Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Got Stress? Want Less?
Join us for a Stress Management Workshop
We all experience stress. This fun participatory workshop will explore the good, the bad and the ugly effects of stress. You will learn how to identify triggers and your stress response. A variety of easy strategies to manage and cope with stressful situations will be introduced that can be applied to all aspects of life-work, family, social. Dress casual and get ready to relax.
This workshop will be run by Deborah Buckely, MA Applied Psychology
Space is limited
Registration is required
Got Stress? Want Less?
Join us for a Stress Management Workshop
We all experience stress. This fun participatory workshop will explore the good, the bad and the ugly effects of stress. You will learn how to identify triggers and your stress response. A variety of easy strategies to manage and cope with stressful situations will be introduced that can be applied to all aspects of life-work, family, social. Dress casual and get ready to relax.
This workshop will be run by Deborah Buckely, MA Applied Psychology
Space is limited
Registration is required
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Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Join guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, Rick will teach you the secrets of safe, smart, inexpensive travel — low on stress and high on fun. You’ll learn how to travel smoothly and affordably by planning an efficient itinerary, eating and sleeping well, avoiding crowds, packing smartly, and more.
Register here. This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves' Europe, a travel business with a small-group tour program that brings more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. Rick lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington, where his office window overlooks his old junior high school.
Join guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, Rick will teach you the secrets of safe, smart, inexpensive travel — low on stress and high on fun. You’ll learn how to travel smoothly and affordably by planning an efficient itinerary, eating and sleeping well, avoiding crowds, packing smartly, and more.
Register here. This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Rick Steves is a popular public television host, a best-selling guidebook author, and an outspoken activist who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves' Europe, a travel business with a small-group tour program that brings more than 30,000 people to Europe annually. Rick lives and works in his hometown of Edmonds, Washington, where his office window overlooks his old junior high school.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! October's book discussion will be ‘The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion’ by Fannie Flag.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Structured much like Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Flagg's latest novel alternates between the pedestrian life of Sookie Poole, a timid middle-aged southern woman and that of her brash, adventurous ancestry, a quartet of polish sisters who ran a filling station and flew planes during WWII. The cataclysmic event that unites these narratives is Sookie's discovery that she was adopted. Her journey into the history of her biological family is excruciatingly slow, but the history, particularly of the WASPs, a division of all-female pilots who flew support missions for the Air Force and were written promptly out of history after the war ended proves more entertaining and helps redeem the plot. The language is accessible and much of the backstory is delivered via letters, rendering the voices of the characters authentic, even if they are a bit stock, the archetypal aging southern lady heroine, for example, has a wacky new-age best friend, an overbearing mother, and a Yankee psychiatrist. Readers looking for nuance will not find it here, but there are plot twists, adventure, heartbreak, and familial love in spades, making this the kind of story that keeps readers turning pages in a fever."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! October's book discussion will be ‘The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion’ by Fannie Flag.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Structured much like Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, Flagg's latest novel alternates between the pedestrian life of Sookie Poole, a timid middle-aged southern woman and that of her brash, adventurous ancestry, a quartet of polish sisters who ran a filling station and flew planes during WWII. The cataclysmic event that unites these narratives is Sookie's discovery that she was adopted. Her journey into the history of her biological family is excruciatingly slow, but the history, particularly of the WASPs, a division of all-female pilots who flew support missions for the Air Force and were written promptly out of history after the war ended proves more entertaining and helps redeem the plot. The language is accessible and much of the backstory is delivered via letters, rendering the voices of the characters authentic, even if they are a bit stock, the archetypal aging southern lady heroine, for example, has a wacky new-age best friend, an overbearing mother, and a Yankee psychiatrist. Readers looking for nuance will not find it here, but there are plot twists, adventure, heartbreak, and familial love in spades, making this the kind of story that keeps readers turning pages in a fever."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio. Please register here to receive the virtual program link.
About the Presenters
Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC® Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Julia was a vice president and private banker for BankBoston’s Private Bank for 7 years, responsible for asset management and trust services. Previously, Julia worked in marketing for 9 years with Merrill. Julia has a BA from Ohio State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Julia has appeared on the CNBC show “Power Lunch,” CBS “This Morning,” WGCH’s “Women in Business,” in addition to featured articles in USA Today.
Liz Maccarone, CRPC® Senior Financial Advisor. Liz joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Liz works closely with high-net-worth individuals and their families to create personalized and comprehensive strategies that support their goals, including investment management, retirement planning, liability management, and multigenerational planning. Liz values the importance of establishing and cultivating relationships with families including the next generation. Liz graduated from Fairfield University with a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. She began her career working at a boutique investment firm as a Business Development Associate, specializing in commodities and futures trading.
Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio. Please register here to receive the virtual program link.
About the Presenters
Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC® Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Julia was a vice president and private banker for BankBoston’s Private Bank for 7 years, responsible for asset management and trust services. Previously, Julia worked in marketing for 9 years with Merrill. Julia has a BA from Ohio State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Julia has appeared on the CNBC show “Power Lunch,” CBS “This Morning,” WGCH’s “Women in Business,” in addition to featured articles in USA Today.
Liz Maccarone, CRPC® Senior Financial Advisor. Liz joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Liz works closely with high-net-worth individuals and their families to create personalized and comprehensive strategies that support their goals, including investment management, retirement planning, liability management, and multigenerational planning. Liz values the importance of establishing and cultivating relationships with families including the next generation. Liz graduated from Fairfield University with a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. She began her career working at a boutique investment firm as a Business Development Associate, specializing in commodities and futures trading.
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Outsmart the Scammers Seminar
Join us for a presentation that will help give attendees the information they will need to Outsmart the Scammers!
Presented by Maria Xavier from Edward Jones
Registration is required
Outsmart the Scammers Seminar
Join us for a presentation that will help give attendees the information they will need to Outsmart the Scammers!
Presented by Maria Xavier from Edward Jones
Registration is required
October 2023 Lunch & Learn:
* This will be an in-person program! *
October 2023 Lunch & Learn:
* This will be an in-person program! *
You’re invited to tune in as we chat with New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and The It Girl as she talks about her newest book, Zero Days.
In the adrenaline fueled thriller, Zero Days, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, and their best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their suspect—her. Suddenly on the run and quickly running out of options, Jack must decide who she can trust as she circles closer to the real killer.
Stop the suspense and register for the thrill here! This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Ruth Ware worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language, and a press officer before settling down as a full-time writer. She now lives with her family in Sussex, on the south coast of England. She is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail (Toronto) bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood; The Woman in Cabin 10; The Lying Game; The Death of Mrs. Westaway; The Turn of the Key; One by One; The It Girl; and Zero Days. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.
You’re invited to tune in as we chat with New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and The It Girl as she talks about her newest book, Zero Days.
In the adrenaline fueled thriller, Zero Days, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems, and their best penetration specialists in the business. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their suspect—her. Suddenly on the run and quickly running out of options, Jack must decide who she can trust as she circles closer to the real killer.
Stop the suspense and register for the thrill here! This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Ruth Ware worked as a waitress, a bookseller, a teacher of English as a foreign language, and a press officer before settling down as a full-time writer. She now lives with her family in Sussex, on the south coast of England. She is the #1 New York Times and Globe and Mail (Toronto) bestselling author of In a Dark, Dark Wood; The Woman in Cabin 10; The Lying Game; The Death of Mrs. Westaway; The Turn of the Key; One by One; The It Girl; and Zero Days. Visit her at RuthWare.com or follow her on Twitter @RuthWareWriter.
