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Coming Up at the Library...

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Did you know that there are 1,212,383 libraries worldwide that provide 18,954,563 transactions per day, which amounts to 5,265 transactions per second! According to a new poll from the American Library Association, 76% of Americans visited their local public library in the past year, compared with 65.7% two years ago, and 68% of Americans have a library card. Amost all Americans (92 percent) polled said they view their local library as an important educational resource.
Please support your local library!

In 2009, there were 376,705 visits to the Dunedin Public Library and 600,951 items were checked out to patrons!

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Ask the Director
If you have a question for the director, Anne Shepherd, be sure to email her at
ashepherd@dunedinfl.net

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ADULT PROGRAMS

Card Magic-- Wednesdays, September 8 & September 15, 2:00 PM
Master Magician, Bill Kahn, will demonstrate how to entertain with an everyday deck of cards in two 2-hour workshops. Bring your own deck of cards. He will also bring copies of his latest book on card magic called Kahncepts.

The Dunedin Yacht Club Crowd at the Turn of the Century-- Wednesday, September 22, 2:00 PM
Program will be presented by Alfred A. Hamilton and Dorothy Malone Hamilton and will include Dunedin Public Library history. Dorothy Malone Hamilton is a decendent of the Malone fmaily who dominated social life in Dunedin in the later 19th century. She and her husband, Alfred, have written a book on her ancestors called Hezekiah Pennington Malone: We Didn't Know Who You Were.

Railroading in Pinellas County-- Wednesday, September 29, 2:00 PM
Vinnie Luisi, Director of the Dunedin Historical Museum, will talk about his latest book on the history of the railroad in Pinellas County. There will be a book-signing following the program.

For additional program information, see our
Adult Program Listing

Access the library's floor planHERE .

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Come see our latest renovation project--the Reading Garden! The Grand Opening was on Friday, October 23, 2009.

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Dunedin Public Library's butterfly garden, which is maintained by the Dunedin Garden Club, was awared 1st Place by the Area Beautification Council in May 2008. You can stroll through our Reading Garden and access the butterfly garden.

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FILMS -- September Schedule-- Tuesdays - 2:00 P.M. Community Room A (unless otherwise noted)

The City of Your Final Destination--September 7
The film adaptation of Peter Cameron's The City of Your Final Desination, tells the story of a grad student hired to write a deceased author's biography.
Stars: Omar Metwally, Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney
Rating: PG-13, 114 min., (2010)

The Last Song-- September 14
Rating: PG, 107 min., (2010)

The Backup Plan--September 21
Rating: PG-13, 106 min., (2010)

Temple Grandin--September 28
Rating: TV-PG, 103 min., (2010)

See Adult Program Listing

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Computer Classes
Community Room A.

Managing a Complex List in Excel-- Thursday, September 23, 11:00 AM
Learn some advanced techniques in Excel.

More on Computer Class Listing

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Programs for Children and Young Adults

There will be no Storytimes and Music Mash from August 1-August 22, 2010. Storytimes and Music Mash will resume on August 23, 2010.

Sci-Fi Movie- Tron-- Saturday, September 11, 2:00 PM
Come see the Sci-Fi movie flick " Tron". Ages 10-15. Registration required.

Princeton Review Practice Test-- Saturday, September 18, 9:00 AM-1:00 PM
Take the practice test for free. Please be prompt. Late arrivals will not be admitted. Ages 14-18. Registration required.

Learn to Crochet-- Tuesday, September 21, 6:00 PM
Start to crochet a scarf. Ages 10-14. Registration required.

Wet Confetti-- Tuesday, September 28, 6:00 PM
Create your own paper. Wear your grubbies. Ages 10-15. Registration required.

See our Youth Program Listing for additional programs.

Check out our Teen Programs.
More on Teen Program Listing for additional programs.

New Materials

These recent arrivals are ready for check-out! If you would like to find out what else is available in the Library, please consult our library catalog, PALS, on the Web.

Samples of new DVD releases--

Title:	Genre:
The Back-Up Plan	Comedy
Date Night	Comedy
Dexter. The Fourth Season	Suspense
Diary of a Wimpy Kid	Children
Friday Night Lights. The Fourth Season	Drama
G.I. Joe: The Movie	Children
The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo	Foreign
The Joneses	Comedy
Leave It To Beaver. Seasons One-Six	Comedy
Temple Grandin	Drama
Ugly Betty. The Complete Fourth and Final Season	Comedy
Becoming a Pack Leader	Nonfiction
Cracker: The Last Cowboys of Florida	Nonfiction
Fundamentals of Sea Kayaking	Nonfiction
Laying Hardwood Floors	Nonfiction
Spanish Guitar	Nonfiction