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NEWSLETTER
February 2010
Volume 7, Number 8
Digital Newspaper Microfilm Now Available Online
Main Library Orientation Tour
Concert at the Crane: Krisanthi Pappas Band
Foreign Film Feature: Troubled Water
Film Feature: Julie & Julia
Concert at the Crane: Guitarist Kevin Hubbard
Go Places @your library: Islamic Cultures Around the World
Literacy Tutor Orientation
Books at the Movies: The Hours
Let's Talk About It: Happily Ever After
Computer Education Programs: PowerPoint Basics for Middle School Students & Working with Word 2007
February Book Discussions & Drop-in Groups
February Exhibit: Paintings & Prints
February Events for Children
What's New and Recommended
Calendar of Events
Friends of the Library
Subscribe to the Newsletter
Back Issues
Contact Us
Digital Newspaper Microfilm Now Available Online
Do you remember coming into the library to look up old newspaper articles on microfilm reels? Now you can access that microfilm in digital format--online from anywhere! Both the Boston Globe and the New York Times are available in this format, from 2008 to date. Retrieve a specific newspaper page by selecting the year, month, day and page, then view and print it online. To access the digital microfilm, go to Digital Newspaper Microfilm and log in with your Quincy library card number. For more information or assistance, ask a librarian or call 617-376-1316.
Main Library Orientation Tour
Even if you are a regular user of the library, you may be surprised to find out about the many programs and services we offer. Join us for a free guided walk through the building and discover its unique architectural features as well as all the great stuff there is to read, see, listen to, and more! The tour will start in the ground floor atrium area of the Main Library, near the cafe, at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 6.
Concert at the Crane: Krisanthi Pappas Band
 Join singer-songwriter Krisanthi Pappas and her jazz combo as they return to the Crane to perform popular jazz, cabaret and pop covers and originals on Sunday, February 7 at 3:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
As a vocalist, Krisanthi Pappas has the vocal gentleness of Norah Jones, the husky-voiced passion of Bonnie Raitt and the swinging playfulness of Ella Fitzgerald. Her jazz songwriting style has been compared to Randy Newman, while her mellow pop songwriting is similar to Sarah McLachlan and Norah Jones.
Dubbed the "golden voice" by her jazz colleagues, Krisanthi has performed throughout the U.S. and Caribbean at jazz concert series, festivals, resorts, clubs and private events. She has opened for or shared the stage with such jazz greats as Branford Marsalis, Chuck Mangione, and Gary Burton as well as pop sensations The B-52s. She has received multiple songwriting awards from the ASCAP Popular Music Awards Panel for her original music and lyrics in jazz, cabaret and pop.
This concert for all ages is sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
Foreign Film Feature: Troubled Water
Watch the award-winning Norwegian language film Troubled Water on Thursday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
 Jan, recently released from prison after serving time for the murder of a child, has always maintained his innocence and is ready to put the past behind him. A gifted organist, he takes a job at an Oslo church under his middle name, Thomas. His talent and gentle manner quickly earn him the respect of his superiors, as well as the love of the pastor, Anna. Thomas even overcomes his initial panic to return the affection of Anna's young son, Jens. But his past catches up with him when Agnes, a local teacher, comes to the church on a school visit and recognizes the organist as Jan, the young man who was convicted for the murder of her son.
"It's absolutely the best movie I have seen in years!"--Michael Moore, Academy Award®-winning director
"The performances… are fantastic and the direction is without fault."--Alec Baldwin, Academy Award®-nominated actor
In Norwegian with English subtitles; 120 minutes, 2008.
Although not subject to rating by the Motion Picture Association of America, the film is not recommended for ages under 17 without parental permission.
Film Feature: Julie & Julia
The 2009 movie Julie & Julia will be screened on Thursday, February 18 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
A culinary legend provides a frustrated office worker with a new recipe for life in this delicious comedy about joy, obsession and butter. The movie tells the true story of how Julia Child's life and cookbook inspired fledgling writer Julie Powell to whip up 524 recipes in 365 days and introduce a new generation to the magic of French cooking.
"One of the gentlest, most charming American movies of the past decade. Its subject is less food as something to cook than food as the binding and unifying element of dinner parties, friendship, and marriage."--The New Yorker
"Meryl Streep is at her brilliant, beguiling best"--Rolling Stone
Directed by Nora Ephron; starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci, Chris Messina, and Linda Emond.