MEDICARE BASICS. You will learn how the different enrollment periods work and how to avoid the late penalties. You will learn how to choose the right private insurance to go with your basic Medicare insurance.
Presented by Rebecca Miller from the Financial Awareness Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to significantly improving financial awareness and literacy. www.thefinancialawarenessfoundation.org The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated the Social Security Administration or any other government agency.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
MEDICARE BASICS. You will learn how the different enrollment periods work and how to avoid the late penalties. You will learn how to choose the right private insurance to go with your basic Medicare insurance.
Presented by Rebecca Miller from the Financial Awareness Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to significantly improving financial awareness and literacy. www.thefinancialawarenessfoundation.org The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated the Social Security Administration or any other government agency.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the supernatural realm with an immersive paranormal orientation and seminar by Charles Rosenay - complete with state-of-the-art ghost-hunting gear. After the author talk, Charles will personally inscribe your copy of his book, "True Ghost Stories of Connecticut," leaving you with a one-of-a-kind memento from this spectral adventure.
This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and on Zoom). Registration is required to attend and/or receive the Zoom link.
Embark on an exhilarating journey into the supernatural realm with an immersive paranormal orientation and seminar by Charles Rosenay - complete with state-of-the-art ghost-hunting gear. After the author talk, Charles will personally inscribe your copy of his book, "True Ghost Stories of Connecticut," leaving you with a one-of-a-kind memento from this spectral adventure.
This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and on Zoom). Registration is required to attend and/or receive the Zoom link.
EWML has partnered with The Hub to deliver a three-part series related the tough topics of parenting. This month:
(Suicide Prevention) Talk Saves Lives: Talk Saves Lives is an introduction to suicide prevention and is a community-based presentation which covers the scope of suicide, current research on prevention and awareness efforts and resources and efforts which aid people in fighting suicide. Due to the nature of this discussion, registration will be capped at 30 people. Please register online and let us know how many people will be attending.
About The Hub: The Hub is the state designated Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) for Southwestern Connecticut. The Hub is responsible for a range of planning, education, and advocacy of behavioral health needs and services for children and adults within the region. We support & coordinate behavioral health initiatives (mental health, suicide prevention, substance misuse, and problem gambling) in Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. We are the bridge between the region and state.
Upcoming topics - check out events calendar to register for these classes separately
November 14 (Allyship) LGBTQIA+ and Allyship
December 12 (Substances) Emerging Drug Trends
EWML has partnered with The Hub to deliver a three-part series related the tough topics of parenting. This month:
(Suicide Prevention) Talk Saves Lives: Talk Saves Lives is an introduction to suicide prevention and is a community-based presentation which covers the scope of suicide, current research on prevention and awareness efforts and resources and efforts which aid people in fighting suicide. Due to the nature of this discussion, registration will be capped at 30 people. Please register online and let us know how many people will be attending.
About The Hub: The Hub is the state designated Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) for Southwestern Connecticut. The Hub is responsible for a range of planning, education, and advocacy of behavioral health needs and services for children and adults within the region. We support & coordinate behavioral health initiatives (mental health, suicide prevention, substance misuse, and problem gambling) in Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. We are the bridge between the region and state.
Upcoming topics - check out events calendar to register for these classes separately
November 14 (Allyship) LGBTQIA+ and Allyship
December 12 (Substances) Emerging Drug Trends
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 1/5: 1900-1909
The United States as a new global power seeks to identify itself as master of its own hemisphere. The industrial revolution initiates the Great Migration of African Americans into northern cities and waves of immigrants from Europe.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 1/5: 1900-1909
The United States as a new global power seeks to identify itself as master of its own hemisphere. The industrial revolution initiates the Great Migration of African Americans into northern cities and waves of immigrants from Europe.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
In person information session for those who are unemployed and seeking resources and help on landing a job
In person information session for those who are unemployed and seeking resources and help on landing a job
You are in for a treat when you join us for an intimate conversation with John Irving as he chats about not only his most recent novel, The Last Chairlift, but also about his prolific body of work and a lifetime spent writing. Irving’s first novel was published when he was just twenty-six years old. He has gone on to be nominated for a National Book Award three times and won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Last Chairlift, Irving’s self-proclaimed final long novel, begins in Aspen, Colorado in 1941, when Rachel Brewster, a slalom skier, competes at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; they aren’t the first or the last ghosts he sees. You don’t want to miss this hour online with internationally bestselling author John Irving.
Register now! This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: John Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. His first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published in 1968, when he was twenty-six. Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times, winning in 1980 for The World According to Garp. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2013, he won a Lambda Literary Award for In One Person. Internationally renowned, his books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. A Prayer for Owen Meany is his best-selling novel, in every language. John Irving is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. He lives in Toronto.
You are in for a treat when you join us for an intimate conversation with John Irving as he chats about not only his most recent novel, The Last Chairlift, but also about his prolific body of work and a lifetime spent writing. Irving’s first novel was published when he was just twenty-six years old. He has gone on to be nominated for a National Book Award three times and won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
The Last Chairlift, Irving’s self-proclaimed final long novel, begins in Aspen, Colorado in 1941, when Rachel Brewster, a slalom skier, competes at the National Downhill and Slalom Championships. Little Ray, as she is called, finishes nowhere near the podium, but she manages to get pregnant. Back home, in New England, Little Ray becomes a ski instructor. Her son, Adam, grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions concerning the eventful past. Years later, looking for answers, Adam will go to Aspen. In the Hotel Jerome, where he was conceived, Adam will meet some ghosts; they aren’t the first or the last ghosts he sees. You don’t want to miss this hour online with internationally bestselling author John Irving.
Register now! This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: John Irving was born in Exeter, New Hampshire, in 1942. His first novel, Setting Free the Bears, was published in 1968, when he was twenty-six. Irving has been nominated for a National Book Award three times, winning in 1980 for The World According to Garp. In 2000, he won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Cider House Rules. In 2013, he won a Lambda Literary Award for In One Person. Internationally renowned, his books have been translated into more than thirty-five languages. A Prayer for Owen Meany is his best-selling novel, in every language. John Irving is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. He lives in Toronto.
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Social Security Strategies & Your Retirement Future Workshop
Social Security changes can affect your retirement.
Retirement is one of the most important life event many of us will ever experience. When to collect Social Security may be the single most important decision you make in context of planning your retirement. Laws and regulation have changed on social security and you need to keep yourself informed on these and other issues that pertain to Social Security.
This is a great opportunity to learn key concepts you need to know before applying for Social Security.
Depending on your age, Social Security filing strategies may boost lifetime benefits & increase retirement income by tens of thousands. Always consider Social Security payout as an important component of your retirement plan.
Topics Discussed in the Workshop
Presented by Michael Alimo
A 30-year industry veteran, for the past 18 years financial service advisor Alimo has served clientele
around CT & New England at his USA Financial & Tax Services, LLC. Services include
comprehensive financial planning; investment and portfolio management; wealth preservation and
transfer strategies; business and estate tax planning. Committed to giving back to the community via
educational workshops, Mr. Alimo has hosted many seminars for groups at libraries and social
organizations about a variety of financial and planning topics.
Registration is Required
Social Security Strategies & Your Retirement Future Workshop
Social Security changes can affect your retirement.
Retirement is one of the most important life event many of us will ever experience. When to collect Social Security may be the single most important decision you make in context of planning your retirement. Laws and regulation have changed on social security and you need to keep yourself informed on these and other issues that pertain to Social Security.
This is a great opportunity to learn key concepts you need to know before applying for Social Security.
