Monday, November 24, 2014
Thanksgiving hours
The library will close at 5pm this Wednesday. Closed on Thursday. Open regular hours through the weekend - Friday 10-5, Saturday 10-3 and Sunday 1-5. Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Tim's Vermeer - Tuesday Nov. 18th at 7pm
Join us for a showing of Tim's Vermeer, a Penn and Teller Film (89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!) on Tuesday Nov. 18th at 7pm in the Community Room. Brought to you with the support of the Hopkinton Library Foundation.
Tim's Vermeer is a documentary film, directed by Teller, produced by his stage partner Penn Jillette and Farley Ziegler, about inventor Tim Jenison's efforts to duplicate the painting techniques of Johannes Vermeer, in order to test his theory that Vermeer painted with the help of optical devices. from wikipedia
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Hopkinton READS! The Art Forger - Skype with the author
Hopkinton READS!
“Live Exchange with The Art Forger’s Author”
“Live Exchange with The Art Forger’s Author”
Thursday, November 13 ~ 7:00 pm
Join us as we host
B. A. Shapiro live via Skype! Ms. Shapiro will share her thoughts on how she
came about to write The Art Forger,
and answer your questions about the book.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Hopkinton READS! Program this Thursday
Anthony Amore, Art Security Expert
Thursday, November 6 ~ 7:00 pm
Anthony Amore, Director of Security
at the Gardner Museum, is the co-author of Stealing Rembrandts, The Untold Stories of
Notorious Art Heists. Today, art theft is one of the
most profitable criminal enterprises in the world, exceeding $6 billion in
losses to galleries and art collectors annually. And the masterpieces of
Rembrandt van Rijn are some of the most frequently targeted.
In Stealing Rembrandts, Mr.
Amore and Tom Mashberg reveal the actors behind the major Rembrandt heists in
the last century.
Books in Trees! (for kids ages 3-10)
There
are 20 books hanging from the trees of
Hopkinton/Contoocook! This is in celebration of November's National Recycling
Week. If you find a book, take it down and follow the directions on the bookmark
inside. You may win a prize!
(This
program is for children ages 3-10 and is limited to one per
person.)
Have fun looking:)
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