[Libraryevents] Neenah Public Library - Events for October November

Fri Oct 13 15:53:36 CDT 2006

NEWS FROM THE NEENAH PUBLIC LIBRARY - OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2006 

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FOOD FOR FINES 
Saturday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov.12 
	Food for Fines is back! Bring $1.00 worth of non-perishable food
to pay off 
	$2.00 in overdue fines. 
	Food and other non-perishable items will be donated to
Neenah-Menasha Red Cross. 
	(Fines waiver does not apply to lost, damaged or unreturned
library materials. 
	No damaged or expired food items will be accepted. Sorry, we
cannot accept items 
	before Nov. 4. For more information, contact Nancy at 886-6320.)

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MUSIC 
First Fridays - new this fall at the library!
	Join us for a casual afternoon of live music and refreshments on
the First Friday 
	of each month.
	Friday, Nov. 3, 2:00 p.m.
	Friday, Dec. 1, 2:00 p.m.

Sunday Afternoon Concert Series - our 7th season of family concerts at
the library! 
       Sunday, Oct. 22, 2:00 p.m.: Peter Fletcher Classical Guitar   
		The concert will feature music Peter will perform at his
February 2007 
		Carnegie Hall debut performance.

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BOOK CLUB TO GO!
Attention Book Clubs:  Our new collection, "Book Club to Go," features
multiple copies 
of books ideal for book club discussions. Titles currently available
include: Dive 
>From Clausen's Pier by Ann Packer, Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, Da
Vinci Code by 
Dan Brown, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, and The Glass Castle by
Jeannette Walls. 
We'll be adding to this collection regularly, so watch for new
selections. Books may 
also have reading guides available--ask at the Adult Information Desk
for more information. 
The "Book Club to Go" books are located on the second floor near the
Adult Information Desk. 

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MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY  
Tuesday Night is Family Movie Night! Many of our movies are shown on the
day they 
are released on DVD--how cool is that! And free popcorn and pop, too!
	Tuesday, Oct. 17: Over the Hedge. Rated PG, 99 minutes. 
	Tuesday, Oct. 24: Monster House. Rated PG, 91 minutes. 
	Tuesday, Nov. 14: Da Vinci Code. Rated PG-13, 149 minutes.  
		THIS MOVIE WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 p.m. 
	Tuesday, Nov. 28: Pirates of the Caribbean 1. Rated PG-13, 143
min.     
		THIS MOVIE WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 p.m. 
	Tuesday, Dec. 5: Pirates of the Caribbean 2.  Rated PG-13, 150
minutes.  
		THIS MOVIE WILL BEGIN AT 6:00 p.m. 

Cinema of the Seventies: A Neenah Public Library Film Series 
Selected and introduced by Dr. Stephen Kercher, UW-Oshkosh Professor of
History. 
Dr. Kercher is the author of Revel with a Cause: Liberal Satire in
Postwar America.
	Wednesday, Oct. 25: Annie Hall 
	Wednesday, Nov. 1: Harlan County, USA 
	Wednesday, Nov. 15: Kramer vs. Kramer 
	Wednesday, Dec. 6: The China Syndrome 

Movies are shown at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.  
Note: Not all movies are appropriate for all audiences. 

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ADULT PROGRAMS 
	Sunday, Oct. 29, 2:30 p.m.: Wisconsin's Most Haunted Locations
with Chad Lewis 
		Chad is a Paranormal Investigator for Unexplained
Research and author of 
		Wisconsin Road Guide to Haunted Locations.
	Monday, Nov. 6, 2 p.m.: Hats--Tall and Small with Irene Snyder 
		Irene, Hat Collector Extraordinaire, will delight the
audience with her 
		collection and stories.
	Monday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m.: Vintage Toy Program with Sharon Korbeck
Verbeten 
		Sharon will discuss what's hot and what's not in toy
collecting. Attendees 
		are welcome to bring in toys for a "mini-appraisal."
Note: Please no dolls 
		or trains.

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AUTHOR VISIT 
Saturday, Nov. 4, 10:30 a.m. Presentation; 12 noon Lunch; 1-3 p.m.
Knitting 
	Julie Jersild Roth, author and illustrator of Knitting Nell,
will visit the library 
	for a presentation, author lunch and knitting afternoon, where
kids can learn "finger 	knitting" and adults can knit!
	Knitting Nell is a charming new picture book about "a character
as warm and comforting 
	as a hand-knit sweater, through whom the joys of knitting and
generosity shine."  
	The lunch requires prepaid reservations. Please call the
Children's Desk for 
	information at 886-6335.

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READING GROUPS 
Readers Review - meets the third Monday of each month 
	Monday, Oct. 16, 6:30 p.m.: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro 
	Monday, Nov. 20, 6:30 p.m.: The History of Love by Nicole Krauss

	Monday, Dec. 18, 6:30 p.m.: Year of Magical Thinking by Joan
Didion
For more information, contact Joe at 886-6315. 

Monday Morning Book Klatch - meets one Monday each month 
	Monday, Oct. 23, 10 a.m.: Year of Magical Thinking by Joan
Didion 
	Monday, Nov. 20, 10 a.m.: Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran 
	Monday, Dec. 18, 10 a.m.: Step Ball Change by Jeanne Ray
Parents/caregivers are welcome to bring children 5 and under. 
Contact Nicole at 886-6315 for more information. 

Girlfriends Read: Just for girls & women! (Minimum age: 9)
Enrollment is limited for this group. Call 886-6335 for more information
and to register. 

Poetry Circle - meets the second Thursday of the month, Sept. through
May at 1 p.m. 
Open to all poetry lovers! For information, call 886-6330. 

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CHESS NIGHT
	For Young Adults in High School and Middle School
	Join us for chess every other Monday from 6:30-8:00 p.m.

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FALL AND WINTER STORY TIME SCHEDULE - Sept. 11 through Dec.15 

Baby Time (For babies birth through 12 mos.) 
	Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:15 a.m. 
Toddle Time (For toddlers 12 mos. through 23 mos.)  
	Thursdays at 9:15 a.m. and Fridays at 10:30 a.m. 
Lapsit (For children who are 2 yrs. old with a parent/caregiver)  
	Wednesdays and Thursdays at 10 a.m. 
Our Time (For children 3, 4 & 5 yrs. old without a parent/caregiver) 
	Tuesdays 10 a.m. and Wednesdays 1 p.m. 
Story Craft (For children 3, 4, 5 & 6 yrs. old without a
parent/caregiver) 
	Thursdays at 1 p.m. on Oct. 19, Nov. 2, 16, 30, Dec. 14 
	Fridays at 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 20, Nov. 3, 17, Dec. 1, 15 

For more information, contact the Youth Desk at 886-6335 or visit our
website at www.neenahlibrary.org. 

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LIBRARY HOURS 
School year hours begin after Labor Day: Monday through Thursday, 9
a.m.-9 p.m.; 
Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday 1-5 p.m. The
library will be closed Thanksgiving Day.

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INFORMATION 
For more information about these events or for other questions about the
library's programs, services or collections, please call the Adult
Information Desk at 886-6315. 
For questions about children's services and programs, contact the Youth
Desk at 886-6335.
Or, visit us on the web at www.neenahlibrary.org.

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