Depending on your age, Social Security filing strategies may boost lifetime benefits & increase retirement income by tens of thousands. Always consider Social Security payout as an important component of your retirement plan.
Topics Discussed in the Workshop
Presented by Michael Alimo
A 30-year industry veteran, for the past 18 years financial service advisor Alimo has served clientele
around CT & New England at his USA Financial & Tax Services, LLC. Services include
comprehensive financial planning; investment and portfolio management; wealth preservation and
transfer strategies; business and estate tax planning. Committed to giving back to the community via
educational workshops, Mr. Alimo has hosted many seminars for groups at libraries and social
organizations about a variety of financial and planning topics.
Registration is Required
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Charles F. Rosenay is best known to Beatles fans for his promotional efforts and productions over the past four decades. Since 1978, he has presented Beatles conventions and festivals across the U.S., including events in his home state of Connecticut and as far away as Tokyo, Japan. Join us and Charles for a book signing and author talk about his new book, "CELEBRITIES, ACTORS, ATHLETES, MODS & ROCKERS: THE BOOK OF TOP 10 BEATLES LISTS," which features a foreword by John Lennon's sister, Julia Baird!
This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and Zoom), so registration is required to attend and receive the Zoom link.
Charles F. Rosenay is best known to Beatles fans for his promotional efforts and productions over the past four decades. Since 1978, he has presented Beatles conventions and festivals across the U.S., including events in his home state of Connecticut and as far away as Tokyo, Japan. Join us and Charles for a book signing and author talk about his new book, "CELEBRITIES, ACTORS, ATHLETES, MODS & ROCKERS: THE BOOK OF TOP 10 BEATLES LISTS," which features a foreword by John Lennon's sister, Julia Baird!
This will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and Zoom), so registration is required to attend and receive the Zoom link.
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 2/5: 1910-1919
As Europe gears up for major military conflict, the United States becomes a major weapons manufacturer. President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war against Germany to “Make the world safe for democracy."
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 2/5: 1910-1919
As Europe gears up for major military conflict, the United States becomes a major weapons manufacturer. President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war against Germany to “Make the world safe for democracy."
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
RETIREMENT INCOME PLANNING. You will learn how to address the common risks in retirement and how to create a successful income plan. You will learn how to maximize your income by creating the right mix of income producing assets and learn strategies how to minimize taxes in retirement.
Presented by Rebecca Miller from the Financial Awareness Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to significantly improving financial awareness and literacy. www.thefinancialawarenessfoundation.org The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated the Social Security Administration or any other government agency.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
RETIREMENT INCOME PLANNING. You will learn how to address the common risks in retirement and how to create a successful income plan. You will learn how to maximize your income by creating the right mix of income producing assets and learn strategies how to minimize taxes in retirement.
Presented by Rebecca Miller from the Financial Awareness Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to significantly improving financial awareness and literacy. www.thefinancialawarenessfoundation.org The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated the Social Security Administration or any other government agency.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Tiffany Aliche was a successful preschool teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a huge financial hole. As she began to chart the path to her own financial rescue, the outline of her ten-step formula for attaining both financial security and peace of mind began to take shape. These principles have now helped more than one million women worldwide save and pay off millions in debt, and begin planning for a richer life. Her New York Times bestseller, Get Good with Money introduced the powerful concept of building wealth through financial wholeness: a realistic, achievable, and energizing alternative to get-rich-quick and over-complicated money management systems.
In this webinar, she will introduce action items for ten important building blocks, including advice on: the ins and outs of budgeting, investing, credit rating, estate planning, getting insurance, and getting the flow of our money automated.
Register here to join a masterclass in taking charge of your money, “The Budgetnista” has what every reader needs to achieve financial savvy, stability, and security. This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Tiffany Aliche, aka “The Budgetnista,” co-hosts the award-winning Brown Ambition podcast, appears as a financial expert on The Real, and runs an online school, the Live Richer Academy, through which she has taught thousands of women how to create, implement, and automate their financial plans. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise, Reader’s Digest, USA Today, Ebony, Forbes, Redbook, The New York Times, Fast Company, and U.S. News & World Report and has been on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and CNN. A repeat speaker at EssenceFest and The Watermark/Women’s Conference, she has also taped a series of financial tips for CNBC that reaches eighty million unique viewers each month.
Tiffany Aliche was a successful preschool teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a huge financial hole. As she began to chart the path to her own financial rescue, the outline of her ten-step formula for attaining both financial security and peace of mind began to take shape. These principles have now helped more than one million women worldwide save and pay off millions in debt, and begin planning for a richer life. Her New York Times bestseller, Get Good with Money introduced the powerful concept of building wealth through financial wholeness: a realistic, achievable, and energizing alternative to get-rich-quick and over-complicated money management systems.
In this webinar, she will introduce action items for ten important building blocks, including advice on: the ins and outs of budgeting, investing, credit rating, estate planning, getting insurance, and getting the flow of our money automated.
Register here to join a masterclass in taking charge of your money, “The Budgetnista” has what every reader needs to achieve financial savvy, stability, and security. This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Tiffany Aliche, aka “The Budgetnista,” co-hosts the award-winning Brown Ambition podcast, appears as a financial expert on The Real, and runs an online school, the Live Richer Academy, through which she has taught thousands of women how to create, implement, and automate their financial plans. She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise, Reader’s Digest, USA Today, Ebony, Forbes, Redbook, The New York Times, Fast Company, and U.S. News & World Report and has been on the Today Show, Good Morning America, and CNN. A repeat speaker at EssenceFest and The Watermark/Women’s Conference, she has also taped a series of financial tips for CNBC that reaches eighty million unique viewers each month.
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Join fitness instructor Debbie Russell for a fun and exciting cardio workout involving drumming! Drumsticks provided.
Channel your inner rockstar with this full body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and sweat-dripping fun of playing the drums. You become the workout music in this exhilarating full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements. Using lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising, POUND transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out.
Designed for all fitness levels, POUND provides the perfect atmosphere for letting loose, getting energized, toning up and rockin’ out! The workout is easily modifiable and the alternative vibe and welcoming philosophy appeals to men and women of all ages and abilities.
Space is limited & registration is required.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Debbie Russell became a Pound Pro in 2018. She has been teaching various group exercise classes for over 20 years. She is a certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and employed as a Corporate Health Fitness Specialist with Pitney Bowes of Shelton.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Join fitness instructor Debbie Russell for a fun and exciting cardio workout involving drumming! Drumsticks provided.
Channel your inner rockstar with this full body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and sweat-dripping fun of playing the drums. You become the workout music in this exhilarating full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements. Using lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising, POUND transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out.
Designed for all fitness levels, POUND provides the perfect atmosphere for letting loose, getting energized, toning up and rockin’ out! The workout is easily modifiable and the alternative vibe and welcoming philosophy appeals to men and women of all ages and abilities.
Space is limited & registration is required.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Debbie Russell became a Pound Pro in 2018. She has been teaching various group exercise classes for over 20 years. She is a certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and employed as a Corporate Health Fitness Specialist with Pitney Bowes of Shelton.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Join the Father/Daughter Team of Lou and Jessica Pelletier for an Interactive Comprehensive Retirement Planning Workshop. Are you aware of the two new laws passed (SECURE ACT & SECURE ACT 2) and how they will impact you? Whether you have made your selection or not, learn about all the options that you have regarding your Social Security selection. If you are 59 1/2 or older, even if you are still working, should you keep your 401K/403B or transfer to an IRA? How do you take Income from your Assets in a volatile market? Does someone need Life Insurance after Age 55? If you have life insurance, is your plan outdated? Learn what legal documents you should have in Retirement in addition to a Will (Power of Attorney, Living Will, etc.)
