Friends of the Talent LibraryPO Box 994 - Talent, Oregon 97540 - E-mail Us - Map
LIBRARY UPDATE: mid-November 2009Up-coming Friday Movies and a Sat. Matinee Friday, Nov 20 -- Movie Night for Trekkies. Just released to DVD, in this prequel, we meet James T. Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura and the rest of group who will become the famed crew of the Enterprise. This film follows the early days and struggles of the team on their first mission out of Starfleet Academy. Rated PG-13. Reviews. Friday, Dec 11 -- Movie Night for Food Lovers. Just released to DVD. A woman verging on thirty and frustrated in a temp secretary job takes on a year-long culinary quest: cook all 524 recipes in Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." Stars Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, and Stanley Tucci. Rated PG-13. Reviews. Saturday, Dec 12 -- Special Saturday matinee, 1:30pm. Just released to DVD. In Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts, he finds a Potions book, which he will have to put to good use in the wake of Lord Voldemort's return. Rated PG. Reviews. Friday, Dec 18 -- Family Movie Night. Just released to DVD. In this hilarious animated feature, a team of trained secret agent guinea pigs work for a government agency. The team is asked to prevent a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world. Rated PG. Reviews. Pick up a free bookmark at the Talent Library, listing upcoming movie names and dates. Friday showtimes are at 6pm in the Talent Library Community Room ... and the movies are FREE! After-school Storytime & Snacks Our popular program returns. Each Thursday at 3:30 pm, starting October 8 and running through May 27: After-School Storytime and Snacks in the Talent Library. A wholesome snack for children K through 4th grade will be served in the Children's Area of the library, followed by stories. Stories are geared to elementary school children, but younger children accompanied by parent are welcome. Book Group discusses "A Patchwork Planet" Wednesday, November 18, 5:30-7pm. Did you know the Talent Library has a book discussion group? We do! In November the book is Anne Tyler's "A Patchwork Planet". In this, her fourteenth novel, Anne Tyler, winner of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize, tells the story of a lovable loser who's trying to get his life in order. Here are some other readers' thoughts about this book: Reviews. And the opening chapter of the book. The Book Group will not meet in December. The next meeting will be Wednesday, January 20, and the book will be "Welcome to Temptation", by the hilarious Jennifer Crusie. Reviews. Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5. Re-gifting is In! Reduce Holiday expenses by giving gently used books and gift items from the Friends of the Talent Library Holiday Book & Gift Sale. 10am to 5pm both days at the Talent Library. Friends need Friends: Come Join Us!Welcome to the Friends of Talent Library web page. We are a group of volunteers dedicated to the support, assistance, and promotion of our local library. The Talent Friends group provides financial support for the Summer Reading and Storytime programs, provides volunteers to aid the library staff, maintains the glass display cases, and sponsors a number of free programs throughout the year. Our recent Capital Campaign raised a third of million dollars, which increased the patron and book space in the new Talent Branch Library by over 1400 square feet. Click to read more about the highlights of the Capital Campaign. Our current priorities are to keep our County library system open -- and to support and expand the programs and activities available at the Talent Library. Please note: new time for Board Meetings - Board Meetings are held at the Talent Library on the fourth Friday of the month at 1:30 pm. In November 2009, the Board Meeting will be on the third Friday, Nov. 20. There will be no Board Meeting in December 2009. Our current Board list. Our meetings are open to all. Bring your ideas and energy. We guarantee you a warm reception. For further information contact Betty Smith at 535-4246. There's never been a better time to join and show our community's support for our new Talent Library! Membership Application. [Return to top] |
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