The Library will be closed on Monday, September 6, for
Labor Day
News
& Events
Book Debut
and Talk by Arlene
Swift Jones
God, Put
Out One of My Eyes
Wednesday, September 8, 7:00 pm
Arlene Swift
Jones will
discuss and read from her newest book, a memoir, depicting her days as
the wife
of an undercover CIA agent on Cyprus just before and during the bloody civil
war between
Cypriot Greeks and Turks.
This book is a page-turner, describing the
beauty and barbarity of landscape, customs, and ethnic duality on an
island
that was long regarded as the Jewel of the Mediterranean, but then descended into a paradise lost
when
hostilities began in 1963.
Arlene Swift
Jones grew up
on an Iowa farm where she "read books and rode
horses." The most important constant in her life has been her writing,
which she continued to pursue after marrying Frank Jones and entering
the
hectic life of a CIA wife and mother of three children. Her
cultural,
artistic, and literary interests also led her to play an instrumental
role in
the design and building of The Beekley Library in 1996.
Visit http://antrimhousebooks.com/jones.html
to learn more or to read an excerpt from God,
Put Out One of My Eyes.
Book Talk
by Allan G.
Johnson
The First
Thing and the Last
Wednesday, September 29, 7:00 pm
Allan
G. Johnson
will read from his new novel and will tell the story of what it took to
overcome the publishing industry's resistance to bringing into
print this
inspiring story of healing and redemption in the aftermath of domestic
violence.
Oprah Winfrey’s O Magazine named The
First Thing and the Last one of its “Great Reads” for April
2010 and Publishers Weekly showcased
the novel
in its semi-annual issue featuring notable debut works of fiction
To
listen to Allan Johnson’s recent interview about the novel on National
Public
Radio or to read Chapter 1 of the novel, go to http://www.agjohnson.us.
Fall 2010
Story Time Programs With Miss Ericka
The fall sessions will run
from
September 15 to December 17
Toddler
Playtime for children under 3
Wednesdays 10:15 – 11:00
am
Join us in the
children’s
department to make friends and have fun!
We will start the program with songs, stories, and finger plays,
and
then the children will have a chance to play with toys and puzzles and
read
books. A wonderful opportunity for both
children and parents to make friends and share!
Storytime
for 3s and 4s
Thursdays and Fridays 10:15 –
11:00 am
This early
literacy program for our preschool friends includes stories, songs,
dances, and
finger plays, followed by a craft they can take home.
(The Friday program is a repeat of the
Thursday program.)
Story Time programs are
offered to New Hartford residents only.
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concerts, & programs -
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