Springfield Free Public Library will show Red Army (2015) as part of its lunchtime film series on Tuesday, January 17th. Additional films will be shown on Monday, January 30th and Monday, February 13th.
Admission is FREE. Each film starts at 1:00 pm. Patrons can bring a brown bag lunch, and light refreshments will be served at 12:30 pm.
For more information, stop by the library or call (973)376-4930. Springfield Free Public Library is located at 66 Mountain Ave., Springfield NJ 07081.
Funding for this program is made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, and by the Friends of the Springfield Public Library.
BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP READS MAN AT THE HELM BY NINA STIBBE
The Springfield Free Public Library's (Really Good!) Book Discussion Group will meet on Thursday, February 2 at 7 p.m. to discuss Nina Stibbe’s debut novel, Man at the Helm.
Soon after her parents’ separation, nine-year-old Lizzie Vogel moves with her siblings and newly single mother to a tiny village in the English countryside, where the new neighbors are horrified by their unorthodox ways and fatherless household. Lizzie’s theatrical mother only invites more gossip by spending her days drinking whiskey, popping pills and writing plays. The only way to fit in, the children decide, will be to find themselves a new man at the helm.
“While Man at the Helm is hilarious and heartfelt, it also offers a poignant peek into a not-so-distant time when women’s choices were limited and their dependence on men profound. Based on Stibbe’s childhood, Man at the Helm is a beguiling, often wickedly funny look at an unusual family trying to find its place in a conventional world.” –from BookPage
Author Nina Stibbe was born in Leicester, England. She is the author of the hugely acclaimed memoir about her nannying days, entitled “Love, Nina.”
Discussions take place at 7 p.m. in the Staff Room. Refreshments are served. New members are welcome. To reserve your copy of the book call 973-376-4930 x228 or send an email: [email protected]. The Springfield Free Public Library is located at 66 Mountain Avenue, Springfield, NJ 07081.
