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Monday:
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Tusday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Wednesday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thursday:
9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Friday:
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturday:
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. starting September 12th
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Jacob Edwards Library Celebrates
Hispanic Heritage Month and Library Card Sign-up Month! 
Greetings!
Don't forget that the Jacob Edwards Library will RE-OPEN on Saturdays beginning September 12th!
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Tuesday, September 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th |
 Knitting with Sonya!
From 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. every Tuesday come knit with Sonya! Assistance will be given to anyone needing help with a pattern. Any handcrafters are welcome to join! |
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Thursday, September 3rd - Artist Reception |
 Julian Guzman
There will be a artists reception in the Main Hall of the library from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm on Thursday, September 3rd.
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Thursday, September 3rd - Book Signing |
 Alberto Mercado
Please join the Jacob Edwards Library in welcoming Alberto Mercado when he stops by to sign his newly released novel, From Ashes to Dreams: My life, my story on Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Reading Room.
An intense and emotional novel, From Ashes to Dreams follows a family tragedy that left a mother and six small children struggling to get by. With no outside help forthcoming, the family pulled together, with each member playing his or her own role in daily life in an effort to survive. But their hardships in contrast to many of the families around them instilled a desire to succeed. The story is told through a letter written by one of the children to his deceased father in an effort to stop the nightmares that continued to haunt him well into his adult life. | |
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Thursday, September 10th - Library Box Office |
 The Library Box Office Presents: Madeinusa
The Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library present Madeinusa which will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the Pioppi Room, lower level. Candy will be available for purchase.
Synopsis:
"Madeinusa is a girl aged 14 with a sweet Indian face who lives in an isolated village in the Cordillera Blanca Mountain range of Peru. This strange place is characterized by its religious fervor. From Good Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon (the time of day when Christ died on the cross) to Easter Sunday, the whole village can do whatever it feels like. During the two holy days sin does not exist: God is dead and can't see what is happening. Everything is accepted and allowed, without remorse. Year after year, Madeinusa and her sister Chale, and her father Don Cayo, the Mayor and local big shot, maintain this tradition without questioning it. However, everything changes with the arrival in the village of Salvador, a young geologist from Lima, who will unknowingly change the destiny of the girl."
Each month the Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library present and independent or foreign movie as part of the Library Box Office Series. All movies are available in DVD format for borrowing after the screening. The Pioppi Room is equipped with surround-sound and a large screen projector to enhance your viewing experience. |
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Thursday, September 17th - Guest Lecture |
 William B. Reid, Director of External Affairs at The Last Green Valley
The LastGreenValley is two things: it is the popular name given to the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor (designated by Congress in 1994) and it is the name of the non-profit organization that manages the National Heritage Corridor. It is the mission of The Last Green Valley, Inc., (TLGV) to preserve the significant natural and cultural resources of the region while encouraging compatible economic development.
Join us on Thursday, September 17th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.as Director of External Affairs William B. Reid presents his program, Exploring The Last GreenValley.
Bill will discuss the work of The Last Green Valley, Inc. and introduce us to all there is to do in the corridor. His lecture will include a power point presentation that will have many exceptional aerial views of the region, and several publications, brochures, etc. available for participants to take home.
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Monday, September 21st - Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library Meeting |
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 Meeting to take place in the Pioppi Room at 6:00 p.m. The Friends extend an invitation to all library patrons to join their group. Please note that the Friends underwrite all programming at the Jacob Edwards Library. This is an opportunity to meet your neighbor and participate in the community! |
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Tuesday, September 22nd - Board of Trustees Meeting |
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Monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees to take place in the Mills Room at noon.
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Thursday, September 24th - Guest Lecture |
 Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado
Barbara Driscoll de Alvarado, of Anna Maria College will discuss Hispanic Culture in the Reading Room on Thursday, September 24th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. |
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Be sure to stop by the library this month! We can't wait to see you!
Sincerely,
Staff
Jacob Edwards Library |
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