keep posted NEW Library Website Greenwich Library debuted a completely redesigned website at www.greenwichlibrary.org. The updated site is the result of nearly two years of analysis and design, representing collaboration among Staff, Trustees, and Friends. Improved user experience and easier navigation were the primary concerns of the redesign. Another important goal of the new site is to provide visitors with a virtual experience that is as compelling as a visit to the actual Library. Large, beautiful images and consistent colors and fonts are used throughout the site. Patrons will have an opportunity to meet the new website at a demo session led by Library staff. Sessions will take place in the Technology Training Center. Tuesday, May 3 at 10 am Thursday, May 5 at 2 pm MONDAY, MAY 9 Fiction Addiction Meeting Room SUNDAY, MAY 1 Musicians from Marlboro Cole Auditorium SATURDAY, MAY 21 Genealogy - Military Records Cos Cob Library THE GREENWICH LIBRARY NEWSLETTER MAY 2016 Every Town Is a Sports Town: Busi- ness Leadership at ESPN, from the Mailroom to the Boardroom George Bodenheimer is an ESPN and cable industry pioneer and was the company’s longest-tenured president, a position he held from 1998-2011 and served as Executive Chairman of ESPN, Inc., from 2012-2014. In his business memoir, Every Town is a Sports Town, Bodenheimer discusses his rise among the ranks in ESPN and his masterful quest to provide daily sports updates and news to the world. For more information contact Eric McCarthy at (203) 622-7926. AuthorsLive Richard Zacks Tuesday, May 3 Meeting Room 7 pm George Bodenheimer ursday, May 26 Cole Auditorium 7 pm Chasing the Last Laugh: Mark Twain’s Raucous and Redemptive Round-the-World Comedy Tour Join us Tuesday, May 3 and meet Richard Zacks, bestselling author of Island of Vice and e Pirate Hunter, as he presents his latest release, Chasing the Last Laugh. is is a rich and lively account of how Mark Twain’s late-life adventures abroad helped him recover from financial disas- ter and family tragedy, and revived his world-class sense of humor. For more information contact Joseph Williams at (203) 622-7961. A. L. Davroe Saturday, May 7 Meeting Room 1 pm Connecticut author A. L. Davroe will meet with teen readers and aspiring authors for a Q & A and a read- ing from her newest novel Nexis (2015). A.L. (Amanda) Davroe writes both YA (Young Adult) and adult speculative fiction. She prefers revisionist tales in paranormal, romance, Steampunk, and fantasy. She is the author of Salvation Station, e City Steam Collection, For Your Heart, and her newest YA Sci-Fi novel, Nexis! For more information contact Ed Morrissey at (203) 622-7918. AuthorsLive@GreenwichLibrary is made possible through the support of the Greenwich Library Board of Trustees and contributions by generous donors. Books will be available for purchase and signing through Diane’s Books. This series is open to all at no charge. Cole Auditorium & Meeting Room seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Doors will open at 6:30 pm.
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NEW Library WebsiteGreenwich Library debuted a completely redesigned website at www.greenwichlibrary.org. The updated site is the result of nearly two years of analysis and design, representing collaboration among Staff, Trustees, and Friends. Improved user experience and easier navigation were the primary concerns of the redesign.
Another important goal of the new site is to provide visitors with a virtual experience that is as compelling as a visit to the actual Library. Large, beautiful images and consistent colors and fonts are used throughout the site.
Patrons will have an opportunity to meet the new website at a demo session led by Library staff. Sessions will take place in the Technology Training Center.
Tuesday, May 3 at 10 amThursday, May 5 at 2 pm
MONDAY, MAY 9Fiction Addiction Meeting Room
SUNDAY, MAY 1Musicians from MarlboroCole Auditorium
SATURDAY, MAY 21Genealogy - Military RecordsCos Cob Library
THE GREENWICH LIBRARY NEWSLETTERMAY 2016
Every Town Is a Sports Town: Busi-ness Leadership at ESPN, from the Mailroom to the Boardroom
George Bodenheimer is an ESPN and cable industry pioneer and was the company’s longest-tenured president, a position he held from 1998-2011 and served as Executive Chairman of ESPN, Inc., from 2012-2014.
