Southbury Public Library Special Events in February
Adams and Jefferson: Their Historic 50 Year Friendship
Friday, February15, 2-3:30pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required
Join us for a presentation by John Adams impersonator George Baker about the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. George will explain how their paths converged at the Continental Congress, their bitter paths to election as president of the United States, and their eventual reconciliation. Program sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library
Using Overdrive and Hoopla for IPhones and IPads
Tuesday, February 19, 3-4pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- space is limited
Join us and learn how to download the apps, sign up with your library car, borrow items and download items. You must bring your device and Southbury library card.
Using Overdrive and Hoopla for Android Devices
Thursday, February 21, 3-4pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- space is limited
Join us and learn how to download the apps, sign up with your library car, borrow items and download items. You must bring your device and Southbury library card.
Dino's Back: A Tribute to Dean Martin
Thursday, February 21, 6-8pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required
Enjoy an evening with Jack! His "Dino" style and sound will take you back to the "swinging' Rat Pack years" of the late 40'S, 50'S AND 60'S, as he sings all the great tunes made famous by Dean Martin. Jack Lynn has been doing his tribute to Dino show in clubs, restaurants, and private parties all over the tri-state area. He has participated in the annual Frank Sinatra "Posthumous Birthday Bash" at Patsy's Restaurant in New York City. Program sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library
Adult Coloring Club
Monday, February 25, 2-3pm, Kingsley Room, NO Registration Required
Join us for a relaxing hour of therapeutic coloring in the Kingsley Room. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!
Computer Classes
Computer Classes are sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library.
Basic Microsoft Excel
Tuesday, February 12, 2-4pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- Space is Limited
With Mike Ingber. Topics will include: how to use and design a spreadsheet, working with textual information formatting your spreadsheet, and much more.
Intermediate Microsoft Excel
Thursday, February 14, 2-4pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- Space is Limited
With Mike Ingber. Attendance of Basic Excel is not required, but some knowledge of Excel is expected. Topics will include:working with numeric data, using formulas to do simple calculations, using Excel's versatile built-in functions, and more.
Advanced Microsoft Excel
Tuesday, February 26, 2-4pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- Space is Limited
With Mike Ingber. Attendance of Basic and Intermediate Excel is not required, but some knowledge of Excel is expected. Topics will include: working with dates, sorting your data, filling in cells efficiently, features that enhance viewing and printing your spreadsheets, a great feature called conditional formatting, and more.
Basic Internet Skills
Thursday February 28, 2-4pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required
With Mike Ingber. Join us to learn about using the most popular Internet Browsers (Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, etc.) to get around the Internet. We will discuss useful browsing techniques and shortcuts, searching for information, using the Browser tabs, adding bookmarks, setting a home page, staying safe, along with additional topics.
Wednesdays at the Movies
No registration required for our Wednesday movies. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. All listed movies have Closed Captions.
Bel Canto (2018) NR
Wednesday, February 13, 1-2:30pm, Kingsley Room, NO Registration Required
Roxanne Coss becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform at a lavish party for a wealthy industrialist in South America. As a lengthy standoff ensues, hostages and captors form unexpected bonds as they overcome their differences to find their shared humanity.
Sgt Stubby (2018) PG
Wednesday, February 20, 1-2:30pm, Kingsley Room, NO Registration Required
The incredible true story of a stray dog who became a hero of the First World War. For his keen instincts and fierce loyalty, Stubby is still recognized today as the most decorated canine in American history and the first promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the U.S. Army.
This is an animated movie.
First Man (2018) PG-13
Wednesday, February 28, 1-3:30pm, Kingsley Room, NO Registration Required
This film has been Oscar nominated for best visual effects.
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969
Evening at the Movies
No registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. These movies have Closed Captions. NEW TIME: 6pm
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) PG-13
Thursday, February 14, 6-8pm, Kingsley Room, NO Registration Required
This film has been Oscar nominated for Best Film and Best Actor.
The story of the legendary rock band Queen and its lead singer Freddie Mercury. Their rise and success, then their breakup, with them reuniting at the famous Live Aid Concert. This film is nominated for an Oscar.
BlacKKKlansman (2018) R
Thursday, February 28, 6-8pm, Kingsley Room, NO Registration Required
This film has been Oscar nominated for Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor
Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish coworker. Based on actual events.
Adult Book Clubs
For all our book clubs, there is no registration required, new members are always welcome, and copies of this month's book for each club are available at the Circulation Desk!
Mystery Book Club
Monday, February 11, 3pm, Brown Room, NO Registration Required
Reading Thunder Bay by William Kent Krueger
Nonfiction Book Club
Wednesday, February 13, 10am, Brown Room, NO Registration Required
Reading The New Odyssey: The Story of the Twenty-First Century Refugee Crisis by Patrick Kingsley
Tuesday Night Book Club
Tuesday, February 26, 6:30pm, Brown Room, NO Registration Required
Reading Brass by Xhenet Aliu
Note: Xhenet Aliu will be speaking at Southbury Public Library on March 9, at 1pm in Kingsley, Please Call at 203-262-0626 ext 130 to sign up.
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With the wintry weather upon us, our February has great programs for kids and teens!
Children's Programs
Junior Friends (for Grades 4-12)
Thursday, February 7, 6-7pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required
Join us for a recreational meeting! Balancing recreation with service, the Junior Friends assist in the Children's and Teen Departments. Duties include book shelving and sorting, cleaning, decorating, and preparing for library events.
Monday, February 3, 11, & 25 10:30am. NO registration required.
All ages are welcome to join in for stories, songs and a craft. (The Library is closed on Monday, February 18 in observance of President's Day)
Open House Craft
Every Saturday in February, All Day, Upstairs, No Registration Required
Enjoy a themed craft all day (while supplies last). Make it here or take it home. Drop by for some creative winter fun.
