Bristol Public Libraries
Adult Services
Newsletter
Summer 2014
Volume 1, Issue 1
Connections
This Issue: Summer Reading by Gaslight
Literary Elements: Science and Culture of the Gaslight Era (1890-1920)
Join us at the library this summer for an interesting &
fun look at the ways gaslight still ignites the literary &
scientific imagination in the twenty-first century!
Come to the Library and enjoy our summer line
up. There’s something for everyone!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
Victorian Gothic.......................2
An Evening with the Gillettes
Yankee Division .......................2
6:30 PM Wednesday June 25th @ BPL &
Gaslight Top 40 .......................3
1:00 PM Thursday, June 26th @ Manross Library
Summer Book Bites .................3
Sherlock Holmes -Fact or Fiction? Find out while you
spend an evening with the Gillettes. An entertaining, educational, and humorous presentation on Sherlock Holmes,
Dr. Who....................................2
Encore......................................3
Event Schedule ........................4
SPECIAL POINTS OF
INTEREST
William & Helen Gillette and Gillette Castle. And, as a
 Summer Reading Sign-up
Begins: 6/23/2014
plus, you will hear several songs from the English Music
 Summer Reading Program
Begins: 6/25/2014
Hall era!
 Summer Reading Program
ends: 8/15/2014
 358.5: Hours BPL i s Open
this Summer!
Victorian Gothic by Candlelight!
6:30 PM Thursday July 24 @ BPL
Rita Parisi will visit the Bristol Public Library in July to present Gothic Romance Tales by Kate Chopin, Emily Bronte and Louisa May Alcott. Join us for spirited young women, and darkly handsome men in tales of mystery and the
supernatural set in mysterious mansions and ruined castles—by candlelight!
“It was nine o'clock at night upon the second of August--the
most terrible August in the history of the world…”
DAY OF THE DOCTOR
July 29th at 6:30 PM
will see the TARDIS
arriving at BPL bringing with it Time Lords,
Daleks and Weeping
Angels for the
WIBBLY-WOBBLY
TIMEY-WIMEY
WHOVIAN SOCIAL—a Doctor Who
party featuring photo
ops with the TARDIS,
Whovian refreshments,
fun activities and
screening of selected
animated shorts! Win
a Weeping Angel!
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Bristol and the War to End All Wars
1:00 PM Monday August 4 @ BPL
Sherlock Holmes fans will remember the opening line of “His Last Bow”
as penned by Dr. Watson: “It was nine o’clock at night upon the second
of August—the most terrible August in the history of the world…” The
First World War began that August in 1914, but for Bristol, and the US
Army, the war began in earnest on April 20, 1918 when German and
American ground forces encountered each other for the first time during
a German raid on the French commune of Seicheprey. In this historic
battle, Bristol boys —members of the “Yankee” Division— were front and
center. They were untested troops deployed as “sacrifice” detachments
far forward of the main allied lines.
The Bristol Public Library and the Memorial Military Museum are proud
to co-sponsor a presentation including the story and facts concerning
the battle, a display of vintage artifacts and the personal stories of local
people involved or affected by the events at Seicheprey. Hosted by City
Historian and Bristol Press columnist, Bob Montgomery.
Gaslight Top 40! (1890-1920)
1:30 PM Thursday August 14 @ BPL &
6:30 PM Thursday August 14 @ Manross Library
Summer Book
Bites
Gaslight Book
Discussions:
Pianist John Root will perform a diverse repertoire of musical
styles from the turn of the previous century. John sings and
plays authentic piano arrangements of songs composed during
these three decades as they were originally performed. Everyone is invited to sing along with familiar selections!
June:
Garment of Shadows
by Laurie R. King
(Manross)
Bee Keeper’s
Apprentice by Laurie
R. King (BPL)
Encore Coming this Summer!