To learn more about this Financial duo visit their website at www.pelletierseniorplanning.com
Join the Father/Daughter Team of Lou and Jessica Pelletier for an Interactive Comprehensive Retirement Planning Workshop. Are you aware of the two new laws passed (SECURE ACT & SECURE ACT 2) and how they will impact you? Whether you have made your selection or not, learn about all the options that you have regarding your Social Security selection. If you are 59 1/2 or older, even if you are still working, should you keep your 401K/403B or transfer to an IRA? How do you take Income from your Assets in a volatile market? Does someone need Life Insurance after Age 55? If you have life insurance, is your plan outdated? Learn what legal documents you should have in Retirement in addition to a Will (Power of Attorney, Living Will, etc.)
To learn more about this Financial duo visit their website at www.pelletierseniorplanning.com
EWML has partnered with The Hub to deliver a three-part series related the tough topics of parenting. This month:
(Allyship) LGBTQIA+ and Allyship: This presentation is an introduction of LGBTQIA+ education and how to become an ally to the community. This training covers gender identity, sexual orientation, behavioral health statistics, challenges and triumphs within the community, characteristics of an ally and how to be more inclusive in your work and community. Please register for this class to attend
About The Hub: The Hub is the state designated Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) for Southwestern Connecticut. The Hub is responsible for a range of planning, education, and advocacy of behavioral health needs and services for children and adults within the region. We support & coordinate behavioral health initiatives (mental health, suicide prevention, substance misuse, and problem gambling) in Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. We are the bridge between the region and state.
Upcoming topics - check out events calendar to register for these classes separately
December 12 (Substances) Emerging Drug Trends
EWML has partnered with The Hub to deliver a three-part series related the tough topics of parenting. This month:
(Allyship) LGBTQIA+ and Allyship: This presentation is an introduction of LGBTQIA+ education and how to become an ally to the community. This training covers gender identity, sexual orientation, behavioral health statistics, challenges and triumphs within the community, characteristics of an ally and how to be more inclusive in your work and community. Please register for this class to attend
About The Hub: The Hub is the state designated Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) for Southwestern Connecticut. The Hub is responsible for a range of planning, education, and advocacy of behavioral health needs and services for children and adults within the region. We support & coordinate behavioral health initiatives (mental health, suicide prevention, substance misuse, and problem gambling) in Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. We are the bridge between the region and state.
Upcoming topics - check out events calendar to register for these classes separately
December 12 (Substances) Emerging Drug Trends
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! November's book discussion will be ‘Upgrade’ by Blake Crouch.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "In this nail-biting near-future science thriller from bestseller Crouch (Recursion), the world is still recovering from the Great Starvation, which killed hundreds of millions of people, the unintended consequence of the hubris of Miriam Ramsay, the discoverer of a “revolutionary, biological DNA modifier system.” Seeking to eliminate a leaf blight decimating a rice strain in China, Ramsay inserted a virus into locusts intended to infect the rice to create increased resistance to the disease. Unexpectedly, the modified insects ended up targeting other crops, depleting the world’s food supply. That catastrophe led to draconian measures, including harsh restrictions on biological research. Now, Ramsay’s son, Logan, who assisted her before the Great Starvation, has found a new purpose working for America’s Gene Protection Agency, tracking genetic scientists deemed risks. During a raid on an illegal lab, Logan becomes infected by something that hacks his genome, transforming him in frightening ways that seem to match his mother’s vision of an upgraded version of homo sapiens, whose enhanced intelligence supposedly will preserve the species. Crouch fully develops his alarming concept and its implications along with delivering masterful characterizations. This is the best yet from a creative and gifted author."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! November's book discussion will be ‘Upgrade’ by Blake Crouch.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "In this nail-biting near-future science thriller from bestseller Crouch (Recursion), the world is still recovering from the Great Starvation, which killed hundreds of millions of people, the unintended consequence of the hubris of Miriam Ramsay, the discoverer of a “revolutionary, biological DNA modifier system.” Seeking to eliminate a leaf blight decimating a rice strain in China, Ramsay inserted a virus into locusts intended to infect the rice to create increased resistance to the disease. Unexpectedly, the modified insects ended up targeting other crops, depleting the world’s food supply. That catastrophe led to draconian measures, including harsh restrictions on biological research. Now, Ramsay’s son, Logan, who assisted her before the Great Starvation, has found a new purpose working for America’s Gene Protection Agency, tracking genetic scientists deemed risks. During a raid on an illegal lab, Logan becomes infected by something that hacks his genome, transforming him in frightening ways that seem to match his mother’s vision of an upgraded version of homo sapiens, whose enhanced intelligence supposedly will preserve the species. Crouch fully develops his alarming concept and its implications along with delivering masterful characterizations. This is the best yet from a creative and gifted author."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Novemember 2023 Lunch & Learn:
* This will be an in-person program! *
Ray and JoAnne present about banking fraud
Novemember 2023 Lunch & Learn:
* This will be an in-person program! *
Ray and JoAnne present about banking fraud
Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio. Please register here to receive the virtual program link.
About the Presenters
Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC® Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Julia was a vice president and private banker for BankBoston’s Private Bank for 7 years, responsible for asset management and trust services. Previously, Julia worked in marketing for 9 years with Merrill. Julia has a BA from Ohio State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Julia has appeared on the CNBC show “Power Lunch,” CBS “This Morning,” WGCH’s “Women in Business,” in addition to featured articles in USA Today.
Liz Maccarone, CRPC® Senior Financial Advisor. Liz joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Liz works closely with high-net-worth individuals and their families to create personalized and comprehensive strategies that support their goals, including investment management, retirement planning, liability management, and multigenerational planning. Liz values the importance of establishing and cultivating relationships with families including the next generation. Liz graduated from Fairfield University with a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. She began her career working at a boutique investment firm as a Business Development Associate, specializing in commodities and futures trading.
Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio. Please register here to receive the virtual program link.
About the Presenters
Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC® Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Julia was a vice president and private banker for BankBoston’s Private Bank for 7 years, responsible for asset management and trust services. Previously, Julia worked in marketing for 9 years with Merrill. Julia has a BA from Ohio State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Julia has appeared on the CNBC show “Power Lunch,” CBS “This Morning,” WGCH’s “Women in Business,” in addition to featured articles in USA Today.
Liz Maccarone, CRPC® Senior Financial Advisor. Liz joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Liz works closely with high-net-worth individuals and their families to create personalized and comprehensive strategies that support their goals, including investment management, retirement planning, liability management, and multigenerational planning. Liz values the importance of establishing and cultivating relationships with families including the next generation. Liz graduated from Fairfield University with a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. She began her career working at a boutique investment firm as a Business Development Associate, specializing in commodities and futures trading.
United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award, Joy Harjo, joins us for a chat about her most recent memoir, Catching the Light and to discuss her rewarding lifetime as a writer and poet. In Catching the Light, Harjo examines the power of words and how poetry summons us toward justice and healing.
In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Harjo reflects on significant points of illumination, experience, and questioning from her fifty years as a poet. Comprised of intimate vignettes that take us through the author’s life journey as a youth in the late 1960s, a single mother, and a champion of Native nations, this book offers a fresh understanding of how poetry functions as an expression of purpose, spirit, community, and memory.
