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PROGRAMS IN THE ADULT LIBRARY    PROGRAMS IN THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY ~Mondays, March 8 and March 22, 2010 from 12noon to 1pm TedxKHlibrary lunchtime series     Bring your lunch, view a video from the TED website, and share your ideas about it. ~Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7pm Life in Washington Country with Senator Bill Doyle     "Life in Washington County" is the sixth documentary produced as a collaboration between Bill Doyle's Vermont Government and History class at JSC and Vince Franke of Peregrine Productions of Waterbury. In developing the documentary, Franke and the JSC students interviewed 18 Washington County residents* -- including Lola Aiken, wife of the late Sen. George Aiken -- about life in the early 20th century. The other five documentaries - focusing on Grand Isle, Chittenden, Lamoille, Franklin and Orleans counties -- also were developed with the help of students in Sen. Doyle's Vermont History & Government class at JSC and produced by Peregrine Productions. Like the other documentaries, "Life in Washington County" blends interviews and images of local people in the first half of the 20th century. More than 200 historical photographs provide a visual record of life in the region. ~Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:30-8:30pm Must Party = Drinking? How did our Kids Become Drinkers? What's the Solution?     These are difficult questions with no clear answers. The film Spin the Bottle offers an eye-opening critique of the role that contemporary popular culture plays in glamorizing excessive drinking. A panel of those working in prevention, treatment, and educational settings will lead the audience in dialogue and problem-solving. Co-sponsored by KHL and the Montpelier Community Justice Center. ~Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:00-8:00pm The Third Thursdays series with Transition Town Montpelier     Tackling Climate Change and Peak Oil. Bringing Heads, Hearts and Hands of Communities together to Make the Transition to Life Beyond Oil. ~Monday, March 22, 2010 at 7pm A Pioneer Love Story: The Letters of Minnie Hobart     Book reading and signing with author Priscilla Wilson Best Non-fiction Award ? 2009 Oklahoma Writer?s Federation, Inc. Shining with spirit and staying power, as a pioneer entering the Panhandle of Texas in 1888 Minnie Wood Warren Hobart was physically frailer than many pioneer women. Minnie?s enduring love for my grandfather sustained her through dramatic change. She grew up in Vermont ? green, hilly, tranquil, with flowing water in the rivers. In 1888, she married her childhood sweetheart and moved to the Panhandle of Texas ? brown, flat, windy, with sand patterns in the rivers. What if she had surrendered to the strangeness that was the Texas Panhandle? In writing this story, I wanted to go beyond my grandmother?s life as a footnote in history to discover the real story of this woman who lived in such changing and revolutionary times. Research for this book was done here at the Kellogg-Hubbard! ~Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 7pm "Kyoto & Environs: Steeped in Ancient Wildness" with artist Jim Kelso     Jim Kelso will present a slide lecture on his autumn 2008 ramblings in and around Kyoto, where he sought inspiration from wild nature and the sensitivity of the Japanese toward their connection to nature. Jim will also share photos of exceptional, very rarely seen, works in metal that have influenced his work, along with a few photos of his own work that were exhibited in Kyoto at that time. _________________________ The Things We Don't Like to Talk About- Films, Facts, and Discussion about Difficult Realties The Montpelier Community Justice Center, in partnership with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, the Montpelier Police Department, the Washington County Domestic Violence Coordinated Community Response Team, and other community organizations presents an informative series featuring films, lectures, and compelling stories on topics we all need to understand. Domestic and sexual violence, underage drinking, driving under the influence and other crimes happen in our community every day. This series will help you learn more about the reality, the risks, and the possibilities for healing and change after an offense has occurred. All programs are held from 6:30 - 8:30 pm at The Kellogg-Hubbard Library Remarkable Conversations: Victim Offender Dialogue in Cases of Extreme Violence Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Must "Party" = Drinking? How did our kids become drinkers? What's the problem? What's the solution? Thursday, March 11, 2010 Healthy Mistrust : Protecting Children from Sexual Predators Thursday, April 8, 2010 A Place to Fight: Why We Need Mediators and Where to Find Them Thursday, May 13, 2010 _________________________ First Wednesdays programs at the Kellogg Hubbard Library     This once-a-month humanities forum brings nationally and regionally renowned speakers to libraries for public lectures on the First Wednesday of each month, October through May. The diverse topics of First Wednesdays offer something for everyone: from Hamlet to the National Parks, herbal medicine to the New England Town Meeting, political power and art to Rock 'n' Roll, Afghanistan and Iran to poetry's spiritual