Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Library Closing Early: June 9th

The Thomaston Public Library will be closing at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, June 9th, for a special event at Montpelier, the General Henry Knox Museum.


The staff and trustees will be attending the dedication of the Elias Adams and Lougee Family Library, at 4 PM in the Cole House next door to the museum. The museum is also unveiling the new Henry Knox Papers Database, a new research tool for historians of Gen. Knox and the history of Thomaston.


For more information on this event, call the Museum's Center for the Study of Early American History Education Coordinator at 354-0858

Friday Night Film Series

The Friends of the Thomaston Public Library present:

National Velvet
Friday, June 3
7:00 P.M.
Thomaston Academy Building
Room 208


Although it's a vintage flick resurrected from Hollywood's vaults, National Velvet is first-rate entertainment. Among its highlights are a young and beguiling Elizabeth Taylor as the horse-crazy Velvet Brown; Mickey Rooney as the peripatetic lad who coaches her to greatness; and a thrilling race finale as Taylor and her horse go undercover to compete in England's famed Grand National Steeplechase race!

Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Donations are gratefully accepted. For more information call the library at 354-2453. The Thomaston Academy Building is handicapped accessable from the rear entrance.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011


Friday night film series

My Mother's Castle

Friday, May 20

6:30 P.M.













Yves Robert directs this film based on the humorous best-selling memoirs of French novelist and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, which highlights the alluring, magical country life of turn-of-the-century Provence. Young Marcel's mother longs for the tranquility of Bastide Neuve after spending a summer there and encourages her family to make the nine-mile trek on foot. They shorten the journey by cutting across a private estate, which lands them in trouble. Charming and suitable for the whole family.



Friday Night Film Series

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Friday night film series











The Girl on the Bridge

Friday, May 13
6:30 P.M.
Room 208, Thomaston Academy

A despondent girl named Adele (Vanessa Paradis) is about to take a swan dive off a bridge into the Seine River when she is rescued by Gabor (Daniel Auteuil), a knife thrower who needs a human target for his show. The luckless Adele agrees, and together the pair thrives. They win a fortune gambling when not performing their act, but fate conspires to separate the duo, who find they need each other to maintain their lucky streak. An utterly engaging story about two down-and-outers who become each other's good luck charm.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Friday night film series

The Friends of the Thomaston Library present:

Monsieur Ibrahim
Friday, May 6th
6:30 PM
Room 208, Thomaston Academy

1960s Paris is the backdrop for Francois Dupeyron's heartwarming drama about Momo (Pierre Boulanger) , a teenage boy who lives in a working-class neighborhood and has very few friends--save for the kindly local prostitutes who adore him. Eventually, Momo finds a father figure in the older and wiser shopkeeper, Ibrahim (Omar Sharif), who takes him on a journey of self-discovery that will change both of their lives. A beautiful testament to the power of love.

Admission is free. Donations gratefully accepted. The Library and the Book Store will be open prior to the start of the movie. Light refreshments will be served.

The Thomaston Academy building is handicapped-accessible from the parking lot entrance.

For more information call the Library at 354-2453.