2009; 123 minutes; rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sensuality.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
Concert at the Crane: Guitarist Kevin Hubbard
 Guitarist Kevin Hubbard presents an entertaining and informative concert program Classical Guitar with a Taste of Jazz on Sunday, February 21 at 3:00 p.m. at the Main Library. Kevin will be performing classical pieces from all eras, jazz standards, folk songs from around the globe, and classical & jazz originals from his three CDs, including his latest, entitled Catnip.
A native of Duxbury, Kevin Hubbard began playing the guitar at age 18, dividing his energies among rock, jazz and classical styles. In the late nineties, Kevin began to focus on the Spanish-style classical guitar, studying with Boston-area guitarist John Muratore, and attending a master class in Granada, Spain. He has released three CDs featuring both his own original music and that of other composers, in a variety of musical styles, which have received praise from reviewers around the United States.
This performance for all ages is sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
Go Places @your library: Islamic Cultures Around the World
 Explore the realities of daily life of Muslims around the world at a free slide presentation by award-winning photographer and world traveler Don Gurewitz on Monday, February 22 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
Islam is the world's second largest faith, with over 1.2 billion adherents worldwide. Originating in Arabia almost 1400 years ago, Islam rapidly spread throughout the Middle East, Africa and Asia. This presentation will introduce you to the Muslim peoples of these regions and provide a glimpse of their daily lives. Visit their cities and villages, mosques and homes, and discover what life is like for them as they go about their daily routines of chores and work, relaxation, celebration and worship.
Don Gurewitz is an accomplished public speaker and a frequent slide lecturer to school, campus, and community audiences throughout the country. Always centered on his award-winning images, Don’s presentations are based on personal travel, observation, study, and research.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
Literacy Tutor Orientation
"I never imagined in my whole life that I would ever be able to read. I want to say thank you to the program and especially to my teacher."--Michael K.
Would you like to help an adult learn to read? Consider becoming a volunteer tutor in the library's literacy program. LVM-Quincy provides free, one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and writing to adults on the South Shore. Come to an upcoming orientation session and find out if the program is compatible with your skills and interests and whether you want to make this volunteer commitment.
The orientation will take place at the Main Library on Wednesday, February 24 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. For more information or to register for an orientation, call 617-376-1314 or visit our Literacy Volunteer page for more details and an online application form.
Books at the Movies: The Hours
Come to a free screening of the Golden Globe Award winning movie The Hours on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
The Hours tells the story of three very different individuals who share the feeling that they have been living their lives for someone else. Virginia Woolf lives in a suburb of London in the 1920s as she struggles to begin writing her first great novel, Mrs. Dalloway, while also attempting to overcome the mental illness that threatens to engulf her. Laura Brown, a young wife and mother in post-World War II Los Angeles, is just starting to read Mrs. Dalloway, and is so deeply affected by it that she begins to question the life she has chosen for herself. Then, in contemporary New York City, Clarissa Vaughan is a modern-day mirror image of Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway as she plans what may be the final party for her friend and former lover, Richard, who is dying of AIDS.
"A splendid film. It uses all the resources of cinema--masterful writing, superb acting, directorial intelligence, an enveloping score, top-of-the-line production design, costumes, cinematography and editing -- to make a film whose cumulative emotional power takes viewers by surprise, capturing us unawares in its ability to move us as deeply as it does."--Los Angeles Times
"The film actually improves on Cunningham's novel, thanks to gorgeous cinematography, a deft script by playwright David Hare, a mournful, melodious but never intrusive score by Philip Glass and a superb cast that brings the delicately formed characters to full, raging, sorrowful life."--Miami Herald
Directed by Stephen Daldry; starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman, Toni Collette, Claire Danes, Ed Harris, Allison Janney, and Miranda Richardson.
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, some disturbing images and brief language; 114 minutes; 2002.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
Let's Talk About It: Happily Ever After
 Explore the ups and downs of marriage, and aging with those we love, through the lens of classic and contemporary fiction, beginning Monday, March 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
In Dorothy Parker’s short story Here We Are, a young bride naively tells her new husband, “We won’t fight. It’ll all be different, now we’re married. It’ll all be lovely.” This may be true at first, but what happens after those initial lovely years? Join Professor Kate McCann to discuss the theme of Happily Ever After in this thought-provoking four-part reading and discussion series.
