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Flea Market

Art Loop - North Branch

Book Drive - Children's Department

Art Loop - Downtown Wilmington Library
Money School - North Branch
Tuesdays at Noon - Book Discussion
Computer Classes -Free

The Friends of the North Wilmington Library Branch invite you to participate in a

FLEA MARKET
on the
1st Saturday of Every Month
May - September
9:00AM - 2:00PM

Each space is $10
50/50 Raffle drawing @1 PM
Pick up your Tickets and sign up for spaces at the North Wilmington Library

Call: 761-4290 with questions

North Wilmington Library
3400 N. Market St.
Wilmington, Delaware

The Friends of the Library cannot be held accountable in the event of acts of nature or any unexpected incidents beyond our control during a Flea Market event.

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Art on the Town	North Wilmington Library Branch 3400 N. Market St. 761-4290
Friday April 9th 5:30 - 8:00 PM	Kristin Sareyka Oil Paintings Artwork will be displayed the months of April and May. Refreshments provided by: The Friends of the North Wilmington Library
Friday June 4th 5:30 - 8:00 PM	Olu Phillips Oil Paintings Opening reception and Open Mic Artwork will be displayed for the months of June, July, and August. Refreshments provided by: The Friends of the North Wilmington Library
Friday September 10th 5:30 - 8:00 PM	Fiber Artists Group (14 Women Artists) Wall Hangings Opening reception and Open Mic Artwork will be displayed the month of September. Refreshments provided by: The Friends of the North Wilmington Library

Money School Classes
North Wilmington Branch
3400 N. Market St.
761-4290

Monday, August 9th
12:15PM
"What Women Need to Know about Investing"
Presented by Maryann Brown-Martin
MAB, Financial, LLC
Registration Required

Children's Department Book Drive

Support the Wilmington Library Children's Department

Donate Books to our Book Drive
See our list of books at:
http://www.amazon.com/wishlist/15VM1VAXZJS87
OR
by donating your gently used children's books

To find our wish list, go to amazon.com and click on "Gifts + Wish Lists" on the front page. You can search for our wish list by typing "Wilmington Library" in the search wish list and registries search box.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
THE FRIENDS OF THE WILMINGTON LIBRARY AT
302-571-7407
friendsofwilmlib@aol.com

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The Wilmington Library
Presents
Armchair Travels

Discussion Leader
Tom Leitch

Tuesdays at Noon
3rd Floor Admin. Office
10th & Market Sts., Wilmington, DE 19801

ARMCHAIR TRAVELS

Apart from the journeys increasingly mandated by business or required to keep mobile families in touch with each other, people travel for many reasons. Some tourists want to expose themselves to worlds unlike their own, as if they were children daring to ride a roller coaster; others want to settle into those worlds, like colonists mastering a new territory; still others who want to see whether the Eiffel Tower and the Taj Mahal really look like their photographs travel in the hope of finding a world they already know. Whatever the reason, travel must have long-range benefits, since most travelers are evidently happy to return home.

Please join us at noon four TUESDAYS this summer for a discussion of the discoveries and accidents, the opportunities for growth and wisdom, recorded in travel writing. Though we'll focus on Europe and Asia as the places Americans traditionally go to enlarge their vistas, the experiences our travelers recount and the lessons they pass on will remind experienced travelers and sofa jockeys alike what adventures await all travelers willing to expand their comfort zone. Whether or not your summer plans include travel, the goal of our discussion is to make you feel as if you've had a refreshing time away from home-and to make you think in new ways about the possibilities that await you on your next trip.

You can obtain these books through libraries or book stores.

8 June, Tuesday
Mark Twain, The Innocents Abroad (1869)
The book that made Twain famous is a collection of the travel letters from Europe and the Holy Land he wrote on assignment as a newspaper reporter. Twain's view of the sights the members of his tour group had dutifully signed up to see is sometimes reverential, sometimes satirical, sometimes outraged, but never less than amusing.

29 June, Tuesday
Jan Morris, A Tour of Venice (1960; revised edition, 1995)
Morris who at the time of writing was James Morris, uses a tour of Venice to explore the city's storied past. The result is part geography, part history, part cultural history -- a volume that never recommends specific hotels or restaurants, but provides an immersive crash course in the centuries-old culture behind the city's mask.

20 July, Tuesday
Paul Theroux, The Great Railway Bazaar (1975)
Determined to recreate the great age of train travel, Theroux crossed Europe and Asia on a network of railroads, including the legendary Orient Express, from London to Japan then returned on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. His adventures reveal a crazy quilt of places most reader, for better or worse, will never experience themselves.

3 August, Tuesday NEW DATE - ORIGINAL DATE CHANGED
Rick Steves, Travel as a Political Act (2009)
America's leading author of where-to-stay-what-to-see guidebooks steps back to take a more global view of travel, offering provocative advice about what to expect when you're traveling, how to be a more responsive and responsible traveler, and why it's worthwhile to travel no matter how many places you've already been.

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AUGUST COMPUTER CLASSES 2010
Sign-up now to reserve your spot in the FREE computer classes offered by the Wilmington Library. Class sizes are limited. Sign-up in the Computer Lab or call 654-2184. Sign-up to be allowed starting Monday, Dec. 21st.

Date/Time	Title:	Description
Tuesday Aug. 10th 10-12:00	Introduction to Computers and the Internet	This class will teach you the basics of what a computer is, how to use the mouse, and how to go onto the Internet. For first time computer users.
Thursday Aug. 19th 10-12:00	Microsoft Word for Beginners Part I	The purpose of this hands-on class is to provide a basic working knowledge of word processing using Microsoft Word 2007 software. This will enable you to learn how to type letters and other documents. Prerequisites: Participants should know how to use a mouse.
Thursday Aug. 26th 10-12:00	Microsoft Word for Beginners Part II	The purpose of this hands-on class is to learn some extra features of Microsoft Word 2007 including tables and inserting pictures. Prerequisites: Participants should have attended Word Part I or have experience using Microsoft Word.
Tuesday Aug. 31st 10-12:00	Excel Basics	Excel is used for creating spreadsheets. You will learn the basics of Excel; what cells are and how to format them. Prerequisites: Participants should know how to use a mouse.