Cheshire Library http://cheshirelibrary.com HOURS: Mon-Thurs 9:30am - 9pm, Fri-Sat 9:30am - 5pm. Closed Saturdays July - Labor Day Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Art & History of the Mattatuck Museum http://cheshirelibrary.com/art-history-of-the-mattauck-museum/ http://cheshirelibrary.com/art-history-of-the-mattauck-museum/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 14:55:39 +0000 cheshirelibrary http://cheshirelibrary.com/?p=3331 Mattatuck MuseumThe Cheshire Public Library will present “The Art and History of the Mattatuck Museum” on Monday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m.  Mattatuck docent Judy Kollias will be the program’s featured speaker and local artist Maryellen Considine-Woolley will lead a hands-on art exercise.
Kollias will give a brief history of the museum and will discuss its artwork, ranging from portraits and landscape to still life and contemporary.  Considine-Woolley will guide attendees through a contemporary art project incorporating history, literature, and the visual arts that will focus on the process of creating unique and personal art forms.

Seating is limited.  Please register online or by calling 203.272.2245, ext. 4

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Zinio Web Button SmallSubscribe to digital copies of your favorite magazines as a free service of the Cheshire Public Library. Using your computer, smart phone or tablet you will be able to select from over 60 popular titles.

Flip through vivid, full-color magazine pages identical to the print version–only better. Unlike the library’s paper copies, digital magazines can be viewed by many people at the same time and include links, audio/video features, and a clickable index. Back issues of the same magazine will be available.

Zinio works on a PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry Playbook.  

eBook Readers without a browser are not compatible. Nook Color and Nook Tablet owners may use the browser to connect and read magazines online. (Kindle is not officially supported.)

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Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based messages of up to 140 characters, known as “tweets”.  Pinterest is a pinboard-style photo sharing website that allows users to create and manage theme-based image collections such as events, interests, hobbies, and more. Users can browse other pinboards for inspiration,’re-pin’ images to their own pinboards, or ‘like’ photos.  Google+ is a multilingual social networking and identity service owned and operated by Google, Inc.   Unlike other conventional social networks which are generally accessed through a single website, Google+ covers many of its online properties.  LinkedIn is a social networking website for people in professional occupations.  It is mainly used for professional networking.

Seating is limited.  Please register online or by calling 203.272.2245, ext. 4.

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THERE IS A WAITING LIST FOR BOTH THE 10:00am & 11:00am PROGAMS.

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]]> http://cheshirelibrary.com/the-curse-big-time-gamblings-seduction-of-a-small-new-england-town/feed/ 0 Who the “Bleep” is Linda Chorney? http://cheshirelibrary.com/who-the-bleep-is-linda-chorney/ http://cheshirelibrary.com/who-the-bleep-is-linda-chorney/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 15:06:26 +0000 cheshirelibrary http://cheshirelibrary.com/?p=3249 chorneyLinda Chorney’s story is the Moneyball of music. You don’t have to be a baseball player to love that story–and you won’t need to be a musician to love hers.
Linda performed her original music for 30 years, taking gigs all over the world, waiting for her big break. At the tender age of 51–with a lot of moxie and a little help from her friends–Chorney recorded the album of her dreams, Emotional Jukebox, earning her a Grammy nomination. She made history as the first completely independent singer-songwriter without a manager, publicist or record label to achieve this recognition in a category of legends like Robert Plant, Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan.
The industry, however, was not pleased that an outsider had slipped past the gatekeepers. They tried to undermine her nomination and destroy her career, from accusations of cheating to actual death threats. They were the Bill Buckners, and Chorney was the ball that got through their legs. And, in the end, the industry figured out a way to get a bigger glove.

From the elation to the agony of her hilarious, unbridled, unbelievable underdog journey, this is your backstage pass to the inside story of the Grammys. Fasten your seat belts for a wild ride with Linda, as she sings and eventually lands on the Red Carpet. And get a taste of what the indie artist’s life is like–the kind of artist who does it all for the love of making music.

“My Cinderella story didn’t turn out the way I had envisioned. But I took it like a woman. (Well, more like a teenage boy trapped in a woman’s body.) At least my true story has as much comedy as tragedy.”
Linda Chorney

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This program will occur once each month, for children ages 7 and up (no registration required).

Kids have the opportunity to use their best creativity to design buildings, creatures, and more using Lego and Mega blocks. They can work alone, or in a team with peers. A different theme is picked for each session and kids can build on that theme or build a creation of their own. At the end of each session, kids can put their creations on display at the library for all to see until the next club is scheduled!

Check out the program’s blog for cool photos and updates:  cheshirelibrarybuilders.wordpress.com

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Flip through vivid, full-color magazine pages identical to the print version–only better. Unlike the library’s paper copies, digital magazines can be viewed by many people at the same time and include links, audio/video features, and a clickable index. Back issues of the same magazine will be available.

Zinio works on a PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry Playbook.  

eBook Readers without a browser are not compatible. Nook Color and Nook Tablet owners may use the browser to connect and read magazines online. (Kindle is not officially supported.)

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