Brown Bag Book Club
Fourth Monday of each month (with some exceptions) from 12 to 2 pm. Like to Read? Like to Talk? Join us at our Book Club Group! Call the library at 263-5904 for more information.
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Brown Bag Book Club
PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett
January 26, 2009
12:00 pm
Set in twelfth-century England, this epic of kings and peasants juxtaposes the building of a magnificent church with the violence and treachery that often characterized the Middle Ages.
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Brown Bag Book Club
ON CHESIL BEACH by Ian McEwan
February 23, 2009
12:00 pm
On their wedding day, a young couple--Florence, daughter of an Oxford academic and a successful businessman, and Edward, an earnest history student with little experience of women--looks forward to the future while worrying about their upcoming wedding night.
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Brown Bag Book Club
THE DOUBLE BIND by Christopher Bohjalian
March 23, 2009
12:00 pm
Withdrawing into her photography and a job at a homeless shelter after being attacked while riding her bike, student Laurel Estabrook encounters Bobbie Crocker, a man with a history of mental illness and a box of secret photos, but when Bobbie dies suddenly, Laurel is certain that the photos hide a dark family secret and embarks on an obsessive, potentially dangerous search for the truth.
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Lecture on Hurricanes (THE BIG READ)
ROAR OF THE HEAVENS: SURVIVING HURRICANE CAMILLE by Stefan Bechtel
March 22, 2009
2:00 pm
In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie & TeaCake were caught up in the deadly Sept. 1928 Okeechobee hurricane. Listen to local author Stefan Bechtel read from his book to learn how Nelson County residents fared during the devastating 1969 Hurricane Camille.
Investor Education in Your Community
Free seminar helps consumers make smart financial and investment decisions.
February 21, 2009
2:00 pm
A non-commercial investor education and awareness campaign sponsored by the Virginia Division of Securities and Retail Franchising. Participants will each receive a copy of "5 Keys to Investing Success" among other valuable resources. The seminar will be conducted by Securities staff.
THE BIG READ Lecture
Life and Tumultuous Times of Zora Neale Hurston
March 14, 2009
2:00 pm
Lecture by Hilary Holladay, Professor of English at the Univ of Mass (Lowell), and the author of three books on African American literature.
Books Sandwiched In
Third Fridays (lunchtime 12-1 pm) Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, this is a series of presentations of books reviewed by noted local people. Why not bring a sandwich and join us? All programs are free and open to the public. For more information about the books and their reviewers, call 973-7893.
Meets January-May and September-November.
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Books Sandwiched In
TWILIGHT AT MONTICELLO: THE FINAL YEARS OF THOMAS JEFFERSON by Alan Pell Crawford
January 16, 2009
12:00 pm
A portrait of Thomas Jefferson's retirement years at Monticello captures a turbulent period in the former president's life marked by personal and financial problems, depression, the disintegration of his family, and the founding of the University of Virginia. Reviewer: Lisa Francavilla, Managing Editor, The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series.
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Film of THE BIG READ
Based on the book "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston.
March 07, 2009
2:00 pm
Starring Halle Berry and produced by Oprah Winfrey. Made for TV. (2005)
Noon Notes
Noon Notes will be Fridays at noon before each Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra subscription concert weekend. This series will be led by Music Director Kate Tamarkin and will feature guest artists and a new insightful view of the orchestra.
Full info
- Feb 13: Evening at the Opera
- Mar 20: Cathedrals of Sound
- Apr 10: Pictures at an Exhibition
Wednesday Night Book Group
This new group meets the third Wednesday of each month, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Please stop in and join us.
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Wednesday Night Book Group
TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffeneggar
January 21, 2009
7:00 pm
Passionately in love, Clare and Henry vow to hold onto each other and their marriage as they struggle with the effects of Chrono-Displacement Disorder, a condition that casts Henry involuntarily into the world of time travel.
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Wednesday Night Book Group
THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD by Zora Neale Hurston
(THE BIG READ)
February 18, 2009
7:00 pm
An enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams.
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THE BIG READ Lecture
Everglades: splendid river of grass or useless alligator-infested backwater?
March 17, 2009
7:00 pm
Join Linda Blum from the UVA Department of Environmental Science as she discusses the history behind this beautiful backdrop to Their Eyes Were Watching God.
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