Washington Post correspondent Blaine Harden discusses his book Escape from Camp 14: One Man’s Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West at the Central Library on June 20, 2012. Made possible through the generous support of the Friends of the Library, and recorded by Arlington TV. Learn more about Author Talks [...]
Tyler Cowen, author of An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies and owner of the blog, Tyler Cowen’s Ethnic Dining Guide, reads at the Central Library on April 3, 2013. Presented by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, and recorded by Arlington TV.
Director Aaron Posner, Actor Erin Weaver, and Baby Interviewed by Signature Theatre Education Director David Zobell, at the Shirlington Branch Library on April 1, 2013. Learn more about Theater Events at the Library.
Now With Video! Recorded by Arlington TV. Central Library hosted a full house when Dinaw Mengestu sat down with Library Director Diane Kresh on April 9, 2013. Mengestu was the first author to join us for Arlington Reads 2013. The following morning, students from Arlington’s New Directions high school program spent a unique hour in class with [...]
Jefferson Farber and Joel David Santner, and Director Joe Calarco Interviewed by Signature Theatre Education Director David Zobell, at the Shirlington Branch Library on Feb. 4, 2013. Learn more about Theater Events at the Library.
Author of “The First Century, and Not Ready for the Rocking Chair Yet” Recorded at Central Library, January 12, 2013 101-year-old Martha Ann Miller speaks to the Arlington Branch of the American Association of University Women, sharing her years as a teacher in Arlington and particularly the struggles over desegregation in the 1960′s. The First [...]
Storytime! Did you know that singing slows down your speech patterns, which helps children hear the sounds inside of words? This is why our baby storytimes are designed to teach you and your child fun songs and games, to help children associate books with fun, and help your child develop a love of reading: This [...]
Understanding the Internet, for Grades K-3 This excellent video series was created by Planet Nutshell, for Utah PBS Station KUEN TV. NetSafe Episode 1: What is the Internet? NetSafe Episode 2: What is Personal Information? NetSafe Episode 3: Tell an Adult Net Safe Episode 4: Be Kind Online Find [...]
88 Titles that Changed the Way We Think A talk by Mark Dimunation, Rare Books and Special Collections Division Chief at the Library of Congress. He is joined by Bess Fox, Asst. Professor of Literature and Languages at Marymount University. Recorded Nov. 28, 2012, at Arlington Central Library.
Michael Novak in Siganture’s “God of Carnage” Brownstein is a well recognized local actor (he was nominated for a Helen Hayes Award in 2007 for “Assassins”) – who we were impressed to learn also holds a busy day job. Interviewed by Signature Theatre Education Director David Zobell, at the Shirlington Branch Library on May 7, 2012. Learn [...]