Register here. This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role. Harjo’s nine books of poetry include Weaving Sundown in a Scarlett Light, An American Sunrise, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems, and She Had Some Horses. She is also the author of two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior, which invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her “poet-warrior” road. She has edited several anthologies of Native American writing including When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through — A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, and Living Nations, Living Words, the companion anthology to her signature poet laureate project. Her many writing awards include the 2022 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2019 Jackson Prize from Poets & Writers, the Ruth Lilly Prize from the Poetry Foundation, the 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Board of Directors Chair of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, and is artist-in-residence for the Bob Dylan Center. A renowned musician, Harjo performs with her saxophone nationally and internationally; her most recent album is I Pray For My Enemies. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award, Joy Harjo, joins us for a chat about her most recent memoir, Catching the Light and to discuss her rewarding lifetime as a writer and poet. In Catching the Light, Harjo examines the power of words and how poetry summons us toward justice and healing.
In this lyrical meditation about the why of writing poetry, Harjo reflects on significant points of illumination, experience, and questioning from her fifty years as a poet. Comprised of intimate vignettes that take us through the author’s life journey as a youth in the late 1960s, a single mother, and a champion of Native nations, this book offers a fresh understanding of how poetry functions as an expression of purpose, spirit, community, and memory.
Register here. This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position and only the second person to serve three terms in the role. Harjo’s nine books of poetry include Weaving Sundown in a Scarlett Light, An American Sunrise, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems, and She Had Some Horses. She is also the author of two memoirs, Crazy Brave and Poet Warrior, which invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her “poet-warrior” road. She has edited several anthologies of Native American writing including When the Light of the World was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through — A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry, and Living Nations, Living Words, the companion anthology to her signature poet laureate project. Her many writing awards include the 2022 Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2019 Jackson Prize from Poets & Writers, the Ruth Lilly Prize from the Poetry Foundation, the 2015 Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, and the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. She is a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Board of Directors Chair of the Native Arts & Cultures Foundation, and is artist-in-residence for the Bob Dylan Center. A renowned musician, Harjo performs with her saxophone nationally and internationally; her most recent album is I Pray For My Enemies. She lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
The novel's preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author's remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book's understated development of serious underlying themes: "natural" man versus "civilized" society, the evils of slavery, the innate value and dignity of human beings, and other topics. Most of all, Huckleberry Finn is a wonderful story, filled with high adventure and unforgettable characters.
The Classics Book Club meets bi-monthly to discuss classic books.
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go Service. This Month our selection is The Adventures of Hukleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Registration is required to receive Zoom information. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
The novel's preeminence derives from its wonderfully imaginative re-creation of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi River, its inspired characterization, the author's remarkable ear for dialogue, and the book's understated development of serious underlying themes: "natural" man versus "civilized" society, the evils of slavery, the innate value and dignity of human beings, and other topics. Most of all, Huckleberry Finn is a wonderful story, filled with high adventure and unforgettable characters.
The Classics Book Club meets bi-monthly to discuss classic books.
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go Service. This Month our selection is The Adventures of Hukleberry Finn by Mark Twain
Registration is required to receive Zoom information. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 3/5: 1920-1929
The United States seeks a return to “Normalcy” after its involvement in the Great War. Investors dabble and make big gains in the Stock Market. Post war trauma creates a dramatic shift in the expression in sexuality, literature, and the arts.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 3/5: 1920-1929
The United States seeks a return to “Normalcy” after its involvement in the Great War. Investors dabble and make big gains in the Stock Market. Post war trauma creates a dramatic shift in the expression in sexuality, literature, and the arts.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Bestselling and award-winning author, Naomi Alderman will join us to talk about her new book, The Future. This new novel delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.
When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she’s surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father’s fox and rabbit sermon—once a parable to her—are starting to come true, how much future is actually left?
Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, flees from an assassin. She’s cornered, desperate and—worst of all—might die without ever knowing what's going on. Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her, and what else do they know about the future? Martha and Zhen’s worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, Martha’s relentless drive and Zhen’s insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization. By turns thrilling, hilarious, tender, and always piercingly brilliant, The Future unfolds at a breakneck speed, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. The Future is here. What are you waiting for?
Register now! This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Naomi Alderman is the bestselling author of The Power, which was the winner of the 2017 Baileys’ Women’s Prize for Fiction. It was longlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize and chosen as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly and the San Francisco Chronicle. The Power topped Barack Obama’s list of his favorite books from 2017 and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Naomi grew up in London and attended Oxford University and UEA.
Bestselling and award-winning author, Naomi Alderman will join us to talk about her new book, The Future. This new novel delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.
When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she’s surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father’s fox and rabbit sermon—once a parable to her—are starting to come true, how much future is actually left?
Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous survivalist, flees from an assassin. She’s cornered, desperate and—worst of all—might die without ever knowing what's going on. Suddenly, a remarkable piece of software appears on her phone telling her exactly how to escape. Who made it? What is it really for? And if those behind it can save her from danger, what do they want from her, and what else do they know about the future? Martha and Zhen’s worlds are about to collide. An explosive chain of events is set in motion. While a few billionaires assured of their own safety lead the world to destruction, Martha’s relentless drive and Zhen’s insatiable curiosity could lead to something beautiful or the cataclysmic end of civilization. By turns thrilling, hilarious, tender, and always piercingly brilliant, The Future unfolds at a breakneck speed, highlighting how power corrupts the few who have it and what it means to stand up to them. The future is coming. The Future is here. What are you waiting for?
Register now! This program sponsored by the Friends of the Library
About the Author: Naomi Alderman is the bestselling author of The Power, which was the winner of the 2017 Baileys’ Women’s Prize for Fiction. It was longlisted for the 2017 Orwell Prize and chosen as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, NPR, Entertainment Weekly and the San Francisco Chronicle. The Power topped Barack Obama’s list of his favorite books from 2017 and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Naomi grew up in London and attended Oxford University and UEA.
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 4/5: 1930-1939
The Stock Market crash of 1929 creates a financial crisis at home and abroad. The candidacy and election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt ushers in a new era of government programs and direct involvement in the everyday affairs of Americans. Electrification, the telephone, and other wonders are offset by war clouds, once again rising in Europe.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 4/5: 1930-1939
The Stock Market crash of 1929 creates a financial crisis at home and abroad. The candidacy and election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt ushers in a new era of government programs and direct involvement in the everyday affairs of Americans. Electrification, the telephone, and other wonders are offset by war clouds, once again rising in Europe.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Join fitness instructor Debbie Russell for a fun and exciting cardio workout involving drumming! Drumsticks provided.
Channel your inner rockstar with this full body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and sweat-dripping fun of playing the drums. You become the workout music in this exhilarating full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements. Using lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising, POUND transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out.
Designed for all fitness levels, POUND provides the perfect atmosphere for letting loose, getting energized, toning up and rockin’ out! The workout is easily modifiable and the alternative vibe and welcoming philosophy appeals to men and women of all ages and abilities.
Space is limited & registration is required.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Debbie Russell became a Pound Pro in 2018. She has been teaching various group exercise classes for over 20 years. She is a certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and employed as a Corporate Health Fitness Specialist with Pitney Bowes of Shelton.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Join fitness instructor Debbie Russell for a fun and exciting cardio workout involving drumming! Drumsticks provided.
Channel your inner rockstar with this full body cardio-jam session inspired by the infectious, energizing, and sweat-dripping fun of playing the drums. You become the workout music in this exhilarating full-body workout that combines cardio, conditioning, and strength training with yoga and pilates-inspired movements. Using lightly weighted drumsticks engineered specifically for exercising, POUND transforms drumming into an incredibly effective way of working out.
