April Newsletter Adults
Happy Spring everyone! You can use the extended daylight
hours as an opportunity to visit the library. Take a look at the wonderful
adult programs planned this month.
The Book To Movie Club will be reading, and then watching, 2001: A Space Odyssey written by Arthur
C. Clarke and directed by Stanley Kubrick. Unlike most, this book and movie
were developed concurrently and the movie was released before the book. With
science fiction themes such as; the perils of technology and nuclear war,
evolution, space exploration, and artificial intelligence it is the perfect
movie to watch in June during our science themed adult summer reading program.
So sign-up in April, read the book in May, and watch the movie in June.
The DIY Club will be recognizing National Poetry Month by
painting quotes (or very short poems) on canvas boards. Join us and release your inner poet.
Registration is required.
The library will show the movie “Gravity” starring Sandra
Bullock and George Clooney. “Gravity” is a heart-pounding thriller that pulls
you into the infinite and unforgiving realm of deep space. Highly acclaimed and
winner of seven academy awards, “Gravity” is a movie not to be missed
especially since it’s free at the library – with snacks!
The Book To Movie Club will be watching the movie Deliverance starring Burt Reynolds on
April 28 at 6:30 PM. No one under 18 allowed for this movie. If you haven’t
read the book, no problem, you can still see the movie, but registration is
required.
Stop in the library to see the 2014 World Book Night picks.
Enter a contest to see how many of the 36 books you’ve read. World Book Night
is April 23 in honor of William Shakespeare’s birth and death day (same day).
People all over the world will be giving away free books to non-readers.
Librarians and others will be handing out books in the Spencer area – hopefully
we will recruit new readers!
Congratulations to Ashlee Bennett for winning our Beatles
Trivia contest! Here are the correct answers:
1.
The Beatles received $10,000 for performing
three times on the Ed Sullivan Show.
2.
The #1 song on the Billboard’s charts on Feb. 1,
1964 (a week before the Beatles appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show) was “I Want To Hold Your Hand”.
3.
The first song the Beatles performed live in
front of an American audience was “All My Loving”.
4.
Elvis Presley sent a congratulatory telegram to
the Beatles before their first performance.
5.
A front row ticket to the Beatles first American
concert cost $4.00.
6.
Ringo Starr had his St. Christopher medal stolen
while in New York for their first concert there in August.
7.
When the Beatles performed their regular set of
songs during their North American tour in the summer of 1964, they did not sing
“Yesterday”.
8.
A record breaking 454,000 people saw the Beatles
on their first North American tour.
