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Strong–A Community Cinema Film

techstaff — Mon, 07 May 2012 16:45:20 +0000

Cheryl Haworth is a young woman with a big dream: to be the strongest woman in the world. As the 300 pound U.S. Olympic weightlifter prepares for teh 2008 games in Beijing, she struggles with injury, self-confidence, and body image. At MPL, May 17th, at 7:00pm in the Community Meeting Room. Panel discussion may follow.

Liquid Assets

techstaff — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:47:30 +0000

The Story of Our Water Infrastructure. Produced by WPSU (Penn State Public Broadcasting) http://liquidassets.psu.edu/ A toolkit can be downloaded from this website.

This film presents stories from communities across the United States to help provide an understanding of hidden water assets, demonstrate watershed protection approaches and illustrate twenty-first century solutions. “Liquid Assets … looks at supplying metropolitan areas with clean healthy water. This film looks at the 100 year old aging, neglected and complex infrastructure that delivers water to American Communities. The film is orchestrated to facilitate local discussions about the urgent challenges facing our national water infrastructure.” This film was produced to stimulate community discussion.

This film will be shown on April 27th at MPL from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. with a panel discussion to follow.

National Library Week 2012

techstaff — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:32:54 +0000

State of America’s Libraries Report 2012

Libraries continue to transform lives, despite the challenges they faced in 2011. Patron demand for ebooks increased just as publishers decided to limit sales to libraries or increase the price dramatically. Budget cuts continued as the national economy struggles toward recovery from the Great Recession. The American Library Association continued to play a leading role in the battle for privacy and intellectual freedom. Read the Top Ten List of 2011′s most challenged books.

Press release:2012 State of America’s Library Report shows free access to information in jeopardy

Zmags version of the report at American Libraries Magazine

2012 State of America’s Libraries Report (PDF 1M)

Water in The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?

techstaff — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:35:50 +0000

Narrated by Jane Seymour, this film is an intelligent and provocative piece that educates the public about conservation, water reuse, desalination and how population growth will affect future water legislation.

Are We Running Dry … Is very powerful and contains a great deal of information about the Colorado River. An excellent film for rural Communities.

This film will be shown at MPL in the Community Meeting Room on April 21st. from 6 to 8 pm.

National Library Week 2012

techstaff — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:01:15 +0000

To Hell and Back Again–A Community Cinema Film

techstaff — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:25:58 +0000

To Hell and Back Again

U.S. Marine Sergeant Nathan Harris, 25, leads his unit to fight a ghostlike enemy in Afghanistan. Wounded in battle, Harris returns to North Carolina and his devoted wife Ashley to fight pain, addiction and the terrifying normalcy of life at home. At MPL April 19 at 7:00pm in the Community Meeting Room. Panel and Discussion may follow.

Lioness a Community Cinema Film

techstaff — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:15:28 +0000

How did five female Army support soldiers – mechanics, supplly clerks and engineers – end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest counterinsurgency battles of the Iraq war? Directors Meg McLagan and Daria Sommers give an intimate look at war through the eyes of the first women in U.S. History sent into direct ground combat, despite a policy that bans them from doing so. Through harrowing personal stories, these women candidly share their experiences in Eraq and their lives back home to form a portrait of the emotional an dpsychological effects of war. March 31 2 pm.

Down & Dirty with our Local Farmers

techstaff — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:44:22 +0000

Down & Dirty with our local farmers

@ the Mancos Public Library

Date: March 24

Time: 10am – 12Noon

Place: MPL Community Meeting Room, 211 W. First Street

Come and explore the basics of seed collection with an exciting panel of local farmers! We will also be speaking about the new community seed lending library at the Library. FREE! For more information call MPL at 533-7600.

Taking Apart Computers Workshop for Teens

techstaff — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:02:46 +0000

The Mancos Public Library will sponsor a computer dismantling workshop for teens on Wednesday, March 28th at 4:30 pm. The library has 5 older computer towers that teens will disassemble, gather usable parts and plan reconstructing a usable computer with the materials. The goal is to build a new computer by using the old towers. Free! No prior experience needed. For ages 13 – 19. Please call MPL at 533-7600 or visit www.mancoslibrary.org for more information.

Surviving Japan after the Tsunami

techstaff — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:39:27 +0000

The inside story of the 2011 Japan Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster. We are showing this movie on Sunday, March 11 at 1 pm in the Community Meeting Room. Please join us for the viewing and following discussion.