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The Written
Word
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January 26 |
Sonny Brewer - Talking about his new novel
The Widow and the Tree |
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February 2 |
Dean Mosher
– “Illustrators of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain |
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February 9 |
Donna
Esslinger – “The Algonquin Round Table” |
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February 16 |
MARDI GRAS-
NO BOOK REVIEW |
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February 23 |
Janice
Charles – Review of Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The
Biography of a Cause by Tom Gjelten |
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March 2 |
Sue Beard
– Review of Body & Soul by Frank Conroy |
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March 9 |
Alan Samry
– Review of A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New
World by Tony Horwitz |
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March 23 |
Doug Cazort
– Talking about Under the Grammar Hammer and
Chairman Cazort’s Little Red Book of Writing |
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March 30 |
Joe
Bullington – Review of A Country of Vast Designs: James K.
Polk, the Mexican War, and the Conquest of the American Continent
by Robert W. Merry |
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April 6 |
Fran Morley
– “My Words Are Gonna Linger: The Art of Personal History” |
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April 13 |
Martin
Lanaux – Review of A Conquering Spirit: Fort Mims and the
Redstick War of 1813-1814 by Gregory Waselkov |
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April 20 |
Megrez
Rudolf – Review of Alabama Moon by Watt Key |
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April 27 |
Pam McRae
– Review of The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation’s
Call to Greatness by Harlow Giles Unger |
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Computer classes are offered free of charge to the public in our
computer lab. For types of classes, dates and times please check the
list below. Class sizes are limited and registration is required. If you
are interested please stop by the library or call 928.7483 and press
option #5.
Classes without the minimum of 2 registered patrons will be cancelled!
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Computer Learning for Seniors
Meet the
Mouse
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is offered the first Tuesday of every month, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
For anyone who does not know how to use a mouse or
keyboard. Excellent beginning class for senior citizens who have no
computer experience.
Basic Computer - is offered the first Wednesday and
Thursday of every
month, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Slow-paced class developed for senior citizens who have
no computer experience, but want to learn basic computer skills.
Basic Internet – is offered the second Wednesday and
Thursday of every
month, 2p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Slow-paced class developed for senior citizens who have
completed the basic computer class, and want to learn how to surf the
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Computer Classes
Basic Computer
- Class is offered the third Wednesday and Thursday of every month, 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m.
Are you eager to learn how to
use a personal computer? This one hour basic computer class is an
excellent starting point. Learn how to save files; cut, copy and paste;
change desktop settings and other basic computer functions that will
help you operate your own PC.
Basic Internet
- Class is offered the
fourth Wednesday and Thursday of every month, 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of "surfing
the Net," including getting on line typing Web addresses, links, basic
terminology and toolbar buttons. How to use search engines to find
information and websites, using the library's catalog and the AVL.
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The Written Word
Schedule for 2010
Sundays - 3 p.m. - Giddens Conference Center
January 31
J. D. Crowe
The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America, by Mike McIntyre
February 28
Mary Murchison
Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston
March 28
Sarah Mason
A Gift from the Sea, by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
April 25
John Hafner
"Selected Poetry of Wallace Stevens"
June27
Mike Dixon
Gilgamesh, Translated by John Gardner and John Maier
July 25
Barry Boggs
Falling Man: A Novel, by Don DeLillo
August 29
Phyllis Fritchen
The House of the Seven Gables, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
September 26
Jaye Sharpe
Wonder Boys: A Novel, by Michel Chabon
October 31
Anne Morris
Stories of Anton Chekhov, Translated by Larissa Volokhonsky and
Richard Pevear
Informal Reception After Program
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