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The library will have a delayed opening JANUARY 2018 on Thursday, January 18. Tuesday Matinee at the Library www.jamestownphilomenianlibrary.org The library will be open from 2-8 p.m. All films are shown at 1:30 p.m. all programs are free and open to the public January 2— The Glass Castle PG-13 | 2h 7 min |Drama | 2017

Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts LIBRARY Have a few days off? A woman reflects on her unconventional upbringing at the hands of her The Friends of Jamestown Library Present artsy, nonconformist parents. Now married to a man who works in HOURS Use one of the Library's finance in New York, she faces criticism from her parents that she's Sundays in Jamestown betrayed their values. Monday Museum Passes!

Find the library’s passes here. January 9—Victoria and Abdul at 3:00 p.m. 10 am to 8 pm PG-13 | 1h 51min | Biography, Drama, History | 2017 Supported by the Friends of Judi Dench, Ali Fazal, Tim Pigott-Smith Tuesday Jamestown Library Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim. The 2018 International Film Series 10 am to 8 pm

January 16—Stronger January 21 R | 1h 59min | Biography, Drama | 2017 The Untouchable (France) Wednesday From our Website , Tatiana Maslany, Miranda Richardson 10 am to 8 pm Download a Magazine Stronger is the inspiring real life story of , an ordinary man Driss (Omar Sy), a Senegalese man living in a Paris slum, who captured the hearts of his city and the world to become a symbol of on Zinio. hope after surviving the 2013 . applies for a job as caretaker to a wealthy quadriplegic, but all he wants is Thursday No returns, no fines! January 23—Marshall to get his paper stamped so he can get benefits. Despite his lack of qualifications, he lands the job because of his attitude: Philippe (François 12 pm to 8 pm PG-13 | 1h 58min | Biography, Drama | 2017 Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson Cluzet), the quadriplegic, wants a caretaker who will look at him without About a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Friday Court Justice, as he battles through one of his career-defining cases. pity. As Driss reluctantly learns to move, feed, and clean Philippe, the two Needles Galore with Nancy men discover a blunt but vital humor that not only bridges the cultural and 10 am to 5 pm Mowbray January 30—Get Out

class divide between them, but gives Philippe a renewed joy in life. R | 1h 44min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 2017 Saturday Mondays: January 8 and 22 Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford

It's time for a young African American to meet with his white girlfriend's 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. 10 am to 5 pm

parents for a weekend in their secluded estate in the woods, but before

long, the friendly and polite ambience will give way to a nightmare. Adult Knitting Instruction and The 2018 Friends Music Series Sunday Project Assistance Shows are free and open to all. January 28 1 pm to 5 pm Cowboy and Lady ~

From the library trustees Cowboy & Lady is an original duo project featuring Tyler-James Kelly of The The Silks and his partner, Jess Powers. This collaboration was inspired by their next meeting shared love of Country & Western music. Among their original works they of the regularly sprinkle in classics from Waylon Jennings, John Prine, Conway Board of Trustees News Twitty, Loretta Lynn, and many others. Cowboy & Lady are recognized for Library their lively sets and beautiful vocal arrangements and harmonies. Tyler-James Trustees is The Library Board of Trustees continues to move forward on the Library Building Renovation is a talented and accomplished guitar player with lightning-fast finger picking January 9 Project. A survey, building needs assessment, and feasibility study have been completed. All of these abilities and Jess Powers is a well-known songstress in the New England music 5:00 p.m. reports can be found on the JPL web site. The Library Building Renovation Committee is working to have scene. Cowboy & Lady has been receiving high-praise. at the library.

an engineering analysis of the library building to determine next steps in the design phase of the project. Meetings are

For further information, please email [email protected]. open The next Library Board of Trustees monthly meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 9th. Please pick up a complete schedule at the library. to the public. Agendas are posted several days in advance of meetings at both the library and Town Hall. Brought to you by the Friends of Jamestown Library.

THE CHILDREN'S & T(W)EEN CORNER THE BOOK CORNER BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE CIRCULATION DESK

STORY TIMES Dewey’s Readers USE YOUR IMAGINATION! Wednesday, January 10 at 6:30 p.m. and Thursday, December 11 at 3:30 p.m. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson Preschool Story Time

Monday 10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New

Yorker in June of 1962. The book appeared in September of that year and the outcry that and Open Crafting followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson’s passionate concern for the future of our Wednesday 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Thursday, January 11 planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world, and her eloquent book was 6:00 p.m. For children ages 2-5 instrumental in launching the environmental movement. It is without question one of the For kids in grades 5 and Up: Dip into the

landmark books of the twentieth century.

library’s craft supplies to make the

creation of your choice. Craft supplies

include magnets, paint, Mod Podge, Sculpey, Monday Night Mysteries Mother Goose Time beads, specialty paper and more! Help Miss Lisa January 22 at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m. start the new year with an empty craft closet! The Sherlockian by Graham Moore Pizza will be served.

For babies up to 24 months Please register here. When literary researcher Harold White is inducted into the preeminent Sherlock Holmes enthusiast society, The Baker Street Irregulars, he never imagines he's about to be thrust onto the hunt for the holy grail of Holmes-ophiles: the missing diary. But when the world's leading Doylean scholar is found murdered in his hotel room, it is Harold-using wisdom and methods BOOK CLUB WEDNESDAYS

gleaned from countless detective stories-who takes up the search, both for the diary and for the killer. Grades 1-2 Book Club – January 3 Book Clubs at the library are the place to be Ivy & Bean by Annie Barrows and Sophie Blackall

on Wednesday afternoons at 3:00 p.m.!

Brown Bag Lunch Group Grades 3-4 Book Club – January 10

Tuesday, January 23 at Noon Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson Song of the Lark by Willa Cather Books and sign-up are available behind the Circulation Desk. Please register so that Miss Grades 5-6 Book Club – January 17 In this powerful portrait of the self-making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most Lisa knows how many kids to expect. Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk

extraordinary heroines. Thea Kronborg, a minister's daughter in a provincial Colorado town, Grades 7 & Up Book Club – January 24 at 4 pm seems destined from childhood for a place in the wider world. But as her path to the world stage Snacks are always provided. leads her ever farther from the humble town she can't forget and from the man she can't afford to The Reader by Traci Chee love, Thea learns that her exceptional musical talent and fierce ambition are not enough.

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For reading recommendations and Book Group schedules click here. January 4 and 11 Children of all ages are invited to build for 20 minutes All book clubs are open to new members. or 2 hours! 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Copies of books are available at the Circulation Desk. Participants 7 and under must be Meeting Hall accompanied by an adult.