Designed for all fitness levels, POUND provides the perfect atmosphere for letting loose, getting energized, toning up and rockin’ out! The workout is easily modifiable and the alternative vibe and welcoming philosophy appeals to men and women of all ages and abilities.
Space is limited & registration is required.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR: Debbie Russell became a Pound Pro in 2018. She has been teaching various group exercise classes for over 20 years. She is a certified with the National Academy of Sports Medicine and employed as a Corporate Health Fitness Specialist with Pitney Bowes of Shelton.
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
EWML has partnered with The Hub to deliver a three-part series related the tough topics of parenting. This month:
(Substances) Emerging Drug Trends: This presentation has been designed and updated over the years to give audience members appropriate and functional information on the issues of substance misuse and mental health - specifically within Southwestern Connecticut.This class will also have a 15 minute Narcan/Naloxone presentation. Attendees will receive a Narcan kit. Please register for this class to attend
About The Hub: The Hub is the state designated Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) for Southwestern Connecticut. The Hub is responsible for a range of planning, education, and advocacy of behavioral health needs and services for children and adults within the region. We support & coordinate behavioral health initiatives (mental health, suicide prevention, substance misuse, and problem gambling) in Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. We are the bridge between the region and state.
Be on the lookout for additional EWML + HUB programs in the new year!
EWML has partnered with The Hub to deliver a three-part series related the tough topics of parenting. This month:
(Substances) Emerging Drug Trends: This presentation has been designed and updated over the years to give audience members appropriate and functional information on the issues of substance misuse and mental health - specifically within Southwestern Connecticut.This class will also have a 15 minute Narcan/Naloxone presentation. Attendees will receive a Narcan kit. Please register for this class to attend
About The Hub: The Hub is the state designated Regional Behavioral Health Action Organization (RBHAO) for Southwestern Connecticut. The Hub is responsible for a range of planning, education, and advocacy of behavioral health needs and services for children and adults within the region. We support & coordinate behavioral health initiatives (mental health, suicide prevention, substance misuse, and problem gambling) in Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Greenwich, Monroe, New Canaan, Norwalk, Stamford, Stratford, Trumbull, Weston, Westport, and Wilton. We are the bridge between the region and state.
Be on the lookout for additional EWML + HUB programs in the new year!
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! December's book discussion will be ‘Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "In Mandel’s stunning latest, people find themselves inhabiting different places and times, from early 20th-century Canada to a 23rd-century moon colony. Edwin St. Andrew’s wealthy British family banishes him to Canada after his unpatriotic opinions disrupt a dinner party. Walking in the dense forest near tiny Caiette, B.C., in 1912, he suddenly hears haunting violin music and a human bustle. In 2020 Brooklyn, avant-garde composer Paul James Smith shapes a composition around a fragmentary video shot by his late half sister Vincent (both characters appeared in Mandel’s The Glass Hotel). Its footage of the forest outside Caiette, where Vincent was raised, is abruptly interrupted by a black screen and a collage of sounds including violin notes, a “dim cacophony” reminiscent of a train station, and “a strange kind of whoosh.” Author Olive Llewellyn leaves her home on the moon’s second colony in 2203 to promote her bestselling “pandemic novel” on Earth. As a new virus spreads through Australia, she fields questions about a scene in the book, based on personal experience, in which a character listening to violin music in an Oklahoma City airship terminal feels briefly transported to a forest. In 2401, the secretive, powerful Time Institute is concerned by the glitch that Edwin, Vincent, and Olive have all experienced. When they send investigator Gaspery-Jacques Roberts back in time to discover more, the novel’s narratives crystallize flawlessly. Brilliantly combining imagery from science fiction and the current pandemic, Mandel grounds her rich metaphysical speculation in small, beautifully observed human moments. By turns playful, tragic, and tender, this should not be missed."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! December's book discussion will be ‘Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "In Mandel’s stunning latest, people find themselves inhabiting different places and times, from early 20th-century Canada to a 23rd-century moon colony. Edwin St. Andrew’s wealthy British family banishes him to Canada after his unpatriotic opinions disrupt a dinner party. Walking in the dense forest near tiny Caiette, B.C., in 1912, he suddenly hears haunting violin music and a human bustle. In 2020 Brooklyn, avant-garde composer Paul James Smith shapes a composition around a fragmentary video shot by his late half sister Vincent (both characters appeared in Mandel’s The Glass Hotel). Its footage of the forest outside Caiette, where Vincent was raised, is abruptly interrupted by a black screen and a collage of sounds including violin notes, a “dim cacophony” reminiscent of a train station, and “a strange kind of whoosh.” Author Olive Llewellyn leaves her home on the moon’s second colony in 2203 to promote her bestselling “pandemic novel” on Earth. As a new virus spreads through Australia, she fields questions about a scene in the book, based on personal experience, in which a character listening to violin music in an Oklahoma City airship terminal feels briefly transported to a forest. In 2401, the secretive, powerful Time Institute is concerned by the glitch that Edwin, Vincent, and Olive have all experienced. When they send investigator Gaspery-Jacques Roberts back in time to discover more, the novel’s narratives crystallize flawlessly. Brilliantly combining imagery from science fiction and the current pandemic, Mandel grounds her rich metaphysical speculation in small, beautifully observed human moments. By turns playful, tragic, and tender, this should not be missed."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio. Please register here to receive the virtual program link.
About the Presenters
Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC® Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Julia was a vice president and private banker for BankBoston’s Private Bank for 7 years, responsible for asset management and trust services. Previously, Julia worked in marketing for 9 years with Merrill. Julia has a BA from Ohio State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Julia has appeared on the CNBC show “Power Lunch,” CBS “This Morning,” WGCH’s “Women in Business,” in addition to featured articles in USA Today.
Liz Maccarone, CRPC® Senior Financial Advisor. Liz joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Liz works closely with high-net-worth individuals and their families to create personalized and comprehensive strategies that support their goals, including investment management, retirement planning, liability management, and multigenerational planning. Liz values the importance of establishing and cultivating relationships with families including the next generation. Liz graduated from Fairfield University with a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. She began her career working at a boutique investment firm as a Business Development Associate, specializing in commodities and futures trading.
Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio. Please register here to receive the virtual program link.
About the Presenters
Julia Strayer, CPWA®, CIMA®, CRPC® Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Julia was a vice president and private banker for BankBoston’s Private Bank for 7 years, responsible for asset management and trust services. Previously, Julia worked in marketing for 9 years with Merrill. Julia has a BA from Ohio State University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Julia has appeared on the CNBC show “Power Lunch,” CBS “This Morning,” WGCH’s “Women in Business,” in addition to featured articles in USA Today.
Liz Maccarone, CRPC® Senior Financial Advisor. Liz joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Liz works closely with high-net-worth individuals and their families to create personalized and comprehensive strategies that support their goals, including investment management, retirement planning, liability management, and multigenerational planning. Liz values the importance of establishing and cultivating relationships with families including the next generation. Liz graduated from Fairfield University with a dual bachelor’s degree in Finance and Marketing. She began her career working at a boutique investment firm as a Business Development Associate, specializing in commodities and futures trading.
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 5/5: 1940-1949
The United States shifts to a war economy. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor on December 7th of 1941, and Germany declares war three days later. Having emerged victorious in 1945, the United States becomes the world’s first true super power, solely in possession of atomic weapons until the Soviets explode one of their own in 1949.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
This first of a 2-part series will highlight the first five decades of the 20th century from 1900 to the end of the 1940s.