language, First Wednesdays brings a world of ideas into Vermont's communities. All programs are at 7pm in the Hayes Room, all are free, and the library is handicapped accessible. Co-sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council. October 7, 2009: It's All Uphill in Afghanistan In Afghanistan the US is marching up a road it has travelled before -- thirty years ago, in Vietnam. Everything is different but the two things that matter most -- we don't speak the language or understand the people, and we're trying to solve a political problem with military means. Trying to square this circle could poison American politics, and ruin Obama's presidency. Thomas Powers is a journalist, intelligence expert and past recipient of the Pulitzer Prize. His most recent book is Intelligence Wars: American Secret History from Hitler to Al-Qaeda. CANCELLED November 4, 2009: Singer`s Typewriter... and Mine A journey through the life and work of Isaac Bashevis Singer, the controversial Yiddish writer and Nobel Prize winner, through the eyes of one of his most devoted reader and the editor of the 3-volume set of Isaac Bashevis Singer: Collected Stories. Ilan Stavans is an internationally renowned critic, linguist, translator, editor and author. He is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. December 2, 2009: Poetry's Spiritual Language Using the poetry of Dickinson, Kenyon, Rumi, and Kabir -- poets from diverse religious traditions -- Dartmouth English professor Nancy Jay Crumbine examines poetry's language of spirituality and explores how ordinary moments in time contain the timeless and transcendent. Nancy Jay Crumbine is a professor at Dartmouth College, a Unitarian Universalist minister, a writer, actor, and public speaker. January 6, 2010: A Capitol for the Green Mountains: Vermont's State House at 150 Vermont State Curator David Schutz shares historical highlights of one of the nation's oldest and best-preserved capitol buildings on the occasion of its birthday. The State House can be appreciated for its political, architectural and cultural significance, and Schutz takes you there with stories of its past, its recent restoration, and its central place in the hearts of all Vermonters. David Schutz has served State Curator in Vermont since 1986. As State Curator, he oversaw the restoration of the Vermont State House, and now provides oversight in the preservation of all historic buildings owned by the State of Vermont. February 3, 2010: The Truth about Happiness What is happiness, and why is it so elusive? Are Americans particularly hungry for happiness? Analyst and author Dr. Polly Young-Eisendrath examines the cultural and psychological context of happiness. Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D. is a psychologist and Jungian psychoanalyst. She has published fourteen books that have been translated into twenty languages, including The Self Esteem Trap and The Cambridge Companion to Jung. March 3, 2010: Welfare Brat: A Memoir Author Mary Childers's childhood in the Bronx was often marred by violence, alcoholism and neglect. Referencing her own story, she discusses various paths out of poverty and away from welfare dependence, as well as ethical issues associated with publishing memoirs. Mary M. Childers, Ph.D. is Dartmouth College's part-time Ombudsperson and an independent workplace and diversity consultant. April 7, 2010: The Unseen Alistair Cooke As one of the preeminent journalists of the 20th century, Alistair Cooke reported extensively on the major events of his time as well as the evolving American culture, but he rarely spoke about himself. His daughter, Susan Cooke Kittredge, will speak about her father and his life away from the public eye. Susan Cooke Kittredge is the former senior minister at the Old Meeting House in East Montpelier Center, Vermont. She now lives in Shelburne, Vermont. May 5, 2010: 1763 and How America Became American Dartmouth history and Native American Studies professor Colin Calloway considers a time when a war of independence waged by Indian people set America on course for a second, more famous, war of independence. Colin Calloway is Professor of History and Samson Occom Professor of Native American Studies. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Leeds in England in 1978. One Vast Winter Count: The Native American West before Lewis and Clark. _________________________ LUNCH IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE Starting January 8th, 2008, want to brush up on your foreign language skills' Come to the Kellogg-Hubbard Library with a bag lunch and a dictionary. We'll open the Hayes Room to a different language group from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Tell your friends! Schedule change* for fall / winter 2009-2010 Tuesday: Wednesday: Spanish Thursday: French / Italian* Friday: German _________________________ ART AT THE LIBRARY Please stop in and talk to Carol if you are a local artist and would like to share your work! _________________________ BOOK SALES 2010 We have some of the best book sales in Vermont. Our books are high-quality and organized by subject! Many are brand-new. Mark your calendar for the following dates and help us raise money for the library: March 15th - April 17th June 14th - July 17th September 13th - October 16th December 13th - January 15th, 2011

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