Friends of the Library: Annual Meeting & Michael Smith
Join the Friends of the Library at their Annual Member Meeting.
The evening will begin with an overview of the past year by the president of the Friends, as well as the opportunity to mingle and talk with Friends of the Library officers, board members and other library supporters.
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Manga Cafe
Teens and tweens, come celebrate Japanese comics! In conjunction with Free Comic Book Day on May 4, explore manga, drawing techniques, "cosplay" (costume play), and more. At 3 p.m., watch a special screening of Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Presented in collaboration with FAASt (Families of Asian American Students). Featuring free comics from One Stop Comics while supplies last.
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Teen Open Mic Night featuring OPRF Show Choir
You're so talented, you deserve an audience. Do you sing, dance, rap, play an instrument, or do a little comedy? Come out and show us what you can do!! Or just sit back and prepared to be amazed. This month we will have a special performance from the OPRF High School Show Choir!!!
Food and drinks provided.
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Board of Library Trustees: Nominating Committee
Board of Library Trustees: Nominating Committee
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Lyric Opera Lecture: Madama Butterfly
An experienced Lyric Opera lecturer shares the story and music of "Madama Butterfly" by Giacomo Puccini. The lovely geisha, Cio-Cio-San,is a child bride who gives up her family, her religion, and her culture to marry the callous American naval officer B. F. Pinkerton. They savor a few nights of ecstasy and then he sails blithely away, leaving her with the hope that one day hell return.
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Brown Bag - Snow White Must Die
Snow White Must Die begins with a woman who has fallen off a pedestrian bridge onto a car underneath. The investigation leads Detective Pia Kirchhoff and Oliver Bodenstein, to a small village, and the home of the victim, whose son was convicted for the disappearance of two young girls eleven years earlier. The investigation turns into a race against time, because for the villagers, it is soon pretty clear who the perpetrator is and they are prepared to take matters in their own hands.
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Brown Bag - The Name of the Rose
In the early 14th century, English monk Brother Williams turns detective to solve a murder at a Clunic abbey in Italy, where heresy is the motivation. His tools are the logic of Aristotle, the theology of Aquinas, the empirical insights of Roger Baconall sharpened to a glistening edge by wry humor and a ferocious curiosity.
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Join Us for Storytime
Join storytime interns Maggie and LaRaie for a special storytime. This program best for ages 2-6. No registration.