February, 2010
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Barry Sides an Introduction to Songwriting

April 20, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Barry Sides - barrysides@gmail.com

GAINESVILLE, FL-  Join Flying Pig recording artist Barry Sides on Saturday, May 8th at 2:00p.m., as he performs songs from his albums “Slippin' Away” and “Broken Hearts Broken Strings”

Sides will also discuss his songwriting process and will share stories about his songs and where they came from. Past  library presentations have been well attended so get there early. A short question and answer session will follow his presentation.

"I have a hand full of new songs and others I am trying to finish. I can't wait to get back in the studio", says Sides about the announcement to record a new record for Flying Pig records in 2010.

Go Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman & PBSKids

April 14, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Sharon Jackson - sjackson@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE, FL- Part game show, part reality TV, and part spoof, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, features real kids, real challenges and real science. Join the Millhopper Branch Library May 26th, at 3:30p.m. as Pam Shamel, WUFT Director of Education and Outreach, presents this outrageous production from the latest Fetch! Activity Booklet.

Free Manuals for DIY Auto Repair & Research

March 29, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Chris Culp - cculp@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE, FL- Tap the potential to save money in car repair costs by using FREE resources available at your local library.  The Alachua County Library District offers an online automotive repair resource where residents and business owners can find service manuals for domestic and imported vehicles, 1945 to present. View and print wiring diagrams, service bulletins, recall information, and more. To login to the database simply go to the Alachua County Library District’s eBranch at www.aclib.us and click on Research:Databases. 

Free Film Screening- Wind Journeys & Welcome

March 29, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE- Take part in this month’s Independent Film Movement titles Wind Journeys & Welcome.

Wind Journeys- Showing Dates-  Headquarters Library- Wednesday, April 14, 2010  Start Time: 6:30 PM & Millhopper Branch- Tuesday, May 18, 2010  Start Time: 6:30 PM 

Welcomes- Showing Dates- Headquarters Library-  Start Time: 6:30 PM & Millhopper Branch-   Start Time: 6:30 PM

WIND JOURNEY SYNOPSIS:

Award Winning Local Author Rick Yancey Talks at the Library

March 12, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Diane Colson - dcolson@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE, FL- Gainesville's very own Rick Yancey recently won a Printz Honor Award for his latest book, The Monstrumologist.  Yancey will be visiting the Millhopper Branch Library April 14th at 7:00p.m. to read and discuss his most recent award winning novel.

See a video book trailer for the book Monstrumologist:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4V-biapntE

AUTHOR’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE:http://www.rickyancey.com/

BIOGRAPHY:

Local Author Reads to Kids at The Library Partnership

March 2, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Anita Jenkins - ajenkins@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE, FL- Join University of Florida Graduate, and local author Glenn Munyan at The Library Partnership Saturday, March 13th at 2:00PM for a reading of Max City Dog  a children’s chapter book that has timeless appeal and humorously addresses universal themes, such as love, acceptance, and self-worth.

Free Film Screening of The Storm

March 1, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE- Take part in this month’s Independent Film Movement title The Storm.

  • Headquarters Library- Wednesday, March 10, 2010 Start Time: 6:30 PM
  • Millhopper Branch- Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Start Time: 6:30 PM

SYNOPSIS:

Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians. When a key witness commits suicide, it looks like the case will unravel, however Hannah refuses to give in.

Discussion and Demonstration by Comic John Porcellino

February 27, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE- Nationally recognized comic and artist John Porcellino will host a hands-on, all-ages drawing workshop at the Headquarters Library on March 24th, at 7:00p.m..

Urbanologist Max Grinnell Visits Gainesville

February 18, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

E-Birding: Technology is for the Birds

February 4, 2010
Contact
Angela Harris - aharris@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Tomiko Kutnya - tkutnya@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE, FL - Saturday, February 13th, at 4:00PM The Alachua Audubon Society, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, and the National Audubon Society present Adam Kent at the Tower Road Library. 

Kent will be discussing the eBird program, which has revolutionized the way the birding community reports and accesses information about birds.

eBird is a real-time, online checklist program. Launched in 2002 eBird provides rich data sources for basic information on bird abundance and distribution at a variety of spatial and temporal scales.