In his business memoir, Every Town is a Sports Town, Bodenheimer discusses his rise among the ranks in ESPN and his masterful quest to provide daily sports updates and news to the world.
For more information contact Eric McCarthy at (203) 622-7926.
AuthorsLiveRichard ZacksTuesday, May 3Meeting Room 7 pm
George BodenheimerThursday, May 26Cole Auditorium 7 pm
Chasing the Last Laugh: Mark Twain’s Raucous and Redemptive Round-the-World Comedy Tour
Join us Tuesday, May 3 and meet Richard Zacks, bestselling author of Island of Vice and The Pirate Hunter, as he presents his latest release, Chasing the Last Laugh.
This is a rich and lively account of how Mark Twain’s late-life adventures abroad helped him recover from financial disas-ter and family tragedy, and revived his world-class sense of humor.
For more information contact Joseph Williams at (203) 622-7961.
A. L. DavroeSaturday, May 7Meeting Room 1 pm
Connecticut author A. L. Davroe will meet with teen readers and aspiring authors for a Q & A and a read-ing from her newest novel Nexis (2015). A.L. (Amanda) Davroe writes both YA (Young Adult) and adult speculative fiction. She prefers revisionist
tales in paranormal, romance, Steampunk, and fantasy. She is the author of Salvation Station, The City Steam Collection, For Your Heart, and her newest YA Sci-Fi novel, Nexis!
For more information contact Ed Morrissey at (203) 622-7918.
AuthorsLive@GreenwichLibrary is made possible through the support of the Greenwich Library Board of Trustees and contributions by generous donors. Books will be available for purchase and signing through Diane’s Books. This series is open to all at no charge. Cole Auditorium & Meeting Room seating is limited and on a first come, first served basis. Doors will open at 6:30 pm.
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The Poet’s Voice Series presents 2015 Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Gregory Pardlo.
Gregory Pardlo’s collection Digest won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. Digest was also shortlisted for the 2015 NAACP Image Award and was a finalist for the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award. His other honors include fellowships from the National Endow-ment for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts; his first collection Totem received the APR/Honickman Prize in 2007. Pardlo’s poems appear in many publications including The Nation, Ploughshares, Tin House, The Norton Anthology of Contemporary African American Poetry, and Best American Poetry.
Now in its 39th season, The Poet’s Voice series is supported by the Horace E. Manacher Poetry Fund and the Friends of Green-wich Library. The goal of the series is to present acclaimed, distinguished, and award-winning poets to the Greenwich com-munity. The roster of The Poet’s Voice series includes Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners as well as State and U.S. Poet Laureates and a Children’s Poet Laureate.
A book signing will follow the reading. Books are supplied by Diane’s Books. This special reading is open to the public at no charge. Please contact the Poet’s Voice Series coordinator, Librar-ian Alice Bonvenuto for more information (203) 622-7919.
TransitionsArt Journaling Workshop
Artist Kathy Coe will teach you how to create your own unique and personalized handmade journal, as well as show you how to use mixed media to explore the Art Journaling process. Work with watercolors, pencils, images, pastels, ribbons, postcards and anything else you can think of. This adult oriented workshop is all about expression, creativity, letting go, moving forward, remembering, and reflecting. There are no rules in Art Journaling.
Ms. Coe studied at DuCret School of Art in New Jersey, Pratt Institute and The National Academy of Fine Art and Design in New York. She has won numerous awards for her work.
Online registration began April 11. For further information contact Matt Sgritta at (203) 622-7972.
The Friends Cole Concert Series welcomes back the Musicians from Marlboro. They will begin with Haydn’s String Quartet in F Major, Op. 77, No. 2 followed by Kaija Saariaho’s (2014 Marlboro Music Composer in Residence) haunting string quartet Terra Memoria, and Schumann’s Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 63.
Musicians are Francisco Fullana, violin; Joseph Lin, violin; Pei-Ling Lin, viola; Jay Campbell, cello; Ahrim Kim, cello; Zoltán Fejérvári, piano.
The Friends Cole Concert Series is made possible through the support of the Sylvia and Leonard Marx Foundation and Friends of Greenwich Library. Doors open at 3:30 pm.
For more information, please call the Friends Office at (203) 622-7938 or visit www.marlboromusic.org.
