Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Digital Photography Presentation


The Friends Guild of the Destin Library will sponsor a Digital Photography presentation on Friday, April 10th, 2009 at 10:00 AM in the Calhoun Room at the library center. The event is free and open to the public.

Larry Beat, Administrative Assistant with the City of Destin’s Community Services department and free-lance photographer, will present ideas and inspirations for taking unique photographs.

Will Rogers, Reference Librarian with the Destin Library will provide tips on transferring digital photographs from cameras to your personal computer for editing, e-mailing and printing.

Foreign Film on April 21


The Friends Guild of the Destin Library will sponsor a monthly movie night featuring an award winning independent and foreign film on designated evenings at 7:00pm. The next movie night date is April 21st. The program is free and open to the public. Films are unrated and directed toward mature audiences. Seating will be limited to 60 on a first-come, first-served basis.

Date: Tuesday, April 21st, 2009 (7:00 pm)
Movie Title: Days and Clouds (115 minutes) (Italian with English subtitles)
Director: Silvio Soldini

Synopsis: Well-to-do, sophisticated couple Elsa and Michele have a 20-year-old daughter and enough money for Elsa to leave her job and fulfill an old dream of studying art history. After she graduates, however, their lives change. Michele confesses he hasn’t worked in two months, having been fired by the company he founded years ago. Elsa overcomes her initial shock by pouring extra energy into facing the crisis, while Michele, exhausted by an unsuccessful job hunt, lets himself go, alternating between vivacity and apathy. The growing distance between them eventually leads to a break-up. Only when they part will they realize that they risk losing their most precious possession: the love that binds them.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Destin Library



The Destin Library has scheduled its annual Cuddlers and Toddlers Easter Egg Hunt for children, ages 4 years old and under, on Thursday, April 9th, 2009, between the hours of 9:30 – 10:30 AM. Pre-registration is required and may be made in person at the library or by calling 837.8572.
This year’s program will be held on the library’s east lawn. Activities will include the traditional Easter Egg Hunt, door prizes, a visit by the Easter Bunny, free balloons, and more.
In case of inclement weather the program will be held inside the library.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!


It was March 2nd, 1904 that Theodore Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Today we pay tribute to Dr. Seuss' 105th birthday.

While most commonly known for his children's books (he wrote over 60 of them), “Dr.” Seuss was both the editor-in-chief of the college newspaper and also drew more than 400 political cartoons in two years for a New York daily newspaper. It was as a college student at Dartmouth that he started signing his work “Seuss.” Once he graduated, he started signing his work as
"Dr. Seuss” when submitting it to a humor magazine. After marrying, he continued to write humor and illustrate. When World War II started, he began his political cartooning. Eventually he designed and illustrated posters to support the war effort, and joined the U.S. Army where he was the leader of the animation department.
Still, it was his children's books that have helped beginning readers and have been enjoyed by families for several generations.


What's your favorite Dr. Seuss title?