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ART EXHIBITSNo art exhibits scheduled for June. PROGRAMS MOVIE:
Shyamal Uncle Turns Out the Lights LECTURE:
Amy Seidl POETRY
READING: LECTURE: FILM: ONE WORLD, MANY STORIES: Islam Q&A
Sessions This program is held in conjunction with the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures initiative awarded to the Fletcher Free Library. The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is a collection of books and videos selected to help Americans become more familiar with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims around the world, including those within the U.S. For more information, contact Barbara at 865.7211. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP CONVERSATION GROUPS
FRENCH-ENGLISH
CONVERSATION GROUP - "Dimanches"
GERMAN-ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP
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ART EXHIBITSTHE HOWARD CENTER ARTS COLLECTIVE We are an Arts Collective where individuals are free to engage in an inspired discovery into the self and are committed to a diverse range of human activities and the product of those activities. PROGRAMS LECTURE: Chris Bohjalian is the critically acclaimed author of sixteen books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Sandcastle Girls, Skeletons at the Feast, The Double Bind, and Midwives. His novel Midwives was a number one New York Times bestseller and a selection of Oprah's Book Club. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages, and three of his novels have become movies (Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers). Stephen Kiernan is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop fiction MFA program and holds an MA from Johns Hopkins University. In his twenty-five years as a journalist, he has won more than forty awards. He is a popular media commentator and the author of the non-fiction books Last Rights and Authentic Patriotism. POETRY
READING: FILM: Synopsis: Three Cairene women from different backgrounds join together in uneasy solidarity to combat the sexual harassment that has impacted each of their lives. We begin on an overcrowded bus line, dreaded by Fayza as a daily site of humiliation and anguish. Responding to a self-defense talk by Seba, whose own assault has driven her marriage apart, Fayza fights back—and soon has a police detective searching for her amid public panic. Meanwhile, Nelly, an aspiring comic, faces pressure from family to drop a lawsuit against her attacker. Mohamed Diab’s deftly braided narrative tells a gripping, timely social tale through its patchwork of interconnected lives and deeds. ONE WORLD, MANY STORIES: Islam Q&A
Sessions This program is held in conjunction with the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf, a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities Bridging Cultures initiative awarded to the Fletcher Free Library. The Muslim Journeys Bookshelf is a collection of books and videos selected to help Americans become more familiar with the people, places, history, faith and cultures of Muslims around the world, including those within the U.S. For more information, contact Barbara at 865.7211. ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE CLASSES ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP
CONVERSATION GROUPS
FRENCH-ENGLISH
CONVERSATION GROUP - "Dimanches"
GERMAN-ENGLISH CONVERSATION GROUP
SPANISH-ENGLISH
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All programs are free and open to the public at the Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington. For more information, contact Barbara at 865.7211.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, every effort will be made to make our programs accessible to individuals with disabilities. Please contact us at least two weeks prior to the program you wish to attend. To make arrangements, please call 865.7211 (TTY Relay 711).
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Stories with Megan. Mondays, June 3rd & 10th, 11:00-11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun-filled storytime with stories, songs, and rhymes. Free. Ages 2-5 years. No preregistration needed. * Creative Tuesdays. June 4th, 11th & 25th, 3-5 p.m. Join us and use your imagination to be creative with recycled materials. Free. All ages, but children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult helper, please! No preregistration needed. Spanish Musical Kids. Friday, June 7th, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Hola amigos! Come share Constancia's love of Spanish during 45 minutes of Latin American songs and games. Constancia Gomez is a native Argentinian, experience Spanish teacher and certified instructor of Music Together. She makes learning fun! Free. Ages 1-5 years. No preregistration needed. DIG INTO READING! The Fletcher Free Library 2013 Summer Reading Program begins Monday, June 17th! Visit the Library any time during the first few weeks of the program to sign up and begin your summer reading! See our Summer Reading Program flyer in June for more details. Free. For students entering K-8th grade. We Dig Our Mayor! Shake Hands with Miro! Monday, June 17th, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Mayor Weinberger looks forward to greeting summer readers and encourages kids to "dig into books" and to read more this year than ever before! Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. Dig Those Faces! Monday & Tuesday, June 17th & 18th, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program and get your face painted! Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. What on Earth? Activity Stations at the Library beginning Wednesday, June 19th and continuing throughout the summer. Drop by the library to enjoy activities, games, puzzles and a scavenger hunt. You may choose to dig into your personal roots, unearth the secrets of composting, or uncover hidden treasures in books! Free. Ages 5 & up. Digging Yourself: A Celebration of Who We Are! Wednesday, June 26th, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Through storytelling, call-and-response, folk/hiphop music and interactive improvisation, we will creatively explore our diversity while celebrating beauty shared when we dig beneath the surface. Join in the fun with local artists Storyteller Randee Eddins, Singer/Songwriter Tommy Alexander and Alanna Grace Flynn of the folk duo Quiet Lion, Singer/Songwriter Josh Boniello of Set Up City, and Spoken Word/HipHop Artists Rajnii Eddins, Scottie Raymond and Jeff Philie of Bless the Child. Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. Check out our Kids Blog: www.fletcherkids.blogspot.com! |
