(Photo provided — Jenny Curtis)

Born March 2, 1904, Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, wrote and illustrated more than 60 books. He was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize in 1984 citing his contribution to the education and enjoyment of America’s children and their parents.

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Library Lunch Series

On Thursday, March 21, Kari Lansing, Fitness Manager, Adirondack Health Medical Fitness Center, will present This program is free and open to the public. Bring a sandwich or soup. The library’s refreshment committee will provide coffee, tea and desserts.

Current Events Cafe

On Monday mornings from 10:30 to noon, people gather in the Dickert Room to engage in congenial conversation about local, state, national and world events. Coffee and tea are available.

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Adirondack Research Room

Curator Michele Tucker reports that the following items were recently donated to the Adirondack Research Room by Edward Comstock, Jr.: 38 real photo postcards and photographs; 7 posters about the Lake Placid Winter Olympics and bobsledding in the seventies, eighties and 2003; a copy of the 12th Report of the 1980 Olympic Winter Games; a 1969 street map of Saranac Lake; several advertising pieces; a book by Fiske, inscribed with Dr. E. L. Trudeau’s name and 1894; a booklet from the Lake Placid Club Fire Code, dated 1914; 2 brochures from Camp Forestcraft; and a letter on Berkley House letterhead from a TB patient who was staying at the Berkley House in 1909. We appreciate this generous donation.

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Fiction Book Group

On Tuesday, April 2 by Henry James will be discussed by this group which meets in the Dickert Room at 2 p.m.

Study Group on Racism

by Eli Saslow is the book to be discussed on Monday, March 11, at 2 p.m.

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Science Book Group

This group will meet in the Dickert Room at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19, to review Nick Pyenson’s book,

Great Films at the Library

Everyone is welcome to view , starring Spencer Tracy, Frederick March and Gene Kelly on Tuesday, March 26, at 2 pm in the Cantwell Room.

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Take a Look

In the display case in the lobby there is an interesting display of books about our wonderful Adirondack winters.

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Acquisition Highlights

Fiction: (Bradley), (Benedict), (Patterson), (Burke), (Fforde), (Mackintosh), (Johnston), (Kim), (Harper), ( Steel), (Hendricks).

Nonfiction: (Harris), (Higgenbotham), (McCabe), (Wallace-Wells), (Wooley), (Dunn), (Kuklin), (Clark), (Cheger), (Treuer).

Large Print: (Balson), (Carter), (Cannon), (Cannon), (Barbash), (Jewell), (Rous).

Juvenile Fiction: (Stoddard), (Nielsen).

Juvenile Nonfiction: (Nelson), (Charles), (Atwood), (Craft), (Levine).

Easy: (Bruss), (Tsurumi), (Tsarfati), (Gosier), (Jory).

DVD’s: ,