CHATHAM COMMUNITY LIBRARY

The Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library are supporting the planning and construction of the new Chatham Community Library. The new facility will be a 25,000 square foot, joint public/community college library located at the Pittsboro Campus of the Central Carolina Community College. It will also be the headquarters library for the Chatham County Library system.

Chatham County is providing funding for the construction and furnishings. The Friends of the Library has initiated a capital campaign to raise funds from individuals, businesses and organizations to provide enhancements to the new building. See our Donation Form

The library project has been on hold due to the national credit situation, but we have encouraging news! The new projected schedule indicates that construction is to begin in September 2009.   See the Chatham County's website for updates and information.

 

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“Community Read 2009:
Exploring Our Shared Racial History”

This series of book discussions and events co-sponsored by The Friends of the Library and McIntyre’s Fine Books in Fearrington will take place between March and November and will present a thought provoking look at the history of the American struggle for racial equality in Chatham County and the South in general --and the impact it has on our lives today.

The two books which will serve as focal points of discussion are The Help by Kathryn Stockett, and Blood Done Sign My Name by Tim Tyson. Both take place in the sixties and the seventies when small towns in the South were barely touched by the civil rights movement, and present the issues from different perspectives. 

On July 11 & 12  at the Barn at Fearrington

 Hwy 15/501 at fearrington Village

2000 Village Center, Pittsboro

 

Gifted playwright and actor Mike Wiley will present a riveting performance based on the violent reprisals following the acquittal of 3 men for the murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, NC, the basis for the acclaimed memoir  Blood Done Sign My Name by Tim Tyson. Wiley expands cultural awareness for audiences of all ages through his dynamic portrayals based on pivotal moments in African American history.

 

The performance on Saturday, July 11^th at 7:00 pm will be followed by a reception and meeting with Mike Wiley and a question and answer session. All Saturday evening tickets are $12.  Doors open at 6:30pm.

 

The performance on Sunday, July 12^th at 2:00 pm will be followed by a question and answer session. Tickets are $12 for Adults and $6 for students with valid student ID. Doors open at 1:30 Sunday afternoon.

 

Tickets are available for sale in person at McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington Village  (542-3030) or online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/62753

 

Please note: Admission is restricted to ages 13 and older.

 

For information regarding Community Reads events through November, visit www.pittsborolibraryfriends.org/

Visit or contact McIntyre's Books or the Pittsboro Library for copies of both The Help and Blood Done Sign My Name. 

Additional Community Read programs throughout the year will include panel discussions, oral history presentations by county residents, storytellers, and more.

Find information for all programs and other Friends events at www.pittsborolibraryfriends.org.

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EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOKCLUB meets on the first Tuesday of the month at 6:45 PM in the Reeves Room at the Pittsboro Library. Open to everyone ~ all readers are welcome. 

  The following covers discussions through August.  Please mark your calendar! 
   

  • July 7: Loving Frank: A Novel  by Nancy Horan (Historical fiction based on fact, Paperback) This graceful, assured first novel tells the remarkable story of the long-lived affair between Frank Lloyd Wright, a passionate and impossible figure, and Mamah Cheney, a married woman whom Wright beguiled and led beyond the restraint of convention.
     

  • August 4th: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society  by Mary Ann Shaffer.

     

  It is time to choose our reading list for the coming year.  Please contact Chris Farnan (545-0657) with  names of books that you would like to read.  One suggestion is to read those books chosen for the Community Read 2009, The Help by Kathryn Stockett or Blood Done Sign My Name  by Timothy Tyson. Comments and suggestions  are welcome.

  The remainder of the year’s schedule will be announced later. For more information, contact Chris Farnan at 545-0657

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