Friday Night Films

Friday,  May 18      Albert Nobbs   (14A)
                             Glenn Close was nominated for an
                             Oscar for her portrayal of a woman
                             posing as a man in order to survive
                              in 19th Century Ireland.

     NOTE:           AFTER THE VICTORIA DAY HOLIDAY
                         THIS FILM SERIES WILL BE SHOWN
                         WEDNESDAY NIGHTS.
                         Place:    Theatre Gallery
                         Time:     7:00 p.m.
                         Price:     Free           

             


New Blockbusters Movies This Week

We have added new titles to our Blockbusters Collection!

Check out the following new titles:
The Vow IMDb
Underworld: Awakening IMDb

Added last week:

Joyful Noise IMDb
New Year's Eve IMDb
The Iron Lady IMDb

Browse all Blockbusters titles here!


New TopReads Books This Week

New this week:
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James Goodreads
Guilty Wives by James Patterson and David Ellis Goodreads
Loving by Karen Kingsbury Goodreads
The Fiddler by Beverly Lewis Goodreads
 
Added last week:
Betrayal by Danielle Steel Goodreads
Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris Goodreads

Browse all TopReads titles here!


Holiday Closures

Lethbridge Public Library
The Main Branch,
The Crossings Branch &
The Bookmobile will be
closed

Sunday, May 20 and
Monday, May 21 (Victoria Day)


Superheroes. 'Nuff said.

Put on your capes - it’s time for a superhero movie marathon.

All movies start at 7:00pm at The Crossings Branch Library.


AwesomeAudiobooks

Wed. May 30, 7:00-8:30 pm
Community Meeting Room, Main Branch

Get some reading done while you’re travelling this summer with the library’s OverDrive eAudiobooks!

Learn how to:

  • Browse, checkout, and download eAudiobooks
  • Get MP3 and WMA eAudiobooks onto your computer
  • Transfer to a portable music player or mobile device
  • Tips and tricks to make it as easy as possible

Introducing.... Freading eBooks

Need an eBook for your vacation? Give Freading a try!

Choose from over 15,000 titles from a wide selection of genres. All Freading titles are available simultaneously—no waiting or holds!

How Freading works:
Each eBook “costs” 1, 2, or 4 tokens. Every week, you’ll receive 4 tokens towards the eBooks you want to download. After selecting your titles, you’ll receive your eBooks for two weeks and you can renew your eBooks for an additional two weeks!

With Freading eBooks, you can:

  • Download directly to computers running Windows, Mac, or Linux
  • Download using the Freading App on Apple iOS devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad), Android tablets and phones, Kobo Vox, and Kindle Fire
  • Download to a computer and transfer to Nook, Kobo, and Sony Readers

Healing Sounds Series: Program Number Six

Thursday May 31, 7:30 pm
Theatre Gallery, Main Branch

An Hour of Music for Strings, Flute, Steel Pan and Piano
Featuring works by Corelli, Rameau, Haydn, Mozart and other masters.
Free admission!

Performed by:
Flute and Steel Pan - Jodi Bartell
Violins – Maria Geppert, Deanna Belanger, Rachel Spencer
Viola – Marja Koppe
Cello – Sarabeth Baldry
Piano – Andrew Gierulski, Karina Witbeck


Ready, Set, Read!

The Lethbridge Public Library provides a program to encourage your child to read throughout the summer months - Ready, Set, Read!  This program gives children who can read and have attended Kindergarten through Grade 3 the opportunity to read with a volunteer who has attended Grades 4-12.  This fun and informal program is one (1) hour in length.  The child and volunteer share 40 minutes of reading time, with the last 20 minutes spent in a fun group activity promoting reading.

**Ready, Set, Read! is not suitable for children with learning and/or reading difficulties.  All participants must be mature enought to attend without adult accompaniment.

Click HERE to register online or call 403-320-4278 (Main Branch) or 403-320-4037 (The Crossings) to register over the phone.


Library Events Calendar

Week of May 14 2012

Calendar Legend

ItemKey
The Crossings Branch
 
Main Branch
 
Bookmobile