Southbury Public Library is closed until further notice.

Thank you for your continued support and patience during this difficult time as we recover from extreme damage caused by the flooding on August 18th & 19th. Information on the library’s reopening will be provided when it is available.

The library’s book drop is closed. For now, hold all returns or return them to any other Connecticut library. Please do not leave returns in front of the library. All Southbury fines will be waived.

If you need assistance with anything related to your library card account, please call 203-262-0626 or email asksbylib@biblio.org.

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ZOOM-Banned in America

Thursday, September 26, 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. When you walk into a library, you’re entering a controve...

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. Register here if you want to watch it at the library.

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 "Mrs. Carl Meyer and her Children" by John Singer Sargent

ZOOM- Art History’s Best Dressed

Friday, October 11, 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. Satins, silks, velvets and furs - through the years, art...

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. Register here if you want to watch it at the library.

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.

Death Note, Vol. 1, by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata

Adult Graphic Novel Club

Wednesday, October 16, 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.

Cover Art for "Spartacus"

ZOOM- Spartacus: How Kirk Douglas Fought the Blacklist

Thursday, October 17, 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. As producer and star of the spectacular Spartacus, ...

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.

Medicare

Navigating Medicare in 2025: Essential Updates and Coverage Options

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Mention the word Medicare and you’re likely to get a confused look in return. The Father/Daughter Team of Lou and Jessica Pelletier will sort through the Parts (A - Hospital; B - P...

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

Mention the word Medicare and you’re likely to get a confused look in return.

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.

Lithograph of the Salem Witch Trials

ZOOM- The Salem Witches

Thursday, October 24, 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. When we think of witches and demons, we usually think of...

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. Register here if you want to watch it at the library.

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.

Genealogy image

Bring Family History Alive in Bite-Sized Projects

Friday, October 25, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get fresh ideas for documenting family history stories in engaging, practical, bite-sized projects that can be shared with relatives and posted on genealogy websites for the sake o...

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

Get fresh ideas for documenting family history stories in engaging, practical, bite-sized projects that can be shared with relatives and posted on genealogy websites for the sake of future generations.

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- Shot Heard Round the World

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his Countess Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo for ardent Serbian nationalists.  The Austrians were intent on war against their ...

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

June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his Countess Sophie were assassinated in Sarajevo for ardent Serbian nationalists.  The Austrians were intent on war against their upstart neighbor.  The major powers of Europe will engage in a

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.

History of Comedy

ZOOM- “Make ‘Em Laugh”: A History of Movie Comedy from Charlie Chaplin to Mel Brooks

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
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. Since the beginning of motion pictures, making  aud...

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

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
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...

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

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room. Register here if you want to watch it at the library.

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
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
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.

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
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 sa...

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

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room. Register here if you want to watch it at the library.

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.