Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, January 31. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita.
John Seabrook will discuss his book “The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty, ” which was chosen by the New York Times as one of the top 10 notable books for 2025. The book chronicles the history of his family's frozen vegetable empire, Seabrook Farms, exploring its rise as an agricultural [Read More...]
Saturdays – January 10, 17, and 24 (10 am to 11:30 am). Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time. Beginner class providing presentation of different types of pastels and supplies, and techniques to achieve a variety of landscape painting effects. Supplies will be available at [Read More...]
In his latest exhibition entitled Oculus Serenade, Peter D. Gerakaris’s selection of vibrant tondo paintings literally and figuratively focus the gaze on our wondrous natural world, merging microcosmic and macrocosmic apertures. As luminous portals, the works present motifs such as endangered botanicals, exotic avian species, topographical forms, and aquatic life — which the artist has [Read More...]
"The Anxious Generation" by Jonathan Haidt argues that the rise of smartphones and social media since the early 2010s has caused a dramatic decline in youth mental health, creating an "epidemic of mental illness". The book links this to a "great rewiring of childhood," where a shift from a play-based to a phone-based childhood has [Read More...]
Saturdays – January 10, 17, and 24 (10 am to 11:30 am). Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time. Beginner class providing presentation of different types of pastels and supplies, and techniques to achieve a variety of landscape painting effects. Supplies will be available at [Read More...]
Workshop presented by Project Sage. Registration is requested at conwalllibrary.org. Stranger danger is nothing new – but online gaming and social media have brought strangers into the home in the guise of peers and friends. With platforms changing constantly and new apps appearing every day, how can adults keep their kids safe from online exploitation? [Read More...]
Thursday mornings 10:30 – noon, and Saturday, January 10 and Saturday, January 31. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita.
Storybook hour will be held twice in February on Thursday the 5th and Thursday the 19th. There will be no Saturday program in February. Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita.
Join Master Wildlife Conservationist Ginny Apple as she talks about black bears, focusing on the natural history of black bears in Connecticut, an overview of black bear habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction and current research efforts. She also provides practical recommendations for optimum co-existence with our black bear population. Black bear artifacts are shared with the [Read More...]