Bristol Public Library and the Manross Memorial Library in
Forestville are implementing a new computer system in early
June. The two Bristol libraries are members of a 30-library
consortium, known as Library Connection, which selected the
new system in 2013. The new system will be up and running by
June 2, 2014. Library users will find using the ENCORE catalog
similar to searching on Google or Amazon. The cloud configuration of the new system will also help contain costs as far less
equipment and maintenance will be required.
Established services such as emailed due date reminders, online
renewal, and the ability to reserve items from home will remain
in place.
Take a look at Encore beginning June 2 on our website or visit
the library.
July:
Before I Go to Sleep
by S.J. Watson
(Manross)
Oscar Wilde and a
Death of No
Importance by Gyles
Brandreth (BPL)
August:
The Victoria
Vanishes by
Christopher Fowler
(Manross)
Some Danger
Involved by Will
Thomas (BPL)
Check the back
page for dates &
times!
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COMPLETE ADULT SUMMER PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
MISSION
STATEMENT
The Bristol Public Library
System is committed to
providing the community
with a friendly and
knowledgeable atmosphere where educational,
informational, recreational, cultural, and professional materials and services can be found in a
variety of formats. An
emphasis is placed on
encouraging the use of
the library by persons of
all ages in order to stimulate lifelong learning and
an appreciation for reading, and to provide a resource center for ideas
and information for the
entire community.
June:
Tuesday, June 10 @ 1:30 PM Book Bites (Manross)
Tuesday, June 10 @ 6:30 PM Introduction to Aryuveda (BPL)
Wednesday, June 11 @ 6:30 PM Movie: Philomena (BPL)
Thursday, June 12 @ 5:30 PM Book Bites (Manross)
Wednesday, June 18 @ 1:00 PM Bristol Book Bites (BPL)
Thursday, June 19 @ 6:30 PM Scars that Never Heal (BPL)
Wednesday, June 25 @ 6:30 PM An Evening with the Gillettes (BPL)
Monday, June 26 @ 1:00 PM An Evening with the Gillettes (Manross)
Friday, June 27 @ 1:00 PM Movie: Cloud Atlas (BPL)
July:
Tuesday, July 8 @ 1:30 PM Book Bites (Manross)
Thursday, July 10 @ 5:30 PM Book Bites (Manross)
Friday, July 11 @ 1:00 PM Movie: Cowboys & Aliens (Manross)
Wednesday, July 16 @ 1:00 PM Bristol Book Bites (BPL)
Wednesday, July 16 @ 6:30 PM Ten Million Steps (BPL)
Friday, July 18 @ 1:00 PM Movie: Three Musketeers (BPL)
Thursday, July 24 @ 6:30 PM Gothic Romance Tales by Candlelight (BPL)
Tuesday, July 29 @ 6:30 PM
Bristol Public Library
5 High Street
Bristol, CT 06010
(860) 584-7787
www.bristollib.com
Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey
Whovian Social (BPL)
August:
Friday, August 1 @ 1:00 PM Movie: City of Lost Children (Manross)
Monday, August 4 @ 1:00 PM Bristol Boys in WWI: The Yankee Division &
Manross Memorial
Library
260 Central Street
Forestville, CT 06010
(860) 584-7790
www.bristollib.com
the Battle of Seicheprey (BPL)
Tuesday, August 12 @ 1:00 PM Book Bites (Manross)
Wednesday, August 13 @ 1:30 PM Bristol Book Bites (BPL)
Thursday, August 14 @ 1:30 PM Popular Music of the Gaslight Era (BPL) &
@6:30 PM (Manross)
Friday, August 15 @ 1:00 PM
Movie: Sherlock Holmes (BPL)
Thursday, August 21 @ 5:30 PM Book Bites (Manross)
Friday, August 22 @ 1:00 PM
Movie: Wild, Wild West (Manross)
Bristol Public Libraries Summer Reading Program Supported by:
The Friends of Bristol Public Library
Michael “Mike” L. Reiss
CT Humanities