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Saturday August 24, 2013
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3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Just 4 Us Book Club - Teens, ages 13 - 17
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This month's topic of discussion is The Giver by Lois Lowery.
Summary: Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Find out more about this book, find similar books, read reviews and more at Novelist.
For more information, please call 438-7075.
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Location: Toulminville Branch
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Wednesday August 28, 2013
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9:30 AM
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Advanced Word
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Advanced Word - Class for experienced Word users who are interested in learning more. This class uses Microsoft Word 2007.
Call 340-8561 for more information.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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Thursday August 29, 2013
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6:00 PM
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Basics of Word
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Basics of Word - The very basics of word processing with Microsoft Word. This class uses Microsoft Word 2007.
Call 340-8561 for more information.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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Wednesday September 4, 2013
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10:00 AM
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Click Here - Computer Basics for Adults
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Click Here Computer Basics for Adults - provides an intro for novice users including the keyboard and the mouse.
Call 438-7075 for more information.
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Location: Toulminville Branch
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Tuesday September 10, 2013
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6:30 PM
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A Page in Time Book Club
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Enjoy Historical fiction? Please come to our book club, A Page in Time. This month's topic of discussion is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.
Summary: A story of friendship set in nineteenth-century China follows an elderly woman and her companion as they communicate their hopes, dreams, joys, and tragedies through a unique secret language.
Find out more about this book, find similar books, read reviews and more at Novelist.
For more information, contact Michele Eli at 340-8561.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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Monday September 16, 2013
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6:00 PM
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7:45 PM
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Poetry Enthusiasts
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Join members of Spoken Word of Mobile for an evening of poetry readings at the Toulminville Branch.
Students and adults are encouraged to share readings of their own works or works from their favorite poets.
For more information call 438-7075.
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Location: Toulminville Branch
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Tuesday September 17, 2013
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1:00 PM
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The Reader's Choice Book Club
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Join us every third Tuesday for some lively book discussions and tips on what’s hot and what’s not in the world of books.
This month's topic of discussion is The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian.
Summary: Parallel stories of a woman who falls in love with an Armenian soldier during the Armenian Genocide and a modern-day New Yorker prompted to rediscover her Armenian past.
Find out more about this book, find similar books, read reviews and more at Novelist.
For more information, please call 208-7097.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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Wednesday September 18, 2013
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10:00 AM
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Basics of Word
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Basics of Word - The very basics of word processing with Microsoft Word.
Call 438-7075 for more information.
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Location: Toulminville Branch
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Saturday September 21, 2013
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3:00 PM
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4:00 PM
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Just 4 Us Book Club - Teens, ages 13 - 17
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This month's topic of discussion is Don't Look Behind You by Lois Duncan.
Summary: Seventeen-year-old April finds her comfortable life changed forever when death threats to her father, a witness in a federal case, force her family to go into hiding under assumed names and flee the pursuit of a hired killer. Includes material on the Federal Witness Protection Program.
Find out more about this book, find similar books, read reviews and more at Novelist.
For more information, please call 438-7075.
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Location: Toulminville Branch
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Wednesday October 2, 2013
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10:00 AM
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Click Here - Computer Basics for Adults
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Here Computer Basics for Adults - provides an intro for novice users including the keyboard and the mouse.
Call 438-7075 for more information.
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Location: Toulminville Branch
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Tuesday October 8, 2013
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6:30 PM
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A Page in Time Book Club
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Enjoy Historical fiction? Please come to our book club, A Page in Time. This month's topic of discussion is The Virgin Cure by Ami McKay.
Summary: In 19th century New York, a destitute women sends her 12-year-old daughter, Moth, to become a live-in servant of a wealthy woman. To escape her employer's cruelty, Moth flees to the streets and finds herself in the Bowery, a place filled with thieves, beggars and pickpockets. Her only escape from this desperate situation may be to find shelter in a nearby brothel.
Find out more about this book, find similar books, read reviews and more at Novelist.
For more information, contact Michele Eli at 340-8561.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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Tuesday October 15, 2013
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1:00 PM
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The Reader's Choice Book Club
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Join us every third Tuesday for some lively book discussions and tips on what’s hot and what’s not in the world of books.
This month's topic of discussion is The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin.
Summary: When two feral girls--one of them very pregnant--appear on his homestead, solitary orchardist Talmadge, who carefully tends the grove of fruit trees he has cultivated for nearly half a century, vows to save and protect them.
Find out more about this book, find similar books, read reviews and more at Novelist.
For more information, please call 208-7097.
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Location: West Regional Branch
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