The first session will explore Kate Chopin's classic work, The Awakening. First published in 1899, this beautiful, brief novel so disturbed critics and the public that it was banished for decades afterward. Now widely read and admired, The Awakening has been hailed as an early vision of woman's emancipation. This sensuous book tells of a woman's abandonment of her family, her seduction, and her awakening to desires and passions that threated to consumer her.
Additional books will be discussed the first Monday of each month through June at the library. These books are Wallace Stegner’s The Spectator Bird on April 5, Alice Munro’s collection of short stories Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage on May 3, and Anne Tyler’s Breathing Lessons on June 7.
Please register online beginning February 1. Once you register, you will be registered for the entire series. Participants may also register for individual sessions after the series has begun. Copies of The Awakening will be available for pickup at the Main Library checkout desk on Monday, February 8.
Kate McCann teaches poetry and American literature at Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy. Her poetry has been published in many literary journals and two chapbooks.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
Computer Education Programs
Basic Mousing Tutorials
Never used a mouse? Want to get started on the Internet? Come to the library for free individual instruction focused on basic computer and Internet skills. Call 617-376-1316 to schedule a convenient time. You will receive a password that allows you to come back into the lab any time we are open, to practice and get further help.
PowerPoint Basics for Middle School Students
Need to create a school presentation? Find out how to place text, pictures & videos on slides, use transitions & animations, apply design templates & color schemes, print handouts & run a presentation, and and explore some cool advanced features, too! This class is for students in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade who are already familiar with Windows and Microsoft Word. The class will cover PowerPoint 2003 but tips will be given on using PowerPoint 2007.
Space is limited and registration is required. Register online or call 617-376-1316.
Working with Word 2007
Learn how to create smart-looking documents with Microsoft Word 2007.
This hands-on class will cover the basics from starting a new document and setting margins, to changing fonts, inserting bullets and tracking changes. Along the way we will cut & paste text from the Internet and other documents, create text boxes and discover the pros and cons of the spelling & grammar check. At the end of the session you will have a new found appreciation for this powerful application, be comfortable navigating Word 2007's new ribbon, and feel ready to use it to draft your first novel.
Interested participants should have basic familiarity with Windows XP and be comfortable using a mouse.
Space is limited and registration is required. Register online or call 617-376-1316.
February Book Discussions & Drop-in Groups
LOCAL NON-FICTION BOOK GROUP
This group meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library. The focus of this group is non-fiction books of local and regional interest. On Thursday, February 4, the group will discuss Black Mutiny: The Revolt on the Schooner Amistad by William A. Owens.
Copies of the book are available at the Main Library checkout desk. For more information, call Will at 617-689-8320.
 WORLD LITERATURE BOOK GROUP
This book discussion group usually meets on the second Friday of each month at 10:00 a.m. The focus of this group is world literature. On Friday, February 12, the group will discuss People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks.
Copies of the book are available at the Main Library checkout desk. For more information, call Julie at 617-376-2411.
BOOKS AT THE MOVIES BOOK GROUP
 This group meets the third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library. On Wednesday, February 17, the group will discuss The Hours by Michael Cunningham.
Copies of the book are available at the Main Library checkout desk. A free screening of the 2002 movie based on the book will be held on Thursday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library. All are welcome to join the book discussion and/or attend the movie screening. For more information, call Megan at 617-376-1331.
 BOOKED FOR LUNCH @Main Library
Read any good books lately? Looking for something new to read? Bring a brown bag lunch--or grab a sandwich or salad at the library café--and join other readers for an informal conversation about books on the first Friday of each month. The next meeting will be on Friday, February 5 from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Main Library atrium. The group meets near the café--just look for the brown Booked for Lunch sign on the table. Drop in anytime and check out this friendly group!
COOKING WITH BOOKS @Adams Shore Branch
 Love to cook? Love to read cookbooks? Join other food lovers on the second Monday of each month to review new cookbooks, share favorite recipes, and perhaps take a turn at cooking something for others to sample. This group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Adams Shore Branch Library, 519 Sea St., Quincy. On Monday, February 8, we'll talk about CHOCOLATE. You are invited to bring one of your favorite recipes to share. For more information, call 617-376-1325.
