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LibraryPoint Blog, 1920s, 20th century, court cases, Dogs, Ferry Farm, films, Fredericksburg (Va.), History Feature Articles, Robert Hodge, Virginia History, History Blog
03/19/2010 - 10:49am
A happy collie

Long before Lassie became a famous film star there was another collie who was courted by movie directors. This remarkable "dog with a human brain" had his day in a Fredericksburg court room and escaped the death penalty.

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CRRL Presents: Sickle Cell Anemia, a Disease of Immense Proportions Throughout the World
LibraryPoint Blog, African American, Samantha Thomason, CRRL Presents
03/18/2010 - 3:33pm

Providing education and promoting awareness to improve health care services to our community is the goal of the Fredericksburg Area Sickle Cell Association led by Janice Davies, Lidia McCaskill, and a group of dedicated volunteers. Debby Klein visits Mrs. Davies and Mrs. McCaskill to learn about control of this disease and working toward a cure.

This episode airs in Spotsylvania on Friday, March 19, at 9am and 7pm on Comcast Channel 23, Cox Channel 24, and Verizon FIOS Channel 35

Find out more about CRRL Presents.

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An Italian Master Film Series: La Strada
LibraryPoint Blog, Arts Blog, Christie Hoerneman, films, foreign films, Headquarters Film Series
03/18/2010 - 2:23pm

Come join the Central Rappahannock Regional Library as we present La Strada, the first film in the An Italian Master: Federico Fellini film series at the Headquarters Library on Monday, March 22nd at 7:00 pm.

The bubbly, waiflike Gelsomina (Guilietta Masina) is a simpleton sold to the gruff, bullying circus strongman Zampanò (Anthony Quinn) as a servant and assistant. Treated no better than an animal, Gelsomina nonetheless falls in love with the brute Zampanò. When they join a small circus they meet Il Matto (Richard Basehart), a clown who enchants Gelsomina and relentlessly taunts Zampanò, whose inability to control his hatred of Il Matto (literally, "the Fool") leads to their expulsion from the circus and eventually to the film's fateful conclusion.
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Great Lives Series: Rachel Carson
LibraryPoint Blog, Reading Room Blog, Autobiography and Biography, Environmentalism, Great Lives series, Natural World, Virginia Johnson
03/17/2010 - 8:42am

On Thursday, March 18, 2010, Mark Hamilton Lytle of Bard College and author of The Gentle Subversive: Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, and the Rise of the Environmental Movement, will give a talk on the scientist. The lecture, part of the University's Great Lives series, is free and open to the public.

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Win a Flip Camera with our Teen Video Contest!
LibraryPoint Blog, Best Buy, Christine Carlson, Flip video camera, Science and Technology, Teen Blog, Teen Tech Week, Teen Video Contest
03/16/2010 - 3:27pm

Teen Tech Week may be officially over, but our Teen Video Contest is only at its halfway point. While it's been widely advertised that winners’ videos will be featured on our library website, we just found out that Best Buy has also generously donated some incredible prizes. The first place winner will receive an Ultra Flip video camera, second place a $100 gift card to Best Buy, and third place an official library t-shirt.

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