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Tuesdays from 10am - 8pm

Friends of the St. Albans Free Library's Book Cellar * Used Book Sale*  Held in the basement of the Library. $3.00 per bag of Books! 

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 This Week's Events

WORLD AFFAIRS:
TUESDAY, November 17 at 11:00 a.m.
Topic: Human Rights in a new era: wars for peace? Morally straightforward in principle, an internationally mandated “responsibility to protect” victims of state oppression through armed humanitarian intervention has no shortage of complexities in practice.

TRUSTEES MEETING:
TUESDAY, November 17 at 5:30 p.m.

ADULT CRAFT NIGHT:
TUESDAY, November 17 at 6:30 p.m.

Michele Deslandes of Stampin’ Up
Just in time for the Holidays! Make three holiday cards and two gift-card holders for $5.00. Registration and payment required by November 10th. Sign up and pay at the circulation desk.

MORNINGS, MUFFINS & MYSTERIES:
THURSDAY, November 19 at 10:30 a.m.

The Double Eagle by James Twining
Tom Kirk is a rogue ex-CIA operative who, after a profitable career as an international jewel thief, is attempting to go legit; Jennifer Browne is a foxy FBI special agent trying to work her way back into the good graces of the service after accidentally killing a fellow agent. When a 1933 $20 Double Eagle gold coin turns up in the belly of a dead ex-priest-turned-fence—the rest of the run had officially been listed as destroyed—Jennifer discovers that five other “unofficial” specimens are missing from Fort Knox.

WRITERS’ MEDLEY:
THURSDAY, November 19 at 2:00 p.m.
For those interested in writing. Come and join us for a time of fun and sharing. For more info, call Wanda at the Library at 524-1507.
THE MOMS’ BOOKGROUP/PLAYGROUP:
FRIDAY, November 20 at 11:00 a.m.
If you are a Mom (or Dad) who always has the kids and rarely gets to do adult stuff, come join Angela in her book group and bring the kids for playgroup. This month’s selection is Brick Lane by Monica Ali.

Fall Craft:

Thursday, November 19th, 4:00pm.

Kids ages 6 and up are invited to our craft room to create a fall fridge magnet or wall hanging. Registration not required. Free

THE MOMS’ BOOK GROUP/PLAY GROUP:
FRIDAY, November 20 at 11:00 a.m.
If you are a Mom (or Dad) who always has the kids and rarely gets to do adult stuff, come join Angela in her book group and bring the kids for playgroup. This month’s selection is Brick Lane by Monica Ali.
 

Next Week's Events

BOOK TO FILM:
TUESDAY, November 24 at 6:00 p.m.

The Ice Storm by Rick Moody
Set in the 70’s, this is a tale of the American nuclear family in decline. The affluent WASP community of New Canaan, Connecticut, is home to the Hood and Williams families, neighboring two-parent, two-child households built around increasingly dysfunctional marriages.
Film: The Ice Storm; 112 mins; English. Rated R for sexuality and drug use, including scenes involving children, and for language.

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Downloadable  Audio Books are here!

Checkout the Quick Start Guide for some helpful tips.

This is service is provided by the Green Mountain Library Consortium and Overdrive.  St. Albans Free Library is funded by the Book Cellar, the library’s ongoing used book sale.

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