Author Archive | Adult Librarian

Did you catch the recent nationwide PBS television show “The Great American Read”? How many of the favorite novels have you read? Stop by the Library to pick up a list of the top 100, and check out a couple of the books!

Pick up your passport at Stratford Library and visit libraries all over Connecticut! Take your library card and passport to at least five libraries on the list below to be eligible to win a $150 gift card for adults or a $100 gift card for children. Contest Dates: April 2-30 Pick up your passport at […]

Spring must be around the corner…..we’re starting to hear about some of the forthcoming beach books (to be published in May and June).  Check our library catalog soon to place your holds on titles such as Elin Hilderbrand’s The Perfect Couple, Mary Alice Monroe’s Beach House Reunion, and Judy Blundell’s The High Season.     […]

Smitten with Reading January 16th-February 27th Shake off the winter weather woes and fall in love with a good book! Participate in our first-ever adult winter reading program, Smitten with Reading, and be entered into our weekly prize drawing! It’s easy to join: fill out a ticket for each book read during our six-week program […]

Calling all writers and readers- Stratford Library is participating in the 1st Nationwide Indie Author Day. Stop by the library to meet local authors, network and find your next favorite read. Schedule of events: 12-2pm – Local Author readings 2-3pm – National Indie Author Panel Discussion 3-4pm – Local Author book signing and sales in […]

Join Stratford Library on October 8 from noon to 4pm for Indie Author Day, a nationwide event sponsored by BiblioBoard. Indie Author Day is designed to bring local writers together to meet and learn from each other and to participate in panels and lectures on self-publishing, self-marketing and other hot issues for indie writers, in […]

          Join us once a month at The Sitting Duck Tavern (reservation is under “Beth”) to discuss our latest “off-beat” reads! Book clubbers start arriving at 7pm to order food/drinks, settle in, and to catch up with everyone; we let the book commentary start flying at 7:30pm. UPROOTED by Naomi Novik […]

Uniting a Community one Story at a Time The Stratford Storytelling Adventure demonstrates the power of sharing true experiences among those who live, work or visit our town. Why? To tap into the rich heritage, cultures that exist in the minds and the hearts of the community and to bring people together face to face […]

Every day your library card opens the world to you through books, audio books, music CDs and DVDs. To celebrate National Library Week in April, the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program invites residents of all ages to explore the amazing diversity of our public libraries. Each library has its own unique architecture, vibe and collection […]