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Morley Library Presents:
Classes
and Programs

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Click here to view Computer Class offerings

Click here for Movies shown at the library

Book Discussion Groups

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U.S. Route 20 Journey 2010
28 Days Along America's Longest Road

Join poet Michael Czarnecki as he travels across America on U.S. Route 20, America's longest road. Morley Library is one of Michael's stops on his second journey across the country on Rt. 20.

May 18th, 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Rooms

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Lunch & Learn
Cashflow Management

In conjunction with the Lake County Port Authority, Morley Library presents a program on Cashflow Management.

Wednesday, June 23rd
11:30 - 1:30 p.m.

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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
       March - Glittering
       April - Mosaic or Decoupage
       May - Pom Pom Animals
       June - Clay Flowers
       September - Mexican Paper Cutting
       October - Silhouettes

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Morley Library Knitters
now including those who
Crochet or do other Needlework

Both experienced and beginning knitters are invited to attend.  Bring your current project or come with a skein of yarn and a pair of needles and we'll get you started. 

Every Tuesday at 7:00 PM

Call the Reference Desk for more details.
No registration required.

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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 Meeting Room A.  No registration required. 

March 17th - Introduction to Computers
     for the new beginner just learning computers

March 31st - Managing files
     handling your folders, pictures, music, etc.

April 14th - Introduction to the Internet
     how to use it and get around

April 28th - Searching the Internet
     how to find (nearly) everything

May 12th - Introduction to Email
     set up an account, read and send messages

May 26th - Introduction to Computers
     for the new beginner just learning computers

June 9th - Managing files
     handling your folders, pictures, music, etc.

June 23rd - Introduction to the Internet
     how to use it and get around

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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:

Monday, March 8th - Couples Retreat
PG-13, 99 Minutes  (Vince Vaughn)

Wednesday, March 10th - 2012
PG-13, 121 Minutes  (John Cusack)

Tuesday, March 16th - The Princess & the Frog
G, 88 Minutes  (animated)

Wednesday, March 24th - Blind Side
PG-13, 119 Minutes  (Sandra Bullock)


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)
   
March 9th: Secret River (fiction) by Kate Grenville March 10th: Ghost Map (non-fiction) by Steven Johnson
April 13th: Loving Frank (fiction) by Nancy Horan April 14th: The Thirteenth Tale (fiction) by Diane Setterfield
May 11th: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (fiction) by Mary Anne Shaffer & Annie Barrows May 12th: The Great Hurricane: 1938 (non-fiction) by Cherie Burns
June 8th: The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey (non-fiction) by Candice Millard June 9th: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles (non-fiction) by Jennifer Lee


Dial M for Morley, the Mystery Book Discussion Group

Monday Morning (10 AM)
March 22, 2010: Murder on the Leviathan by Boris Akunin
April 26, 2010: Mansions of the Dead by Sarah Stewart Taylor
May 24, 2010: A is for Alibi by Sue Grafton
June 28, 2010: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Brendt
July 26, 2010: Letter of Mary by Laurie King
August 23, 2010: The Woman in White by Wylkie Collins
September 27, 2010: The Serial Killer's Apprentice by James Renner
October 25, 2010: to be announced
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
 

Upcoming books & films:

March 8, 2010 - The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett; film by the same title.

April 12, 2010 - Atonement by Ian McEwan; film by the same title.

May 10, 2010 - P. S. I Love You by Cecelia Ahern; film by the same title.

June 14, 2010 - Rebecca by Daphene Du Maurier; film by the same title.

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 3.3.2010