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Wednesday May 1, 2013
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Friday May 31, 2013
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The Calligraphy of Chen Peibin Exhibit
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Contact: Thomas Crane Library 617-376-1301
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The calligraphy of Chinese artist Chen Peibin will be on display from May 1 to 31 in the Coletti Reading Room.
Chen Peibin was born in the city of Liuzhou, Guangxi province in 1949. He began to practice writing calligraphy with his father at the age of seven. Over the past five decades, Mr. Chen has concentrated on the study of Chinese calligraphy, and has pioneered three innovations: “human body calligraphy”, “one-stroke calligraphy” and the “carapace-bone impression”. He has developed a unique personal style that integrates the Chinese poetic and artistic imagination with a new visual feeling.
In 1987 and 1996, Mr. Chen contributed to the construction of the Guilin Sino-Japan Calligraphy Inscription & Forest of Style Hall, which collects more than 400 steles with calligraphy inscriptions. His own work has been published in a variety of books, including “The Top Hundred Calligraphists of China”, “ The 66 Famous Calligraphists” and “Almanac of Character”. Mr. Chen is now the Curator of the Guilin Sino-Japan Friendship Calligraphy Inscription Academy, the principal of Guilin Sino-Japan Friendship School, a member of the China Guangxi Political Consultative Conference (the 8th Standing Committee),and Chairman of the China Photography Exchange Association.
Find out more about artist Chen Peibin in this interview with Gary Yu on QATV.
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Location: Main Library Coletti Reading Room (first floor)
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Monday May 20, 2013
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10:00 AM
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1:00 PM
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Monday Math GED Tutoring
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Contact: Mary Diggle 617-376-1314 quliteracy@ocln.org
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If you are studying for the mathematics part of the GED and need a little extra help, drop on by the Community Room on Mondays between 10:00 am and 1:00 pm where you will find tutors ready and available to guide you through those difficult math problems. Please call the Literacy Office if you have any further questions at (617)376-1314.
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Location: Main Library Community Meeting Room (ground floor)
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Wednesday May 22, 2013
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2:00 PM
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4:30 PM
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North Quincy Matinee: Lincoln
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Contact: North Quincy Branch 617-376-1320
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 As the Civil War continues to rage, America's 16th president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to emancipate the slaves. This inspiring and revealing drama chronicles Lincoln's time in office between 1861 and 1865 as he dealt with personal demons and politics during the Civil War.
"Go see this movie. Take your children, even though they may occasionally be confused or fidgety. Boredom and confusion are also part of democracy, after all. Lincoln is a rough and noble democratic masterpiece - an omen, perhaps, that movies for the people shall not perish from the earth."--The New York Times
"An epic ensemble about the intersection of democratic process and higher moral thinking, and it’s a rip-roaring entertainment, brain food that’s tasty and good for you. Sweet Lord, how refreshing it is to hear dialogue that crackles with wit and personality — with actual ideas."--Boston Globe
Directed by Stephen Spielberg; Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Hal Holbrook, Tommy Lee Jones and others; 150 minutes; 2012; Rated PG-13 for an intense scene of war violence, some images of carnage and brief strong language.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
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Location: North Quincy Branch
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7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
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Crime by the Book: Hallie Ephron
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Contact: Thomas Crane Library 617-376-1301
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 A writer of novels called “unputdownable”, “unsettling”, “Hitchcockian”, and “deliciously creepy”, Hallie Ephron has delivered her latest gripping page-turner, There Was an Old Woman. Just published on April 2, the book has received wide acclaim and has already made it onto the Boston Globe bestseller list.
Join Hallie to find out more about the facts behind the fiction in this compelling story about a young woman who becomes entangled in a terrifying web of deception and madness involving an elderly neighbor. Copies of There Was an Old Woman will be available for sale at the event.
 Hallie Ephron made a splash writing suspense with Never Tell a Lie in 2009. It was nominated for multiple awards, including the Mary Higgins Clark Award, and was adapted for film as "And Baby Will Fall" for the Lifetime Movie Network. Hallie’s new book is garnering rave reviews. New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen calls it “an absolute must read. I devoured this in one ravenous gulp.”
Hallie’s parents were screenwriters Henry and Phoebe Ephron who wrote such classics as “Desk Set” and “Carousel.” She grew up in Beverly Hills in a house filled with books, the third of four sisters (Nora, Delia, Hallie, and Amy) all competing to be heard. It was a good training ground for a writer. Now Hallie lives near Boston, happily married for longer than she can remember, and has two beautiful and talented daughters.
