News from Portland Library

Columbus Day: Closed ~ Monday, 10/12/15

Facing Life’s Greatest Challenges with Ease and Grace! Thursday, October 8th, 2015 from 6:00 - 7:30 p. m.
Become aware of your life limiting behaviors! Gain transformational tools to change behaviors!
Learn about the presenter’s life story.
Tara Leary is a professional motivational inspirational speaker and alternative medicine practitioner for over the last 25 years. She assists you to become empowered to create the magnificent life in which you wish to live. Registration Required!

Monthly Book Discussion
All are welcome to attend. Titles are available to borrow; no reservations are necessary.
Thursday, October 1st at 6:30 p.m.
The Light between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
Set on a remote Australian island, Tom and Isabel, a childless couple, live quietly, running a lighthouse. When a boat carrying a dead man and a living baby washes ashore, against Tom’s judgment, they claim the baby as their own. When they return to the mainland two years later, they are reminded that there are other people in the world and that their choice has devastated one of them.
Thursday, November 5th at 6:30 p.m.
Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman
A compelling novel about an immigrant girl’s transformation in early 20th century New York. Newly arrived from Russia, young Malka is abandoned by her family after she is disabled. Her fortuitous rescue by an Italian ice peddler and her own talents and pluck propel her to become a successful American business woman.

Lunch & Learn Book Discussion:
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Tuesday, October 20th, 2015 at 12:00 noon: The story of a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own past. Books will be available for borrowing prior to the discussion. Bring a lunch if you like. Dessert and beverages will be served. Registration appreciated!
Book Discussion: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, Tuesday, November 10th, 2015 at 12:00 noon

Close to aging out of the foster care system, Molly Ayer takes a position helping an elderly woman named Vivian and discovers that they are more alike than different as she helps Vivian solve a mystery from her past.

Books will be available for borrowing prior to the discussion. Bring a lunch if you like. Dessert and beverages will be served. Registration appreciated!

Movies in the Afternoon
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 1:00 p.m.
Showing: The Age of Adaline
Starring: Blake Lively, Michiel Huisman, Kathy Baker, & Harrison Ford; Lionsgate; directed by Lee Toland Krieger; PG-13, 2015,
112 minutes.
A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates her eternal life.
Movies in the Evening
Monday, October 19, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.
Showing: Far from the Madding Crowd
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Tom Sturridge, & Michael Sheen; 20th Century Fox; directed by Thomas Vintenberg; PG-13, 2015, 119 minutes.
Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy, it is the story of independent, beautiful and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene, who attracts three very different suitors. This timeless story explores the nature of relationships and love as well as the human ability to overcome hardships through resilience and perseverance.
No reservations necessary! The Friends of Portland Library supports the Library’s DVD collection. Portland History Program: Portland Cemeteries
Tuesday October 27, 2015 at 7:00 pm
The last program of a series of programs sponsored by the Friends or the Portland Library and the Portland Historical Society. Join speaker Doris Sherrow-Heidenis for a presentation regarding Portland Cemeteries or Center Cemetery. This program is free and open to the public.

Friends of the Portland Library’s
Book Sale
Members’ Preview - Friday, Oct 23. from 6-8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct 24. from 10-1:00 p.m.
Sunday Oct. 25 from 10-12:00 noon
at the Portland Library
Hardcover $1.00; Trade Paperback $1.00;
Mass Market Paperback $0.50;
Puzzles, Games, CDs & Audio books $1.00;
DVDs $3.00; VHS $0.25; Children’s books $0.50;
Sunday clearance sale $3.00 per bag; ($2.00 with FPL reusable bag)
Current FPL Members receive a free tote on
Members’ Night. Non-Members may join at the door.

Read & Recycle
The Friends of the Portland Library’s next intake date of gently used books & DVDs is Saturday, October 3rd, 2015 from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon.

Art Exhibit by Brownstone Artists
Brownstone Arts returns to the Library with its annual fall exhibit. Its members show their works in a show entitled “Elsewhere.”
Based in Portland, Brownstone Arts consists of members from towns up and down the Connecticut River Valley. The artists work in a variety of mediums. New members are welcome.

On Display in October 2015
In October, the Library will have a large display of Newly Arrived materials and will also feature books about things you will see at the Fair and thriller fiction.
From our special displays in October, check out Spooky
Movies for Halloween DVDs and Orchestral Music CDs.