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Take Your Child to the Library Day

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Saturday, February 4th
10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Children’s Room and Teen Cafe

 Take Your Child to the Library Day

The Bridgeport Public Library will join other libraries throughout the country and participate in the first “Take Your Child to the Library” Day on Saturday, February 4.  Parents with children of all ages are invited to visit the Burroughs and Saden library downtown.  Discover the wonders of having a Bridgeport Public Library card. Check out a book, magazine, talking book or DVD. Find out how you and your child may learn another language, get free online tutoring, free early literacy software, access children’s books online and more.

Special activities planned at the main Burroughs and Saden library will include:

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Free Computer Classes

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Wednesdays
4:15 – 6:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – 3rd Flr Community Room

computerFree Computer Classes

Build your basic computer skills with an individual coach, every Wednesday!

One of our volunteers will work with you, one-on-one to help with essentials such as checking email and writing resumes and will provide assistance with programs such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

 Space is limited so register for one or more classes  now.

Contact: Sharaya Smith 203 576-7778

Friends of the BPL Weekly Book Sale

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Thursdays
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden

booksale20logoFriends of the BPL Weekly Book Sale

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Hoops in Connecticut – The Nutmeg State’s Passion For Basketball

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Saturday, February 4th
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – History Center

Hoops in CTHoops in Connecticut

Please join Fairfield author Don Harrison for a signing and discussion of his new book: “Hoops in Connecticut: The Nutmeg State’s Passion For Basketball”

Many names familiar to area basketball  fans appear in the book, such as Norwalk’s Calvin Murphy, New Haven’s John Williamson and a bevy of Bridgeport stars, including Walter Luckett, Wes Matthews, John Bagley and Chris and Charles Smith.

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AAHA Black Fist & Foremost Afrocentric Film Festival

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Starting Saturday, February 4th
2:00 – 4:30 PM
Burroughs & Saden

film festAAHA Black Fist & Foremost Afrocentric Film Festival

Join us as the the African-American Historical Association of Fairfield County, Connecticut  presents CONNECTICUT’S VERY FIRST,ABSOLUTELY FREE TO ATTEND AFROCENTRIC FILM FESTIVAL which will be taking place every Saturday and Sunday during Black History Month, 2012 (Feb. 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th and 19th, respectively) at the Bridgeport Public Library, 925 Broad Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut between 2:00 – 4:30 p.m.

Here is a brief synopsis of each and every film we’ll be presenting during the month of February:

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Going to College? Get Your Questions Answered-FAFSA Focus

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Tuesdays – starting February 7th
February-March, 2012
4:00 – 6:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – Teen Cafe

collegeGoing to College?

Holly Franquet from The College Place will be available to help answer your college questions with an emphasis on the FAFSA process.  No appointment necessary. This program is free and open to all junior high, high school students and their parents.
Begins February 7.

Memoir Writing Class

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Saturday, February 11th
2:00  – 4:00 PM
Burroughs & Saden – History Center

memoir writingMemoir Writing Class

The Bridgeport History Center has sponsored a Bridgeport Memoir Writing Class since 2002. Our class has continued to write about memories of not only Bridgeport, Connecticut, but about the stories that we find have linked our lives.

We all have shared landscapes of memories, be it a football game, high school, or daily life. Newcomers are welcome! Please join us on the second Saturday of each month at 2:00 PM.

For more info call Mary Witkowski, 203 576-7417

Selections from our Memoir Writing class can be viewed at:

http://www.bridgeportmemoir.com/

Genealogy Roundtable

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Thursday, February 16th
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Burroughs & Saden – History Center

Genealogy Roundtable

3rd Thursday of each month @ 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Join us for the History Center’s monthly genealogy roundtable.  Patrons interested in researching their family trees meet at the library to discuss their work and share strategies. Both beginners and longtime researchers welcome.