The Lavenia McCoy Public Library is offering a showing of “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.” The movie is free to all, with tasty snacks provided for just a couple of quarters. The movies is rated PG-13. Movie starts @ 6:30PM on Saturday, October 24th.
Be “Transformed” October 23, 2009
This Week At The Library… August 10, 2009
- Detroit-based The High Strung will make a stop in Bayfield this Thursday, as part of the nation-wide Rock and Roll Library Tour
Things have certainly slowed down a little at the library, following a successful and entertaining Summer Reading Program. But before the kids head back to school, we have one more hurrah!
Join us this Thursday evening at 7PM at the library for a rock-n-roll event with The High Strung. The concert is free and perfect for kids of all ages!
Bayfield teens write a song! July 28, 2009
Click here to listen to a song written and performed by a group of kids at the Bayfield Public Library during this year’s Summer Reading Program.
And click here to listen to a song written and performed by Bayfield-area kids.
Big thanks to Andy Hackbarth for teaching the kids what to do!
Six Guns and Sagebrush tonight at the library! July 28, 2009
Although their popularity has ebbed
and flowed, the Western movie remains
a universally recognized symbol
of American culture. But what do
Western movies tell us about ourselves?
Are they really about a place
called “the West” or something more?
Using clips from well-known Westerns
starting from Edison’s “The
Great Train Robbery” in 1903 to the
HBO series “Deadwood,” Dr. Kevin
Britz, historian and director of the
Center of Southwest Studies, will present
a fast-moving look at how Westerns
are essentially allegorical stages
where prevailing issues in America
could be addressed.
No advance sign-up required for this
free event.
Six Guns and Sagebrush: Program on western movies offered at library in Bayfield July 21, 2009
Although their popularity has ebbed and flowed, the Western movie remains a universally recognized symbol of American culture. But what do western movies really tell us about ourselves? Are they really about a place called “the West” or something more? Find out by attending “Six Guns and Sagebrush: A History of Western Film.” This free program that will take place from 7 PM – 9 PM on Tuesday, July 28, at the Lavenia McCoy Public in Bayfield.
Kevin Britz, the Director of the Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, will use clips from well-known Westerns (starting from Edison’s The Great Train Robbery in 1903 to the HBO series Deadwood) to present a fast-moving look at the history of the movie Western and their influence on our culture.
The program is free and the public is welcome. This event is co-sponsored by the Lavenia McCoy Public Library, Friends of the Library, and Ft. Lewis College Office of the President and Professional Associates.
For more information, contact the Lavenia McCoy Public Library at 970 884-2222. The library is located at 95 Bayfield Center Dr. in Bayfield.
Biography
Kevin Britz is the Director of the Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado. Previously he worked as an assistant professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and assistant professor of American Studies at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. Most of his professional life has been spent in the museum field where he worked as the Vice President for Programs of the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon; Deputy Director of the Stearns County Historical Society in St. Cloud, Minnesota, and as an exhibit builder and designer for the Museum of the Great Plains in Lawton, Oklahoma, and Arizona Historical Society in Tucson. Hailing from Tucson,
The program is part of the Life-Long Learning Series co-sponsored by the Lavenia McCoy Public Library, the Friends of the Library, and the Fort Lewis College Office of the President and Professional Associates. For more information, contact the Lavenia McCoy Public Library at 970 884-2222. The library is located at 395 Bayfield Center Drive in Bayfield.
LIBRARY PRESENTS AUTHORS’ ROUNDTABLE AND BOOKSIGNING July 17, 2009
Save the evening of Thursday, July 23rd from 6:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. to meet with regional authors. The Lavenia McCoy Public Library in Bayfield, CO has invited six authors to participate in an Authors’ Roundtable and Booksigning. The exciting lineup of authors includes:
Roberta Summers, presenting on life on the Big Island of Hawaii and living on the slopes of a live volcano in her crime adventure novel about the Hawaiian Mafia, Pele’s Realm, named after the Fire Goddess of the volcanoes. Pele’s Realm is based on the actual murder of a friend.
Judy Castleberry, author of the Caregiver Zone, a non fiction book on elder care. Judy is a nationally renowned speaker on elder care and owner of Partners For Assisted Living in Farmington. She is also an award winning playwright.
Gloria O’Shields debuts her first novel, Quinn’s Quest, a humorous story about tragic events in a middle aged widow’s life and how she copes with betrayal and rebuilds her life. Gloria is also the author of the non fiction book “Woman Speakers of America.”
Lee Pierce, Western Author, presenting Rough Justice; If you like high adventure in the Old West, ride with Silverjack McDonald. Pierce along with his daughter Holly Henley also wrote “What Do You Mean The Cook’s Not Mexican,” a cookbook that demystifies Mexican and regional cooking that comes with a tin of spices which makes a great gift item. Pierce was the mentor who helped form Bayfield’s local writer’s group.
Tekla Dennison Miller from Durango is a former prison warden and national speaker on prison reform and abuse issues. She brings four books with her, two memoirs and two novels about phenomena of women who fall in love with imprisoned serial killers based on actual events.
Debra Doggett is a Four Corners author that has been writing since childhood. Keeping stories in her head while raising three daughters, pursuing her BA in History and working as a museum professional has kept the writer inside her alive. She has also written, performed and directed for the stage, her second love. Her book The Prize is available from Wild Rose Press.
This is a rare opportunity to ask questions, interact with regional writers and experience a personal connection with the author of a book. The author’s will speak about their books, the inspiration for writing them and will, upon request, dedicate and sign books.
For further information contact Jenni Tencza at 970-884-2222.
Computer class available on Internet Search Skills July 15, 2009
Newcomers to the Internet can learn how to find things online at a free hands-on computer class, “Intro to Internet Searching,” that will take place from 6-8 PM on Wednesday, July 22, at the Lavenia McCoy Public Library in Bayfield.
Advance signup is required for this free class. To sign up, contact the Lavenia McCoy Public Library at 970 884-2222.
The Lavenia McCoy Public Library is located at 395 Bayfield Center Dr. in Bayfield.
What the heck is Twitter? July 13, 2009
What’s Twitter all about? And why do I keep getting emails about joining Facebook? Why should I care about all these new social-media sites that keep popping up?
All of your nagging new-media questions will be answered in a quick and clear class called “Social Media for Adults” from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, at the Bayfield Public Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive.
Kinsee Morlan and Jeff Hammett will start out with the basics and move on to how every business venture should be incorporating a social-media arm in their marketing plan. All ages are welcome and the class is free!
For more information, contact kinsee.morlan@gmail.com
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