World War I to be topic of library series

World War I to be topic of library series

CLARION, PA.

Clarion Free Library, 644 Main St., will host “WWI Centennial: A Commemoration of the Great War through Books and Films” from March 9 to June 8.

The series, supported by a grant from Clarion University Community Fellows, will discuss World War I novels and films.

All discussions will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the meeting room of the library, where copies of the books and films are available. The series is free and open to the public.

The first novel will be “The Guns of August” by Barbara Tuchman, paired with the 1975 film “The Day that Shook the World,” starring Christopher Plummer.

The next discussion, set for April 13, will feature “Gallipoli” by Alan Moorehead, along with its 1981 film adaptation starring Mel Gibson.

“Paths of Glory” by Humphrey Cobb and its 1957 film featuring Kirk Douglas will be the subject of the discussion May 11.

Ford Madox Ford’s series of novels titled “Parade’s End,” as well as the 2012 television series starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall, will conclude the program June 8.

For information, call Dan Parker, library director, at 814-226-7172.

Federal judge wins $5K prize for ‘Waging War’

NEW YORK

Federal judge David J. Barron also has a nice literary career.

Barron is this year’s winner of the William E. Colby Award, a $5,000 honor given for a fiction or nonfiction book about the military, intelligence operations or foreign policy. Barron, a judge for the First Circuit Court of Appeals, was cited for “Waging War: The Clash Between Presidents and Congress, 1776 to ISIS.”

The Colby prize is named for the late CIA director and is presented by Norwich University in Northfield, Vt.

Staff/wire reports