March News from Scranton Library 
 2008
Expansion Update

The Library Trustees  continue to work with the Boards of Selectmen and Finance to draw up an agreement between the Town and the Library that defines the role and responsibilities of each if a referendum authorizing town bonding for the Library building expansion project is passed by voters. The agreement will cover such issues as the formation and duties of a building committee and representation of the Town on the Library Board of Trustees.

 

We are planning for a referendum sometime in 2008. A Selectmen's Library Project Committee will be appointed by the Selectmen that will independently develop objective information about the project that would be available for public presentations prior to a referendum.

 

If voters approve a bonding referendum late in 2008, after complete construction plans are developed and put out to bid, construction might begin in the second half of 2009 and last for 12-18 months.

 

Stay tuned to our eNewletter for further developments  or watch our website.

Foreign Film Collection
 

The Scranton Library has been building an eclectic mix of foreign films, and here are some of our latest acquisitions: 

 

  • 4 by Agnès Varda: A four-DVD collection including Pointe-Courte, Cleo from 5 to 7, Happiness, and Vagabond (France; dir. Agnès Varda; Criterion Collection)
  • The 49th Parallel (England 1951; dir. Michael Powell; Criterion Collection)
  • Army of Shadows (France/Italy1969; dir. Jean-Pierre Melville; Criterion Collection)
  • The Battleship Potemkin (Soviet Union 1925; dir. Sergei Eisenstein)
  • Berlin Alexanderplatz (TV; Germany 1980; dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder; Criterion Collection)
  • Black Book (Netherlands 2006; dir. Paul Verhoeven)
  • Blame It on Fidel (France 2006; dir. Julie Gavras)
  • Boss of It All (Denmark 2006; dir. Lars von Trier)
  • The Bow (Korea 2005; dir. Ki-duk Kim)
  • Cría Cuervos (Spain 1976; dir. Carlos Saura; Criterion Collection)
  • Drunken Angel (Japan 1948; dir. Akira Kurosawa; Criterion Collection)
  • Eastern Promises (Canada 2007; dir. David Cronenberg)
  • Les Enfants Terribles (France 1950; dir. Jean Cocteau; Criterion Collection)
  • The Lives of Others (Germany 2006; dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck)
  • Monsieur Hire (France 1989; dir. Patrice Leconte)
  • Once (Ireland 2006; dir. John Carney)
  • Sawdust and Tinsel (Sweden 1953; dir. Ingmar Bergman; Criterion Collection)
  • Scene of the Crime (France 1986; dir. André Téchiné)
  • The Trace of Stones (Germany 1966; dir. Frank Beyer)
  • The Threepenny Opera (Germany 1931; dir. G.W. Pabst; Criterion Collection)

The list keeps growing! For more of our new DVD arrivals (including American films), check out our BookLetters link.

 

 
Quick Links
 
Book Discussion
 Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer
 
Into Thin Air
 
by Jon Krakauer
March 25 at 1 PM.
Discussion two of four in the Impossible Missions & Expeditions series sponsored by the Friends & the CT Humanities Council.
 

To register for the discussion and for further information, please call 245-7365.

Multiple copies of the book are available at the Library.


Impossible Missions & Expeditions
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
1 to 2 p.m.
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
1 to 2 p.m.
We Die Alone by David Howarth

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
1 to 2 p.m.
Young Men and Fire by Norman Maclean
Multiple copies of the books are available at the library.

Registration suggested but not required.
Attend any or all of the discussions. 
For further information call the Lbrary: (203) 245-7365. Email your registration to:   scrantonlibrary@madisonct.org

Check out Facts.com

ReferenceUSA

The No. 1 source of information on businesses and people for researchers, students and job seekers.

referenceUSA database logo
 
www.scrantonlibrary.org                                                             
 203-245-7365                                                        Email:  scrantonlibrary@madisonct.org