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Morley Library Presents:
Classes
and Programs

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Book Discussion Groups

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English Conversation Group

Grupo Conversacional en Inglés
 

Morley Library
3rd Floor Group Study Room

Groups meet on Tuesday mornings, 10 - 11 AM

To participate, you must be 19 years of age or older and be able to read and speak some English.

El Grupo se reune todos los Martes en la manana 10-11 AM.

Para participar necesita ser 19 anos o mayor, y hablar o escribir algo de Ingles.
 

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Craft of the Month Club

Join us each month as we try our hand at new craft idea. 
Ages 16 and up.
Registration is required. 
Registration for each month's craft will close on Tuesday of the week preceding the class to give the presenter time to purchase supplies and prepare materials.
Sign up online (links below), by phone (440-352-3383, ask for Reference) or in person at the third floor Reference Desk.

Each participant may be required to supply a portion of the materials needed to  complete her project.  Occasionally, a materials fee may be charged. To check for   a materials list or a materials fee, call the Adult Services Reference Department, or click on the Craft-of-the-Month's meeting date on the Library Events Calendar.

Morley Library Meeting Room A
All crafts start at 7:00

    2010 Tentative Schedule
       September - Mexican Paper Cutting
       October - Silhouettes

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Computer Classes

 Please note: there are two different types of classes - hands-on classes and hands-off educational lectures that explain how computers and the Internet work. 

Every Saturday - Hands on practice time
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
     Located in the Learning Center on the lower level.
 

Upcoming classes
All classes Wednesday evening at 7:00 p.m.
in the Learning Center (Lower Level).
No registration required. 

September 15th - Searching the Internet
     how to find (nearly) everything

September 29th - Introduction to Email
     set up an account, read and send messages

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Movies

Morley Library frequently presents newly-released DVDs
in our lower level Meeting Rooms.  Films are shown with a projector onto a large screen.  Patrons are welcome to bring food and drink.

Start time is 6 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming showings:

 

Wednesday, September 8
Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married, Too?
PG-13, 119 minutes (Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry)

 Monday, September 13
Marmaduke
PG, 88 minutes (Owen Wilson)

Wednesday, September 22
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
PG-13, 109 minutes (Jake Gyllenhaal)

Thursday, September 30
Iron Man 2
PG-13, 117 minutes (Robert Downey, Jr.)

Wednesday, October 6
Karate Kid (2010)
PG, 109 minutes (Jaden Smith)

Monday, October 11
Robin Hood (2010)
PG-13, 117 minutes (Russell Crowe)

Monday, October 18
How To Train Your Dragon
PG, 90 minutes (Jay Baruchel)

Wednesday, October 20
Grown Ups
PG-13, 102 minutes (Adam Sandler, Kevin James)

Showing soon (each will be shown shortly after release):
Knight and Day
Twilight Saga: The Eclipse
Toy Story 3
Despicable Me

Dates and titles are added frequently.
Check back for updates!

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Book Discussion Groups

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Original Book Discussion Groups

2010 Reading Lists

Tuesday Afternoon (2 PM) Wednesday Evening (7 PM)
   
Sept. 14: Bill Bryson - The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid (NF) Sept. 8: Mildred Armstrong Kalish - Little Heathens (NF)
Oct. 12: Ellis Avery - Teahouse Fire (F) Oct. 13: Sandra Dallas - Tallgrass (F)
Nov. 9: Steven Johnson - The Ghost Map (NF) Nov. 10: Jennifer Conant - 109 East Place: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos (NF)
Dec. 14: Haven Kimmel - The Solace of Leaving Early (F) Dec. 8: Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin - Three Cups of Tea (NF)
   


Dial M for Morley, the Mystery Book Discussion Group

Monday Morning (10 AM)
September 27, 2010: The Serial Killer's Apprentice by James Renner
October 25, 2010: The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan C. Bradley
November 22, 2010: to be announced
December 27, 2010: The Billionaire's Vinegar by Benjamin Wallace
 
 

eel Talk


Love books?
Love movies?
Love books made into movies?


Then you will love this new discussion group.  Each month, a title will be selected for you to both read and view before we meet to discuss it.  Copies of the book and movie are available for pickup at the Checkout Desk on the Main Floor.  If you have any questions about Reel Talk, contact the 3rd Floor Reference Desk.

New members are welcome at anytime.

Discussions begin at 2:45pm on the Monday date
 

Upcoming books & films:

 

September 13, 2010 - The Thin Man by Dashell Hammet; film by the same title.

October 11, 2010 - A Very Long Engagement by Sebastien Japrisot; film by same title.

December 13, 2010 - The Soloist by Steve Lopez; film by the same title.

 

   

 

Financial Support from the Friends of Morley Library
makes many of these programs and classes possible.

 

Updated 9.2.2010