FOR ADULTS
Monday Night Series
Join us every Monday evening at 7 pm for a free film: classics, favorites, oldies, goodies, and some newer ones you haven’t seen yet. Each month will include a thematic series of movie titles to entertain and captivate you. Our theme for March is Women and Their Times, in celebration of International Women’s Day. Featured films will give a modern twist on Jane Austen’s life or her classic novels.
March 2nd: Becoming Jane
Famed romantic novelist Jane Austen has a personal life as dramatic as any of her fictional characters in this historical drama. Jane (Anne Hathaway) rejects the advice of her parents, who want to see her married to the nephew of a wealthy noble, and instead falls for dashing but poor Irish lawyer Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy). As sparks fly, both families intercede to head off the romance, but headstrong Jane will not be told what to do.
March 9th: The Jane Austen Book Club
Six book club members find that their lives resemble a modern-day version of Jane Austen’s novels in this heady drama. Sylvia’s (Amy Brenneman’s) husband of 20-plus years has walked out; Jocelyn (Maria Bello) breeds dogs to escape loneliness; Prudie (Emily Blunt) dreams of other men; Bernadette (Kathy Baker) hopes to find Mr. Right; Allegra (Maggie Grace) has issues with her girlfriend; and Grigg (Hugh Dancy), the only man, wonders why he’s even in the club.
March 16th: Bridget Jones’s Diary
It’s Monday morning, and Bridget (Renée Zellweger) has woken up with a headache, a hangover, and her boss. Wickedly clever, this tale of Miss Jones’s yearlong odyssey from Mr. Right-Here-Right-Now (Hugh Grant) to Mr. Right (Colin Firth) delivers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the female mind. Zellweger, Firth, and Grant are perfectly cast in this popular adaptation of Helen Fielding’s best-selling novel, which in turn is based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
March 23rd: Bride and Prejudice
Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, and Anupam Kher star in this joyous musical about the Bakhsi family, that is celebrating the arrival of a British-born man, Mr. Balraj, who may be perfect husband material for one the family’s four unmarried daughters: Maya, Lucky, Jaya, and, most especially, their eldest, Lalita (Rai). But Lalita refuses to marry someone handpicked for her, believing instead in true love, which just may be waiting in the wings.

March 30th: Clueless
Director Amy Heckerling’s fresh adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel Emma transforms Regency England into Beverly Hills. Bored with high school boys, best friends Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and Dionne (Stacey Dash) instead set their sights on college men. But the meddlesome Cher gets more than she bargained for when she gives a fashion-challenged student (Brittany Murphy) a makeover in hopes that her new friend will find love and happiness.

Wednesday Night Series
Every Wednesday at 7pm, there’s something fun and educational.

Prerelease Film Night. On the first Wednesday of each month, we show an independent or foreign film that has been featured in a film festival but has not yet been widely released in theaters.

March 4th: Days and Clouds.
Days and Clouds. Elsa (Margherita Buy), Michele (Antonio Albanese), and daughter Alice (Alba Rohrwacher) are a well-to-do family whose lives change when Michele loses his job. The strains caused by the crisis eventually lead to a break-up of the marriage. Only when the couple are apart do they realize they risk losing their most precious possession: their love. In Italian with English subtitles. Won the 2008 David Di Donatello Award for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress.
Elsie’s Book Club. The second Wednesday of each month is dedicated to a book discussion. You need not have read the books to participate. This month’s focus ties in with the Monday night film series, which features “Jane Austen with a twist.”

March 11th: The Novels of Jane Austen
Austen was an English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary, and masterful use of language, burlesque, and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and beloved writers in English literature. Austen’s plots, though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. (Austen never married.)

Austen’s books include Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey (1817; published posthumously), and Persuasion (1817; published posthumously). No single title is assigned for reading; the group will discuss Austen’s oeuvre as a whole.
Check Elsie’s Book Club at http://shplbooks.wordpress.com/ for more information and reader comments.
March 18th: Women Who Made the Difference: Eleanor Roosevelt and Colleagues
This program is in honor of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt revolutionized the position of First Lady. Instrumental in the implementation of the New Deal and the early Civil Rights Movement, she carved a place in history for herself and future First Ladies. As a humanitarian and civic leader, her work for the welfare of youth, black Americans, the poor, and women––both at home and abroad––has yet to be equaled. Join us for a lively presentation and discussion of this important woman’s contribution to our nation’s history––and women’s history.
March 25th: Author Scott Beattie
Join author, “bar-chef,” and mixologist Scott Beattie as he discusses his book Artisinal Cocktails. Beattie will demonstrate how he uses delicious, hyperseasonal, local ingredients to create drinkable works of art. His book uses produce available in the four seasons and teaches home and professional bartenders how to process each ingredient for use in drinkable works of art. The program will include an opportunity for Q&A and a tasting. RSVP requested.

FOR CHILDREN
Children of all ages and their adults are invited to join children’s librarian Leslie Stanton three times a week for storytime. Storytime includes books, music, crafts, and more.
Weekly Storytimes for Preschoolers:
Tuesdays 10:30 am
Wednesdays 12 pm
Fridays 10 am
School-age Story & Craft time: Fridays 3:15 pm
PAWS FOR READING
Tuesdays 4 pm
Children are invited to come to the library and read to a special friend—a canine one! Come pick out a good book and practice your reading skills on a great (furry) listener.

WEDNESDAY KIDS’ MATINEES!
Wednesdays 3:45 pm, free films for kids!
Movies for children and teens take place every Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 pm in the Teen Room. Here are the selections for March.
March 4th: Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Chloe (voiced by Drew Barrymore) is a privileged Chihuahua from Beverly Hills who rides in style in her owner’s purse––until she gets lost on a Mexican vacation and must find her way home with the help of her newfound Latin canine friends. Salma Hayek, George Lopez, Edward James Olmos, Cheech Marin, and Andy Garcia also lend their voices to the cast of this comedic live-action adventure.

March 11th: Open Season 2
On the eve of his wedding to his beloved Giselle (voiced by Jane Krakowski), Elliot the buck (Joel McHale) learns that his dachshund buddy, Mr. Weenie (Cody Cameron), has been dognapped by a group of spoiled pets who want to return him to domesticity. Joined by their forest-dwelling cohorts, Elliot and his bear buddy, Boog (Mike Epps), venture behind enemy lines to locate the helpless wiener dog and liberate him from the paws of the pampered pets.

March 18th: Beethoven’s Big Break
It’s a dog’s life for stray pooch Beethoven and his puppy family, but when a movie-star canine gets dognapped, Beethoven is chosen to take his place. It’s up to animal wrangler Eddie (Jonathan Silverman) and his son Billy (Moises Arias) to keep the unruly new star under control. Slowly but steadily, the rambunctious St. Bernard digs his way into Eddie’s heart in this family adventure that also stars Eddie Griffin and Rhea Perlman.

March 25th: Secret of the Magic Gourd
Everything changes for the shy Wang Bao when his fishing skills yield a fruitful catch: a magic gourd that will grant him anything his heart desires. But getting everything he ever wanted is hardly the reversal of fortune the boy expected. In living out his dreams, he also learns the value of hard work and honesty. Corbin Bleu (High School Musical) lends his voice to this live-action Disney fantasy with Mandarin and Cantonese language tracks.