Celebrate National Poetry Month and Robert Frost (author of the poem “The Road Not Taken” the inspiration behind Two Roads’ name).
Two Roads Brewing will donate $1.00 to the Stratford Library for every pint poured on Tuesdays during the entire month of April!
FEATURED PROGRAMS
COMMUNITY BOOK DISCUSSION, a Zoom Series
Co-sponsored by Stratford Library, First Congregational Church & CARE (Citizens Addressing Racial Equity)
Join us on Zoom for a community book discussion of When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America led by co-author Donald Burnes.
The Zoom series began on Monday, March 18 and will continue on weekly Monday evenings through April 29 at 6:30pm.
Email socialjusticeatfcc@gmail.com to receive the Zoom link.
When We Walk By provides a deeply humanizing look that radically changes ones understanding of neighbors, poverty, and homelessness. Believing we can make inroads in resolving homelessness and poverty in our community, the multipart discussion series welcomes all to attend, even if they have not yet read the book. Free copies of When We Walk By are currently available at the Stratford Library while supplies last.
Learn to Play the Ukulele!
Monday, April 15 | 6:30pm | Lovell Room
Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play? Join Julie Stepanek as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing. No experience necessary. Ukuleles provided.
Registration Required.
Red Sox vs Yankees: The Greatest Rivalry in Sports
Tuesday, April 16 | 7pm | Lovell Room
Welcome to the most intense rivalry in American sports – maybe the world. Sportswriter and baseball beat writer Marty Gitlin shares videos
and trivia questions on the biggest moments of the rivalry.
Creating a Bird-Friendly Yard
Tuesday, April 21 | 2pm | Lovell Room
Looking for ways to attract birds to your yard? You can help birds thrive right where you live by making your yard more bird-friendly. In this hands-on workshop, you will pick up expert tips from presenters Marca Leigh, a native gardener and co-creator of the Longbrook Park Pollinator Garden, and Meredith Barges, a bird-friendly building advocate and co-chair of Lights Out Connecticut.
Edible Wild Plants and Fungi of Spring
Thursday, April 25 | 6:30pm | Lovell Room
Meet the 3 Foragers and learn how to identify, sustainably harvest, and prepare the wild foods of spring, from invasive bamboo shoots to the lemony tang of fresh wood sorrel, including some of the early edible fungi of the season.
Registration Required.
Managing Money Matters – an It’$ My Money Workshop
Tuesday, April 30 | 6:30pm | Lovell Room
Are you looking to better manage your money? Take charge of your finances? In this It’$ My Money financial session you will receive tips and strategies to master managing cash flow and increasing your savings.
Registration Required
Stratford: THE STORIES WE TELL – HOMES WITH HISTORY
Monday, April 29| 6:30pm | Lovell Room
Town Historian David Wright holds this monthly lecture series, a detailed examination of the Stratford’s history.
In David’s presentations, Stratford: The Stories We Tell, he reveals the “hidden” and forgotten stories of Stratford that help us remember who we are and why we’re here.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON TALKS:
MOHEGAN TRADITION, CULTURE & HISTORY
Sunday, April 14 | 2pm | Lovell Room
David Eichelberg, Outreach and Traditions Specialist for the Mohegan Tribe will share history as well as oral traditions, beliefs, music and sacred practices of the Tribe.
POETRY & OPERA WITH STEFANO RUSSO
Sunday, April 21 | 2pm | Lovell Room
SPECIAL FOR “NATIONAL POETRY MONTH!
Italian poet and opera singer STEFANO RUSSO will perform opera and discuss his new collection of poems, “Beyond the Chains Of The Mind”
CAREER & TECH HELP:
COMPUTER CLASSES AT YOUR OWN PACE
Tuesday, April 9 or Thursday, April 16 | 2pm | Board Room
Take one of our training sessions to learn how to use Northstar Online Learning to build your basic computer skills. Once you create an account you can pick what you learn at your own pace.
Register HERE for April 9
Register HERE for April 16
BOOK DISCUSSIONS:
Monday Morning Buzz
Monday, April 1 | 11am | Lovell Room
Stop in to hear what’s new, what’s hot, and what books are creating a buzz! Staff will lead an informal discussion of books, movies and more. Share what you’re reading and watching and hear from others!
“Don’t Know Much About” Book Discussion
Tuesday, April 9 | 6:30pm | Lovell Room AND
Wednesday, April 10 | 11am | Lovell Room
PERESTROIKA IN PARIS by Jane Smiley
Locate the setting in Paris. Include charming main characters: a runaway horse, a resourceful dog on her own, an opinionated raven, and an inquisitive small boy. Employ the writing skills of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley. Voila! A tender tale of adventure, imagination, and friendship.
Two different dates! Attend the one you want!
Copies available at the Check-Out Desk.
Books Over Coffee
Wednesday, April 24 | noon | Lovell Room
WEST WITH GIRAFFES by Lynda Rutledge
An emotional, rousing novel inspired by the incredible true story of two giraffes who made headlines and won the hearts of Depression-era America. Part adventure, part historical saga, and part coming-of-age love story, West with Giraffes explores what it means to be changed by the grace of animals, the kindness of strangers, the passing of time, and a story told before it’s too late.
Copies available at the Check-Out Desk.
CREATE:
Coloring & Coffee
Monday, April 1 | 6pm | Lovell Room
Don’t let stress get you down! Try coloring for adults! Coloring has many benefits including helping you to focus and de-stress. Stop in and give it a try. The Library will supply coloring pages, colored pencils and markers, plus coffee and tea. You are welcome to bring your own supplies too.
Knit Wits
Wednesday, April 3 & 17 | 6pm | Lovell Room
Join the library’s drop-in knitting program! Also crochet! Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects.
Held every other Wednesday evening 6:00-7:30pm.
MOVIES:
Monday Matinees: KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Monday, April 8 | 12pm | Lovell Room
Based on David Grann’s broadly lauded best-selling book, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert DeNiro and Lilly Gladstone star.
Rated R. 206 minutes.