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“But It’s a Great Story” Debunking American Legends

ZOOM - “But It’s a Great Story” Debunking American Legends

Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This lecture, presented by accomplished historian and storyteller Valerie Gugala, will delve into some widely popular American legends that have been passed down through generation...

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

This lecture, presented by accomplished historian and storyteller Valerie Gugala, will delve into some widely popular American legends that have been passed down through generations, exploring the truth behind these tales.

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.

Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America

Nonfiction Book Club

Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
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 Beaverland: How One Weird Roden...

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

Heirs and Graces (A Royal Spyness Mystery) by Rhys Bowen

Mystery Book Club

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
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 Heirs and Graces (A Royal Spyne...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Required
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 Heirs and Graces (A Royal Spyness Mystery) by Rhys Bowen.

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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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.

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Food Explorers for Adults: Ricotta Gnocchi

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Food, Cooking Classes, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Food Explorers for a delicious evening where you’ll be making homemade ricotta gnocchi! You’ll learn how to make, knead, roll and shape your gnocchi to make them light and flu...

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

Join Food Explorers for a delicious evening where you’ll be making homemade ricotta gnocchi! You’ll learn how to make, knead, roll and shape your gnocchi to make them light and fluffy.

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.

Egg Allergy

Eggs will be present in this program.

Wheat/Gluten Allergy

Gluten will be present in this program.

Sour and Savory: Mastering the Art of Fermented Foods

ZOOM- Sour and Savory: Mastering the Art of Fermented Foods

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Ongoing Despite Flood Closure
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Sour and Savory - Master the Art of Fermented Foods with our expert instructor, Mark. In this class, we'll take you on a journey through the delicious world of homemade pickles, sa...

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

Sour and Savory - Master the Art of Fermented Foods with our expert instructor, Mark. In this class, we'll take you on a journey through the delicious world of homemade pickles, sauerkraut, and other fermented foods.

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.

Blank coloring page with various designs and heart in the center with 5 colored pencils

Adult Coloring Club

Monday, January 27, 2025 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.Registration is requested.  This program is sponsored by libra...

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

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.

Registration is requested.  This program is sponsored by library staff and donors.

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.

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers: A Novel

Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
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 Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for M...

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

Archibald Motley. Barbecue, 1934. © Valerie Gerrard Browne, Collection of the Howard University Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.

ZOOM-Rhythm and Hues: The Harlem Renaissance and Its Legacy

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Harlem Renaissance, a cultural explosion in the 1920s, saw African American artists challenge stereotypes and celebrate their heritage. From the poetic simplicity of Jacob...

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

The Harlem Renaissance, a cultural explosion in the 1920s, saw African American artists challenge stereotypes and celebrate their heritage.

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.

Fox Creek: A Novel by William Kent Krueger

Mystery Book Club

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing Fox Creek: A Novel by William Kent Krueger.Like all Southbury Public Library programs, this event is free to attend and open to anyone regardles...

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

This month we'll be discussing Fox Creek: A Novel by William Kent Krueger.

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.

UNSUNG HEROES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA

ZOOM-Unsung Heroes of The Civil Rights Era

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We've all heard of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and Malcolm X--each household names for their involvement with the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. But this Blac...

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

We've all heard of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks and Malcolm X--each household names for their involvement with the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s.

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.

Cover Art for "The Quiet Man"

ZOOM- The Quiet Man

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

 How director John Ford beat the odds to film this timeless big screen valentine to the people and culture of Ireland.  Join us as we explore the history of the classic f...

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

 

How director John Ford beat the odds to film this timeless big screen valentine to the people and culture of Ireland.  Join us as we explore the history of the classic film: "The Quiet Man."

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.