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Farewell Mary
Learning a Language at the Library
Lafayette and the Farewell Tour
April in Paris
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Farewell
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Greetings!

As the month of March comes to a close make sure you visit the library to see the interesting display of civil war relics in the glass case. The exhibit includes bullets, buttons and even a rifle. These items were found along trench lines, skirmish lines and campsites using a metal detector.
Learning a Language at the Library
Muzzy
We're updating our collection of children's language media. We will now be offering Little Pim DVD's for very young children, and Muzzy programs for elementary-age children. These are both award-winning approaches to early foreign-language acquisition, so come on in, and give them a try! Programs in French, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese are available.
Lafayette and the Farewell Tour: An American Idol

Tuesday, March 29 @ 7PM

LafayetteGeneral Lafayette, born the Marquis de Lafayette in Auvergne, France, was truly an American idol in the 19th century.  The proof is that more than 80 American counties, cities, and towns and countless roads were named in his honor from Lafayette Road in Portsmouth to Mount Lafayette in Franconia.  Presenter Alan Hoffman will explore the origins of Lafayette's fame.  Lafayette's extraordinary reputation was based on his military record in the Revolution, his friendship with George Washington, his continued support of American interests, his story-book life, and perhaps more importantly, his Farewell Tour of America when he visited all 24 states and Washington City as the last surviving major general of the Continental Army.  His visits to New Hampshire - to Portsmouth in 1824 and to Concord in 1825 - will be used to illustrate the adulation with which the American people greeted Lafayette on his Farewell Tour. Sign up now.

April in Paris- Springtime Romance with Sonny and Perley


Sunday, April 3 @ 4PM


SonnyandPerlyFor the final concert of the Sundays at 4 Music series, the Amherst Town Library presents husband and wife duo of pianist Sonny Day and Vocalist Perley Rousseau. Listen as the two achieve a rare musical symbiosis with their unique blend of Jazz, Brazilian, and International Cabaret.  This special concert celebrating "April in Paris" features great American Songbook Standards and International Love Songs with the music of Cole Porter, Johnny Mandel, Jerome Kern, and Edith Piaf in arrangements as refreshing as springtime itself!   Reserve your seat!

 

Remember, the library is a happening place and your library card is your ticket to free books, magazines, music, movies, Internet access, enriching programs and much more!

 
Sincerely,
 
Amherst Town Library