Sunday, May 8Meeting Room • 2 pm
Poet’s Voice
Gregory Pardlo
Musicians from Marlboro
Friends Cole Concert Series
Sunday, May 1Cole Auditorium • 4 pm
Saturday, May 14Meeting Room • 2 pm
New Adult Book Group
Fiction AddictionThis new adult book group will focus on contemporary fiction. We will meet the second Monday of every other month beginning Mon-day, May 9 in the Meeting Room at 6 pm. The first book discussed will be Laura McBride’s debut novel We Are Called to Rise.
How does the robin know the way its nest should be built? Man has long puzzled over instinctive behaviors and organic structures. Connecticut sculptor Donna Forma takes a unique approach to exploring Nature’s secrets.
Donna Forma’s awe for Nature’s majesty and power is evident in many of her works whose size dwarfs the human scale. Yet she explores and examines the intricate layers that make up the larger whole and constructs artworks that mimic and accentuate objects observed in the woodland environment. To this end she has given much attention to the exploration of hive, “nest, cocoon, shelter” and has woven, sewed, and wired layers of organic materials “through manipulated design” into creations that suggest surroundings that offer protection and respite from the elements. Like the robin, the artist has no blueprint but follows her aesthetic instincts to produce texturally appealing sculptures which she describes as “overlapping layer upon layer, emerging into shapes of strength and beauty.”
Forma works from her rural studio in Canton, CT. “My work is always evolving as natural forms do. I move from wood to copper to glue to mica to threads to handmade paper, string, algae, horsehair, dog fur, roots, and seaweed. And depending on the materials being employed, they may be cut, formed, drilled, sewn, wired, lashed, strapped, slashed” or woven in layers. “The ultimate structure is symbolic to and of life.”
Her enduring dedication to art is reflected in her published writing and her educational background as both student and teacher. Study at Carnegie Mellon, the Art Students League in NY, the Philadelphia College of Art, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine
Arts, City and Guilds of London Art School, and the Hartford Art School combined with teaching at U. Conn, Eastern CT State, Manchester Community College and the Hartford Art School attest to her ongoing fascination with her subject. Her extensive exhibition and award territory includes much of the northeast as well as Ohio and Utah.
“Layer Upon Layer” curators are Debra Fram, Cynthia Whalen and assistant Kristine Faillace. An opening reception for this last show of the season will be held Thursday, May 12 from 6-8 pm. All works are for sale. The Gallery is sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is open daily Monday to Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Thursday until 8 pm, and Sunday 1-5 pm.
May 12 - June 22
Layer upon Layer: Donna Forma
Artist TalkSaturday, May 21Flinn Gallery 2 pm
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AuthorsLive@ByramDouglas Kennedy will discuss The Blue Hour on Saturday, May 7 at 3 pm. Kennedy is the author of ten novels, including the international bestseller Leaving the World and The Moment. In 2007 he received the French decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. This program is in association with Alliance Française, Greenwich.
Maritime Aquarium The Traveling Teacher: Squid Adaptation program comes to us on, Monday, May 9 at 3 pm.
85th AnniversaryJoin us Saturday, May 21 from 1 - 3 pm, as we celebrate with ice cream, crafts and face painting. This event is generously sponsored by the Friends of Byram Shubert Library.
Book ClubsByram Book Club reads An Unwilling Accomplice by Charles Todd on Tuesday, May 10 at 3:45 pm. The International Book Club, co-sponsored with the Alliance Française of Greenwich, will read A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson on Tuesday, May 17 at 5 pm.
Book Donation Drop Off The Friends of Byram Shubert Library’s spring book sale is coming soon! Please drop off your donations at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 55 William Street in Byram on Saturday, May 14 from 9 - 11 am.
Art OpeningThe opening reception for Exploration: Land, Sea and Space, oil paintings by Sarah Szabo will be on Saturday, May 14, at 3 pm. Refreshments courtesy of the Friends of Byram Shubert Library.
The Lafayette Escadrille, WWIConference presented by Serge Gabriel on Tuesday, May 10 at 1:30 pm.
Movies from Around the WorldThe Alliance Française co-sponsors a foreign film, Thursday, May 26 at 7 pm, Marie’s Story (2014 - France).
Hearing Loss Lecture With Dr. Michelle Marrinan, Thursday, May 12 at 7 pm. Sponsored by Greenwich Hospital.