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Please note: The Library will be closing at 6:00 on Wednesday, July 3rd, and CLOSED on Thursday, July 4th for Independence Day. DIG INTO READING! The Fletcher Free Library 2013 Summer Reading Program begins Monday, June 17th and continues through August 11th! Visit the Library any time during the first few weeks of the program to sign up and begin your summer reading! See our Summer Reading Program flyer in June for more details. Free. For students entering K-8th grade. What on Earth? Activity Stations at the Library beginning Wednesday, June 19th and continuing throughout the summer. Drop by the library to enjoy activities, games, puzzles and a scavenger hunt. You may choose to dig into your personal roots, unearth the secrets of composting, or uncover hidden treasures in books! Free. Ages 5 & up. Dig Into Stories with Megan. Mondays, July 1st, 8th, 15th & 29th, 11:00-11:30 a.m. Enjoy a fun-filled storytime with stories, songs, and rhymes. Free. Ages 3-6 years. No preregistration needed. * Creative Tuesdays. July 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd & 30th, 3-5 p.m. Dig into your imagination and be creative with recycled materials. Free. All ages, but children under 10 should be accompanied by an adult helper, please! No preregistration needed. Sid the Science Kid: The Movie. - A VPT Public Film Screening. Monday, July 1st, 2:15-3:15 p.m. Follow "Junior Investigators" Sid and Gabriela through their adventures in the Super Ultimate Science Museum. Free. Ages 6-9 years. No preregistration needed. "Narnia." Wednesday, July 3rd, 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. Bring lunch and enjoy Very Merry Theatre's "Narnia" musical on the Library lawn. "Narnia" is based on C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe with popular tunes from the 1960s. Held indoors in the event of rain. Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. What Rot! The Amazing Life of Dirt. Thursday, July 11th, 1:00-2:00 p.m. Want the real "scoop" on dirt? What would life on Earth be without "rot?" Naturalist Steve Amos will entertain and educate us with answers to these questions and more, with live animals and hands-on activities. Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. Spanish Musical Kids. Friday, July 12th, 10:30-11:15 a.m. Hola amigos! Come share Constancia's love of Spanish in a program of Latin American songs and games. She makes learning fun! Free. Ages 1-5 years. No preregistration needed. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Safari, So Good! - A VPT Public Film Screening. Monday, July 15th, 2:15-3:15 p.m. Join the Cat in the Hat in his brand-new safari adventure! Free. Ages 5 & up. "Bugsy Malone." Wednesday, July 17th, 12:00 noon-1:00 p.m. Bring lunch and enjoy the Very Merry Theatre's "Bugsy Malone." a fun-filled take on the old gangster films, written for children and based on the 1970s movie. Held indoors in the event of rain. Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. Cardboard Board Parade. Thursday, July 18th, 1:00-3:00. Unearth your favorite construction or gardening book, or any book that you treasure, and create a cardboard box costume to join in the Burlington Parks & Recreation parade. Free. Ages 2-23. No preregistration needed. Meet at the UU Church at the top of Church Street at 1:00 p.m. We Dig Our Lake Monsters! Monday, July 22, 11:00-11:45 a.m. Meet your baseball heroes from the Vermont Lake Monsters, Burlington's Minor League baseball team, who will share books, answer questions and sign autographs. AND join Library staff at the Centennial Field game on Saturday, July 27th at 6:05 p.m. Be on time to hear Robert Resnik and Megan Butterfield lead us in our national anthem! Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. An Evening of Music and Dance from Trad Camp. Wednesday, July 24th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Young Tradition Vermont presents campers and instructors from its annual Trad Camp. Enjoy songs, tunes and dances with Pete Sutherland, Brian Perkins, Mary Wesley, Julia Wayne, Mark Sustic and others. Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. X-Theater Presents wondrously wacky plays, written and performed by kids for kids. Thursday, July 25th, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Productions of the Burlington Parks & Recreation Open Stage Performance Camp. Free. Ages 5 & up. No preregistration needed. Check out our Kids Blog: www.fletcherkids.blogspot.com! |
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*Please note: All groups must receive special permission to attend any program from Rebecca Goldberg. Daycares are welcome to programs with a caregiver for every two children. Please call 865.7216. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, every effort will be made to make our programs accessible to people with disabilities. To aid us in making accommodations, please contact us a minimum of two weeks prior to the program you wish to attend. Please call 865-7216 (TTY relay 711).
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