2 More Days! Food Pantry Drive

There is still time to give. Wood Library's Food Pantry Drive will end at 9pm on Tuesday, September 30. Benefits the Food Pantry sponsored by the Canandaigua Churches In Action (CCIA). Fill those pantry shelves!

American Politics and Media Film Series

"American Politics in Film: Media and Public Perception" series will screen Tuesdays from 6 to 9pm in the Community Room at Wood Library from September 16 through October 21. Learn about politics by watching movies. Discussion follows. Hosted by John Michalko and Tom White. Free and open to high schoolers and adults. Here's the schedule. Please note that it has changed from the original schedule. Being There was shown Sept. 16 not Sept. 30.

Being There - Sept. 16
All the President's Men - Sept. 23
Wag the Dog - Sept. 30
The Candidate - Oct. 7
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - Oct. 14
Slacker Uprising - Oct. 21

Free Investment Classes Online

Gas prices got you down? Worried about the economy? Stay home and get informed. Take a free financial class online. On Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time, you are invited to take a free online class "Smart Investing @ Your Library: Planning Decade by Decade." A second online class, "Smart Investing @ Your Library: Risks and Rewards (Asset Allocation)" will be held Thursday, September 25, 2008 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The classes are free at OPAL (Online Programming for All Libaries). Click the OPAL link above, scroll to the program, and click "OPAL Online Auditorium." First time users will need to install the tcConference plug-in.

Paul Santos, the Director of Finance, Facilities, and Human Resources at the Alliance Library System will make the presentations and lead an informal discussion. The discussions are part of Smart Investing @ Your Library, a series of events and resources (in person, on the web, and in Second Life) to help inform individual investors.

Host: Alliance Library System, with support from the American Library Association and FINRA Investor Education Foundation. All OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries) public events are free of charge and open to everyone worldwide. Most OPAL online programs last about an hour.

Michael Moore Film Free Download

Michael Moore's new film "Slacker Uprising" from Brave New Films will not be coming to a theater near you. Instead, it is premiering online at BlipTV. This will be the first major feature-length film by a noted director to debut for free via the internet. You will be able to download the entire movie for free on September 23rd if you sign up at SlackerUprising.com. You will be notified by email when the download is available. If you prefer DVD, Wood Library will have the DVD available for borrowing sometime after September 23. "Slacker Uprising" traces Michael Moore’s 62-city tour of the swing states during the 2004 Presidential election to convince millions of non-voters under the age of 30 to give voting a chance. See the trailer at SlackerUprising.com. Other films and books by Moore are available in the OWWL catalog.