
All Big
Read programs held at the Clarendon Hills Public Library are sponsored by The Friends of the Library
The History Singers Present Mr. Tambourine Man
Tuesday,
March 9th, 7:00 p.m.
The 1960's were a time of rapid changes and contradictions. There was one unifying factor, however:
the music, which reflected the times. This program includes three sections. It's Only Love
covers the theme of love and its ups and downs. Dear Prudence addresses life, self
and experience. The Times They Are a-Changin' includes songs about political conscience,
with its frustrations as well as inspirations.
Movie: "Mississippi
Burning" (1988)
Tuesday, March 16th, 6:30 p.m.
In 1964, two FBI agents investigate the disappearance
of three civil rights activists from the outskirts of a small Mississippi town. With Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, and Frances
McDormand.
Brown Bag Lunch Book Discussion: "The Help"
Wednesday, March 31st, 12:30 p.m.
We invite you to read The Help and join
us for a lunch-time book discussion.
Please bring your own brown bag lunch.
Vintage Southern Treats
Thursday, April 1st, 7:00 p.m.
Travel back in time and sample traditional
Southern treats. Amy Alessio shares recipes and samples reflecting the era of her vintage cookbook collection as favored -
and flavored - especially in the South.
Film and Race in the 1960s
Thursday, April 15th, 7:00 p.m.
Using clips from key films, John Kula presents a history of the portrayal of African
Americans in the movies, concentrating on the 1960s.
Movie: "The Long
Walk Home" (1990)
Monday, May 3rd, 6:30 p.m.
When her black maid takes a stand in Martin Luther King,
Jr's bus boycott, an affluent white woman does what she can to help, despite the disapproval of her husband. With Sissy Spacek,
Whoopi Goldberg and Dwight Schultz.