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Worst Opening Sentences Winners
First Place
"I sat on my bed, trying to remember my name, then I REMEMBERED that I have AMNESIA."Second Place
"Why blame the monkey?"Third Place
"They lived happily ever after, whatever."- Login to comment
The Paris Wife Book Discussion May 21
the Purple Room for a discussion of The Paris Wife by Paula McLain. The story portrays the love affair and marriage between Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Mowrer from their Chicago meeting in 1920 to their lives during the Jazz Age in Paris. As Ernest struggles to find his literary voice, Hadley tries to define her role in their relationship as wife, friend, and muse. - Login to comment
April is Autism Awareness Month
Seven keys to unlock autism: making miracles in the classroom by Elaine Hall and Diane Isaacs; foreword by Stephen M. Shore
Living well on the spectrum: how to use your strengths to meet the challenges of Asperger syndrome/high- functioning autism by Valerie L. Gaus; foreword by Stephen Shore
Twin: a memoir by Allen Shawn
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Worst Opening Sentences
view the entriesWe are celebrating National Library Week at the Canton Public Library with a special writing contest! All ages and resident/nonresident patrons are eligible to participate. The goal is to create a funny, original, unpublished opening sentence to the worst imaginary novel ever written. CPL's "It was a Dark and Stormy Night" bad-writing contest will receive entries during National Library Week, beginning 9:00 AM April 9 through 9:00 PM April 14. Three winners will be selected based on votes from your peers! Prizes will be gift certificates to local area merchants. All entries will be posted on CPL's website. The rules are simple: submit your entry (inappropriate situations or language will be disqualified) online or in-person at the Adult Reference Desk with your name and contact information. The winners will be contacted by April 30 and have a week to claim their prize. Good luck to all our participants! And don't forget to vote for the best of the worst!
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Book Discussion
Join us on Monday, April 16 at 7:00 PM in the Purple Room for a book discussion on:
The immortal life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot — This book documents the story of how scientists took cells from an unsuspecting descendant of freed slaves and created a human cell line that has been kept alive indefinitely, enabling discoveries in such areas as cancer research, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping.
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Service Dogs are so Helpful!
In Sunday's USA Weekend magazine, the cover story focused on how service dogs are trained to assist humans with tasks that were unimaginable a decade ago such as: detecting seizures and diabetic blood sugar spikes, providing calm and comfort to autistic children, helping veterans overcome PTSD, and much more. Interested in raising an assistance dog or volunteering? Contact Paws for a Cause to help.- Login to comment
Blame it on the Moon?
Next month on April 14th, the world will mark the 100th anniversary of the tragic sinking of the Titanic. It was one of the 20th century's worst disasters that claimed over 1500 lives. On that night, Titanic was speeding towards New York Harbor to arrive a day early. The icy North Atlantic sea was calm making icebergs harder to spot and the collision was inevitable. So, why blame the moon? The moon was in rare alignment with the sun and those influences produced abnormally high tides which caused glaciers in Greenland to break and float into shipping waters. Intrigued? Stop by our Titanic display, or read more at the Discovery Channel site, or look at library's copy of the April issue of Sky & Telescope.- Login to comment
Detroit Kennel Club Dog Show
The Detroit Kennel Dog Show will hold its annual benched competition this weekend, March 3 and March 4, at Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. Besides judging who will win Best in Show, there will be herding demonstrations, agility contests, the Rock-n-Roll K9 Performance Team, pet therapy dogs, and local canine celebrities.- Login to comment
PowerPoint Basics Class
Learn how to create slide presentations on Wednesday, April 11 from 6:30-8:30 PM in the Internet Lab. Prerequisites: Mouse skills or equivalent. Registration opens on Wednesday, March 28 at 9:00 AM.- Login to comment
Push by Sapphire Book Discussion
Join us on Monday, March 19 at 7:00 PM in the Purple Room for a book discussion on:
Push: a novel by Sapphire — Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant with a second child by her father, meets a determined and radical teacher, we follow her on a journey of education and enlightenment as she learns not only how to write about her life, but how to make it truly her own for the first time.
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Push by Sapphire Book Discussion
Join us on Monday, March 19 at 7:00 PM in the Purple Room for a book discussion on:
Push: a novel by Sapphire — Precious Jones, an illiterate sixteen-year-old, has up until now been invisible to the father who rapes her and the mother who batters her and to the authorities who dismiss her as just one more of Harlem's casualties. But when Precious, pregnant with a second child by her father, meets a determined and radical teacher, we follow her on a journey of education and enlightenment as she learns not only how to write about her life, but how to make it truly her own for the first time.
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Pekingese is Westminster Winner!
Malachy, a 4-year old Pekinese took home the Best in Show prize at the 2012 Westminster Kennel Dog Show Tuesday night in New York City. He defeated a Dalmatian, German shepherd, Doberman Pinscher, Irish
setter, a Kerry blue terrier and wire-haired dachshund to win the silver bowl. No prize money is awarded to the winner, but the prestige is plenty.- Login to comment
Golden Collar Awards
Hollywood will honor its on-screen canine performers in its brand-new awards show, The Golden Collar Awards Monday at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. And the nominees are:- Cosmo as Arthur in Beginners
- Uggie as Queenie in Water for Elephants
- Denver as Skeletor in 50/50
- Hummer as Dolce in Young Adult
- Uggie as The Dog in The Artist
- Maximilian as Blackie in Hugo
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Who Will Be America's Next Top Dog?
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"Love Me Do" by The Beatles is 50
It's been 50 years since the single, "Love Me Do" by the Beatles was released in the U.K. Stop by our display and go back in time to 1962 when vinyl ruled. Check out various books, CDs, and movies about and by The Fab Four. And get on the list for the latest releases from Ringo and Paul!- Login to comment