The Joy of Coloring
An Adult Coloring Group

Thursday, September 7, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Coloring isn’t just for kids! Health benefits for adults include stress relief, exercising fine motor skills, and stimulating your senses and creativity. So come unplug, relax, and color!
Registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Tech 4 U Thursdays

September 7, 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Do you need help downloading your eBook or using your new smartphone? Want to set up a Facebook or Twitter account? For help with your specific technology questions, make an appointment for a 45 minute session with a Librarian today!

Evening Book Discussion

Thursday, September 7, 7:00 p.m.

This month’s title is A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Everyone is invited to attend.

Outside the Lines:
Libraries Reintroduced, Sept. 10-16, 2017

During the week of September 10 – 16, 2017, the library will once again participate in this annual event that is an opportunity for libraries around the world to step out of their normal parameters and reintroduce themselves to their communities in new and interesting ways. Staff will be popping up throughout town to bring the library and its services to you. If you see us, stop by and find what the library can offer you!

Library Board Annual Meeting

Monday, September 11, 7:00 p.m.

Join us at the Library Board Annual Meeting that will feature local author Katherine Spada Basto. After a brief business meeting, Ms. Basto will speak about her book Days to the Gallows, a historical novel about the 1662 Hartford witch panic. 

PowerPoint 2013 Essentials

Thursday, September 14, 6:30 p.m.

Join us for an overview class that covers the basics, plus some essential in-depth features to get you off to a great start!  With this hands-on class, you’ll learn how to create a customized presentation, tailored to your unique style. Registration required.

The Joy of Coloring
An Adult Coloring Group

Monday, September 18, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Coloring isn’t just for kids!  Health benefits for adults include stress relief, exercising fine motor skills, and stimulating your senses and creativity. So come unplug, relax, and color!
Registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

The Changing Brain, a Caregiving Affair, Part 1. 

Dementia specialists Michelle Wyman and Patty O’Brian, of the Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging will discuss brain health and brain illness, provide information on professional intervention, and suggest practical caregiving and self-care strategies and tips.
Registration required.

 
Let’s Talk About the Brain

Monday, September 18, 6;30 p.m.

Normal brain changes, four tasks of the brain, keeping your brain healthy, signs and symptoms of dementia and staying engaged for brain health.

Movies & More
The Zookeeper’s Wife

Tuesday, September 19, 1:00 p.m.
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The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.  Starring Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Bruhl. Running time 127 minutes. Pick up your FREE tickets at the Adult Information Desk.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Soapmaking and Body Scrubs

Wednesday, September 20, 6:00 p.m.

Create unique homemade soaps and body scrubs using tea, lavender, apricot seed, shea butter, fragrances and more with Sue Raybine.  Registration required.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Tech 4 U Thursdays

September. 21, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Do you need help downloading your eBook or using your new smartphone? Want to set up a Facebook or Twitter account? For help with your specific technology questions, make an appointment for a 45 minute session with a Librarian today!

The Changing Brain, a Caregiving Affair, Part 2

Dementia specialists Michelle Wyman and Patty O’Brian, of the Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging will discuss brain health and brain illness, provide information on professional intervention, and suggest practical caregiving and self-care strategies and tips.
Registration required.

Something is Just Not Right:
1 + 1 Does Not = 2

Monday, September 25, 6:30 p.m.

Understanding memory loss, how and who to see for a diagnosis, different types of dementia and symptoms of each.

Classic Cary Grant with Gil Gigliotti

Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Once told by an interviewer, "Everybody would like to be Cary Grant", Grant is said to have replied, "So would I."   Join us as we explore 4 unforgettable films starring the incomparable Cary Grant.  Popcorn and soft drinks will be provided.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

His Girl Friday (1940)

Tuesday September 25, 6:30 p.m.

Grant plays a newspaper editor trying to keep his ex-wife (Rosalind Russell) from leaving her reporting job to marry someone else.

What is a Safe Home?

Wednesday, September 27, 7:00 p.m.

Newington’s Safe Homes Task Force will hold a presentation and informal discussion about the important issues of hoarding & blight.  Learn about the latest research on hoarding and how these issues affect the safety of residents, first responders and the community. Registration required.
Sponsored by the Newington Safe Homes Task Force. 

Tech Troubleshooting with Teens

Thursday, September 28, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Attention all adults! Stop by with the gadgets that drive you crazy and let our teen techies help you. This list can include: cell phones & text messaging, E-readers, social media, email, tablets, and iPods. Registration required.

Newington Reads!
One Book ~ One Town
Heat and Light

Join us for a community-wide reading event that will feature the novel Heat and Light by Jennifer Haigh. A best book of 2016 by the NYT, NPR and Washington Post, that explores the fallout of the natural gas boom in a small Pennsylvania town. Book discussions and related programming are scheduled for September and October. Multiple copies in different formats are available to checkout at the library. Paperback copies are available for purchase as well. The reading event will conclude with an appearance and book signing from author Jennifer Haigh on October 24 2017. The goal of Newington READS is to promote literacy through a common experience of reading and talking together about the same book.

Heat and Light Book Discussion (Daytime)

Thursday, September 28, 12:00 p.m.

Join us for a book discussion of the novel Heat and Light by Jennifer Haigh.  Bring a brown bag lunch.  Beverages and desserts will be provided.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Friends Bus Trip – New York City

Saturday, September, 30

Join the Friends for a day in New York City where you may spend the time as you wish. The cost of the trip is $43, payable at the Adult Information Desk.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.                                                                                                                                                                            

The Friends of the Library sponsor many of these programs.  If you would like to become a member of the Friends, please click on the image and you will be taken to the Friends' page.  Thank you!