Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 29, 2011
In honor of Heritage Day and the 150th anniversary of the Civil War the Murphy Library is showing the moving and unforgettable Shenandoah, made fifty years ago on the 100th anniversary of the end of the war. It is one of the great Civil War films. Screenings are at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Running time [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 22, 2011
CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL COCONUT ALMOND COOKIES (With thanks to Gourmet, August 2001) Note from Julie Chautin: Several people have asked me recently for this recipe. I regularly bring these cookies to Friends of Murphy Public Library’s potluck dinners and to the Friends’ recent Silent Auction. I have my sister, Suzanne Karpus, to thank for this recipe. She owns Cornucopia Comestibles, a [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 22, 2011
The Murphy Library is showing Film Movement’s “A Screaming Man” on Thursday, August 25 at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The film shows the effect of civil war on a family in the African country of Chad. This was the first film by a Chadian director to screen at the Cannes Film Festival and [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 15, 2011
More auction items have been coming in, including this wonderful wood turned bowl by Steve Hembree: and this vase on the left donated by Barbara Bayliss and a ceramic lamp base on the right. And this M&M’s calendar! Cookbooks, anyone? Don’t miss these auctions: one is on Friday from 11 to 2 p.m. The other is [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 12, 2011
Great food, wonderful company, and such a pleasing ambience…..it was easy to forget that we were also raising money for the Murphy Library, easy that is, until we saw Friends’ president Elo-ly Bailey’s and Murphy librarian Jeff Murphy’s smiles. The Dinner at Doyle’s was a great success with 60 Friends coming out for some great [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 11, 2011
It’s not easy in the ad sales world of today, especially when your new boss is half your age. On Thursday at 4 and 6 the Murphy Library is showing, In Good Company, a comedy/drama with a little romance about the ups and downs of the working world starring Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett Johansson. [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 1, 2011
Murphy Library patrons have been making Jeff Murphy smile. Donors have been bringing their arts and crafts by the library every day. And their work is quality. Judy Grove brought two of her original bird photographs by as soon as the Aug 19-20 date was set: [...]
Posted by: Julie Chautin on: August 1, 2011
Even a child can make a difference in the world. When a teacher gives his class a project — to find a way to change the world, one student offers his teacher a way to change his own life. Haley Joel Osment, Kevin Spacey and Helen Hunt star in the 2000 film, Pay It Forward. [...]
