YORK VILLAGE - There is no shortage of events scheduled at the York Public Library in the weeks ahead.
WINTER FILM FESTIVAL
The next film in the series is "Raise the Red Lantern" (1991) and will be shown on Feb. 24. at 3 p.m. The film tells the story of a young woman who becomes one of the concubines of a wealthy man during the Warlord Era in China. It is noted for its opulent visuals and sumptuous use of colors. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1992. "Closely Watched Trains" will be shown on March 9 at 3 p.m. In Czech, with English subtitles, this comic/tragic film, set during the years of Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia, is admired today out of nostalgia, but also holds up as a wry satire from the years of the Czech New Wave. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 1967.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
"Eyes on the Prize" will be featured on Wednesdays and Thursdays in February at noon. During Black History Month, the library will be showing all 14 episodes of this PBS production, which traces the civil rights movement from the landmark Brown v. the Board of Education case in 1954 to 1985.
AFTER SCHOOL IS COOL
A special edition of After School is Cool focusing on collecting and collections will be held Feb. 28 from 4 to 5 p.m. Do you have a collection you would like to share? Do you have lots of Red Sox memorabilia? Buckets of seashells? Bring them into the library for all to see, or come in and check out what everyone else likes to collect and get some ideas for your own collection.
WRITER'S NIGHT
On Feb. 29 at 7 p.m., hear Harvard Sitkoff, author of a new biography on Martin Luther King; Lewis Robinson, author of "Officer Friendly and Other Stories;" Martin Steingesser, Portland's first Poet Laureate, and Dorothy Stephens, author of "Kwa Heri Means Goodbye," a memoir chronicling the two years she spent in Kenya during its last tumultuous days as a British colony in the late 1950s.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
On March 8 at noon, Wells author Karen Crystal, mother of an autistic child, will speak about the book she has written, "Navigating Through Autism."
ART EXHIBITS
Earl Bradley's photographs will be on display until March 14.
IN THE CHILDREN'S ROOM
Infant Lapsits are Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Children's Room and stories, finger plays and rhymes will be offered for infants to two-year-olds. Preschool Story Times and Crafts with Miss Julie are every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Story Times and Crafts with Miss Kathleen for children ages 2 and 3 are each Friday at 10:30 a.m.
Art by the Pond is held the third Tuesday of the month, from 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Jill Burke and Sharon Trafton design projects that explore art as a process. Wear play clothes!
After School is Cool Knitting and Legos program, led by Martha Donnell, runs through April on the second Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5 p.m.
Making Music Monthly for ages 2 to 6 is the first Wednesday of each month from 10:15 to10:45 a.m. This parent-child class led by Michelle Franey and focuses on developing musical skills and social skills, with emphasis on moving to the beat and learning traditional children's songs.
Tactile Toddler Time for ages 2 to 4 is the second Tuesday of each month from 10:15 to10:45 a.m. Preschool educator Kimberly Whelan facilitates sensory exploration.
For all the details on what is happening at the York Public Library, visit www.york.lib.me.us or call 363-2818.
