ADULT SUMMER READING 2024 June 1st – August 10th Summer reading isn’t just for kids. Join our Adult Reading challenge & enter to win our prize drawing for gift cards. FEATURED PROGRAMS Talk: STRATFORD, THE STORIES WE TELL – LEGIONS OF LEGENDS Monday, June 3 | 6:30pm | Lovell Room Town Historian David Wright holds […]
Author Archive | Adult Librarian
May Adult Programs
FEATURED PROGRAMS Library After Hours! THE ROOTS OF BLACK MUSIC IN AMERICA Friday, May 3 | 7pm | Lovell Room Producer, songwriter, teacher, and troubadour, Karlus Trapp presents his delightful, educational and entertaining presentation “The Roots of Black Music in America.” It is a 100 year journey back through time, and offers a fresh perspective […]
April Adult Programs
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 […]
Learn More About the Great North American Eclipse 2024
On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. A total solar eclipse happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun. The sky will darken as if it were dawn or dusk. These are […]
March Adult Programs
FEATURED PROGRAMS COMMUNITY BOOK DISCUSSION, a Zoom Series Co-sponsored by Stratford Library, First Congregational Church & CARE (Citizens Addressing Racial Equity) Author talk: March 18 @ 6:30pm – Join us on Zoom as co-author Donald Burnes discusses his book When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending […]
February Adult Programs
FEATURED PROGRAMS BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS Art Exhibit: Main Lobby Two exhibits are featured this month as Stratford’s Ruby & Calvin Fletcher African-American History Museum is highlighted with various artifacts on loan, and a mini art exhibit features “Connecticut History” by Milford artist Robert Sforza. The Amistad story is prominently featured in graphite and ink. […]
January Adult Programs
*Note: Tax filing season begins January 29th, click here for more information. FEATURED PROGRAMS BOOK BLIZZARD January 16th – February 20th, 2024 Our adult winter reading program is back for another year! Adults, please join our winter reading program and be entered into our prize drawing! Joining is easy (and free!): Fill out a ticket […]
December Adult Programs
FEATURED PROGRAMS Holiday Concerts Get into the holiday spirit by enjoying seasonal music! The concerts will all be performed live in the Library Lovell Room. Seating is limited and on a first-come, first serve basis. Seating begins 30 minutes prior to start time. The Larry Haddad Quartet Sunday, December 3 | 2pm Stratford’s Haddad will […]
November Adult Programs
FEATURED PROGRAMS THEATRE: Holocaust Remembrance Day Short Play Festival Saturday, November 4 | 2pm | Lovell Room “Remembrance”, features four original Holocaust-themed one act plays. The staged readings commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the night of broken glass which took placed in Germany on November 9-10, 1938. The program features short plays by Mark […]
October Adult Programs
SPECIAL EVENTS HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH TRIVIA CHALLENGE September 18 – October 6 | Reference Desk How much do you know about Hispanic culture? Stop by the Reference Desk and pick up a Hispanic Heritage Month Trivia Challenge quiz. Drop off your completed quiz at the Reference Desk. Entries with the most correct answers will be […]