Events - October 11, 2007

Surveillance in Post 9-11 World at Dunbarton Library at 6:30pm

Manchester City Library will host a Book Discussion on Fahrenheit 451 at 7pm

As part of their NH Reads Fahrenheit 451 programming Nesmith Library (Windham) will show the movie version of this classic Bradbury novel beginning at 7pm.

Memories Scrapbook Program at 6:30pm at the Weeks Library (Greenland)

As part of the New Hampshire Big Read Grace Murphy Forrest of Stampin' Up! will help us create a trendy paper bag scrapbook. The cost for supplies is $10. Class is open to teens and adults. Call 603-436-8548 to register. Space is limited.

Movies

As part of their Big Read: NH Reads Fahrenheit 451 programming, many libraries around the state are showing film versions of this classic novel. View a video clip from this film here.

10/4 (2pm) Tracy Memorial Library

10/4 (7pm) Portsmouth Public Library as part of Cinema Science Fiction.

10/9 (7pm) Howe Library
This is part of the Dystopian Worlds: The Future Viewed from the Past film series.

10/11 (7pm) Nesmith Library

10/13 (1:30pm) Derry Public Library

10/15 (7pm) Mill Pond Center for the Arts in Durham, in partnership with the Durham Public Library.

10/16 (6pm) Manchester City Library

10/18 (7pm) Mill Pond Center for the Arts in Durham, in partnership with the Durham Public Library.

10/20 (1pm) Silsby Free Public Library in Charlestown
This film is being presented by the CHAOS (Culture, History, and Other Stuff) Book group and will be followed by a community discussion on "What Book Would You Save?" Call 603-826-7793 for more information.

10/24 (1pm) Rye Public Library

10/25 (7pm) The Colonial Theater in Keene in partnership with the Keene Public Library

10/30 (6pm) Kelley Library

11/7 (6pm) Frost Free Library

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Events - October 10, 2007

Fahrenheit 451 on NH Public Radio's The Exchange taping with a live audience at the NH State Library at 2pm.

Free Speech and a Free Society at Derry Public Library at 7pm

The Big Read on NH Public Radio

On Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 2PM New Hampshire Public Radio's The Exchange will be taping a program on Fahrenheit 451 at the NH State Library as part of our Big Read project. If you would like to be part of the live audience for this taping please join us next week.

On Thursday, October 4 The Front Porch will feature a visit with Big Read speaker (and NH author) Jeanne Cavelos. They will be talking about the history of science fiction.

Events - October 9, 2007

The Kearsarge Area Council on Aging Breakfast Book Club meets at 9:30am to discuss Fahrenheit 451. This group is sponsored by the Tracy Memorial Library (New London).

Baker Free Library (Bow) will be hosting discussions of Fahrenheit 451 at 12:30pm AND 6:30pm.

The Howe Library’s Dystopian Worlds film series continues with a showing of the film version of our Big Read book at 7pm.

One Mother, Two Fathers with Jeanne Cavelos at Keene Public Library at 7pm.

One Mother, Two Fathers: The History of Science Fiction

Author Jeanne Cavelos will discuss how the genre has grown through the work of its founders Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells and Jules Verne through today's groundbreaking masters of science fiction.

This Big Read program will be presented twice:

10/5/2007 (7pm) at the Christa McAuliffe Planetarium, as part of their Super Stellar Fridays series. The evening will begin with a presentation of the planetarium program, The Night Sky. This event is open to the public free of charge, however reservations are required. Reserve your seats by calling 271-STAR or 271-7831.

10/9/2007 (7pm) at the Keene Public Library, Heberton Hall. This program is supported, in part, by The Keene Sentinel.