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Upcoming Events:
Art Quilt Exhibit in Sam L. Cohen Children's Library through Feb. 24
Friday Local Author Series with Patricia Taub, Feb. 3 at noon
First Friday Art Walk featuring "Visual Poetry: Painting Show" with select artists from Aucocisco Galleries, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Gleason Fine Art and Greenhut Galleries, Feb. 3, 5-8pm, Lewis Gallery
Take Your Child to the Library Day, Saturday, Feb. 4, 11am-2pm
Basic Computer Training, February 2 & 16, 1-3pm
Facebook for Seniors, Mondays, Feb. 6, 13 & 27, 1-4pm
Wisdom at Work Professional Development Workshops, Tuesdays at noon, Feb. 7, 14, 21 & 28
Brown Bag Lecture wtih Brock Clarke, author of Exley, Wed., Feb. 8, at noon
MOOSE Story Swap, Wed., Feb. 8, at 7pm
Sometime Annual Valentine Poetry Read, Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7pm, Peaks Island Branch Library Community Room
Teen Library Midnight Madness, Friday, February 10th at 7pm
2012 POV Winter Documentary Series, Wednesdays at 5:30pm January through March (for film descriptions, click here)

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