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Art Exhibit in February -- Loud Paint II by Christine Cortizas
Winchester artist Christine F. Cortizas will display her bold colored paintings in oil, acrylic, and India ink. The exhibit includes floral and abstract paintings on canvas and also drawings in India ink on rag paper. Cortizas uses vivid and vibrant colors as one of the primary elements of her paintings as well textures and designs incorporating her background in textile design.. more
Editing and Managing Your Digital Photos – Feb. 8
Join Domenico Pino in the Meeting Room on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 6:30—8:30 p.m. for a refresher Picasa workshop. If you attended Dom’s classes last year and would like a review, this class is for you. This workshop is open to all previous class attendees and also those who have experience using Picasa. Domenico Pino is a retired systems analyst and instructor with a passion for photography. He is a member of Boston Fashion Group, Boston Photography Center and Boston Portrait Photographers. His experience includes photography, design and training. more
The Teen Book Club – Feb. 9 – 3:30 p.m.
All students in middle and high school are invited to join us on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 3:30 p.m. in the Small Meeting Room. We’ll discuss books we’ve read lately – it’s your chance to tell others about books you like and get suggestions for further reading!
Delicious snacks will be provided, so bring a friend and bring your appetite! Contact Katie Nolan, Young Adult Librarian for more information: knolan@minlib.net
Monday, Feb. 13 at 6:30 p.m. – The Wedding Banquet 
One Winchester, Many Traditions hopes you will join us for the second film in this year's International Film Series in the Library Meeting Room.
In this award-winning film from Ang Lee, a gay landlord and a female tenant agree to a marriage of convenience to satisfy his nagging parents. But when his parents arrive from Taiwan for the wedding, things get out of hand. (Learn more about the film at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107156/.)
Did You Know…
That the Reference Room has a scanner for your use? Please see the Reference Librarian for assistance.
Staff Picks
From Ann Wirtanen, Library Director: Do you miss a good intellectual challenge? The Library’s Classics Book Club may be just what you crave. Our next book is John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman. Discussions are interesting and always insightful. Join us either Tuesday, March 27 at 1 p.m. or Thursday, March 29 at 7 p.m. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk; just ask for Book Club books.
Library Book Groups: upcoming titles include Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, Brookland, The Heretic's Daughter and The French Lieutenant’s Woman.
The Library hosts a number of book discussion groups. For all groups, attendees choose the books to read, the Library supplies multiple copies of the books (ask at the Circulation Desk for book group books), and the discussion is informal. Anyone who has read the book is welcome to attend any of the groups. more
New eResource! Stream Music
Naxos Music Library is a music service featuring predominantly classical and world music.
Naxos Music Library: Jazz offers a selection of jazz legends and historicals and contemporary jazz.
Thank you for contributing photographs:
The Cotton-Arbo retum in Winchester
Winchester photographer Caroline Krantz Hirschfeld.
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Friends Corner
Thank you to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring the Library’s entry in the Town’s Trivia Bee on February 8.
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