Author Archive | Adult Librarian

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 […]

The Stratford Storytelling Adventure is a series of events and workshops that will transport our town to the world of storytelling. If you wish, have the chance to perform your unique story “live”! What makes a great story? How to mine your life for them? How to develop as a storyteller? Find out from Stratford […]

Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, cordially invite all witches and wizards to accio their copy (or one of ours) of Harry Potter and join our spell-binding book club! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Thursday, January 21st / 6:30pm-7:30pm Upstairs in Children’s / Open to ages 8-108 Read and discuss one book in the […]