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Classic Movie
Night
The
first
Thursday of the month. Doors open at 6:30PM, movie
starts at 7PM. Come join us for these oldie but goodies:
 With
a Song in My Heart
Susan Hayward
Thursday, June 5, 2008
*Ask about Dial-A-Ride Availability*
History, Lore and Legacy
of the Civilian Conservation Camps
in Windsor & Connecticut
Thursday, May 22, at 7PM
As part of Windsor’s 375th
Anniversary celebration join us at the Windsor Public Library
to learn about the CCC camps of Windsor and other Connecticut
towns. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began on March
31, 1933 under Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty
and unemployment of the Depression. Camps were set up in many
CT towns, state parks & forests. Workers built trails, roads,
campsites, & dams, stocked fish, built & maintained fire tower
observer’s cabins & telephone lines, fought fires, & planted
millions of trees. The CCC disbanded in 1942 due to the need
for men in WW II.
Above: West Cornwall
Barracks courtesy of Black Bass Antiques
Author Marty Podskoch is
conducting research on the Civilian Conservation Camps in the
Adirondacks & Connecticut, for his next book in honor of the
75th Anniversary of the founding of the CCC. He is keenly
interested in meeting folks who may have CCC stories to share
or contribute.
Marty Podskoch is the author
of several books about the history and lore of the Fire Towers
of the Catskills & Adirondacks.
He also writes a weekly
newspaper column, “Adirondack Stories” published in five
Adirondack area newspapers. These stories have been published
as book. A selection of Marty’s books will be available at the
event.
Call 860-285-1918
for more information
Discussions will be at the Main Library, 323 Broad Street, on
the fourth Monday of each month, except as noted by an *. We
meet from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. in downstairs Meeting Room 2.
Books are available at the Main Library’s Lending Desk.
January 28
Dance of the Dissident Daughter, by Sue Monk Kidd
February 25
Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All-American Meal,
by Eric Schlosser
March 24
Saturday, by Ian McEwan
April 28
The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived
the Great American Dust
Bowl, by Timothy Egan
May 19*
A Test of Wills, by Charles Todd
June 23
Between Two Worlds, by Zainab Salbi
July 28
The Last Detective, by Peter Lovesey
August 25
The Echo Maker, by Richard Powers
September 22
The Savage Garden, by Mark Mills
October 27
The Ghost at the Table, by Suzanne Berne
November 24
A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini
December 15*
The Church of Dead Girls, by Stephen Dobyns
Anyone wishing
to use the computers will need to have a valid library card.
If you do not have your library card you may purchase a 1 hour
pass for $1.00. If you have a valid library card your
free session will last for 2 hours.
Windsor Public Library offers free
Internet services to anyone wishing to surf the World Wide
Web. At present, there are 20 terminals that patrons are able
to book in advance, or use on a first-come, first-serve basis.
All of the computers include Microsoft Office 2003 with Word,
Excel, Power Point and Publisher. If you wish to book ahead,
you may do so by calling the reference desk at 285-1918.
For more information, call reference at
285-1918.ack
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If you need to fax anything, or make
photocopies, there are public machines available at the
library. The fax machine accepts credit cards, or you may
purchase a fax card for $5.
Photocopies require cash; the charge for copies is $0.20 per
page.
We'd Love Your Help!
Volunteers Wanted!
If you are interested in
volunteering your time to help others, call 285-1924, or send
us an
e-mail!
Best Seller
Book Club
The Library can't buy enough
copies of best sellers to meet the demand, so you often have
to wait. Tired of waiting?? Don't wait... donate!
We are pleased to provide this new
library service. Patrons get to read their book without a long
wait and the library increases its book collection. Library
patrons may choose a title from the New York Times Best
Seller List. We may also accept donations for other
current titles following the library's regular donation policy
criteria. Donated books are usually ready for the patron
within seven working days.
Your donation will buy the best
seller that you want and you will be the FIRST to read it!
 You get the 45%
library discount off the book price.
Your donation is tax deductible.
You are the FIRST to read the book!
Call 285-1918 for more information on
how to donate a best seller.
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