Session 5/5: 1940-1949
The United States shifts to a war economy. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor on December 7th of 1941, and Germany declares war three days later. Having emerged victorious in 1945, the United States becomes the world’s first true super power, solely in possession of atomic weapons until the Soviets explode one of their own in 1949.
This is a 5-session series. By registering once, you will be registered for the entire series! The series will be held bi-monthly through December 20th, 2023. You will receive a separate Zoom link for each program. If you have not received the Zoom information by the day before the program, please CHECK YOUR SPAM - especially Gmail users!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Discover the joy of knitting and crochet at EWML, where all levels are welcome. Learn essential techniques from our in-house instructors, bring your own supplies or borrow from our collection and connect with fellow enthusiasts in a friendly and supportive environment. Unleash your creativity, make new friends, and have fun!
No registration required - just drop in!
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Simplify Your Spending and Savings Strategies
Join us for a seminar that encourages developing a budget, identifying financial goals, understanding the balance between spending, saving and borrowing and having a strategy.
Presented by Maria Xavier by Edward Jones
Registration is required
Simplify Your Spending and Savings Strategies
Join us for a seminar that encourages developing a budget, identifying financial goals, understanding the balance between spending, saving and borrowing and having a strategy.
Presented by Maria Xavier by Edward Jones
Registration is required
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! January's book discussion will be ‘Diamond Eye' by Kate Quinn.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Quinn (The Rose Code) draws on a historical female sharpshooter from WWII in her exciting latest. In 1937, Mila Pavlichenko studies history at Kiev University and raises her five-year-old son, Slavka. She’s estranged from her husband, Alexei, a surgeon whom she met when she was 15. When the Germans invade Russia, Mila, who’s already trained at a marksmanship school, enlists in the army, is assigned sniper duty, and earns the nickname “Lady Death” for her high number of kills. In battle, Mila is steadfast about completing her missions with her partner, Kostia, and also finds time to write letters to Slavka. In 1942, Soviet leaders send Mila with a delegation to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Roosevelt in a bid to seek American support. The trip has its highs and lows, as Mila unexpectedly develops a friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, but faces a threat from a misogynistic male marksman who sends her threatening notes. Quinn humanizes Mila by showing how she and Kostia use humor—along with a healthy amount of vodka—to cope with their risk-taking, and she convinces with her description of Eleanor’s political savvy and influence on the president. Historical fiction fans will be riveted."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! January's book discussion will be ‘Diamond Eye' by Kate Quinn.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Quinn (The Rose Code) draws on a historical female sharpshooter from WWII in her exciting latest. In 1937, Mila Pavlichenko studies history at Kiev University and raises her five-year-old son, Slavka. She’s estranged from her husband, Alexei, a surgeon whom she met when she was 15. When the Germans invade Russia, Mila, who’s already trained at a marksmanship school, enlists in the army, is assigned sniper duty, and earns the nickname “Lady Death” for her high number of kills. In battle, Mila is steadfast about completing her missions with her partner, Kostia, and also finds time to write letters to Slavka. In 1942, Soviet leaders send Mila with a delegation to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Roosevelt in a bid to seek American support. The trip has its highs and lows, as Mila unexpectedly develops a friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt, but faces a threat from a misogynistic male marksman who sends her threatening notes. Quinn humanizes Mila by showing how she and Kostia use humor—along with a healthy amount of vodka—to cope with their risk-taking, and she convinces with her description of Eleanor’s political savvy and influence on the president. Historical fiction fans will be riveted."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Adults, come to these sessions and learn the basics of yoga. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. Wear appropriate workout wear (comfortable but not restricting). Class is limited to 25 people.
Registration is suggested. Please Email Elaina directly elainamcampopiano@hotmail.com
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library
Presented by Rebecca Miller.
Rebecca Miller is an Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities are offered through USA Financial Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC, 6020 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49301. A Registered Investment Advisor, Black Belt Financial, and The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated with USA Financial Securities. For specific, tax advice, please consult a qualified tax advisor.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Presented by Rebecca Miller.
Rebecca Miller is an Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities are offered through USA Financial Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC, 6020 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49301. A Registered Investment Advisor, Black Belt Financial, and The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated with USA Financial Securities. For specific, tax advice, please consult a qualified tax advisor.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! February's book discussion will be ‘Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Kingsolver (Unsheltered) offers a deeply evocative story of a boy born to an impoverished single mother. In this self-styled, modern adaptation of Dickens’s David Copperfield, Demon Copperhead, 11, is the quick-witted son and budding cartoonist of a troubled young mother and a stepfather in southern Appalachia’s Lee County, Va.; eventually, his mother’s opioid addiction places Demon in various foster homes, where he is forced to earn his keep through work (even though his guardians are paid) and is always hungry from lack of food. After a guardian steals his money, Demon hitchhikes to Tennessee in search of his paternal grandmother. She is welcoming, but will not raise him, and sends him back to live with the town’s celebrated high school football coach as his new guardian, a widower who lives in a castle-like home with his boyish daughter, Angus. Demon’s teen years settle briefly with fame on the football field and a girlfriend, Dori. But stability is short-lived after a football injury and as he and Dori become addicted to opioids (“We were storybook orphans on drugs”). Kingsolver’s account of the opioid epidemic and its impact on the social fabric of Appalachia is drawn to heartbreaking effect. This is a powerful story, both brilliant in its many social messages regarding foster care, child hunger, and rural struggles, and breathless in its delivery."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! February's book discussion will be ‘Demon Copperhead' by Barbara Kingsolver.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Kingsolver (Unsheltered) offers a deeply evocative story of a boy born to an impoverished single mother. In this self-styled, modern adaptation of Dickens’s David Copperfield, Demon Copperhead, 11, is the quick-witted son and budding cartoonist of a troubled young mother and a stepfather in southern Appalachia’s Lee County, Va.; eventually, his mother’s opioid addiction places Demon in various foster homes, where he is forced to earn his keep through work (even though his guardians are paid) and is always hungry from lack of food. After a guardian steals his money, Demon hitchhikes to Tennessee in search of his paternal grandmother. She is welcoming, but will not raise him, and sends him back to live with the town’s celebrated high school football coach as his new guardian, a widower who lives in a castle-like home with his boyish daughter, Angus. Demon’s teen years settle briefly with fame on the football field and a girlfriend, Dori. But stability is short-lived after a football injury and as he and Dori become addicted to opioids (“We were storybook orphans on drugs”). Kingsolver’s account of the opioid epidemic and its impact on the social fabric of Appalachia is drawn to heartbreaking effect. This is a powerful story, both brilliant in its many social messages regarding foster care, child hunger, and rural struggles, and breathless in its delivery."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! March's book discussion will be ‘West with Giraffes' by Lynda Rutledge.
The Princeton Book Review writes, "Based on an actual event, West with Giraffes is an endearing story about transporting two young giraffes across the country in 1938. 17-year-old Woody, a dust bowl orphan, finds his way to NY during the hurricane of 1938 and ends up driving across the country with a scrappy older man, Riley, to deliver the giraffes to the San Diego Zoo.
"The journey is complex and filled with adventures and mishaps. They encounter shady characters, unforeseen circumstances, and several obstacles. Both good and evil people are interested in these beautiful animals, and they struggle to deliver them safely. Throughout this challenging journey, Woody is given many opportunities to grow and reinvent himself."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! March's book discussion will be ‘West with Giraffes' by Lynda Rutledge.
The Princeton Book Review writes, "Based on an actual event, West with Giraffes is an endearing story about transporting two young giraffes across the country in 1938. 17-year-old Woody, a dust bowl orphan, finds his way to NY during the hurricane of 1938 and ends up driving across the country with a scrappy older man, Riley, to deliver the giraffes to the San Diego Zoo.