 Watch an interview with Hallie Ephron on QATV.
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Location: Main Library Community Meeting Room (ground floor)
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Thursday May 23, 2013
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6:00 PM
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8:00 PM
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Crane Library Bookstore Open 6-8 p.m.
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Contact: Thomas Crane Library 617-376-1301
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Location: Main Library Bookstore
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6:30 PM
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9:00 PM
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Film Feature: Skyfall
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Contact: Thomas Crane Library 617-376-1301
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 Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007. Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past returns to haunt her. 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
"Skyfall triumphantly reinvents 007 in one of the best Bonds ever. This is a full-blooded, joyous, intelligent celebration of a beloved cultural icon, with Daniel Craig taking full possession of a role."--Chicago Sun-Times
"The latest addition to the Bond canon goes beyond thrilling into chilling and enthralling, plus a kind of stirring that has nothing to do with martinis."--Wall Street Journal
Directed by Sam Mendes; Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem; 143 minutes; 2012; Rated PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
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Location: Main Library Community Meeting Room (ground floor)
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Saturday May 25, 2013
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10:00 AM
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11:00 AM
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Origami Workshop for Ages 8+
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Contact: Children's Room 617-376-2411
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Join origami artist Andrew Anselmo for a hands on origami workshop for children ages 8 and older. Learn how to read origami diagrams and make origami models that move.
Registration is required. Beginning Monday, May 6th, register online, in person or by calling 617-376-2411. Due to space limitations, this program is limited to Quincy residents.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
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Location: Main Library Community Meeting Room (ground floor)
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There is 1 space available.
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10:00 AM
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4:00 PM
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Crane Library Bookstore Open 10-4
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Contact: Thomas Crane Library 617-376-1301
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Location: Main Library Bookstore
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Monday May 27, 2013
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Library Closed for Memorial Day
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Tuesday May 28, 2013
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7:00 PM
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8:30 PM
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America's Romance with the English Garden
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Contact: Thomas Crane Library 617-376-1301
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 Hear the story of how Americans came to love the English garden, especially the lawn, and how seed and nursery catalogs fed this romance, at a free illustrated presentation by author Thomas Mickey.
The 1890s saw a revolution in advertising. Cheap paper, faster printing, rural delivery, railroad shipping, and the new technology of chromolithography combined to pave the way for the first modern catalogs. The most prominent of these, reaching American households by the thousands, were seed and nursery catalogs with beautiful pictures of middle-class homes surrounded by sprawling lawns, lush plants, and the latest garden accessories--in other words, the quintessential English-style garden.
Thomas Mickey's new book, America's Romance with the English Garden, is the story of tastemakers and homemakers, of savvy businessmen and a growing American middle class eager to buy their products. It's also the story of the beginnings of the garden industry, which seduced the masses with its images and fixed the English garden in the minds of striving Americans. Seed and nursery catalogs delievered aspirational images to front doorsteps from Maine to California, and the English garden became the look of America.
Thomas Mickey is Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies at Bridgewater State University. He is a graduate of Boston University, the University of Iowa, and Harvard University's Landscape Institute, and has been a garden columnist for the Brockton Enterprise and the Patriot Ledger.
Copies of the book will be available for sale.
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Location: Main Library Community Meeting Room (ground floor)
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Wednesday May 29, 2013
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10:00 AM
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Small Business Workshop
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Contact: Brian Lynch 617 887 5332 lynchb@dor.state.ma.us
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This class offered by the Mass Dept of Revenue is designed for newer business owners to discuss state income,sales and payroll taxes.
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Location: Main Library Community Meeting Room (ground floor)
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2:00 PM
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4:45 PM
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North Quincy Matinee: Skyfall
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Contact: North Quincy Branch 617-376-1320
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Daniel Craig is back as James Bond 007. Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past returns to haunt her. 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.
"Skyfall triumphantly reinvents 007 in one of the best Bonds ever. This is a full-blooded, joyous, intelligent celebration of a beloved cultural icon, with Daniel Craig taking full possession of a role."--Chicago Sun-Times
"The latest addition to the Bond canon goes beyond thrilling into chilling and enthralling, plus a kind of stirring that has nothing to do with martinis."--Wall Street Journal
Directed by Sam Mendes; Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Javier Bardem; 143 minutes; 2012; Rated PG-13 for intense violent sequences throughout, some sexuality, language and smoking.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
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Location: North Quincy Branch
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