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Film Discussion Group: Friday, May 16th, 2008
Join us this Friday for our latest film Offside. In Tehran women are banned from sporting events. When a group of young women sneak into a large soccer stadium to watch the World Cup, they are caught by the authorities. At every turn Offside illuminates some subtle point about the limits put on women in Iran, yet the film is full of humor.
Sneak Preview: Books for May 2008
Watch for these books by popular authors:
- Death and Honor by W. E. Griffin
- Executive Privilege by Phillip Margolis
- Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
- Off Season by Anne R. Siddons
- Not in the Flesh by Ruth Rendell
- Plague Ship by Clive Cussler
- Rouge by Danielle Steel
- Sail by James Patterson
- Shadow Command by Dale Brown
You may place requests for these books at the Checkout Desk or by calling 246-0520. Requests will be filled in the order that they were received.
Hooked on Hosta
Wednesday, May 28, 7:30 p.m.
Laurie Skrzenta, hosta specialist and owner of Laurie's Landscape, is our final Pauline Kennedy gardening lecturer for the spring. She will discuss hosta varieties and their flowers; their growth, propagation, and division; and slug damage and control in a slide presentation. There will be time for questions. The free program is presented to the community thanks to the family of Pauline Kennedy. Please come.
Gentle Reads: A Thomas Ford Booklist
We know some of our readers like books that help them get away from the harsh realities of modern life and broadcast news. For this reason, Nancy from our Adult Service Staff put together a list of Gentle Reads, featuring books by Maeve Binchey, Paul Gallico, Miss Read, Nicholas Sparks, and other popular authors. The list may be picked up in the Library or found on this web site. Look on our Book List Page for our growing list of lists of recommended books.
Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage
Available from Home or Library
The Library has always been a place to seek investment information. Now you may search for information on stocks, bonds, and mutual funds from home, too, using the Library's subscription to the Standard & Poor's NetAdvantage service. All you need is your Thomas Ford library card number and your home computer.
The most popular use of the service is getting reports on corporation stock. The NetAdvantage reports exceed the old paper reports that the Library used to provide, including key financials, ratings, business summaries, industry outlooks, and news highlights.
The NetAdvantage website also includes tutorials to help investers make wise choices. Some of the offerings are "Wealth for Women," "Retirement Tutorial," and "Taxing Matters."
You may find the gateway to NetAdvantage on our Investments Page in our Reference and Research Section of this web site.
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