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Library Movies in March

Sunday March 7th at 7pm - Bliss
Adapted from internationally acclaimed author Zulfu Livaneli's novel, BLISS……Critic's Pick! "A panoramic allegory of Turkish national identity, beautifully acted... this consistently gripping, visually intoxicating film stands as a landmark of contemporary Turkish cinema." --Stephen Holden, The New York Times

Sunday March 21st Crude: the Real Price of Oil
In Crude, filmmaker Joe Berlinger ventures into the Ecuadorian Amazon to reveal the travesties that have been inflicted against the indigenous people who live there at the hands of oil companies, namely Chevron-Texaco. The movie is a sweeping, behind-the-trenches observation of the class-action lawsuit, filed on behalf of tens of thousands of individuals, against the company for contaminating the area's land and water that has resulted in huge spikes in cancer, leukemia, other severe diseases.
Crude takes a very level-headed approach to the story at hand and the result is one of the best documentaries of the year.

Afterschool Study Program

Craftsbury Public Library welcomes students in grades 4-8 to come to the library to work on projects, do homework or search the Internet. Staff and volunteers are available to assist students with their studies.

Many new reference books are available including new Eyewitness books, encyclopedias and other nonfiction material. Some of the new books include 109 Forgotten American Heroes, The News About Dinosaurs, The History of Ancient Rome, Children of the U.S.A., I am American, March On: The Day My Brother Martin Changed the World, and When Is a Planet Not a Planet.

Several laptops and one alone computer are available to help students with research and word proccessing.

This has been made possible through a grant from the Ashgate Foundation.

The Fantastic Mr. Fox

The April After-School Library program will be featuring the book Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl.

On April 7th from 3-4pm children can come and hear the beginning of the Dahl book and take a copy to read at home. Open to all students in grades K-4.

On the following Saturday, April 10th at 6:30pm, the newly released movie Fantastic Mr. Fox based upon the Dahl book. will be shown. Open to all ages. Popcorn too!!

 

 

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As America's Star Libraries

The Craftsbury Public Library is a one of 256 libraries in the country to be given the rank of America's Star Libraries. The February 15, 2009 issue of Library Journal features an article on the new Index of Public Library Service.

The LJ Index rates U.S. public libraries with total expenditures of $10,000 or more which serve populations of at least 1000. Ratings are based on four per-capita service indicators: