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Friends of the Library Book Sale

May 2 Sale begins at 12 Noon
May 3- 5, 2008: During regular library hours.  Children's Activity Room

$3/ bag on Friday, May 2
$2/ bag on Saturday, May 3
$1/ bag on Sunday and Monday, May 4-5

Parker String Quartet Concert

The internationally acclaimed Parker String Quartet will perform on Saturday, May 3, 2-3:15 in the Hubbard Room. The New York Times calls the Quartet “something extraordinary,” The Boston Globe hails its “fiercely committed performances” and The Washington Post declared it “a quartet that deserves close attention.” With such press accolades, and as a winner of both the Concert Artists Guild International Competition and the Bordeaux Quartet Competition in 2005, audiences are taking note of this dynamic young ensemble. The musicians include violinists Daniel Chong and Karen Kim, violaist Jessica Bodner, and cellist Kee-Hyun Kim.
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Alfred Hitchcock Film and Discussion

Vertigo , a 1958 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, will be shown on Thursday, May 1 at 12 noon in the Hubbard Room at Russell Library 123 Broad Street, Middletown.  In this movie, starring James Stewart and Kim Novak, a San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife and becomes dangerously obsessed with her.  Richard Alleva, Commonweal Magazine Film Critic and Assistant Head, Childrens Services, will lead a discussion following the movie.  Viewers are invited to bring a sandwich and the library will serve dessert and beverages.
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What are Newspapers For?

Guilford resident Harry Haskell, author of Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds: Kansas City and Its "Star," is the featured speaker for this program to be held on Tuesday, May 6, 7pm in the Hubbard Room. He will discuss the rise and decline of American print journalism, from the independent, crusading newspapers of the Progressive Era to today's endangered pawns of corporate culture. Copies of his book will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation.   

Mr. Haskell is a former editor for Yale University Press and music critic for the Kansas City Star. The author of The Early Music Revival: A History and The Attentive Listener: Three Centuries of Music Criticism, he lives in Guilford with his wife and daughter.
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