John F. Kennedy's Inauguration Speech, delivered on January 20, 1961, is widely considered one of the best speeches in American history.
View the speech and a transcript through our database
AMERICAN HISTORY IN VIDEO. Outside the library, you need your Hamden Public Library card to access.
Another useful database for research on John F. Kennedy is
BIOGRAPHY IN CONTEXT. Access this database and others on our library's website under
databases. A search for John F. Kennedy in
Biography in Context yields (all in full text) 32 reference articles, 713 news articles, 492 magazine articles, 115 academic journal articles, 4 primary sources, and a couple of select websites.
On January 13, 2011, the
John F. Kennedy Library in Boston has made available to the public their
digitized archive of papers, photographs, speeches, letters, and recordings from his time in the White House. With more than 200,000 pages, 1,500 photos, 300 reels of audio tapes, it is the nation's largest digitized presidential archive.
Jack LaLanne, founder of the modern physical fitness movement, died on January 23, 2011 at age 96. The son of French immigrants, he was born in San Francisco on Sept. 26, 1914.
Hamden Public Library is receiving two new papers:
January is International Creativity Month: "A month to remind individuals and organizations around the globe to capitalize on the power of creativity. Unleashing creativity and innovation is vital for personal and business success in this age of accelerating change. The first month of the year provides an opportunity to take a fresh approach to problem solving and renew confidence in creative capabilities." (from: Chase's Calendar of Events 2011) Check out our book display for inspiration! Books with subject heading "creative ability". 
There is a new exhibit at the New Britain Museum of Art, featuring Women Artists. 80 works chosen from over 600 will be on display through March 20, 2011. If you are a Hamden resident with a valid Hamden library card, you can borrow a free museum pass to the New Britain Museum of Art which admits four people free.
Books as design objects are in demand by interior designers, high-end builders, hotel developers and architects. Multimillion dollar homes have to come with libraries: spaces with built-in shelves and lots of books. And there are people who specialize in furnishing these libraries with books: 2,000 books wrapped in white or in cream colored leather? 4,000 books wrapped in black? No problem! Will they be read? That is another question!
Planning to get into shape this year? Ready to shred the extra pounds?
