Fall leaves. Fall into a good book. Awesome October!
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September 2019
Welcome to autumn! Don’t miss the new fall books arriving in September! Stop by the Adult Reference Desk to ask about fiction, nonfiction, and biographies. The annual procession of new holiday novels with cute covers begins soon, too – pick…
Summer Reading 2019 – A Universe of Stories
Only a few weeks until you can start recording your books read for adult summer reading! (June 1 through August 10) Fill out reading slips at the Reference Desk OR log your titles through an online summer reading account…
NASA Picture of the Day
Wow! We are enjoying viewing NASA’s “picture of the day” website, in preparation for the adult summer reading program’s astronomy-related theme of “A Universe of Stories”.
Sunday Afternoon Talk – April 14, 2pm
This month’s topic is “Black Bears in Connecticut” with guest speaker Paul Colburn. The program is free and open to the public. Sunday, April 14 at 2 pm. “Black Bears in Connecticut” focuses on the natural history of black bears…
Women’s History Month
March 2019 – Books about relatively unknown historical figures are always interesting. Look for upcoming spring titles like “A Woman of No Importance: the Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II” by Sonia Purnell.…
“Smitten with Reading” adult winter reading program returns January 22-February 19, 2019!
Smitten with Reading adult winter program returns January 22 and continues until February 19. Fill out your reading slips each week at the Reference Desk (or send us a direct message on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter and include your…
Save the dates for holiday concerts at the Library!
Make a list & check it twice! Free holiday concerts at the Library! Sun. Dec. 2, 2 pm – Rebecca Swett, Harpist Sun. Dec. 9, 2 pm – New England Guitar Society Holiday Concert Sun. Dec. 16, 2 pm –…
Cultivate your knowledge of vegetables!
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero Now that you are anticipating the seasonal changes outdoors, consider cultivation of another kind! The Library has many interesting books to help you…
Prescribing from the Bookshelf – Bibliotherapy in WWI
When – Tuesday, October 9th, 6:30-7:45 pm Where – Stratford Library’s Lovell Room What – When Connecticut’s servicemen went to war, they didn’t go alone. During World War I, there was the Library War Service, and Connecticut was involved in…