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Book Discussion Blog
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Book discussion facilitator Brenda Patterson provides a brief synopsis and links to more information on the titles and authors selected for discussions.
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Books Sandwiched In
Books Sandwiched In (BSI) is a monthly book discussion group, which meets in the Main Library Meeting Room on the first Tuesday of every month and the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library (1700 North Florida Avenue) Meeting Room on the first Wednesday at 12:15 p.m.
Each month’s selected book can be purchased for $2.00 at the Main or Branch Library during the preceding month while supplies last. Coffee and books are underwritten by the Friends of the Library. Please feel free to bring a bag lunch.
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December Selection |
December 1 & 2
All Things, All At Once
by Lee K. Abbott
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January Selection |
January 5 & 6
Conjurer's Bird
by Martin Davies
February 2 & 3
Outline of the Republic
by Siddhartha Deb
March 2 & 3
Far Country
by Daniel Mason
April 6 & 7
American Stories
by Nagai Kafű
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Music Programs set for January 2010
Link to Richard Dowling
January 10 2pm
Richard Dowling (classic pianist)—Piatigorsky Foundation
Concert pianist Richard Dowling appears regularly across the United States in solo recitals and concerts with orchestras. Career highlights include a sold-out New York orchestral debut at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall and a solo recital at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall in New York. In addition to his solo career, Dowling regularly tours for the Piatigorsky Foundation, established by Evan Drachman in 1990 in honor of his grandfather, the renowned cellist, Gregor Piatigorsky (1903-1976).
January 24 2pm
Hungry Town (folk duo)
Hungrytown is the new self-titled offering from celebrated musical duo Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson. Their deceptively simple compositions are rooted firmly in folk tradition.
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i˛ film club
The i˛ film Club is a free film viewing and discussion group at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library. The club's focus is on watching and discussing international independent films. The i˛ film Club meets the fourth Saturday of each month at 10:30 am at the Jackson Branch Library (1700 North Florida Avenue). Refreshments are provided and each showing is followed by a guided discussion.
The programs at the Jackson Branch Library (1700 North Florida Avenue) are free and open to the public. For more information, call Brenda J. Patterson at (863) 834-4276 or send e-mail to Brenda.Patterson@lakelandgov.net
The i˛ film Club is a free film viewing and discussion group at the Larry R. Jackson Branch Library. The club's focus is on watching and discussing international independent films. The i˛ film Club meets the fourth Saturday of each month at 10:30 am at the Jackson Branch Library (1700 North Florida Avenue). Refreshments are provided and each showing is followed by a guided discussion.
The programs at the Jackson Branch Library (1700 North Florida Avenue) are free and open to the public. For more information, call Brenda J. Patterson at (863) 834-4276 or send e-mail to Brenda.Patterson@lakelandgov.net
NO film in November or December but program will resume in January 2010.
January 23
Gigante (Uruguay)
Synopsis
Jara is a shy and lonely 35-year-old security guard at a supermarket on the outskirts of Montevideo. He works the night shift, monitoring the surveillance cameras of the entire building. One night Jara discovers Julia, a 25-year-old cleaning woman, through one of the cameras and is immediately attracted to her. Night after night, he watches her on the cameras while she works. Soon he starts following her after work: to the cinema, the beach and even to a date with another man. Jara's life becomes a series of routines and rituals around Julia, but eventually he finds himself at a crossroad and must decide whether to give up his obsession or confront it.
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