DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY

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CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS

Concert of Chinese Music

Enjoy a concert of Chinese music by musician and teacher Hui Yu. Mr. Yu will play both the erhu, a Chinese fiddle, and the guqin, a Chinese seven-string zither. Mr. Yu has performed extensively and taught in universities in China, Australia, Canada, and the U.S. Formerly an assistant professor at Shanghai Conservatory in China, Mr. Yu came to Wesleyan in 1994 where he is a Ph.D. candidate in ethnomusicology and teaches. No admission will be charged for the concert, but space is limited, so come early.
Monday, July 7 at 7:00 P.M.

French Picnic

Celebrate Bastille Day, Monday, July 14, with a French Picnic in the Reading Room at the Durham Public Library. Enjoy everyday French food and games and perhaps a little French conversation. See how our picnics are the same and how they are different from picnicking French style. Contact the library if you would like to contribute your favorite French pique-nique dish.
Monday, July 14, 6:00 P.M.

Puppet Panorama from Around the World by Purple Rock Production's Rolande Duprey

Rolande Duprey is back in the area by popular demand. Her show The Snow Maiden at the Levi E. Coe Library was enthusiastically received! A Puppet Panorama from Around the World is another delightful show of big and little puppets ranging from glove to people-sized from different countries. Learn about world culture through puppets in this entertaining production. Rolande Duprey designs, builds and performs her puppet theater. She holds a Masters in Fine Arts degree in puppetry and teaches at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Purple Rock Productions' mission is to create cultural awareness through the engaging art forms of puppetry, storytelling, and mime.
Wednesday, July 23, 7-8 P.M.

African Drumming with Marcia Nelken of Music and Me

Join an African drumming circle with Marcia Nelken. Make music to the beat of West African rhythms doing call and response using small African drums, an amadinda (a large wooden xylophone), gongs, cymbals, and triangles. When the spirit moves you , dance with colored scarves and even a big parachute. Marcia Nelken is a Childhood Music Specialist and offers seminars thoughout the area that use the fun of music-making and movement to bring parents and children of all ages closer together.
Thursday, August 7, 7-8 P.M.

Mexican Birthday Celebration

Celebrate a birthday Mexican style. Learn about Mexican birthday customs and enjoy a good party! Contact the library if you have a favorite Mexican birthday food that you would like to contribute to the celebration.
Wednesday, August 13, 7-8 P.M.

Preschool Story Time

Listen to terrific stroies from around the world in Preschool Story Times beginning on July 8. Choose one of three sessions:
It is appreciated when a parent or care giver stays with his or her child during the story times. Siblings are invited, too. Stories are followed by a related project, so advance registration is needed to ensure that there are enough materials for all the children. Register in person or by calling the Durham Public Library at 349-9544.
Summer preschool story times are offered July 8-24 and 31 and August 12-21

Summer Reading Programs

The Book-A-Trip Summer Reading Club allows children to travel with their imaginations around the world through books. Participants receive stickers in their reading passports as they reach their reading destinations and become eligible to win prizes, including tickets to a New Haven Raven home baseball game, after they reach their goals. This program is open to all children - those who read and those who are read to in the Book Buddies program or at home. Summer reading challenges sponsered by the U.S. Department of Education and Governor Rowland will also be available.

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YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS

Teen Book Reviewers

If you enjoy reading books, join other young adults on the last Wednesday of each month to talk about books you've enjoyed and to write reviews, which may be published in the Town Times.

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ADULTS

Book Discussion Series

Please call Mark McLaughlin at 349-0574 to register for this library sponsered series. Sessions are held at 7:30 p.m. in the library on the last Monday of each month. Books are available at the library.

Upcoming Titles and Dates:

Connecticut Reading Connections, Summer 1997

Explore the art of writing contemporary fiction and discover the human concerns common to contemporary life. Sally Peters, Graduate Liberal Studies Program, Weslyan University, will lead discussions of four works of contemporary fiction this summer at the Durham Library. Multiple copies of the books will be available at the Library. Call 349-9544 to register.

Four sessions will be held on Tuesday nights from 7:30-9:00 p.m.:
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FUNDRAISING

The Dining Rooms of Durham : A Year-Long Movable Feast

To raise funds for the new addition, local residents will hold private parties over the next year. Each party will have a theme; requested donation varies.

August 30, 1997 at 3:00 p.m. - "A Novel Idea" : Relax by the pool while a traditional New England lobster clam bake is prepared expressly for you. A fitting and festive end to the summer.
Donation: $30.00 per person. (Limit ?)
HOSTS: Jack and Marge Stahl and Paul Trotta

September 13, 1997 5:00 p.m. - "Long Overdue" : Mystery and food combine to make a memorable evening at a bucolic Durham farm. Join us for home-style cooking and mysterious twists.
Donation: $25.00 per person. (Limit 25)
HOSTS: James and Louise Scott

Sometime in the fall - "Press Release" : Here's something different! Two husbands will satisfy your sweet tooth with a selection of desserts served with cordials and wine. Travel editor, E. Kelly Monaghan, will entertain you with his acerbic wit and fascinating tales.
Donation: $15.00 per person. (Limit 20)
HOSTS: Clay Howe and Larry Smith

October 4, 1997 at 11:00 a.m. - "Book Ahead" : Enjoy a guided nature walk through the fall foliage. Durham's own Lorrie Martin, teacher/naturalist, will share the wonders of our local flora and fauna. A brown bag lunch will be provided.
Donation: $15.00 per person. (Limit 20)
HOSTS: Penny Robiner and David Miner and Martin and Becky Downs Anderson

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