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Wild Blue Country
Second Sunday Concert Series
kicks-offs off with TWO great shows
February 13 and 14

To kick-off this popular program, we are beginning the second weekend in February with two free concerts, each at 2:30 p.m.in the Central Library Auditorium

Saturday -  U.S. Air Force Academy Band "Wild Blue Country"

Sunday - Chattanooga Symphony and Opera String Quintet


Special Sunday Movies Duets
February 21

Storm

2:30pm, Central Library Auditorium

Hannah Maynard, prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague, is leading a trial against a former commander of the Yugoslavian National Army who is accused of the deportation and later killing of dozens of Bosnian-Muslim civilians. When a key witness commits suicide, it looks like the case will unravel, however Hannah refuses to give in. For more information. . .


ScrollNotary Service at the Library

The library system cannot offer the services of a Notary Public at this time. These services will resume in several weeks at the Central, Eastgate, and South Chattanooga branches only.



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New eNews and eBooklist Service

Have reader's advisories, automatically sent to your email or RSS reader. For more information . . .


Chicamauga Battlefield Park GuideBattlefield Park 1895 Guidebook & Map Reproduction

Check out the Central Library Bookstore or our library branches for your $12.95 copy! Read more.



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New Database from EBSCO!

Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center provides extensive information on more than 140 topics ranging from amateur astronomy, antiques, cake decorating, camping and comic books to fantasy sports, hunting, jewelry making, macramé, pottery, puppetry and more.


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The Library wants your feedback! By filling out our Customer Satisfaction Survey and letting us know how you feel about our facilities, services, staff and collection, we will have the information we need to improve our service to you. We're listening!


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Flick's CafeFilms From the '60s
February 16


A Raisin in the Sun
Daniel Petrie (1961)

A Raisin in the Sun

Excellent film version of the Lorraine Hansberry play about an African-American family in crisis.

Movie lovers are invited to Flick’s Café for a new series entitled Films From the '60s, presented by library director David Clapp. Read notes from the previous series; check the schedule and Notes for the next series.


Chattanooga Writers GuildTuesday, February 9, 2010
7 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium.

Program: Reinforce Your 2010 Resolutions
This meeting is free and open to the public. For more information contact PrisNasonShartle@gmail.com


Boy with bookCalling all artists!

  Children ages 3 – 12 are invited to participate in our 2010 National Library Week Bookmark Contest.  To participate, design a bookmark using our official entry form that illustrates the theme, Communities Thrive @ Your Library.  Your entry should illustrate how libraries help communities succeed and how the library is the heart of every community.
For more information . . .


Video Game ControllerVideo Games Added to Library’s Collection

The library has added video games to the circulating collection.  Located in the Central Library’s Fine Arts Department, the video games can be check out from Fine Arts.  In addition, holds may be placed on the video games to be sent to any of the library’s branches.  For more information . . .

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Read about and link to newly acquired best selling titles available for download!

Go To our Media Download pages to learn about checking out our electronic resources from NetLibrary and Overdrive.

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