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Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen, Family
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Studio 20 South
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
If you love books, you'll probably love book-related embroidery! Create a visual book tracker for your 2024 reads, embroider your favorite quote, or stitch a cool book cover; the options are endless! During this workshop, patrons will be shown the ba...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lecture/Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 31
Description:
IN-PERSON PROGRAM Home composting is one of the most important (and simple) things we can do as individuals to positively impact the environment. Over 25% of products sent to landfills today are organic wastes. We can do better in our own backyard...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Story Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language ESOL

IN-PERSON MEETING

The Building Connections Book Club is for West Hartford Advanced English learners who want to develop their English reading and communication skills in a diverse, inspiring and encouraging environment. Participants will be given reading material each week and then meet in a group to ask questions and discuss the text.

For questions or to register, contact Elizabeth Hanlon (eemhanlon@gmail.com) (text/call: 860-305-1786).

Building Connections is funded by Hartford Foundation Community Grant.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group
Description:
Join us on the first Tuesday evening of each month to discuss great books. If you are interested in joining, please contact Andrew Piro, apiro@westhartfordct.gov. Find more information on book discussion groups on our webpage: https://ww...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen, Family
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Studio 20 South
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
It might be said that chairs have their own unique personality. How would you design a chair that describes you? Van Gogh painted his chair like he painted a portrait but used ordinary objects instead. His chair was simple, rustic and modest, the way...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Board Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Lecture/Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Description:
Recommended Grades 10-11 & Parents: Join tutor Angela Tedesco for an informational session on the English section of the new Digital SAT. Together, you will review practice test questions and discuss strategies that you can use to raise your scor...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lecture/Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Description:
Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired? Do you really want to restore your health? Or, perhaps create true health for the first time ever? Dr. Christine Najjar, founder of Food First MD, is on a mission to bring health back to healthcare with...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Lecture/Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Description:
Recommended High School and Parents: Priyanka Shingala from Let's Talk College, LLC will be offering a series of workshops on some of the most popular and important college prep topics. Sign up for each date individually! Register online with your...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Board Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group
Description:
The New Yorker magazine discussion group first met on May 2, 2014 at the Noah Webster Library, and has been meeting weekly ever since. Currently, the group meets virtually every Friday at 11 a.m. in a hybrid format, both in-person and on Zoom. A...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Lecture/Workshop, Technology Class, Studio 20 South
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Description:
Have you ever wanted to start a podcast? Attend a workshop where you can learn every step of the process from conceptualization to recording, from post-production to publishing. All equipment will be provided, and no prior experience is necessary. Th...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Tween" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult, Tween, Teen, Family
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Studio 20 South
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Description:
Time travel through Connecticut's rich local history by way of the pen and sketchbook.  In a continuation of Studio 20 South's ongoing programming around creating live art and community exploration, Studio Coordinator and local artist Samuel Fer...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Discussion Group, Lecture/Workshop, Studio 20 South, Film
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Description:
Christopher Nolan is one of this generation's most innovative and preeminent film directors. Join us in this discussion as we dissect his mind-bending filmography including titles such as Memento (2000), Inception (2010), Interstellar (2014), and The...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Board Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Arts/Crafts
Description:
Join us on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss a book and your knitting, crocheting, spinning, weaving, felting, or other yarn-related crafts. We will meet in a hybrid format (both in-person and through Zoom simultaneously). To join this...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Bishops Corner Branch
Room: BC Storytime Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts/Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Description:
IN-PERSON PROGRAM Join us for Adult Crafternoons! This month we are making adorable bird bookmarks to keep you company while you read.  Space is limited. Registration required. Please register for ONLY Faxon OR Bishops Corner.  ...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Board Room
Age Group: Adult
Description:
The West Hartford Tabletop Game Club is a friendly, inclusive, and accessible tabletop role playing game group for adults of ALL experience levels! Whether you’ve never played a game in your life or you’re a seasoned GM, this group is for you. We are...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Story Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Language ESOL

IN-PERSON MEETING

The Building Connections Book Club is for West Hartford Advanced English learners who want to develop their English reading and communication skills in a diverse, inspiring and encouraging environment. Participants will be given reading material each week and then meet in a group to ask questions and discuss the text.

For questions or to register, contact Elizabeth Hanlon (eemhanlon@gmail.com) (text/call: 860-305-1786).

Building Connections is funded by Hartford Foundation Community Grant.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lecture/Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Want to have better conversations with family, friends, and neighbors with whom you may disagree? Learn how Braver Angels is working to bridge the partisan divide, experience a sample skills training activity, and hear about ways you can participate ...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 76
Description:
IN-PERSON PROGRAM We all have things we are passionate about; be it cause or person. I am passionate about love…there are times when my love, passion, and pleasure collide. These poems are the blood of my emotions dripped onto the page for the wor...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Family" group.

Snow White (Offsite)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adult, Children, Family
Program Type: Performing Arts - Music/Theatre
Description:
Snow White - an excerpt performance For the whole family Please note: This performance is being held at the West Hartford town hall auditorium at 50 South Main Street. April 20-21, 2024, Ballet Theatre Company will premiere Artistic Director...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Faxon Branch
Room: FX Community Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Arts/Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Description:
IN-PERSON PROGRAM Join us for Adult Crafternoons! This month we are making adorable bird bookmarks to keep you company while you read.  Space is limited. Registration required. Please register for ONLY Faxon OR Bishops Corner.  ...

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group, Writing Group
Description:
WEST HARTFORD FICTION WRITERS HAVE GONE VIRTUAL! FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS MEETINGS VIA ZOOM, EMAIL: fiction@westhartfordlibrary.org Library-sponsored fiction writers' group for adults meets monthly on the second Thursday at 7:00P...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Board Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion Group
Description:
The New Yorker magazine discussion group first met on May 2, 2014 at the Noah Webster Library, and has been meeting weekly ever since. Currently, the group meets virtually every Friday at 11 a.m. in a hybrid format, both in-person and on Zoom. A...
This event is in the "Adult" group.
This event is in the "Teen" group.

Jazz Guitar 101

11:00am - 1:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Performing Arts - Music/Theatre, Lecture/Workshop, Studio 20 South
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Description:
Ready to take your guitar playing to the next level? Join us in this hands-on workshop to learn the basics of jazz guitar. Topics covered include vocabulary, harmony, standard repertoire, and chord-melody playing. PLEASE NOTE: This workshop is gea...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

This event is in the "Adult" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Film
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 489
Description:
THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER BELOW BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).  Bounty (9 min) Bounty, part of the Dawnland fi...

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Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.