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Don't miss our last installment in this popular film series! This week we'll have the film "Margin Call." It's a fictionalized depiction of a financial firm (loosely based on Lehman brothers) whose executives realize that the company is over-leveraged, and executives at the highest level take steps to secretly engineer a massive sell-off of its toxic assets.
As with all our films, we'll have an introduction and Q&A with film historian Lances Rhoades. There will also be refreshments.
A big thank you (again!) to the Friends of the Mercer Island Library for their generous support for this film series. It's been a great season of films!
As with all our films, we'll have an introduction and Q&A with film historian Lances Rhoades. There will also be refreshments.
A big thank you (again!) to the Friends of the Mercer Island Library for their generous support for this film series. It's been a great season of films!
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This week's installment of our Wall Street Film Series will be "Too Big to Fail." This movie is based on the detailed and acclaimed book of the same name by Andrew Ross Sorkin, and tells the back-room stories of the U.S. government's response to the 2008 financial crisis.As with all our films in this series, we will have an introduction and Q&A with film historian Lance Rhoades. We will also have refreshments, thanks to the Friends of the Mercer Island Library.
You can get a copy of Sorkin's book or download a copy of the ebook through kcls.org. We also have many other titles on this topic. Just search our catalog, or ask a librarian.
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Our Wall Street themed film series continues this Saturday with the film "Inside Job." This film is a penetrating investigation into the reasons for the collapse of global financial markets in 2008. Fervent in its approach, it raises serious questions about the culpability of individuals who were never held accountable for their actions, and won the 2011 Oscar for Best Feature Length Documentary.All our film presentations in this series include an educational lecture and lively Q&A led by film historian Lance Rhoades.
Thank you to the Friends of the Mercer Island Library for sponsoring this film and discussion!
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Our final program in the Life After High School series is coming up!
The program is in the large meeting room just inside the front door of the library. It's FREE and registration is not required. Parents are welcome.
Call the library @ 206 - 236 - 3537 for more information or email Carrie clbowman@kcls.org
If you missed the series at Mercer Island Library, you may be interested in Life After High School programs at other libraries.
The program is in the large meeting room just inside the front door of the library. It's FREE and registration is not required. Parents are welcome.
- Tuesday, October 30 @ 7:00 pm
Transitioning to College: Twin Perspectives on Moving from High School to College
The Brown Brothers tell the truth and point toward hope for students and families preparing to navigate from high school to college. Twins Jonathan - a career college administrator - and James - a career high school math teacher - present a lively, humorous, and engaging session on making the leap into higher education. The session will focus on exposing strategies and information to aid in overall student success and happiness.
Presented by Jonathan and James Brown
Call the library @ 206 - 236 - 3537 for more information or email Carrie clbowman@kcls.org
If you missed the series at Mercer Island Library, you may be interested in Life After High School programs at other libraries.
Please join us for a special program, Improving Communication with Aging Parents. It will be held in the library on Thursday November 8th, at 7pm, with no registration required. It will provide you with practical tips for talking to elderly parents about difficult subjects such as giving up the car keys, turning over the management of finances, hiring in-home care or moving to an assisted living community, and end of life wishes.This program will be presented by Tina Hall, Senior Housing and Care Specialist with Silver Age.
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Come check out this week's installment of our popular Wall Street themed film series. We'll be showing "Floored," Seattle-based documentary filmmaker James Smith's look at the lives of
commodity futures traders on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The film focuses on the struggle of workers whose jobs
on the trading floor are rapidly being replaced by automated electronic
systems.All screenings include an educational lecture and Q&A led by film historian Lance Rhoades. Many thanks to the Friends of the Mercer Island Library for sponsoring this film and discussion!
The presentation (did we mention there will be popcorn too?) begins Saturday afternoon at 1pm.
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Struggling with your eReader? There are some basic steps we can help you with that will get you downloading from our growing collection in no time. Bring your device with you to the library Wednesday evening October 24 between 7 and 8pm for Drop-in help. If you don't have an eReader yet, we have several to try, including Kindle Fire, Nook Color, Android and iPad. It really can be fun!
For Tips beforehand, go to our eReaders page, and click on either the icon for your device, or the name of your device in the "Ways to Read" box on the right.
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This week's film is based on the true life story of Chris Gardner who, remarkably, lived on the streets of San Francisco with his five year-old son while interning to become a stockbroker at Dean Witter. Gardner eventually became the founder of a multi-million-dollar investment firm and philanthropist who sponsors many charitable organizations.All the screenings in this series include an educational lecture and Q&A hosted by film historian Lance Rhoades. There'll be popcorn too!
Many thanks to the Friends of the Mercer Island Library for sponsoring this great film and discussion.
KCLS has several copies of Gardner's biography, if you'd like to read it beforehand. You can reserve a copy here.
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The Mercer Island Library is offering two more programs in October for teens who are thinking about college. There are also programs going on in other KCLS libraries. You can find a full listing of Life After High School programs on the KCLS website. The programs are FREE.Call the library @ 206 - 236 - 3537 for more information or email Carrie clbowman@kcls.org
The programs are in the large meeting room just inside the front door of the library. Registration is not required. Parents are welcome.
- Tuesday, October 16 @ 7:00 pm
Finding the Right Colleges for You
Learn how to evaluate different factors - like size, location and majors - to determine if a college is right for you. Hear insights from former Collegewise kids who are now flourishing at their chosen colleges and learn how to get the most out of visiting a potential college.
Presented by Katie Konrad Moore, Collegewise - Tuesday, October 30 @ 7:00 pm
Transitioning to College: Twin Perspectives on Moving from High School to College
The Brown Brothers tell the truth and point toward hope for students and families preparing to navigate from high school to college. Twins Jonathan - a career college administrator - and James - a career high school math teacher - present a lively, humorous, and engaging session on making the leap into higher education. The session will focus on exposing strategies and information to aid in overall student success and happiness.
Presented by Jonathan and James Brown
