Lectures and Events
The Story of Startups:
Starting a Business 101
Tuesday, 2/2 7:00pm
Have you thought about launching your own business but are not sure how to begin? Join professional business advisor Christine Sullivan to learn the basics of starting your own business. Among the topics that will be covered are the logistics of whether an LLC or sole proprietorship is best for you, what kind of business plan is appropriate and what special programs the state of CT offers to support its entrepreneurs. MORE>>
Families and Children
Families and Children
Babies and Toddlers Story Time
Wednesday, 2/3 10:00am
Join Miss Rebecca and Miss Dajana for songs, stories, and music fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Bring a shaker to make some noise or a scarf to wave around. Wave to your friends at the end! Ages 2 and younger. MORE>>
3-5s Story Time on Zoom
Wednesday, 2/3 1:30pm
Join Miss Rebecca for songs, stories, and interactive felt-board fun when we meet in our Zoom room! Ages: 3-5. MORE>>
Wednesday, 2/3 7:00pm
Join Librarians Kathleen Crouse, along with your friends, to discuss Scythe by Neal Shusterman. Grades 6-7. MORE>>
Time for Twos on Zoom
Thursday, 2/4 10:00am
Join Miss Marie and Miss Rebecca for songs, rhymes, felt board stories, and special books when we meet in our Zoom room! Ages 24-36 months. MORE>>
Next Up Highlights
ArtScapades: The Great Art Migration
From the South to Harlem
Monday 2/8 7:00pm
In this lecture, ArtScapades will look at the lives and works of four African American artists who were working around the turn of the 20th century. Horace Pippin, Laura Wheeler Waring, Aaron Douglas and Archibald John Motley addressed the themes most pertinent to the era, including slavery, racism, the role of Blacks in World War I, and the shift of the African American art world to New York, specifically to Harlem. MORE>>
Tech Tuesdays:
Twitter as a Personal Learning Network
Tuesday, 2/9 10:30am
Join librarian Samantha Connell for a basic overview of Twitter. Now is the perfect time to find out how this social media platform can develop your own Personal Learning Network. By shifting your approach to social media, you can make Twitter a positive and insightful tool and use it to curate your own unique social media experience OR … you can make Twitter a positive and insightful tool to use to curate your own unique social media experience. MORE>>
The Story of Startups
The Art of Pivoting
Tuesday, 2/9 @ 7:00 pm
Considering how businesses have been impacted by COVID this past year, many entrepreneurs have thought about what a pivot would mean for their business. Business Advisor Christine Sullivan returns for session two and will discuss the art of the pivot and successful strategies with Doug Campbell, executive coach, author and Entrepreneur- in-Residence from the Ferguson Library. Together they will share real-world lessons in navigating these challenging times. MORE>>
Resilience:
The Secret Life of Trees
Wednesday, 2/10 7:00pm
Produced by Patagonia Films, “Treeline: The Secret Life of Trees,” is a glimpse into the amazing lives of our oldest living companions: trees. The short film’s incredible cinematography explores the inextricable connection between humans and forests, and provides us with a new way of understanding our life-long symbiotic relationship with trees.
During this program, participants will watch the 40-minute film together on Zoom and then Aaron Lefland, Executive Director of the New Canaan Land Trust, will lead a panel discussion with foresters, ecologists, and land managers working in CT’s forests. The discussion will expand on some of the film’s themes, including forest health and resilience, tree ring research, and the impacts of climate change on our forests. MORE>>
Booked Solid Podcast
Beartown | 35 Minutes
Join Teen Librarian Kathleen Crouse and Adult Services Librarian Samantha Connell as they talk about hockey and books in translation, and then delve into the character studies found in Beartown by Fredrik Backman.
Beartown explores the hopes that bring a small community together, the secrets that tear it apart, and the courage it takes for an individual to go against the grain. In this story of a small forest town, author Fredrik Backman has found the entire world. MORE>>
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