"The journey is complex and filled with adventures and mishaps. They encounter shady characters, unforeseen circumstances, and several obstacles. Both good and evil people are interested in these beautiful animals, and they struggle to deliver them safely. Throughout this challenging journey, Woody is given many opportunities to grow and reinvent himself."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Presented by Rebecca Miller.
Rebecca Miller is an Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities are offered through USA Financial Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC, 6020 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49301. A Registered Investment Advisor, Black Belt Financial, and The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated with USA Financial Securities. For specific, tax advice, please consult a qualified tax advisor.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Presented by Rebecca Miller.
Rebecca Miller is an Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities are offered through USA Financial Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC, 6020 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49301. A Registered Investment Advisor, Black Belt Financial, and The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated with USA Financial Securities. For specific, tax advice, please consult a qualified tax advisor.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! April's book discussion will be ‘The Measure' by Nikki Erlick.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "How would people behave if they knew the length of their lives, asks the moving but predictable debut novel from Erlick. One night, mysterious wooden boxes appear outside every door on Earth, each holding a string, the length of which corresponds to how long its recipient will live, which the recipients begin to figure out and share on social media. Erlick introduces seemingly unconnected characters as they grapple with the news. There’s Hank, a physician who joins a support group for “short-stringers”; Jack, the long-stringed scion of a Kennedy-like political family; and Maura and Nina, a couple two years into their relationship, whose contentment is ruptured when they find that Maura’s string is half the length of Nina’s. Some people, like Nina’s sister, Amie, choose not to look at their strings at all, but even conscious abstainers cannot deny the strings’ devastating impact. Then, a charismatic and villainous presidential candidate looks to capitalize on an older generation’s fears over the short-stringers and the hell they could raise."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! April's book discussion will be ‘The Measure' by Nikki Erlick.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "How would people behave if they knew the length of their lives, asks the moving but predictable debut novel from Erlick. One night, mysterious wooden boxes appear outside every door on Earth, each holding a string, the length of which corresponds to how long its recipient will live, which the recipients begin to figure out and share on social media. Erlick introduces seemingly unconnected characters as they grapple with the news. There’s Hank, a physician who joins a support group for “short-stringers”; Jack, the long-stringed scion of a Kennedy-like political family; and Maura and Nina, a couple two years into their relationship, whose contentment is ruptured when they find that Maura’s string is half the length of Nina’s. Some people, like Nina’s sister, Amie, choose not to look at their strings at all, but even conscious abstainers cannot deny the strings’ devastating impact. Then, a charismatic and villainous presidential candidate looks to capitalize on an older generation’s fears over the short-stringers and the hell they could raise."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Presented by Rebecca Miller.
Rebecca Miller is an Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities are offered through USA Financial Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC, 6020 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49301. A Registered Investment Advisor, Black Belt Financial, and The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated with USA Financial Securities. For specific, tax advice, please consult a qualified tax advisor.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Presented by Rebecca Miller.
Rebecca Miller is an Investment Advisor Representative of and Securities are offered through USA Financial Securities, Member FINRA/SIPC, 6020 E. Fulton St., Ada, MI 49301. A Registered Investment Advisor, Black Belt Financial, and The Financial Awareness Foundation are not affiliated with USA Financial Securities. For specific, tax advice, please consult a qualified tax advisor.
Registration is required to recieve the Zoom link
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! May's book discussion will be ‘Mad Honey' by Jodi Picoult and Finney Boylan.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Picoult (Wish You Were Here) joins forces with novelist and transgender activist Boylan (Long Black Veil) for a spellbinding yarn involving a teen’s trial for murder. Beekeeper Olivia McAfee fled her abusive husband in Boston for New Hampshire with her six-year-old son, Asher. Twelve years later, Asher is charged with murdering his high school girlfriend, Lily, a newcomer to town. The story unfolds from Olivia and Lily’s viewpoints (Lily’s before the murder), and centers on the budding relationship between Asher and Lily and the subsequent court case against Asher, who is represented by Olivia’s older brother, Jordan, a high-profile defense attorney who has appeared in previous Picoult novels. Both teens have troubled relationships with their fathers, and the authors painstakingly explore the impact of physically and emotionally abusive men on their families. After a big reveal in the second half, the canvas stretches to include a primer on transgender issues, and the shift is mostly seamless though sometimes didactic. More successful is the atmospheric texture provided with depictions of Olivia harvesting honey and the art of beekeeping, and the riveting trial drama."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! May's book discussion will be ‘Mad Honey' by Jodi Picoult and Finney Boylan.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "Picoult (Wish You Were Here) joins forces with novelist and transgender activist Boylan (Long Black Veil) for a spellbinding yarn involving a teen’s trial for murder. Beekeeper Olivia McAfee fled her abusive husband in Boston for New Hampshire with her six-year-old son, Asher. Twelve years later, Asher is charged with murdering his high school girlfriend, Lily, a newcomer to town. The story unfolds from Olivia and Lily’s viewpoints (Lily’s before the murder), and centers on the budding relationship between Asher and Lily and the subsequent court case against Asher, who is represented by Olivia’s older brother, Jordan, a high-profile defense attorney who has appeared in previous Picoult novels. Both teens have troubled relationships with their fathers, and the authors painstakingly explore the impact of physically and emotionally abusive men on their families. After a big reveal in the second half, the canvas stretches to include a primer on transgender issues, and the shift is mostly seamless though sometimes didactic. More successful is the atmospheric texture provided with depictions of Olivia harvesting honey and the art of beekeeping, and the riveting trial drama."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! June's book discussion will be ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures' by Shelby Van Pelt.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "A cross-species friendship helps solve a pair of decades-old mysteries in Pelt’s whimsical if far-fetched debut. After Tova Sullivan’s husband dies, she takes a night job as janitor at an aquarium, where she enjoys talking to the sea creatures. She’s particularly fond of Marcellus, a giant octopus who shies away from most human attention. But when Tova finds Marcellus out of his tank and helps him back to safety, he becomes fond of her. Meanwhile, Cameron Cassmore comes to town looking for his long-lost father and joins Tova on the night shift, disrupting her routine. However, the two soon realize that Cameron’s mother, who disappeared after leaving him with an aunt when he was nine, and Tova’s son, who died after falling off a boat decades earlier, might have known each other. Marcellus, who lived in the sea before his capture, is the only creature who knows for sure."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
Join us once a month for some lively discussion about great books! June's book discussion will be ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures' by Shelby Van Pelt.
Publisher's Weekly writes, "A cross-species friendship helps solve a pair of decades-old mysteries in Pelt’s whimsical if far-fetched debut. After Tova Sullivan’s husband dies, she takes a night job as janitor at an aquarium, where she enjoys talking to the sea creatures. She’s particularly fond of Marcellus, a giant octopus who shies away from most human attention. But when Tova finds Marcellus out of his tank and helps him back to safety, he becomes fond of her. Meanwhile, Cameron Cassmore comes to town looking for his long-lost father and joins Tova on the night shift, disrupting her routine. However, the two soon realize that Cameron’s mother, who disappeared after leaving him with an aunt when he was nine, and Tova’s son, who died after falling off a boat decades earlier, might have known each other. Marcellus, who lived in the sea before his capture, is the only creature who knows for sure."
Books are available a month prior to the program and can be picked up at the Circulation Desk or via our Library-to-Go service.
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link. If your library barcode is unavailable, please use your phone number in that space.
