02 Belly Dancing Program 09 Back to School Storytime 16 YWCA Program Making a Japanese fan 23 Firefighter Storytime 30 YWCA Program Say “Hello” in Many Languages
Teens-N-Football Tuesday, August 5 @ 6:00 p.m. You can almost smell the artificial grass as NFL Football roars back for another great season. To celebrate the return of this All-American sport EAM Library will host a football program with videos, trivia, and game schedules.
Teens-N-Metal Tuesday, August 19 @ 6:00 pm EAM will host a series of FREE Metal Embossing workshops presented by María Alemeda Natividad, renown local artist and educator. Contact EAM Library early to reserve your child's place. Space will be limited to 35 participants only. All materials will be provided.
Teens-N-The Twilight Saga Tuesday, August 26 @ 6:00 pm Stephenie Meyer released the final book in The Twilight Saga series, Breaking Dawn, and to celebrate this great series EAM Library will be having a fun book discussion to bring together Twilight fans to talk about this great saga.
Teen Chess Night / Noche de Ajedrez Every Wednesday from 5 to 7 pm Come on over to Esperanza Moreno and test your skills or just play for fun. Chess sets provided by the library.
EAM Teen Blog We're in the process of considering a Teen Blog. Any suggestions/ideas would be greatly appreciated. Title? Content? It will be your platform to discuss everything from books to music. Let us know!
With The Dark Knight finally in theaters, I thought it would be good to look over the six feature-length live-action Batman films and count down from worst to best.
At the bottom is Batman & Robin: a disaster in every way. Mixing the gothic nature of the first two films w/the camp of the TV show is like making chocolate cake w/onions. Batman Forever (Num. 5) is slightly better, but not by much. Here, the Seeds of Death are planted. The bright lights and over-the-top performances start to stun you with its idiocy. The 1966 film is basically an extended episode of the Batman TV show, but it has its own charm which makes it enjoyable. Batman Returns (Num. 3) has a bit too much of Oswald Cobblepot’s (aka The Penguin) childhood issues, but Christopher Walken and Michelle Pfeiffer’s brilliant performances make it a worthy successor. It is basically a tie between Batman Begins and 1989’s Batman, but I’ll give the edge to the latter. Begins is the first to put the focus almost squarely on Batman himself as opposed to the villains, and the performances are first-rate, but with Burton’s version, it all worked. The story was straight, the performances are almost iconic, the visual style became the standard, and the music is instantly identifiable, all of which Begins cannot claim.
As for The Dark Knight? I’d put it at Number 4, between Batman Returns and the TV film version. I don’t think it’s the best Batman film, let alone the Citizen Kane of comic book film adaptations. Even now, I think Jack Nicholson is a better Joker than Heath Ledger. The former was gleefully malevolent, completely within his comic book origins, while the latter was just a sociopath with bad make-up. If anyone from this movie should WIN Best Supporting Actor, it should be Aaron Eckhart. Am I right? Am I insane? Defend your point (or mine). Let me know by posting comments. Thank you kindly.
Friends of the Library / Amigos de la Biblioteca The Friends of the EAM Regional Library meets in the Bookstore at 6:00 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month. The next meeting will be at 6:00 pm on Wednesday, August 27, and the public is invited. Please call 921-7001 for more information.
Los Amigos de la Biblioteca Regional EAM tienen su junta en la Librería a las 6:00 p.m. el último miércoles de cada mes. La siguiente reunión será el miércoles 27 de agosto a las 6:00 pm, e invitan al público. Por favor llame al 921-7001 para más información.
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