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Ledyard Libraries
PO Box 225
Ledyard, CT 06339

Library Director: Gale Bradbury
Senior Assistant Librarian: Marty Hubbard
Assistant Librarian: Mary Ellen Osborne
Children's Librarian: Nancy Brewer

 

  

 

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Adult Authors
of the Month:

 David Benioff
 

 

Teen Author
of the Month:

Daniel Waters


Children's Author
of the Month:

Sharon Creech

 

Last update: 06/23/09

What's New

  • Book Discussions
    7:00 p.m. Wednesday August 19 Bill Library
    City of Thieves by David Benioff

    Susan Topping from Three Rivers Community College will lead the discussion of this year’s One Book One Region Title. During the Nazis’ brutal siege of Leningrad, Lev Beniov is arrested for looting and thrown into the same cell as a handsome deserter named Kolya. Instead of being executed, Lev and Kolya are given a shot at saving their own lives by complying with an outrageous directive: Secure a dozen eggs for a powerful Soviet colonel to use in his daughter’s wedding cake. In a city cut off from all supplies and suffering unbelievable deprivation, Lev and Kolya embark on a hunt through the dire lawlessness of Leningrad and behind enemy lines to find the impossible.

     

  • One Book, One Region Events
    One Book One Region (OBOR) is a project that encourages residents of eastern Connecticut to read the same book during the spring and summer months and then come together to discuss what they’ve read. Libraries and schools offer book discussion opportunities for all ages and programs to complement the themes in the chosen book. The author is invited to visit the region in the fall to meet the readers, sign their books, and answer their questions. The goals as  always are to bring people together to discuss ideas, to broaden the appreciation of reading, and to break down barriers among people.

    The following planned events are all scheduled in conjunction with OBOR at Bill Library. Please sign-up at Bill Library.

    Movie - St. Petersburg: A Tribute (54 minutes)
    7:00 p.m. Wednesday July 29, Bill Library

    This travel DVD talks about the Tsars, Peter the Great, Palaces, The Hermitage, The River Neva, the Canals, Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Lenin, Tchaikovsky, the Kirov Ballet, and more.

    Sara DeBeer –Storyteller
    7:00 p.m.
    Wednesday August 5, Bill Library

    Sara returns for another summer evening of international folktales with a Russian flair and themes that relate to our OBOR selection City of Thieves.

    Movie: Blockade (52 minutes)
    7:00 p.m. Wednesday August 12, Bill Library

    A Russian film put out in 2006 with actual footage of scenes from the Siege. A stark and grim view of the Siege as seen by Russians, this movie is recommended by Yale’s Film Institute!

    Spend like a peasant --Eat like a Tzar!
    2:00 p.m. Saturday August 15, Bill Library

    Andrea Buka and Jen Finlayson are back again – this time preparing great Peasant Cuisine! Peasant Cuisine puts us close to the cultural roots of the land we live near. These foods may be inexpensive but are nutritious and delicious. Ingredients are grown locally and are served in seasonal combinations that can feed a crowd! (Seating limited to 40 so register early!)

    Author David Benioff
    Thursday September 10 and Friday September 11
    Locations and time TBA

    City of Thieves author David Benioff will return to the area to speak with readers. Check our web site for details of his appearances this fall.
     

  • Overdrive Downloadable Audio books! -
    Free Audiobook Downloads!
    Ledyard Libraries is excited to now offer patrons with Microsoft Media Player the opportunity to check out downloadable audiobooks with their Library Card! Choose from hundreds of popular titles right from your web browser and access them with our free OverDrive Media Console software. If you have a supported portable audio player, you can even listen on the go!

    HERE'S HOW:
    Click the graphic on the left or the link in the library catalog to search for a book, download it to your computer, and play it back.
     
    Downloads may also be transferred to a compatible MP3 player and some titles may be burned to a CD. A list of compatible devices (sorry, iPod’s aren’t on the list.) is available on the site, along with easy to follow downloading instructions. A valid Ledyard Library card is required to complete the download.

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