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~ Program Notes ~
The Duxbury Free Library has an exciting season of adult programming scheduled throughout the coming months. Travel, poetry, music, films, history…something for everyone! Free tickets for all events are available at the library two weeks prior to the program.


December

December 2
2:00 p.m. Virtual Tour, Cambridge & Boston

December 5
7:00 pm:
Boston Globe photographer Bill Brett,

Author of Boston: All One Family and Boston: An Extended Family.
Author talk and book signing courtesy of Westwinds Bookshop.

December 7
11:00 am : Gallery Talk on upper level, "Threads from Duxbury's Past"

This month's talk by historian and library trustee, Carl Meier, on the years preceding the Civil War.

December 13
7:00 p.m. Poetry Circle

December 16
2:00 pm: Lisa Yves, Richard Rancatore & Friends

An exciting return of the Hot Holiday Jazz program! Come warm up a cold day with the hot sounds of this eclectic and entertaining jazz ensemble.


January 2008

January 6th
2:00 p.m. Virtual Tour, Travel to Salem and Marblehead

January 10th
7:00 p.m. Poetry Circle

January 17th
7:00-8:30 pm : Tech Talk Thursdays ~ Session 3

January 24th
7:00-8:30 pm : Tech Talk Thursdays ~ Session 4

January 25th
7:00 p.m. Fourth Friday Films
Exotica (1994)


February

February 3rd
2:00 p.m. Virtual Tour, Travel to Cape Ann and Gloucester

February 29th
7:00 p.m. Fourth Friday Film- Fifth Friday this month! Leap Year!
Double Indemnity (1994)


March

March 2nd
2:00 p.m. Virtual Tour, Travel to Lexington and Concord


also mark your calendars…

Tech Talk Thursdays

Feeling baffled by all the technology out there? These classes are designed to bring you up to speed! 7:00-8:30 p.m.

October 18 : Social Networking/Websites for Kids and Teens

November 15 : Gadgets and Handheld Devices

January 17 : Downloads-am I corrupting my system?

The above three classes are instructed by librarian Linda Braun, a respected national speaker on information technology.

January 24 : Digital Photography

This course is taught by Barbara Andrews of Andrews Consulting, a firm specializing in library technology and digital photography.

Sunday Salon Series –
Virtual Tours with Heide Hasselmann

For the last few years, Heide Hasselmann, long-time resident and tour guide, has been conducting tours of the greater Boston area for Duxbury seniors. Now she presents her tours as a slide show, accompanied by lively commentary rich in historical background, facts, and stories.

November 18 : Plymouth
December 2
: Boston/Cambridge
January 6
: Salem/Marblehead
February 3
: Cape Ann/Gloucester
March 2 : Lexington/Concord.

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