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Peggy
Scott Laborde:
CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS

Wednesday, December 2 at 7PM
There’s
no place like New Orleans, dawlin’. From the magnificent oaks to
Mardi Gras, the reveillion dinners and everyday revelries, the Crescent
City is chock-a-block with its own unique flavors. Discussing her
book CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS, the author celebrates the landmarks
and traditions that make New Orleans one in a million.
Peggy
Scott Laborde is the producer and host of Steppin’
Out on WYES-TV. Since earning a B.A. in political science from
UNO, Laborde has produced a number of documentaries based on the
city she calls home. Her professional accomplishments have earned
her awards from the Press Club of New Orleans, Public Relations
Society of America, and American Women in Radio and Television.
She has garnered praise for her extensive efforts in conserving
the arts and history of New Orleans.
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Kit Wohl: NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC GUMBOS AND SOUPS

Tuesday, December 8 at 7PM
In
a city where elegance brushes elbows with ease and different cultural
groups mix without losing their individual flavors, it’s no surprise
that gumbo enjoys widespread celebrity. This quintessential New
Orleans dish, along with soups and bisques, is presented as never
before in this beautiful cookbook from culinary aficionado Kit
Wohl. Recipes each incorporate an anecdote, bit of history,
or fond memory from the contributor about the dish.
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC GUMBOS AND SOUPS is Ms. Wohl’s fourth book in the Classic Recipes Series, which includes NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC DESSERTS, NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC SEAFOOD, and NEW ORLEANS CLASSIC APPETIZERS.
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THE MALTESE
FALCON
by Dashiell Hammett
November 19, 7PM- AV Conference
room, 2nd floor
Popular
Fiction Book Club

THE
GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY
by Mary Ann
Shaffer
and Annie Barrows
December 2, 7PM- AV Conference
room, 2nd floor
Readers
Enjoying Authors Daily

SARAH'S KEY
by Tatiana de Rosnay
November 20, 1PM(afternoon)- AV Conference
Room, 2nd floor
Science
Fiction and Fantasy Book Club
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Club presents its holiday movie
and year-end celebration. The evening begins with Santa Claus
taking on the Martians and ends with a surprise movie.
December 16, 6:30 PM- AV
Conference Room, 2nd floor
WWII Book / Discussion Group

C. J. Christ, an expert on German submarine
activity in the
Gulf of Mexico during the war, will be Guest Speaker.
December 3, 7PM- AV
Conference Room, 2nd floor
Brian
Altobello, WWII author, Army vet, and teacher keeps it
lively and stimulating. 466-1071 for more.
All are invited.
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Friends
of the Jefferson Public Library
Donations of new and used hardcover
and paperback books,
LPs, CDs, DVDs, and audio and video tapes are accepted at the
Sorting Center, 6640 Riverside Drive, suite 100, Metairie
on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
There is a drop box behind the building. Limited pick up is also
available.
The Friends regret they cannot accept magazines, encyclopedias,
law books, wet or
moldy books, and textbooks or computer books more than five years
old.
For more information, please e-mail FriendsJPL@Yahoo.com, or call
455-2665 and leave your question on the answer machine. Someone
will
get back to you. Donated books will either be sold at the Friends'
store in
the East Bank Regional Library, or at the Big Book Sale. Money earned
by
the Friends is donated to the Jefferson Parish Library system.
Monetary
donations for the Library may be made (&
check written) to:
Friends of Jefferson Public Library, P.O. Box 9391, Metairie,
LA 70055
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Donations may be made through
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