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For more information about the Byram Shubert Library, call (203) 531-0426 or click here.
ISD Art ExhibitThe International School at Dundee students art show will begin on Monday, May 2 and will be on display through the month.
The Guitar GuyRobert The Guitar Guy returns to entertain the children on Wednesday, May 4 at 3:45 pm.
Book ClubsThe Thursday Evening book club meets on Thursday, May 5 at 7:30 pm, Mary Coin by Marisa Silver. The Cloak & Dagger Book Club meets Saturday, May 14 at 1 pm, Generation Loss by Elizabeth Hand. The Brown Baggers will read For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander, Wednesday, May 18 at noon. Bedtime Stories/CraftMother’s Day theme Thursday, May 5, at 6 pm join Miss Judy & Miss Lyn. Sign up at the desk or call us at (203) 622-6883 to reserve a spot. For pre-schoolers and early elementary school-aged children.
Bees & ButterfliesPlanting to attract bees and butterflies on Wednesday, May 18 with Mary Jo Bridge Palmer at 7 pm. Beautify your garden and at the same time, learn to sustain the Natural world!
Hour of CodeThe Library presents an introductory Hour of Code Workshop taught by instructor, Irum Khan. On Saturday, May 7 there will be 3 sessions: 9:30 am Grades 1-3; 10:45 am Grades 3-5; and 3:30 pm Grades 5-8. Children who complete the hour are presented with a certificate from code.org which states that they have completed the Hour of Code. Maximum space is 12. Registration begins on April 23. Please come in to sign up or call us at (203) 622-6883.
Frogs, Bugs, and AnimalsGreen Meadows Farm’s Jason Reilly will introduce us to some frogs, bugs, reptiles, fluffy chickens, bunnies and other baby animals, on Saturday, May 7 at 1 pm. All can be safely touched and no registration is necessary for this free program.
GenealogyGenealogy and Military Records research in honor of Memorial Day with Mr. Tony Lauriano on Satur-day, May 21 at 10:30 am. Mr. Lauriano is a gradu-ate of University of Florida and St. Francis College, Brooklyn. He has been lecturing since 2007. Free program, open to all. Refreshments available.
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CT Career CoachPutnam AvenueFree computer training once a month with The CT Career Coach on Wednesday, May 11. Create a Great Job Resume at 10 am and again at 1 pm. Sign up is first come, first served.
Great Books Discussion Group The JewelGreat Books meets at 9:30 am on Thursday, May 5 to discuss Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Phone Stephen Boies at (203) 554-5785 for more information.
Amici del Libro Meeting RoomThe group meets Mondays, May 9 & 23 at 12:30 pm. Italian language conversation and book discussion.
Friends Book GroupMeeting RoomThe Friends of Greenwich Library sponsor a drop-in monthly book discussion, moderated by Susan Boyar. The group meets Tuesday, May 10 at 1 pm to discuss Please Look After Mom by Kyung-Sook Shin. For information, call (203) 622-7938.
Foreign Affairs Book Discussion Meeting RoomThe group meets Tuesday, May 17, at 7 pm to discuss China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa by Howard W. French. For information, contact Yang Wang at (203) 622-7924.
Adopt-A-Shelf Welcome DeskA volunteer training session will be on Tuesday, May 10 at 10:30 am. Time commitment is only one hour per month. Sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library.
Bookworms Book ClubChildren’s RoomThe Bookworms Club meets Wednesday, May 4 at 4 pm and is for children in grades 2 - 3. This month we discuss No Dogs Allowed by Stephanie Calmenson.
Jr. Book ClubMeeting Room This month the Jr. Book Club meets on Thursday, May 5 at 4:30 pm. Join us for a snack and discussion of Masterminds by Gordon Korman. For students in grades 4 - 6. Register and pick up a book at the Children’s Room Desk or call (203) 622-7940.
Middle School Book ClubMeeting RoomThe club meets on Thursday, May 19 at 4:30 pm to discuss Turn Left at the Cow by Lisa Bullard. For students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Register and pick up a book at the second floor Reference Desk. For infor-mation, call (203) 622-7915.
Friday Night ChessMeeting RoomJoin us for Chess on Friday, May 6 at 7 pm. All levels are welcome to drop in. For more information, call Ed Morrissey at (203) 622-7918.
