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Annual Literacy Festival - October 8, 2011

August 22, 2011
Contact
Terri Hutchinson - thutchinson@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Nickie Kortus - nkortus@aclib.us

Come celebrate a passion for learning at the 23rd Annual Family Literacy Festival being held at the Alachua County Headquarters Library and Matheson Museum on Saturday, October 8th. This year’s event will feature local performance groups, vendor displays, literacy awards, free books, and much, much more. Keep an eye out for special guests Publixaurus, Max City Dog, Chick-fil-A Cow, and Waste Watcher. The festival is 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Free parking is provided at the Union Street Station Parking Garage from 9:30 to 1:00. Come discover our local literacy services available in our community and celebrate reading with your library.

Film Movement: Festival Shorts

October 18, 2010
Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

Showing:

  • Headquarters Library, Wednesday, November 10th, 6:30PM
  • Millhopper Branch, Tuesday, November 16th, 6:00PM

EL GRAN ZAMBINI aka THE GREAT ZAMBINI
Directed by Igor Legarreta and Emilio Perez
Spain - Live Action - 15 minutes
The remains of an ancient circus can still be seen on the outskirts of a big city, as we follow the story of an aging circus performer and the troubled relationship he has with his young son.

Teen Read Week: Books with Beat

October 4, 2010
Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
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Teen Read Week™
Join the more than 5,000 librarians and educators who will celebrate Teen Read Week™, October 17-23.

This year's theme is Books with Beat @ your library®," which encourages teens to read poetry, audiobooks, books about music, and more. Libraries across the world celebrate Teen Read Week with a variety of special events and programs aimed at encouraging teens to read for pleasure and to visit their libraries for free reading materials.

Storyteller's Voice: NAIAD Press

September 27, 2010
Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us

Headquarters Library, Sunday, October 10th, 2:00PM

Barbara Grier and Donna J. McBride- founders of NAIAD Press

In January 1973, Barbara Grier and Donna J. McBride founded The Naiad Press (with at the time silent partners, Anyda Marchant and Muriel Crawford). Naiad would grow over the next 30 years to become the largest and oldest lesbian publishing company in the world.

Film Movement: Manito

September 21, 2010
Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

Showing: Headquarters Library, Wednesday, October 13th, 6:30 PM

Winner - Special Jury Prize - Sundance Film Festival

"Mr. Eason, using a hand-held camera and a largely new or nonprofessional cast, brilliantly captures the pulse of daily life in working-class, immigrant New York: the hectic rhythms of labor, leisure and family life, the stresses and pleasures, the anxieties and hopes."

--A.O. Scott, New York Times

Synopsis

Urban-Drama | USA | English and Spanish w/ English subtitles

Storyteller's Voice: Stanley Crawford

September 13, 2010
Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us

Saturday, September 25th, 1:00PM, Headquarters Library, 401 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL

Banned Books Week

September 6, 2010
Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Be Astengo - bastengo@aclib.us

September 25 - October 2, 2010

Banned Books Week - Celebrating the Freedom to Read is observed during the last week of September each year. Observed since 1982, the annual event reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted.

Be controversial! This bibliography represents books challenged, restricted, removed, or banned in 2009 and 2010 as reported in the Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom from May 2009 − May 2010. (A date prior to May 2009 indicates the controversy began earlier, but continues into 2010.)

Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15th - October 15th

September 3, 2010
Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
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Hispanic Heritage Month: September 15th - October 15th

Alachua County Library District supports Histpanic Heritage Month with the following programs:

  • Dia de los Muertos Celebration, Tower Road Branch - Get ready for Dia de los Muertos by cooking up chocolate skulls (calaveritas) and creating papel picado decorations!
  • Cuentos Latinoamericanos, Headquarters Library -
  • Latina Film Festival, Headquarters Library -

In addition to these specific events, various library locations will have book displays and informational items on display throughout the month.

 About National Hispanic Heritage Month

Film Movement: The Forest for the Trees

August 23, 2010
Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us
Alternate Contact
Travis Fristoe - tfristoe@aclib.us

Showing:

  • Headquarters Library, Wednesday, September 1st, 6:30PM
  • Millhopper Branch, Tuesday, September 21st, 6:00PM

Drama | Germany | German w/ English subtitles

Friends of the Library (FOL) gears up for another Fall book sale

August 23, 2010
Contact
Friends of the Library - folacld@bellsouth.net
Alternate Contact
Angela Gregory - agregory@aclib.us

GAINESVILLE, FL - Largest Book Sale of its kind in Florida - More than 500,000 books, records, games, CDs, DVDs, audio, video, paintings, posters, prints, puzzles and magazines have been donated for the sale! Most prices range from $0.25 to $4.00.

October 23 - 27
Saturday, Oct 23: 9am - 6pm
Sunday, Oct 24: 1pm-6pm
Monday, Oct 25: Noon -8pm
Tuesday, Oct 26: Noon-8pm (1/2 price day)
Wednesday, Oct 27: Noon-6pm (10 cent day)