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Adult Coloring Club

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Coloring Club:

Join us for a relaxing hour of therapeutic coloring in the Kingsley Room. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

Event Details:

Please Note: Because our building is closed, we will be meeting at Parks & Recreation, 561 Main Street South. Welcome to the Adult Coloring Club! Join us for a relaxing hour...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
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Coloring Club

Join us for a relaxing hour of therapeutic coloring in the Kingsley Room. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

Event Details:

Please Note: Because our building is closed, we will be meeting at Parks & Recreation, 561 Main Street South.

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Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

The Lonely Hearts Book Club

Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please Note: Because our building is closed, we will be meeting at Parks & Recreation, 561 Main Street South. This month we'll be discussing The Lonely Hearts Book Club: A N...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

Please Note: Because our building is closed, we will be meeting at Parks & Recreation, 561 Main Street South.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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Mystery Book Club

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing A Red Herring Without Mustard: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley. Print copies are available at the Circulation Desk.Like all Southbury Pub...

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Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing A Red Herring Without Mustard: A Flavia de Luce Novel by Alan Bradley. Print copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Tips for Increasing Happiness

Zoom - Tips For Increasing Happiness: Raising Your Happiness Setpoint

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Did you know that researchers have found that every person has an individual baseline of happiness, and that this baseline of happiness can be raised?Come learn tips and techniques...

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Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

Did you know that researchers have found that every person has an individual baseline of happiness, and that this baseline of happiness can be raised?

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

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Nonfiction Book Club

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett. Print copies are available at the Circulation Desk.Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this...

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Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing These Precious Days: Essays by Ann Patchett. Print copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Twins

Twins: Science, Myths, and Mystique

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please note: because our building is closed, we will be meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room at Parks & Recreation, 561 Main Street South. Seeing double? Twins—identical a...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

Please note: because our building is closed, we will be meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room at Parks & Recreation, 561 Main Street South.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Library Board Meeting

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Library Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Meeting of the Southbury Public Library Board of Directors. Meetings are open to the public.

Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Board Meeting
Event Details:

Meeting of the Southbury Public Library Board of Directors.

Meetings are open to the public.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

The Holidays Unwrapped with Dr. Bill Thiefelder

ZOOM- The Holidays Unwrapped

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room. Register here if you want to watch it at the library.The month of December is a month of celebrations that go bac...

Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

Image of Grandma Moses. Christmas, 1958

ZOOM- Snowy Scapes & Celebrations: The Artist’s Holiday

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room. Register here if you want to watch it at the library. Through the years, artists have created works both grand...

Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

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Berkshire Jazz Orchestra Holiday Concert

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:15pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Music, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please note: this event has moved locations to be at the United Church of Christ Southbury at 283 Main Street North!The Berkshire Jazz Orchestra is back to give a twist to your fav...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

Please note: this event has moved locations to be at the United Church of Christ Southbury at 283 Main Street North!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Good Night, Irene: A Novel

Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing Good Night, Irene: A Novel, by Luis Alberto Urrea.Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this event is free to attend and open to anyone re...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing Good Night, Irene: A Novel, by Luis Alberto Urrea.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

American Red Cross Blood Drive at Heritage Hotel

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 4:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The American Red Cross Blood Drive is being hosted at the Heritage Hotel Golf, Spa & Conference Center in the Lincoln Room. Thank you to the Heritage Hotel for accommodating th...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

The American Red Cross Blood Drive is being hosted at the Heritage Hotel Golf, Spa & Conference Center in the Lincoln Room. Thank you to the Heritage Hotel for accommodating this event!

Fruits Basket, Vol. 1, by Natsuki Takaya

Adult Graphic Novel Club

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for the Adult Graphic Novel Club! This is an adult focused group to discuss graphic novels and manga. Come with your ideas, experiences, opinions, and an open mind as we ex...

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Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
Event Details:

Join us for the Adult Graphic Novel Club! This is an adult focused group to discuss graphic novels and manga. Come with your ideas, experiences, opinions, and an open mind as we explore this amazing world of visual realism and fantasy!

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

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ZOOM- 80 Years Ago: D-Day, June 6, 1944

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This program will only be available on Zoom. One of the decisive days of our time, in a war that did not start in 1939, but 1914.  A conflict that marked the demise of the ...

Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

This program will only be available on Zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

50 Years in Broadway Audiences: Memories of a Theatre Going Lifetime

ZOOM- 50 Years in Broadway Audiences: Memories of a Theatre Going Lifetime

Friday, December 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room. Register here if you want to watch it at the library.Guest speaker and theater historian John Kenrick saw hi...

Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Required
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

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ZOOM- With a Song in My Heart: A History of Singing in the Movies

Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

From the moment movies learned to talk, they learned to sing. Audiences back in 1927 were electrified when they heard Al Jolson belting out the top tunes of the day in THE JAZZ SIN...

Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Required
Event Details:

From the moment movies learned to talk, they learned to sing.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.