Older Americans Month Cole AuditoriumBlaze a New Trail: Hope in the Light of Darkness, in recognition of Older Americans Month, the Com-mission on Aging is hosting a lecture by author and Greenwich resident, Kaitlin Roig-DeBellis on Wednes-day, May 11 at 1 pm. Ms. DeBellis was a Sandy Hook teacher and author of Choosing Hope: Moving Forward from Life’s Darkest Hours.Greenwich Library is cosponsoring this free lecture.
Caring for an Elderly Parent Meeting RoomPlease join us Thursday, May 12 at 6 pm for this seminar on choosing and providing care for aging seniors and those you love. Our panel of experts will educate and answer your questions regarding long-term care payment, delivery, and the aging process. John Massih, an Elder Care attorney who will discuss legal issues facing seniors and their families; Sheila O’Brien, RN, will discuss the role of the Case Manager, and MaryAnn Ciambriello, RN, will discuss dementia and Alzheimer’s care for the elderly.
Aging Lecture Series Cole Auditorium On Thursday, May 19 at 7 pm Dr. Linda Fried and Dr. John Rowe will discuss various topics relevant to the issue of aging. This is a cosponsored event with Greenwich Library, Commission on Aging and At Home in Greenwich. Contact Sandra Chan at (203) 625-6549.
Business Online PresenceTech Training Center Take content marketing to the next level. This is a workshop for entrepreneurs who are struggling to brainstorm and produce ongoing and original marketing content. At 2 pm on Monday, May 9 you’ll learn strategies for growing your online presence, which will drive more business back to your website and boost your online credibility. Contact Jasmine Posey at (203) 622-7941 for more information.
Value Line ServiceMeeting Room Using the Value Line Service to Protect Your Portfolio and Enhance Your Profits on Wednesday, May 18 at 11 am. This seminar will discuss Value Line’s digital investment research platform features, including:
•Basic use & navigation of the service
•How to screen and search for investments
•How to produce charts
•Model Portfolios
The presentation will be made by Value Line’s Executive Vice President, Jason Wiseberg. For more information contact Yang Wang at (203) 622-7924.
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Catch Some Spring Fever at Greenwich Library Meeting Room • 7:30 pmFinding Love that Lasts for men and women, straight or gay. On four Mondays, May 2 & 16, June 6 & 20 Candace Brindley, Certified Relationship Coach, will facilitate the series. She has helped hundreds of people find their way to happier, healthier relationships and promises that for those willing to adopt a curious and a concious approach to love and dating, their soulmates could be waiting just around the corner. Each week this 4-part series will consist of new pieces of the Lasting Love puzzle followed with coaching and Q&A. Week 1: Finding your ideal partner has to begin with some soul-searching introspection. Candace will guide you to discover the golden nuggets you personally bring to the world and, in turn, have to offer a partner. Tip: Your ideal partner will be someone who wants those nuggets - the authentic you.
Program attendees are invited to continue the conversation at the hugely popular The Ginger Man, right around the corner from the Library, (located @ 64 Greenwich Avenue) and enjoy one of the following offers:
$5 select Local Draft Beer$6 select Glass of Red/White Wine$8 select Cheese Flatbread(Offer valid at bar only)
15% OFF Final Bill in Dining Room(Offer valid only for table service not at bar) Not valid on already discounted items.
Registration is required. Please register online at www.greenwichlibrary.org. Contact Michele Martin for more information at (203) 625-6533.
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Friends Cole Concert SeriesMusicians from Marlboro4 pm
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Sing, Play, & Move Child. Rm. 10 am
Genealogy - Military Records ResearchCos Cob 10:30 am
85th Anniversary CelebrationByram 1-3 pm
Toddlertime (Reg. req.)Cos Cob 10:30 am
Baby Lapsit (Reg. req.)Cos Cob 1:15 pm
Friday Night ChessMtg. Rm. 7 pm
Friends FilmBirdman (2014) Audit. 8 pm
Great BooksThe Jewel 9:30 am New Website IntroTech Ctr. 2 pmJr. Book ClubMtg. Rm. 4:30 pmStudent LeadersTeen Central 7 pmThursday Eve. Book Club Cos Cob 7:30 pm