National Take Your Child to the Library Day Craft-A-Thon
Saturday, February 2, All Day, Upstairs, No Registration Required
Drop in all day for a craft-a-thon. Make literary and winter themed crafts.
Take Your Child to the Library Day (TYCLD) is an international initiative that encourages families everywhere to take their children to their local library. Launched in 2011 right here in Connecticut by librarians and artist Nancy Wallace, TYCLD raises community awareness about the importance of the library in the life of a child, and promotes library services and programs for children and families.
African and African American Folktales with Eshu Bumpus
Saturday, February 2, 1-2:30pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required, Call 203-262-0626 ext 130
Join us to hear master storyteller and jazz artist Eshu Bumpus tell African and African-American Folktales with music, humor and mystery. He performs with his voice, jazz guitar and kalimba (thumb piano).The stories encourage laughter, creativity and participation. Nonviolence principles permeate his stories. The performance will also include songs for everyone to sing. This program is for all ages. Eshu Bumpus is appearing courtesy of Arts for Learning Connecticut. Arts for Learning Connecticut is a nonprofit organization that helps to spread art education with their roster of talented teachers and performers. Program sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library.
STEAMonday: Valen-Slime (for Grades K-5)
Monday, February 11, 4:15-5pm in the Storytime Room, Registration Required
We're making Valentine's themed slime!
Munchies & a Movie: The House with a Clock in its Walls (for all ages*)
Friday, February 15, 6-8pm in the Kingsley Room, Registration Required
Join us to watch this new film on our big screen. This movie is rated PG and runs 1 hour and 45 minutes. Snacks and water provided. *Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
STEM with Anastasia
Thursday, February 21, 5:30-6:30pm
Girl Scout Anastasia M. will be here with another creative activity.
Bookworms Book Club (for Grades 1-3)
Wednesday, February 27, 4:15-5pm, Storytime Room. Registration required
Join us to see what we've been reading, this months theme will be Valentine's themed, and pick up the book for March.
Teen Programs
Anime Club (for Grades 6-12)
Friday, February 1 & 15, 4:15pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required
Are you obsessed with Japanese culture? Do you devour the latest manga? Tezuka, Ishiguro or Miyazaki ring a bell? Pokemon, Trigun, Naruto? Then why aren't you at the SPL's Anime Club? All newcomers are welcome!
Fundamentals of Cubing (for Grades 5-8)
Friday, February 7 & 21, 4:15pm, Storytime Room, Registration Required
We're partnering with the Woodbury Public Library to do a Rubik's Cube competition on Saturday, February 23rd. Get in some practice beforehand! It's hip to be square when you're cubing with friends.
Junior Friends (for Grades 4-12)
Thursday, February 7, 6-7pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required
Join us for a recreational meeting! Balancing recreation with service, the Junior Friends assist in the Children's and Teen Departments. Duties include book shelving and sorting, cleaning, decorating, and preparing for library events.
Teen DIY: Perler Bead Bow Ties and Hair Bows (for Grades 6-12)
Monday, February 11, 4-5pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- Space is Limited
Join us to make fun perler bead bow ties and hair bows! We'll make perler bead bows in the pattern of your choice and then attach either a hair clip or a bow tie clip to them.
Palentine's Day (for Grades 6-12)
Thursday, February 14, 4-5pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required- Space is Limited
Celebrate friendship and have fun with us this Valentine's Day! We'll compete in Valentine's candy themed games and make cards for friends and family.
Interlibrary Rubik's Cube Competition (for Grades 5-8)
Saturday, February 23, 11:30-12:30pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required
Do you have what it takes to compete in this Rubik's Cube Competition? The fastest time wins a special prize. Following the competition there will be pizza. We're partnering with the Woodbury Public Library on this, so you can also register online here
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Current Exhibit in the Gloria Cachion Gallery |
Acrylic and Oil Paintings by Sal Barracca
February 2 through February 27 during open hours
A selection of Sal Barracca's acrylic and oil paintings will be on display in the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery in the Southbury Public Library from February 2, 2019 - February 27, 2019. Sal Barracca studied painting and illustration at Norwich Free Academy in Connecticut and The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He went on to work as a commercial illustrator and teacher. He later became an Art Director, working for Avon Books, Ladies' Home Journal, and Bantam Books. After years of working with illustrators from an Art Director's perspective, he decided to become an illustrator's agent. He enjoyed developing new talent and working with the artists to create illustrations for the publishing and advertising industries.
Along with his wife Debra, a graphic designer, they created, wrote, designed, and art directed a series of children's books called, "The Adventures of Taxi Dog," published by Dial Books in 1990. The series has won numerous awards, was featured on TV programs, including PBS' "Reading Rainbow" and "Storytime," and is currently being produced for TV.
As a fine arts painter, Mr. Barracca has had solo shows at The Lenox Gallery of Fine Art in Massachusetts, Gunn Memorial Library & Museum in Washington, CT and Winvian Resort in Morris, CT. Connecticut group shows include 550 Gallery in Bethlehem, Washington Art Association, Kent Art Association, Artisans Harbor in Old Saybrook, Fine Line Art Gallery in Woodbury, and Watertown Art League, where he recently won the Founder's Award for Best Oil Painting in Show. Mr. Barracca currently shows his work at the PS Gallery in Litchfield. He works in acrylics and/or oils on various surfaces. His approach to his art is to push color and to create a sense of scene. Mr. Barracca also works in abstracts and enjoys the freedom of experimenting with color and different media to create various moods and effects.
"I want the viewer to really connect with the painting on some level to the point that they cannot stop thinking about it."