Filmmaker Trevor Graham is an Australian ‘hummus tragic’. Every week in his Bondi Beach home he obsessively observes the hummus making ritual–mashing chickpeas, lemon juice, garlic and tahina…with just a touch of cumin. But when the ‘Hummus War’ erupted in the Middle East in 2008, amongst the usual suspects, Israel, Lebanon and Palestine, Graham was intrigued and hungry for more. He discovers a war in the kitchen, just as ferocious as any Arab-Israeli conflict. But this war has no soldiers, bullets, rockets or tanks. Just – CHICK PEAS and HUMMUS!

Calling all makers! Drop by the library to make stuff with art supplies, circuits, and more! Learn something new, get help on your own project, or just hang out.

Ages 10 & up.

Calling all makers! Drop by the library to make stuff with art supplies, circuits, and more! Learn something new, get help on your own project, or just hang out.

Ages 10 & up.

Geshe Sherab is a respected teacher in Tibetan Buddhism. http://www.geshesherab.com/bio/ 

Staff setup: 30 chairs, no tables, no AV.

Explore books, rhymes and songs specially selected for tiny tots, followed by time to play and chat with other babies and their caregivers. Ages infants through pre-walkers.

Staff set-up: One table against wall next to door, several chairs along other walls. No tables or chairs in center of room.

A fun-filled storytime with Megan! Ages 2-5 years. No preregistration needed.

Staff set-up: Remove all chairs and tables from room; leave one chair in corner for Megan.

Art Journaling is for everyone! 

Join Billie Miles, art journaling enthusiast, to explore some of the many faces and forms of art journaling. Bring yourself, your curiosity, and a desire to play. Billie will supply the rest. 

Staff set up: One table, ten chairs

Learning English by Rachid al-Daif, trans. from the Arabic by Paula and Adnan Haydar.

Facilitated by Joe Leidy, PhD candidate in modern Middle Eastern history at Brown University.  A native of Burlington, he has an MA in Middle East Studies from University of Texas at Austin and has studied Arabic in Jordan and the West Bank, as well as, archival research in Argentina and Lebanon.

Free copies of the book are available to borrow from the Library's main desk.

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