The Scranton Library can be your first stop for lifelong learning!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following titles can complement this spring's offerings in the Shoreline Institute of Lifelong Learning catalog:
Organized Crime:
19th Century Yankee Culture:
Rembrandt:
Spirituality:
Genealogy:
The library also has a selection of area genealogies in our Local History room. Ask at the Reference Desk for assistance.
Trails:
Civil War:
Local Geology:
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New to the Scranton: Frederick Wiseman Documentaries ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Scran ton Library has just purchased DVDs of some Frederick Wiseman documentaries. Learn about a slice of someone else's life. Titles include:
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- Ballet - Behind the scenes of the American Ballet Theatre.
- Belfast, Maine - A glimpse of daily life in an artsy town.
- Central Park - Some use the park; others maintain it.
- High School - Portrait of a Philadelphia high school, circa 1968.
- High School II - A high school that works - Central Park East Secondary School in East Harlem.
- Zoo - Meet the visitors, residents and handlers of the Miami Zoo.
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 *New Arrivals for Your Entertainment*
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Keep up with our latest acquisitions by checking out new arrivals.
Every month, we update our lists of recently purchased books, movies and music. What you see on the list is not everything we have, so don't forget to drop by to see what else is here! |
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And speaking of entertainment...
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Why not try these "double feature" themes some evening?
A Blast from TV's Past:
- Twilight Zone (multiple episodes)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (multiple episodes)
Woody Allen's Current "It" Girl -- Scarlett Johannson:
Cary Grant Is the Best Accessory:
- The Awful Truth (1937; dir. Leo McCarey; with Irene Dunne)
- Holiday (1938; dir. George Cukor; with Katharine Hepburn)
Double Double Feature:
- 4 by Agnès Varda (Le point court - 1954; Cleo from 5 to 7 - 1961; Le bonheur - 1964; Vagabond - 1985)
Two by Jim Jarmusch:
Students and Teachers:
April in Paris:
The Weirder, the Better: Two by Buñuel:
- Viridiana (1961; with Silvia Pinal and Fernando Rey)
- Belle de jour (1967; with Catherine Deneuve and Michel Piccoli)
They Don't Write Screenplays Like That Anymore, Do They? (Two by Mankiewicz):
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 À votre santé! New titles published by the American Diabetes Association:
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These titles (and more from the ADA) are all available at the Scranton Library. |
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Book Discussion: Young Men and Fire
by Norman Maclean
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Date and Time: April 22 at 1 p.m.
Location: Community Room, Scranton Library
Discussion four of four in the Impossible Missions & Expeditions series sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Connecticut Humanities Council.
Registration suggested but not required. To register for the discussion and for further information, please call 203-245-7365. Email your registration to: scrantonlibrary@madisonct.org.
Multiple copies of the book are available at the library. |
