The Library will be showing the movie, Queen of Katwe, starring Madina Nalwanga. This is an American
biographical sports drama about a 10 year old girl living in the slum of Katwe
in Kampala , Uganda who learns to play chess and dreams of escaping the life of
poverty and being a Woman Candidate Master.
The Queen of Katwe is a feel
good movie you won’t want to miss. The movie and snacks are free – sign-up to
reserve your spot. After watching Queen
of Katwe, get a taste of Uganda street food by going to the Simply Delicious library cooking program
with Director Mandie Roberts.
Our Book Into Movie Club will watch the movie, The Caine Mutiny, a 1954 fictional Navy
drama set in the Pacific during WWII. The all-star cast includes; Humphrey
Bogart, Jose Ferrer, Van Johnson, Fred MacMurray, and Robert Francis. Based on
the 1951 Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Herman Wouk, the film depicts the
events on board a U.S. Navy minesweeper and a subsequent mutiny court-martial. You
don’t have to read the book to sign-up for the movie. Be sure to sign-up for
the next Book Into Movie, Daisy Miller, by Henry James. The movie
and snacks are free – sign-up to reserve your spot.
With funding from the National Science Foundation, the
library is happy to present Pushing the
Limits a book club meets science café for an experience you won’t want to
miss. In February, we will explore the theme of survival while discussing the
book Arctic Drift by Clive Cussler. It is very informal and even the science challenged among
us (me) will realize that science is all around us. The library has partnered
with High School Science teacher, David Munson, who will guide the discussions.
Door prizes will be given away and the library will provide dinner along with
free books for the first five who sign-up! Other attendees will receive books
to check-out.
The library will be beginning its annual Poetry Contest this
month. Be sure to visit us online or stop at the front desk for an entry slip
and contest rules. All ages from
Kindergarten-Adult can enter!
