Archive for November, 2005

Book Study Group

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This year’s theme is the perennially fascinating topic of Money.

Once again we will meet on Thursday afternoons at 3:30-5:00 in the council chambers of the town hall. Everyone is welcome, and potential members are asked to tell the Librarian that they would like a copy of the book. When you pick up a book at the Library, you will be asked for a minimum donation of $5.00 per title.

If you would like to be on the list for information and further details, please give your email address to the Librarian, libinfo@patagoniapubliclibrary.org, or directly to the convenor, Gail Eifrig, at eifrig@dakotacom.net or 455-0474.

Our schedule includes the following:

November 17: Silas Marner by George Eliot

December 8: The Merchant of Venice, Shakespeare’s problematic encounter with capitalism and racism, with a good many other things as well.

January: a collection of short stories, ranging from DuMaupassant, O’Henry and Conan Doyle to Erdrich, O’Brien and Proulx.

February: The Panama Hat Trail, by Tom Miller. A non-fiction account by an accomplished writer of the economy of hat production in Central and South America. Tom is a Patagonia habitue and will in February.

March and April will have four sessions on Dickens’ Little Dorrit. Here is the great writer’s greatest unknown book, one that encompasses all he has to say about capitalism, obsession, love, vanity, hypocrisy, secrets, crime, revelation, sex, death, government, art and, yes, money. (A marvellous 6 hour film version came out in about 1990.)

2005 American Museum of Natural History Traveling Margaret Mead Film and Video Festival, taking place on three Saturday evenings

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2005 American Museum of Natural History Traveling Margaret Mead Mead Film & Video Festival
independent cultural documentaries-festival highlights
Tin ShedTheater
Saturday 7 p.m.

November 12: The Future of Food (88 min)
November 19: Afghanistan Unveiled (52min); Madame Ti Zo (Mrs. Littlebones) (60 min)
December 3: Marry Me (105 min)

November 12: The Future of Food (88 min)
Deborah Koons Garcia. 2003. 88min. Video. (U.S./Canada/Mexico)
N.Y. Premier at 2004 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
What will food look like for future generations? Will all plant species become private property? The Future of Food raises important questions about genetically modified food. It highlights the role of corporations and government in agriculture, and the role consumers have yet to play in determining what we will eat in the decades to come. Viewing this film, you’ll never look at food the same way again!

November 19: Afghanistan Unveiled (52 min); and Madame Ti Zo (Mrs. Littlebones) (60 min)
Brigitte Brault & Alna Women Filming Group. 2003. 52min. Video. (Afghanistan)
Filmed by the first team of women video journalists trained in Afghanistan, this rare film explores the effects of the Taliban’s repressive rule and recent U.S. military campaign on Afghani women. Shot in rural regions of the country, the filmmakers present footage of Hazara women whose lives have been decimated by recent events, and yet manage to also find moving examples of hope for the future. The film demonstrates the power of independent film to bear witness and reveal truth.

Madame Ti Zo (Mrs. Littlebones)
David Belle. 2004. 60min. (Haiti)
U.S. Premier at 2004 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
Madame Ti Zo, a midwife and herbal doctor, runs her own clinic in Jacmal, Haiti. This vrit-style film shot primarily in the courtyard and the thatched-roof hut where “Mrs. Littlebones” examines pregnant women, helps birth babies, and aids the steady stream of men, women, and children seeking her expertise provides an intimate look into traditional health practices.

December 3: Marry Me
Uli Gaulke & Jeannette Eggert. 2003. 105 min. (Germany/Cuba)
U.S. Premier at 2004 Margaret Mead Film & Video Festival
This intense portrayal of a transcultural marraige defies the stereotypical representation of Cuban women marrying foreign men for money and a visa. The filmmakers take us through the couple’s first two years as they struggle with unexpected obstacles. Marry Me presents a highly original observation of cross-cultural identity and alienation.

Cost: 3 evenings for $20 or $10/evening
for more information look at
http://www.amnh.org/programs/mead/travel.html
or contact
maronson@arizona.edu or info@patagoniapubliclibrary.org

“This Song Is No Less Than Thunder”

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de Vie
a free Concert of New Lyrics
accompanied by the mbira dza vadzimu
7 p.m. on Sunday, November 6th
in Cady Hall, next to the Patagonia Library
342 Duquesne

for more info
de_vie@post.harvard.edu
520.604.2629
or
info@patagoniapubliclibrary.org
520.394.2921

Library Board Meeting

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November 1, 2005
5:30pm
in the library

PATAGONIA PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES’ MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 20, 2005 MEETING

Present: Cornelia O’Connor, Phyllis Patty, Betsy McGee, Anu Tarahum, Abbie Zeltzer, Craig Cegavske, Elvia Gallaher
Absent: Carolyn McIntosh

Call to Order: 5:53 p.m.

Call to the Public: No one came forward

Discussion and approval of August minutes: Phyllis moved to approve, Cornelia second, motion carried

Librarian’s Report: (see prepared report in “Librarian’s Reports” file) The “Generation of Readers” project will not be housed at the Library but in the community. Amy Stone will be handling this program for those parents with childlren in school, the Library will focus on pre-school children and their parents. It will be a cooperative effort between Abbie and Amy. Abbie is working on establishing equal access for those in the coomunity that may not have access to the website. Book discussion groups are going well, 10 to 12 participants in each of the two groups. The Library will most likely go with Qwest DSL this fall, T1 is faster but more expensive. Abbie is still checking out all the connectivity information. Abbie sent out inquiries about Library Districts to other libraries, she only heard back from Yuma. This proposal is still in the talking stage, the Board will wait for real concrete numbers and proposals before considering same. Anu moved to accept the report, Elvia second, motion carried.

President’s Report: None

OLD BUSINESS

1. Craig handed out the second draft of the policies and procedures. He thinks the procedure portion could become the volunteers’ handbook. Craig thinks that any changes in policies would have to be voted upon. The Board wonders if this could be done with one vote or would each change require a vote? Two sections need major re-writes 1) internet use 2) collection development policy. Abbie would need possibly 3 months to re-work the latter. The Board may need to defer the rest of the revisions until these two are completed. Cornelia had obtained a prototype of library policies and procedures from the Internet, several Board members felt those too general to follow since the Patagonia Library has unique policies and procedures to address.

2. Evaluation process/job description for Librarian, tabled until next meeting.

3. Mission Statement: Cornelia prefers Betsy’s submission and suggestion, we put this into the revisions of policies and procedures to review and comment upon later.

4. Discussion re plans for courtyard area, tabled until next meeting.

5. The County-wide library district was discussed during the Librarian’s report, see above.

6. “Public Feedback” form, tabled until next meeting.

NEW BUSINESS

1. New Parking Plan, (see Attachment), Abbie has gone before the City Council as a private citizen and presented the new parking plan which Gary Gay drew up. A committee was formed to study and defend this plan before the Council at large.

2. No report on the Friends’ September meeting.

Next Meeting: Tuesday, November 1, 2005….5:30 p.m. At the Patagonia Public Library

Meeting was adjourned at 7:17 p.m., Betsy moved, Anu second, motion carried.

Respectfully submitted, Betsy McGee, secretary