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eBook/Digital Downloads Q&A

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New to using eBooks and eReaders? Join the Media Services Department staff for an introductory, interactive session on using eReaders for downloading the library’s eBooks and Audiobooks. Our eBooks are compatible with most readers, including Nook, Sony Reader, Kindle,iPad, and a variety of other devices. If you are using a nook or a Sony reader, we encourage you to bring your own laptop if you have one. Drop by anytime during the two-hour session.

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Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 1:30pm to 4:00pm

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Sunday Film Club: Movies by Women

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“Like Water for Chocolate” is a 1992 film in the style of magical realism based on the popular novel, published in 1989 by first-time Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel. The screen play is also by Esquivel. The movie earned all 11 Ariel awards of the Mexican Academy of Motion Pictures, including the Ariel Award for Best Picture, and became the highest grossing Spanish-language film ever released in the United States at the time.
In a forgotten Mexico village, Tita and Pedro fall in love, but are forbidden to marry. Mama Elena sees Tita’s role as her caretaker for life - no youngest daughter has ever married and her daughter will not be the first to break tradition. 1992 105 min. R

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Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 2:00pm to 4:30pm

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Online Live Chat: Q & A on eBooks and eReaders

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Did you get an eReader for the holidays? Need help downloading the library’s eBooks to your device? Log on to www.facebook.com/UAPublicLibrary or uapubliclibrary.coverpage.coveritlive.com to join our online live chat with Media Services Librarians Alexa and Jennie. They’ll take your questions on devices like the iPad, the Kindle and Nook, and soon you’ll be on your way to high-tech reading! Can’t make the chat on the 11th? Replay the event at your convenience through the coveritlive.com address listed above.

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Friday, January 11, 2013 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

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eBook/Digital Downloads Q&A

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New to using eBooks and eReaders? Join the Media Services Department staff for an introductory, interactive session on using eReaders for downloading the library’s eBooks and Audiobooks. Our eBooks are compatible with most readers, including Nook, Sony Reader, Kindle,iPad, and a variety of other devices. If you are using a nook or a Sony reader, we encourage you to bring your own laptop if you have one. Drop by anytime during the two-hour session.

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Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 1:30pm to 4:00pm

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Holiday Happiness

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Join us for our 41st annual Holiday Happiness event! Enjoy activities, displays, music and other holiday traditions. Vote for your favorite entry in our Avenue of Trees competition, check out the entries in our gingerbread building contest, and visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus from 12-2 p.m.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

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Online Chat: Traveling the U.S. by RV — Q&A with Kimmer and Victoria Callahan

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What does it take to spend 10 months in an RV roaming America? Chat online with Kimmer and Victoria Callahan, who quit their jobs and hit the road in June 2011. What did it cost? What did they do with their home? What sites did they see? Get the background on their trip and ask your questions by visiting http://chat.ualibrary.org or log on via Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/UAPublicLibrary. No special account or login is needed. Join the conversation or just read along!

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Monday, November 26, 2012 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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Online Chat: Q & A with Caitlin McGurk of the Cartoon Library and Museum

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If you missed Caitlin McGurk’s great presentation in October on the art and history of comics, here’s another chance to discover the art of cartoons and get your questions answered right from home! Learn about the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at OSU, see images of historical comics, and submit your questions on this special art form. Log on via our Facebook page or our website at chat.ualibrary.org, then join the conversation or just read along. Can’t join us live? Read the replay at any time.

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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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Explore China

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China attracts us with its ancient history, diverse cultures, and modern achievements. This vast country with the largest population on earth has a marvelous public transportation system that facilitates the kind of self-guided explorations Marita prefers on her world travels. On foot, by bicycle, bus, subway and bullet trains, she enjoys traveling on and off the usual tourist paths to form her own personal impressions of this fascinating country and the people she meets. This particular program will include her recent visits to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Taiyuan, Pingyao, Beijing, and the Great Wall.

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Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm

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