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Library’s 50th Birthday Party
September 23, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Saturday, September 23
Brooks Memorial Library is holding its 50th birthday party on Saturday, September 23. EVERYONE is invited for food, fun, and celebration!
Kids’ celebration: 10:00-noon
10:00 Craft table for making birthday cards
10:30 Seriously funny guy Kevin O’Keefe will present his one-man show, followed by birthday cake and singing.
Afternoon festivities in Main Reading Room: 2:00-6:00
1:00 Music from late sixties performed by Sharon Leslie and Dan Kasnitz
2:00 Opening remarks by Peter and Corky Elwell and an overview of library history with Jerry Carbone
3:00 Presentation by Amy Dickinson, panelist on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me and syndicated columnist, Ask Amy. Free copies of her new book, Strangers Tend to Tell Me Things, will be given to the first 52 people (one per family), thanks to the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library and Everyone’s Books.
4:00 Refreshments and singing/dancing to music provided by the Wyld Nightz Trio with Jeff Brewer.
BCTV will be on hand to record library reminiscences.
BCTV will be on hand to record library reminiscences.
See you there!