Upcoming Events:

All library events are free and open to the public. For more information, call 770-461-8841.

The library will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27.

Friends of the Library meeting: Tuesday, May 28, 7 p.m.

Beginning French class: Thursdays, 6:30-7:30 p.m., January-May, 2013. Instructor: Lorabeth Stroup. Sign up at the front desk. For 9th grade-adult. The required textbook: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Learning French," 5th edition, by Gail Stein.

Intermediate French class: Thursdays, January-May, 2013. 7:30-8:15 p.m. Instructor: Lorabeth Stroup. This class is for those who have beginning French skills. Sign up at the front desk. For 9th grade-adult.

Monday Morning Mystery: A Book Group for Adults. Second Monday of the month, 11 a.m. For more information, contact Sarah Trowbridge at saraht@fayettecountyga.gov or 770-305-5343, or Jessica Kuhr at jkuhr@fayttecountyga.gov or 770-305-5327.

June 10: “Deep Pockets” by Linda Barnes A Harvard professor seeks taxi-driving Boston PI Carlotta Carlyle’s help when he is blackmailed over an affair he had with a student who subsequently died in a boathouse fire. Carlotta becomes much more interested in the student’s death than the professor’s plight and moves into an examination of Harvard cover-ups of student tragedies. Almost every character carries a secret, including Carlotta, who’s gingerly resuming her romance with a charming Mafioso. Tensions between town and gown, and navigating the contrasting worlds of Harvard bureaucrats, blue-collar cons, and the Brattle Street swells create a challenging 10th case for Carlotta.

July 8: “A Welcome Grave” by Michael Koryta. Private investigator Lincoln Perry finds himself in the crosshairs of police investigations in two states when an old rival, Alex Jefferson, is brutally murdered. Accepting involvement in the case after a request from his former fiancée, Perry agrees to locate the dead man’s estranged son and inform him of his large inheritance. It seems like a simple role, at least until Perry lands in jail while the son is zipped into a body bag. Soon Perry realizes that Jefferson’s millions are the target of a thirst for revenge that hasn’t been satisfied by blood. As a pair of deadly assailants push deep into Perry’s life, they bring with them intense pressure from police who are determined to see Perry in jail -- if he survives long enough to make it there.

Thursday Night Book Group: Third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. New members are always welcome! Book discussion led and moderated by a librarian. Light refreshments provided compliments of the Friends of the Fayette County Public Library. Please sign up at the desk or contact Sarah Trowbridge at 770-305-5343, or saraht@fayettecountyga.gov .

Thursday, May 23 · 7:00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: This month’s meeting is scheduled for the 4th Thursday!
“A Walk in the Woods” by Bill Bryson. What possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a grueling hike along The Appalachian Trail? The 2,000-plus-mile trail — the world’s longest continuous footpath — winds through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in North America, as well as through some of its most poverty-stricken and primitive backwoods areas. With his offbeat sensibility, his eye for the absurd, and his laugh-out-loud sense of humor, Bryson recounts his confrontations with nature at its most uncompromising over his five-month journey.

Thursday, June 20: “Invisible Man” by Ralph Ellison. In the course of his wanderings from college in the Jim Crow South to Harlem, an American black man becomes involved in a series of adventures. Ellison won the National Book Award for this searing fictional record of a black man’s journey through mid-20th-century America. Published in 1952, Ralph Ellison’s only novel is a work of extraordinary intensity -- shockingly real and dreamily surreal by turns, and written with a savage, wryly humorous gusto.

Dig Into Documentaries* : a free film series at the Fayette County Public Library, May-August 2013, Wednesday Evenings at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 29 - 6:30 p.m. Call library for title. Discover the astounding life of Leon Theremin, inventor of the world’s first electronic musical instrument, its distinctive sound instantly recognizable from countless 50s sci-fi movie soundtracks. Kidnapped by Soviet agents in the mid-1930s and obliged to work on surveillance devices for the KGB, Theremin returned to the USA nearly 60 years later and told his story. 1994. 83 min. Rated PG for brief strong language.

Wednesday, June 12 - 6:30 p.m. Biblioburro: The Donkey Library. A decade ago, Colombian grade-school teacher Luis Soriano was inspired to spend his weekends bringing a modest collection of precious books, via two hard-working donkeys, to the children of Magdalena Province’s poor and violence-ridden interior. Braving armed bands, drug traffickers, snakes and heat, this library on hooves carries an inspirational message about education and a better future for Colombia. Filmmaker: Carlos Rendón Zipagauta. 2011. 60 min. Not rated. This event is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org/pov).

Wednesday, June 26 - 6:30 p.m. Neurotypical. An unprecedented exploration of autism from the point of view of autistic people themselves. Four-year-old Violet, teenaged Nicholas and adult Paula occupy different positions on the autism spectrum, but they are all at pivotal moments in their lives. How they and the people around them work out their perceptual and behavioral differences becomes a remarkable reflection of the “neurotypical” world (the world of the non-autistic), revealing inventive adaptations on each side and an emerging critique of both what it means to be normal and what it means to be human. Filmmaker: Adam Larsen. Broadcast premiere: July 29, 2013. See it here before it airs on PBS!
2013. 60 min. Not rated. This event is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org/pov).

Wednesday, July 10 - 6:30 p.m. Guilty Pleasures. Every four seconds a romance novel is sold somewhere in the world. Guilty Pleasures takes an amusing and touching look at this global phenomenon. Ironies abound in the contrasts between the everyday lives of the books’ readers and the fantasy worlds that offer them escape. Filmmaker Julie Moggan profiles five romance devotees who must, ultimately, find their dreams in the real world. 2012. 60 min. Not rated. This event is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org/pov).

