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Subject:    Re: [PubLib] Downton Abbey programs
From:       Nora Armstrong <narmstro () CUMBERLAND ! LIB ! NC ! US>
Date:       2013-09-30 12:44:05
Message-ID: 1C03E8324072424081A008C52A84B18401336ACC6303 () email ! cumberland ! lib ! nc ! us
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Hi, Beverly,

Our library hosted an afternoon "tea" (really, warm beverages and light ref=
reshments) on the day Season 3 began on PBS. The paper gave us a nice write=
-up for it:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
'Downton Abbey' teatime
Hours before the Season 3 premiere of =93Downton Abbey,=94 dozens of reside=
nts gathered to celebrate the show.
More than 60 people channeled their inner British personas at the Headquart=
ers Library on Jan. 6 for high tea and a lecture on British society. The ev=
ent attracted plenty of =93Downton=94 fans with many dressing up in period =
clothing and British-style hats, said Jennifer Taft, the library=92s Awaren=
ess Coordinator and an organizer of the event.
The event was a result of library staff members brainstorming how to usher =
in the anticipated return of the British show. Serving tea seemed perfect. =
So did inviting Professor Brad Kadel, who teaches history at Fayetteville S=
tate University, to talk about British high society, the focus of the serie=
s that airs Sundays on WUNC.
=93Oh, yes, we=92re big fans,=94 Taft said.
Taft said the show has become so appealing for several reasons, including t=
he writing as well as the gorgeous scenery and costumes.
=93We have a fascination with the rich,=94 she said. =93Look at how we=92re=
 obsessed with (Prince) Will and (Duchess) Kate.=94
More than anything, though, Taft said, the well-developed characters and th=
eir stories draw in viewers.
=93One of the big things for me is I care about the characters, as cheesy a=
s sounds,=94 Taft said. =93You get invested in it.=94
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
We encouraged audience members to come dressed as their favorite character,=
 and gave away a 2013 Downton Abbey calendar to the best-dressed participan=
t. It was a lot of fun!If you need/want more information, email me off-list=
, or call. Good luck with your program!

Nora Armstrong
Programs & Services Coordinator
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center
300 Maiden Lane
Fayetteville, NC 28301-5000
Phone (910) 483-7727, x1340 / Fax (910) 486-6661

CCPL&IC: 2012 National Medal for Museum and Library Services
The library opens windows to the world by encouraging expression, enlighten=
ment, and exploration.
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From: publib [publib@WEBJUNCTION.ORG] On Behalf Of Beverly Pardue [bpardue@=
MCALLEN.NET]
Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 11:40 AM
To: publib@WEBJUNCTION.ORG
Subject: [PubLib] Downton Abbey programs

Good day everyone,

Downton Abbey, season 4 will begin in America on the 5th of January 2014. A=
s a Downton fan and program coordinator, I'm thinking of what sort of progr=
am we might have to tie in with the new (and sure to be interesting) new se=
ason. I'm curious to know what other libraries might be planning. We have a=
 nice set-up for projecting video or TV broadcasts but we close at 9 pm on =
Sundays, so it is not possible to air the program in real time. So far, I'v=
e considered showing the DVD of the previous season, 1 episode per week, le=
ading right up to the January opener. We have public performance rights.

What are your ideas? I'm very interested.
Beverly M. Pardue, MLIS
Reference Librarian
Adult Programs Coordinator
McAllen Public Library
4001 N. 23rd Street
McAllen TX 78504

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