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Event |
July 22, Thursday
5:15 p.m.
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Book Discussion
UConn Health Center, Faculty Dining Room, 263 Farmington Ave.,
Farmington, CT. Open to the Health Center Community (faculty, staff,
students) and local area residents. To register call the UConnLink Call
Center at (860) 679-7692.
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September 7,Tuesday
7:30 p.m. |
Book Discussion
to be led by Marsha Renae McCurdy.
West Hartford Public Library, 20 South Main St. Reservations required;
limited to 25. To register, please call (860) 523-3279.
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September 9, Thursday
9:45 a.m. - 2:00 p.m |
2004 One Book for Greater Hartford Kickoff
9:45
a.m. – 11:30 a.m. 2004 One Book for Greater Hartford Bilingual
Workshop (English and Spanish) on how to lead a book discussion will be
led by Miguel Garcia-Colon of the Byram Shubert Library, Greenwich, CT.
The workshop will include helpful tips and cultural insights. A Spanish
interpreter will be available.
11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Lunch featuring Puerto Rican cuisine.
12:15-2:00 p.m.
Community Conversation - workshop participants
take part in a community conversation on the 2004 One Book for Greater
Hartford selected title When I Was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda
Santiago. The book discussion will be co-led by award-winning
writer, columnist and editor Lary Bloom, author of The
Writer Within: A Guide to Creative Nonfiction and community leader
Edna Negrón Rosario, regional director of the Puerto Rico
Federal Affairs Administration. A Spanish interpreter will be available.
Free
and open to the public, the One Book for Greater Hartford Kickoff
will begin at 9:45 a.m. and end at 2:00 p.m. Registration is required and
can be made by calling (860) 695-6342. The training session is geared
toward individuals interested in leading a One Book discussion for their
organization or community group.
Hartford
Public Library,
Program Room, Third Floor, 500 Main Street, Hartford.
www.onebookforgreaterhartford.org
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September 15, Wednesday
6:00 - 7:00 p.m |
Bilingual Book Discussion
- English and Spanish.
Ropkins Branch of the Hartford Public Library,
1750 Main Street. (860) 695-7520. |
September 20, Monday
12:15 - 1:30 p.m |
Book Discussion.
Mark Twain Branch of the Hartford Public
Library, 256 Farmington Ave. (860) 695-7540. |
September 20, Monday
7:00 - 8:00 p.m |
Book Discussion.
Albany Branch of the Hartford Public Library,
1250 Albany Ave. (860) 695-7380. |
September 22, Wednesday
6:00 - 7:00 p.m |
Bilingual Book Discussion
- English and Spanish.
Dwight Branch of the Hartford Public Library, 7 New Park
Avenue. (860) 695-7460.
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September 22,
Wednesday
6:30 p.m. |
Book Discussion,
Prosser
Public Library, Community Room, 1 Tunxis Ave., Bloomfield, CT.
For information, call (860) 243-9721. |
September
22, Wednesday
7:30 p.m. |
Book Discussion
to be led by Marsha Renae McCurdy.
West Hartford Public Library, Faxon Branch, 1073 New Britain Ave.
Reservations required. To register, please call (860) 523-3279.
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September 24, Friday
1:00 - 2:00 p.m |
Book Discussion.
Barbour Branch of the Hartford Public Library,
281 Barbour St. (860) 695-7400.
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September 29,
Wednesday
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
Bilingual Book Discussion
- English and Spanish.
Camp Field Branch of the Hartford Public Library, 30 Camp
Field Avenue. (860) 695-7440.
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October 7, Thursday
7:00 p.m. |
Book Discussion
with Connecticut Humanities Scholar Jane Ducharme Hoben.
Canton Public Library, 40
Dyer Ave., Canton, CT. For information please call (860) 693-5800.
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October 9, Saturday
10:30 a.m. |
Book and Art Discussion
Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art
gallery. Works of art will connect themes found in this year's One Book for
Greater Hartford selection When I was Puerto Rican by Esmeralda Santiago.
This program is one part of the museum's Community Day celebration. Wadsworth
Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford, CT. Free.
Pre-registration is required.
Adults. For more information, call (860) 278-2670
and ask for the Education Department.
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October 14, Thursday
2:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
Book Discussion for
staff, parents, students and the community. Reader's Feast Book Club.
Discussion Leaders: Dr. Estella Lopez, Vice Chancellor, University System
and Ms. Yadelis Ruiz, Program Specialist, CT Valley Girls Scout Council.
Hartford Public High School, 55 Forest St., Library room 170. For more
information contact Norma Cherry, (860) 695-1503,
ncherry@hartfordschools.org.
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October 15, Friday
7:30 p.m. |
Screening of
"Writing a Life," the just released film portrait of Esmeralda
Santiago. The documentary represents a 24-year collaboration
between the best-selling author and her filmmaker husband, Frank Cantor.
Cantor, co-producer, will lead the post-film discussion. Aetna Theater at
the
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,
600 Main St., Hartford, CT. Free. For more information, call (860) 278-2670.
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October 16, Saturday
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
2004 One Book for Greater Hartford Author Event
Esmeralda Santiago will speak and answer questions at Hartford Public
Library’s Central Library from 7:00-8:00 p.m. and sign books at the
following reception from 8:00-9:00 p.m.
Hartford Public
Library, Atrium, 500 Main Street, Hartford.
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