Wednesday, July 24 - 6:30 p.m. Ping Pong. Call this old age, extreme edition: Eight players with 703 years between them compete in the Over 80 World Table Tennis Championships in China’s Inner Mongolia. British players Terry, 81, who has been given a week to live, and Les, 91, a weightlifter and poet, are going for the gold. Inge, 89, from Germany, has used table tennis to paddle her way out of dementia. And Texan Lisa, 85, is playing for the first time. Ping Pong is a wonderfully unusual story of hope, regret, friendship, ambition, love — and sheer human tenacity in the face of aging and mortality. Filmmakers: Hugh Hartford, Anson Hartford. Broadcast Premiere: September 9, 2013. See it here before it airs on PBS! 2013. 60 min. Not rated. This event is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org/pov).

Wednesday, August 7 - 6:30 p.m. I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful. In 2005, Academy Award-winning director Jonathan Demme set out to document the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Katrina and the rebuilding of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward. When he met Carolyn Parker, what began as a historical documentary morphed into a vibrant character study of the courage and resiliency of this fearless matriarch and civil-rights activist. I’m Carolyn Parker: The Good, the Mad, and the Beautiful is Demme’s intimate account of Parker’s five-year crusade to rebuild her beloved neon-green house, her church, her community — and her life. 2012. 90 min. Not rated. This event is a collaboration with the award-winning documentary series POV (www.pbs.org/pov).

Wednesday, August 21 · 6:30 p.m. Call library for title. Tells the story of black South African freedom music and the central role it played in the movement against apartheid. The first film to specifically consider the music that sustained and galvanized black South Africans for more than 40 years, this documentary focuses on the struggle's spiritual dimension, as articulated and embodied in song. Musical performances and interviews with the people who were there span six historic decades. Named for the Xhosa word for “power,” the film lives up to its title, telling an uplifting story of human courage, resolve and triumph. 2002. 108 min. Rated PG-13 for some images of violence, and for momentary language.

The Poet Tree: Poetry Circle and Workshop: the third Monday of every month, 7-8:30 p.m. A monthly poetry-reading and writing group for adults and high school students. Facilitated by local poet Sara DeLuca. Open to all poets, aspiring poets, and poetry lovers, high school age and up. Read, share and discuss the work of your favorite published poets. Explore the elements and devices of all kinds of poetry. Write and share new writing in a supportive atmosphere. For more information, contact Sarah Trowbridge, Public Services Librarian: saraht@fayettecountyga.gov. Hosted by the Fayette County Public Library and the Friends of the Fayette County Public Library.

Speak Up! What Kinds of Adult Programs and Events Would You Like to See at Your Library? If you have ideas for things to do, see and learn at your library, don't keep them to yourself…please let us hear from you. Drop a note in our suggestion box at the circulation desk, or email Sarah Trowbridge, Public Services Librarian: saraht@fayettecountyga.gov

Baby Dayzzz: Parenting and Newborn monthly informational group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 10 a.m. Babies up to six months old are welcome. This group offers support and answers to all your newborn questions during the first month. An educational speaker will present a new topic each month. Sponsored by Piedmont Fayette Hospital and Fayette County Public Library.

 

 

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Can’t find time to read?  Join the Library’s Online Book Clubs and start receiving chapters from popular books in your daily email.  Every day, Monday through Friday, we’ll send you a portion of a book that takes only five minutes to read.  During the week, you’ll have a chance to read 2 or 3 chapters, enough to know if it’s a book you want to check out from the library and finish.  You can read a wide variety of books including fiction, nonfiction, romance, business, teen and mystery books.  Read at home, at work, or at school.  The Online Book Clubs are a free service of the library.  Click on the image below and start making time for reading again.

Questions?  Email jkuhr@fayettecountyga.gov

Want to know what’s new at your library?  Check out our New Arrivals and Popular Picks and also find lists of award-winning titles for adults and children. Click on the image below for Book News:

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Contact:

Christeen Snell, Library Director
csnell@fayettecountyga.gov
770.461.8841 Ext. 5333

Christy Dyson, Public Services Librarian
cdyson@fayettecountyga.gov
770.461.8841, Ext. 5345

Jessica Kuhr, Public Services Librarian
jkuhr@fayettecountyga.gov
770.461.8841, ex. 5327

Steve McMinn, Reference Librarian
smcminn@fayettecountyga.gov
770.461.8841 Ext. 5342

Ada Demlow, Children’s Librarian
ademlow@fayettecountyga.gov
770-461-8841, extension 5351

Sarah Trowbridge, Public Services Librarian
saraht@fayettecountyga.gov
770.461.8841 Ext. 5343

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The Fayette County Public Library:

• provides free access to information, Internet and word processing
• offers outstanding Reference service
• contains over 92,000 titles, including Genealogy Collection with Georgia census records
• has access to collections of over 250 Georgia libraries in the PINES state network
• hosts Distance Learning capabilities

Outstanding programming for all ages, includes:

• Story times with well-researched, age-appropriate activities for children from birth through 5 years
• Educational Learning Lab for students in grades K-9
• English as a Second Language (ESL) computerized, self-paced courses
• Free music concerts and other cultural programs
• Free adult computerized tutorial classes for Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint. A teacher is present to assist students with these tutorials.

The library's goals are to serve as a role model of excellence in customer service and information delivery for all patrons; and to be utilized as the County's Info Source and as a center for cultural arts for Fayette County.

The Fayette County Public Library is an affiliate of the Flint River Regional Library System. Our mission is to provide: current, high-interest materials and programs; materials and programs for lifelong learning; information-seeking skills training and assistance; awareness of cultural diversity and answers to questions. The library respects the right of every individual to access all library materials freely.

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