Opera at KFL
Four Classic Operas

After a two year hiatus, opera returns to KFL! This winter, four crowd-pleasing comedic operas on DVD will be shown in the comfort of our elegant Reading Room. Mark your calendars now for the four showings, all held on Sundays at 1 PM (doors will open at 12:30 PM). There will be a short intermission between acts with light refreshments.

February 5 • Rossini's Il Barbiere Di Siviglia
March 4 • Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte
March 18 • Donizetti's Don Pasquale
April 1 • Puccini's Tosca
April 22 • (snow date)

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library, who have purchased the DVDs as well as the room-darkening shades and the enhanced sound system.

For more information, please call 207/985-2173.
New Non-Fiction Book Group Begins February 2012
Start Reading NOW!
 

Paris 1919 book coverFor six months in 1919 after the end of "the war to end all wars," the Big Three--President Woodrow Wilson, British prime minister David Lloyd George, and French premier Georges Clemenceau--met in Paris to shape a permanent peace. In this significant work of narrative history, Margaret MacMillan gives a vivid and intimate view of those crucial days, which saw new political entities--Iraq, Yugoslavia, and Palestine, among them--born out of the remnants of bankrupt empires, and the borders of the modern world redrawn.

The multiple award-winning book, Paris 1919 : Six Months That Changed the World, will be discussed in three weekly evening sessions, each focusing on a different aspect of the book. Discussions will be held on Tuesday evenings, February 28th, March 6th and March 13th from 6:30 -7:30 PM.

Copies of the book are available to borrow at the Library. In an effort to include our commuter friends, this book will be available to borrow in audio CD format. The book may also be purchased as an E-book, available from Google Books.
 
We are excited to offer this alternative non-fiction book group to our patrons. Considering that there are a tremendous number of non-fiction readers, we hope that this program will be launched successfully. KFL staff member Adam Bohanan, along with Suzanne O'Hara, will be the discussion facilitator—several readings of the book have convinced him that it would be a worthwhile book to discuss, especially considering the currency of its decisions and its lasting influence on the international scene.
Online Research Skills
Mon. March 12
6:00 pm

Learn when and how to use Marvel databases for reputable sources of information.  Learn what to look for when evaluating a website's information.  Geared towards parents, this class will help you to help your children with homework, or to do your own online research.  For more information, call 985-2173 x-5.
Genealogy Group Meets
Roundtable Discussion--Organizing Your Research
The next meeting of this informal group will be on Saturday, March 3, 2012 in Hank's Room from 10 AM until Noon.

Rountable discussion on Organizing Your Genealogical Research.

There are many different way to organize your genealogy research. Share what works for you and what doesn't work.
 
No registration or fee is required to attend; drop-in's most welcome! For more information, please call 985-2173.
Writers' Group

KFL will host monthly writers' group meetings for novice and experienced writers alike. Facilitated by David Morse, who spearheaded the Boothbay Harbor writers group for 15 years, the group's goal is to encourage the enjoyment of writing by providing positive feedback and constructive criticism to the writers of the group. Pencil Sharpener

The group will meet year round, informally in July and August, on the second Friday of each month from 10 AM to Noon in Hank's Room at KFL. Come prepared to read your current work of prose, short story, memoir or novel and receive constructive comments from other writers. The group will be limited to eight participants. If there is sufficient interest, a second group may be formed. There is no charge.
 
Please call David Morse at 207/251-4847 for additional information.
Monthly Programming
 
Genealogy Group at KFL

Have you ever wanted to find information about your great great grandmother? You are not alone! Interest in genealogy is enormous, and KFL can help you in your research with presentations by professional genealogists as well as tackling the inevitable "brick walls" that genealogists meet. The Genealogy Group meets monthly on the first Saturday of the month, from 10:00 AM to Noon at the Library, check our calendar for dates.
Adult Book Discussion Group

Join this long established monthly book discussion group, held on the fourth Thursday of the month at 11:15 AM. Copies of the books (view the list) are available to borrow. Drop-ins welcome! Check our calendar for dates and titles.
 
 
Trivia Night
Play for money, play for glory!

Trivia Night is held on the last Wednesday of the month, beginning at 6:30 PM.  Play alone or team up with friends--there's no limit on team size!  Thirty questions; differing difficulty levels and subjects.  Participants can either pay to play or play for free.
 
Pay to play:  $2 a head, the winning group gets half the proceeds; KFL gets the rest. Play for free:  Free, but not eligible to win cash.