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The Written
Word
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October 5 |
David Atwood – Talking about his novel Where the Mockingbird
Sang: A Novel of the Civil War. |
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October 12 |
H. T. “Tige” Marston – “The
Victorian Cemetery: Art and Death in a Place of the Living” |
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October 19 |
Jay Qualey – Review of This Time
Together: Laughter and Reflection, by Carol Burnett |
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October 26 |
Art Holder – Review of The
Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic
Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II, by Judith
M. Heimann |
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November 2 |
Election Day – No Book Review |
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November 9 |
Joe Bullington – Review of
Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure: The True
Story of a Great American Road Trip,
by Matthew Algeo |
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November 16 |
Frances Robb – “Spare
Time, Leisure, and Recreation in Alabama, 1890–1950” (Sponsored
by the Alabama Humanities Foundation) |
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November 23 |
Thanksgiving Week – No Book Review |
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November 30 |
Pete Gleszer – Review of Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your
American History Textbook Got Wrong, by James W. Loewen |
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December 7 |
Len Turner – Review of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,
by Stieg Larsson |
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December 14 |
Donna Esslinger – “On With the Show: The History and Architecture of
Broadway” |
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January 4 |
Brian Chew – Review of General Lee’s Army: From Victory to
Collapse, by Joseph T. Glatthaar |
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January 11 |
Jim Ellis – “The Story of Dan Cooper, Hijacker” |
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January 18 |
Program Chairman’s Open-Mike Event |
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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 the reference desk at
929-1464.
Classes without a minimum of 2 registered patrons will be cancelled!
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Computer Learning for Seniors
Taught in a Series of 5 classes
Meet the
Mouse
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is offered on Tues. preceding the 1st Wed. 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 1st 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 2nd 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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Beginning Computer Classes
Taught in a Series of 4 classes
Basic Computer
- is offered the 3rd Wednesday and Thursday of every month, 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. except summer months
Are you eager to learn how to
use a personal computer? This 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
- is offered the 4th Wednesday and Thursday of every month, 2 p.m. to 3:30
p.m. except summer months
Learn the basics of "surfing
the Net," including getting online, 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. |
Microsoft Excel
Introduction to Excel- is offered the
2nd Thursday of every month (except August), 9:30 - 11 AM.
Advanced Excel - offered periodically. Check the events calendar
or call the Reference desk. |
Learn How to Turn
Your Photos into a Movie
Using
Windows Movie Maker - is offered the 2nd Tuesday of the month (except
July & Aug.), 9:30-11
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Learn at Your Own
Pace Online Courses
Funding from an LSTA grant provides free access to computer courses
through
Custom Guide.
Create an account and
choose between courses such as Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
QuickBooks, SharePoint, Outlook, Mac OSX Tiger, Windows XP & Windows
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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 Programs
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