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NSF Haiti Blog: Andy Freed, son of Chilmark resident Norman Freed is part of a team of geophysicists supported by the National Science Foundation who are in Haiti to conduct a GPS survey to measure ground deformation following the Jan 12 earthquake. Click here to read the team's blog.
Sandpipers at the Library - Stories and Songs for All Ages: Come join Kristin Tue and Sat 10:30 –11:15 AM for fun, music, and story-telling. See more photos!
After School Program - Story and Arts & Craft Time: Come join Irene Wed 3:00-4:00 PM for stories, and arts & craft. Projects are creatively connected to stories! See more photos!
Family Friday Night Movie Series! Join us this Fri Feb 5 for Whale Rider (2002). 7 p.m. One of the most charming and critically acclaimed films of 2003, the New Zealand hit Whale Rider effectively combines Maori tribal tradition with the timely "girl power" of a vibrant new millennium. Despite the discouragement of her gruff and disapproving grandfather (Rawiri Paratene), who nearly disowns her because she is female and therefore traditionally disqualified from tribal leadership, 12-year-old Pai (Keisha Castle-Hughes) is convinced that she is a tribal leader, and sets about to prove it. Rather than inflate this story (from a novel by Witi Ihimaera) with artificial sentiment, writer-director Niki Caro develops very real and turbulent family relationships, intimate and yet torn by a collision between stubborn tradition and changing attitudes. The mythic whale rider--the ultimate symbol of Maori connection to nature--is also the harbinger of Pai's destiny, and the appealing Castle-Hughes gives a luminous, astonishingly powerful performance that won't leave a dry eye in the house. With its fresh take on a familiar tale, Whale Rider is definitely one from the heart. (from an Amazon.com description)
Free admission, popcorn, and juice. Open to all ages. Great for family entertainment or a cheap date night! Sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Public Library. Click here for the program schedule. Call for info 508-645-3360
Winter Chowder and a Movie Series! Join us Wed Feb 10 for Harvey (1950). 12 p.m. Starring James Stewart as Elwood P. Dowd, a mild-mannered, pleasant man, who just happens to have an invisible friend resembling a 6-foot rabbit. The film was nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award nomination and picked up an Oscar win for actress Josephine Hull.
Free admission, hot chowder, and classic films from Hollywood's golden age. Great for retirees, the self employed, and outdoor workers who want to come in from the cold for a little while! Click here for the program schedule. Call for info 508-645-3360
January DVD Spotlight: Get in shape for 2010 with some of our exercise DVDs...or dance around the room to a musical! Here are just a few selections from our DVD collection:
Grease
Chicago
Beauty of Dance
10 Solution Dance off Belly Fat
Salsa Dance Workout
Power Yoga with Rodney Yee
Pilates Mindful Movement
Billy Bootcamp
Looking for a specific title? Search in our catalog, request a title, email us. You can also call us at 508-645-3360 and we can reserve a title or do an interlibrary loan for you.
• New! Longer DVD borrow time: You can now check DVDs out for three days, and this means that some days on the week give you an even longer time. Check out our new schedule below!
Check out day->Due day
Mon ------------->Thurs
Tues ------------>Sat
Wed ------------>Sat
Thurs ----------->Mon
Sat ------------->Tues
Call 508-645-3360 to renew, or renew via email
January Art Show: New landscape and nature paintings in oil by Julie Ann Brand. After years of working in watercolor, she is now using oil paint. This exhibits highlights her love of the beauty of the island landscape.
Come in from the cold at the off-season library cafe! Please join us during library hours in the meeting room for coffee, tea, cocoa and pastries. Brought to you by the Friends of the Chilmark Public Library.
• Calling all Stitchers: Needlework & Fiber Arts Group for all who knit, quilt, needlepoint, spin, crochet & sew. Beginners Welcome! Meets Thursdays from 7-9 PM. For more info, e-mail Susan Murphy: menemshamass@yahoo.com
• Free Walk-in Blood Pressure Clinics: Town Nurse Nicole Barlett from the Visiting Nurse Association will be holding walk-in blood pressure clinics in the conference room. They will be held at the same time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm the THIRD Wednesday of every month. No appointment necessary.
• Home Delivery Service: Need a book,movie, magazine and can't get to the library due to injury or illness? Call us for a volunteer to bring you a book, movie, or magazine. Call us when you need the materials to be picked up as well (please note that materials will be checked out to you for a month our newest DVD selections will not be available so we can keep them circulating). 508-645-3360, or email us
