Special Film Screening: Three Minutes: A Lengthening...
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Three Minutes: A Lengthening directed by Bianca Stigter Fletcher Room
Film : Final Account
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Final Account is an urgent portrait of the last living generation of everyday people to participate in Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich.
All I Didn’t Know: Author Talk with Alexander Wolff
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All I Didn’t Know: Author Talk with Alexander Wolff Main Reading Room
Please join us for the fascinating story behind Alexander Wolff's new book, Endpapers: A Family Story of Books, War, Escape, and Home, an examination of the lives of a German-American family separated by World War II.
Yom HaShoah /Holocaust Remembrance Commemoration
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In commemoration of the Holocaust, Vermont Holocaust Memorial in cooperation with “The Courage to Remember” exhibition, remembers the victims, survivors, children, and rescuers during this memorial event. Join with community to recite prayers, light memorial candles, and hear from Keynote speaker, child Holocaust survivor and UVM Professor Emeritus Henia Lewin.
Tales of an Accidental Historian:What My Mother Didn’t Know about Her Own Holocaust Survival
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Tales of an Accidental Historian:What My Mother Didn’t Know about Her Own Holocaust Survival
with Author K. Heidi Fishman
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Film : Au Revoir Les Enfants
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Au Revoir les Enfants tells a heartbreaking story of friendship and devastating loss concerning two boys living in Nazi-occupied France. At a provincial Catholic boarding school, the precocious youths enjoy true camaraderie—until a secret is revealed. Based on events from writer-director Malle’s own childhood, the film is a subtle, precisely observed tale of courage, cowardice, and tragic awakening.
Films of the German Occupation, French Resistance and Collaboration with Rick Winston
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In Films of the German Occupation, French Resistance and Collaboration, film historian Rick Winston uses clips of movies made during World War 2 (Le Corbeau and Children of Paradise), contemporary films set in the era (such as Au Revoir Les Enfants and Safe Conduct), together with still photos to explore the cinematic history of this period.
FFL Reads Book Discussion: Salt to the Sea
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 FFL Reads: Salt to the Sea
"Those who are gone are not necessarily lost". As part of our "Courage to Remember" Program series, we'll be discussing the stunning YA novel, "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys. Limited copies of the book will be available at our front desk in March and April. |
Little Free Library Open House - Read in Color
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Little Free Library Stewards are invited to Fletcher Free Library's Read in Color Open House!
Are you in need of diverse materials for your Little Free Library? The Fletcher Free Library is hosting an Open House to introduce Read in Color, an initiative of Little Free Library to bring diverse books to every neighborhood. At our Open House, we will be highlighting books that provide perspectives on racism and social justice; celebrate BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized voices; and incorporate experiences from all identities for all readers.
NEW NORTH END Little Free Library Open House - Read in Color
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Little Free Library Stewards are invited to Fletcher Free Library's Read in Color Open House at the New North End branch!
Are you in need of diverse materials for your Little Free Library? The Fletcher Free Library is hosting an Open House to introduce Read in Color, an initiative of Little Free Library to bring diverse books to every neighborhood. At our Open House, we will be highlighting books that provide perspectives on racism and social justice; celebrate BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized voices; and incorporate experiences from all identities for all readers.