Atchison Public Library

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This week’s Talk About Literature in Kansas:  Before the Civil War features a historical novel with a very appealing heroine.  At age 20, Lidie Harkness of Illinois meets and marries Bostonian abolitionist Thomas Newton, who is enroute to Lawrence, K.T. (Kansas Territory), with a wagon full of Sharps rifles. The new marriage drops Lidie right in the middle of turmoil between pro-slavery Border Ruffians from Missouri and Kansas Free Staters. Tuesday’s book discussion is led by Susan Rieke, Professor of English at University of Saint Mary. Please join us at 2 pm on Tuesday, March 30, for the final program in our TALK series.

Here are the top 10 St. Patrick’s Day movies according to http://holidays.slides.kaboose.com:

1. Darby O’Gill and the Little People *
2. The Quiet Man
3. The Departed *
4. A Very Unlucky Leprechaun
5. Waking Ned Devine
6. The Gnome-Mobile
7. Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Ranges:  The Last Leprechaun
8. Far and Away *
9. The Luck of the Irish
10. Finian’s Rainbow *

Starred items are available for check out at the Atchison Library.  Other titles may be available for loan through the NEXpress Catalog.

In March, the Atchison library, in conjunction with the Kansas Humanities Council, will hold a series of book discussions entitled Talk About Literature in Kansas:  Before the Civil War.  T.A.L.K. is a program for anyone who loves to read and discuss good books.  We will hold three sessions, each featuring a different book and author.  The sessions will be moderated by college and university experts and include:  March 2^nd, Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, March 16^th, John Brown: The Legend Revisited by Merrill D. Peterson and March 30^th, The All-True Travels and Adventures of Lidie Newton by Jane Smiley.  These books are available for check out.  For additional information contact Cheryl Sylvester at 367-1902, ext 206 or come by the library for a brochure.

NOTICE:  ALL  SESSIONS ARE FULL.

Beginner’s computer classes are now forming for March and April.  These classes are designed for anyone wanting to learn the basics of using a computer and the Windows system.  Click on the picture for information about what is being taught, dates, times and how to sign up.