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Bethel Public Library Programs
January, February 2012
Events and Talks
To register for these programs please click the "Register" button in the program listing
on the Library's Calendar of Events.
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Travels with Jerry: A Virtual Tour of North Korea
Thursday, January 26
7:00-8:00 pm
Seelye Room, Library
Bethel’s own award winning teacher, novelist, and humanitarian, Dr. Gerard Brooker, presents his personal travelogue of the place many Americans will never visit themselves - North Korea. Join us for this special presentation and learn more about the most isolated country in the world.
Registration is required for this program.
Register online, at the Reference Desk, or call (203) 794-8756 ex 4.
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Author Talk and Book Signing with Patrick T. Wild
"Historic Tales of Bethel, Connecticut"
Tuesday, January 31
7:00-8:00 pm
Library Lobby
Patrick T. Wild has served as Bethel’s town historian since 1993. He has written articles for local newspapers and has provided historical information for biographical documentaries on P.T. Barnum for both the Arts & Entertainment Channel and the Discovery Channel. He is the author of Images of America - Bethel, a photographic history. In this Library program he will share some stories about Bethel’s historical buildings and landmarks included in his new book Historic Tales of Bethel, Connecticut.
Book will be available for purchase and signing.
Registration is required for this program.
Register online, at the Reference Desk, or call (203) 794-8756 ex 4. |
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Wellness for Women
Saturday,February 4
3:00-4:30 pm
Seelye Room, Library
This Wellness Workshop is designed specifically for women. Salona Carlisle, a certified graduate of Coach U's Core Essentials Program, will share her love of yoga, nutrition, fitness, and meditation, and will teach us how to reduce stress, create more balance, bring stability and calm into our lives, and design practices to empower women and sustain positive change in their lives.
Registration is required for this program.
Register online, at the Reference Desk, or call (203) 794-8756 ex 4.
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"My Healthy Valentine" with Mary Lawrence
Tuesday, February 7
6:30-8:00 pm
Library Lobby
We are very happy to welcome back Mary Lawrence, head chef and owner of Well on Wheels. During this fabulous cooking demonstration, Mary will share her vegan recipes and tasty treats that are heart healthy, delicious, and very appropriate for a Valentine's Day celebration. Oh, and did we mention that dark chocolate is vegan?
Registration is required for this program.
Register online, at the Reference Desk, or call (203) 794-8756 ex 4.
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Evening Book Discussions
on the Second Monday of the Month
Seelye Room, Bethel Public Library
To register for these programs please click the "Register" button in the program listing
on the Library's Calendar of Events.
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Postmistress
by Sarah Blake
Monday, January 9
6:30-7:45 pm
Weaving together the stories of three very different women loosely tied to each other, debut novelist Blake takes readers back and forth between small town America and war-torn Europe in 1940.
Single, 40-year-old postmistress Iris James and young newlywed Emma Trask are both new arrivals to Franklin, Mass., on Cape Cod. While Iris and Emma go about their daily lives, they follow American reporter Frankie Bard on the radio as she delivers powerful and personal accounts from the London Blitz and elsewhere in Europe. While Trask waits for the return of her husband - a volunteer doctor stationed in England - James comes across a letter with valuable information that she chooses to hide.
Blake captures two different worlds - a naïve nation in denial and, across the ocean, a continent wracked with terror - with a deft sense of character and plot, and a perfect willingness to take on big, complex questions, such as the merits of truth and truth-telling in wartime.
~ adapted from Publisher's Weekly review
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson
Monday, February 6
6:30-7:45 pm
In her charming debut novel, Simonson tells the tale of Maj. Ernest Pettigrew, an honor-bound Englishman and widower, and the very embodiment of duty and pride.
As the novel opens, the major is mourning the loss of his younger brother, Bertie, and attempting to get his hands on Bertie's antique Churchill shotgun-part of a set that the boys' father split between them, but which Bertie's widow doesn't want to hand over.
While the major is eager to reunite the pair for tradition's sake, his son, Roger, has plans to sell the heirloom set to a collector for a tidy sum. As he frets over the guns, the major's friendship with Jasmina Ali-the Pakistani widow of the local food shop owner-takes a turn unexpected by the major.
The author's dense, descriptive prose wraps around the reader like a comforting cloak, eventually taking on true page-turner urgency as Simonson nudges the major and Jasmina further along and dangles possibilities about the fate of the major's beloved firearms.
~ adapted from Publisher's Weekly review
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Morning Book Discussions
on the Last Wednesday of the Month
Seelye Room, Bethel Public Library
To register for these programs please click the "Register" button in the program listing
on the Library's Calendar of Events.
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Postmistress
by Sarah Blake
Wednesday, January 25
10:00-11:30 am
Weaving together the stories of three very different women loosely tied to each other, debut novelist Blake takes readers back and forth between small town America and war-torn Europe in 1940.
Single, 40-year-old postmistress Iris James and young newlywed Emma Trask are both new arrivals to Franklin, Mass., on Cape Cod. While Iris and Emma go about their daily lives, they follow American reporter Frankie Bard on the radio as she delivers powerful and personal accounts from the London Blitz and elsewhere in Europe. While Trask waits for the return of her husband - a volunteer doctor stationed in England - James comes across a letter with valuable information that she chooses to hide.
Blake captures two different worlds - a naïve nation in denial and, across the ocean, a continent wracked with terror - with a deft sense of character and plot, and a perfect willingness to take on big, complex questions, such as the merits of truth and truth-telling in wartime.
~ adapted from Publisher's Weekly review
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Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson
Wednesday, February 29
10:00-11:30 am
In her charming debut novel, Simonson tells the tale of Maj. Ernest Pettigrew, an honor-bound Englishman and widower, and the very embodiment of duty and pride.
As the novel opens, the major is mourning the loss of his younger brother, Bertie, and attempting to get his hands on Bertie's antique Churchill shotgun-part of a set that the boys' father split between them, but which Bertie's widow doesn't want to hand over.
While the major is eager to reunite the pair for tradition's sake, his son, Roger, has plans to sell the heirloom set to a collector for a tidy sum. As he frets over the guns, the major's friendship with Jasmina Ali-the Pakistani widow of the local food shop owner-takes a turn unexpected by the major.
The author's dense, descriptive prose wraps around the reader like a comforting cloak, eventually taking on true page-turner urgency as Simonson nudges the major and Jasmina further along and dangles possibilities about the fate of the major's beloved firearms.
~ adapted from Publisher's Weekly review
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All programs sponsored by the Bethel Public Library are open to the public, and meet accessibility requirements for the disabled. Registration is encouraged by email or phoning 794-8756. Those needing special accommodations should contact the library at least two weeks prior to the program date to make arrangements.
See the Calendar or call the Library at 794-8756 to learn more about these programs or other library events.
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