Rebecca Chace is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and actor. She is the author of the novel Leaving Rock Harbor (2010), which was recognized as an Editors’ Choice by The New York Times, a June Indie Notable Book by the American Booksellers Association, and a finalist for the New England Book Award. Chace will be [Read More...]
Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org.
Saturdays – July 11, 18, and 25 (10 am to 11:30 am). Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time to paint flowers and landscapes. Beginner class providing presentation of different types of pastels and supplies, and techniques to achieve to a variety of effects for [Read More...]
July 25 at 5pm: This unique event will be a conversation between Carl D’Alvia and Dina Shaulov-Wright about D’Alvia’s process of working from his drawings to his sculptures. We will have a rare opportunity to look inside D’Alvia's studio where these works are created and sit together as inspiration. Space is very limited. A reception [Read More...]
Jump into a magical book-filled interactive reading time with Miss Rita. Please register at cornwalllibrary.org.
Climb inside a life-sized inflatable humpback whale and explore whale anatomy, marine science, and ocean conservation through this unforgettable hands-on educational experience. This program is free due to a generous grant from the Cornwall Foundation and open to the public. The more, the merrier— but please RSVP to CornwallLibraryYA@gmail.com so we can plan accordingly.
Book talk and signing at 4 pm. The Cornwall Library is pleased to announce an upcoming book talk by artist, author, and Yale professor Adam Van Doren who will be discussing his book In the Founders' Footsteps: Landmarks of the American Revolution (Godine), which incorporates his essays and paintings of 32 historic sites of the [Read More...]
Date/Time: Saturdays – August 8, 15, and 22 (10 am to 11:30 am) Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time to paint flowers and landscapes. Beginner class presentation of different types of pastels and supplies, and techniques to achieve a variety of effects for flowers [Read More...]
From the acclaimed, award-winning author of Reading Like a Writer and Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris, 1932 comes an utterly original novel inspired by the strange friendship between Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen and set during the summer when Dickens's family life exploded. In the summer of 1857, when British newspapers warned of [Read More...]
Date/Time: Saturdays – August 8, 15, and 22 (10 am to 11:30 am) Try the art medium of pastels and experiment with vibrant colors and quick painting and drawing time to paint flowers and landscapes. Beginner class presentation of different types of pastels and supplies, and techniques to achieve a variety of effects for flowers [Read More...]