MOVIE MATINEE @North Quincy Branch
See a variety of films selected with older adults in mind at this weekly program, most Wednesdays at 2:15 p.m. at the North Quincy Branch. Films include travel, humor, and biography as well as full-length feature films.
February Exhibit: Paintings & Prints
 Whitman artist Russell DuPont will exhibit his work from February 1 – 28. The show will include paintings in oil, watercolor, and pastel as well as woodblock prints, depicting a variety of subjects.
Mr. DuPont began many years ago as a photographer and eventually gravitated into painting and printmaking and back again to photography. He studied painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts under Barney Rubenstein and Henry Schwartz His work has been exhibited in juried shows and solo and group exhibitions around the Boston and South Shore area and the Boston Public Library has purchased his prints for its permanent collections. Mr. DuPont's photographs have appeared on the covers of the Boston Globe Magazine.
February Events for Children
WINTER STORYTIMES CONTINUE
Regular drop-in week day storytimes for children aged 4 months and older are scheduled throughout February, with the exception of school vacation week (February 15-19).
Check the children's programs page or the calendar of events for storytime schedule details. Please read the program descriptions carefully to choose a program for your child. Age limits are strictly enforced to insure that programs are age appropriate. If your child is on the age borderline between programs, please call the Children’s Room at 617-376-2411 to discuss which program would be most suitable.
STORYTIME WITH KELLY
Join storyteller Kelly Santilli for stories, songs, rhymes and more for children ages 2-5 accompanied by an adult on Saturday, February 6 and Saturday, February 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the Main Library. No registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
SATURDAY FUN FOR LITTLE ONES
Join Happy Dan the Music Man for a gentle yet exciting program of fingerplays, participatory songs, movement and lots of fun and laughter for children aged 4 and younger, accompanied by an adult, on Saturday, February 13 at 10:00 a.m. at the Main Library. No registration is required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
POWERPOINT BASICS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
Need to create a school presentation? Find out how to place text, pictures & videos on slides, use transitions & animations, apply design templates & color schemes, print handouts & run a presentation, and and explore some cool advanced features, too! This class is for students in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade who are already familiar with Windows and Microsoft Word. The class will cover PowerPoint 2003 but tips will be given on using PowerPoint 2007.
Space is limited and registration is required. Register online or call 617-376-2411.
ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD
What in the world is a coatimundi, a degu or a uromastyx? Join the Creature Teachers and find out about these and other unusual animals on Thursday, February 18 at 10:30 a.m. Come take a trip around the world with us and find out where animals come from. This program explores the diverse habitats of our planet and the animals that live within them. See why some animals are well suited for certain areas and why some are not. This program is for children ages 4 and older and their families. No registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the
Thomas Crane Public Library.
MAD SCIENCE
This Mad Science of Greater Boston workshop introduces children ages 4-8 to the exciting science of of sound and sound waves. The children will explore sound waves and how the speed and size of the waves affect the pitch of the sound, and we'll demonstrate how sound travels faster through solids than through water or air. They'll get to listen to sonic bangers chime, make vibrations with tuning forks, and learn how the human ear drum works.
The workshop will be held on Saturday, February 27 at 10:00 a.m. at the Main Library.
Registration is required. Beginning Monday, February 1, register online. You may also call 617-376-2411 or stop by the Main Library Children's Room to register. Due to space limitations, this program is limited to Quincy residents. Sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
BOOK CLUBS FOR KIDS
Do you like to read? Would you like to talk to others about books? Then you will like our book discussion groups.
The Phoenix Book Club for children in grades 5-8 meets on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a variety of books. The Club will meet on Tuesday, February 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library. For details on this month's topic, please contact the Children's Room.
The Night Owls Book Club for children in grades 3-4 will be discussing The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies. The Club will meet on Monday, February 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the Main Library.
What's New and Recommended
Browse online for new stuff, including books, audiobooks, and DVDs or check out our staff recommendations for WINTER reading.
Friends of the Library
Become a Friend of the library! Your Friends membership fee ($10 for individuals, $15 for families) helps support museum passes and events for all ages. For more information about
the Friends, go to the Friends
of the Thomas Crane Public Library page or pick up a brochure at the library.
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