Week Calendar

Name: Public Reception: Meet Artist Bethani Blake (NWL)
Start: 2024-11-22T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-22T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Noah Webster Library

Featured Events

Public Reception: Meet Artist Bethani Blake (NWL)

Friday, November 22, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

NWL Gallery at Noah Webster Library

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Enjoy conversation and light refreshments with local artist Bethani Blake to celebrate her exhibit in the Noah Webster Gallery. Learn more about the exhibit here. No registrat...

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Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Gallery

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture

Description:

Enjoy conversation and light refreshments with local artist Bethani Blake to celebrate her exhibit in the Noah Webster Gallery.

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Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more.

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.

Handmade Holiday Cards for Our Troops (NWL)

Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

NWL Magazine Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Join us to make holiday cards for our service members overseas! Supplies will be provided. Drop in or register for a reminder. This event is part of our Make &...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Magazine Room

Age Group: Adult, Children, Teen, Family

Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology, Studio 20 South

Required

Seats Remaining: 49

Description:

Join us to make holiday cards for our service members overseas! Supplies will be provided.

Drop in or register for a reminder.

Disclaimer(s)

Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more.

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.

In Common Things: Poetry Reading with Jefferson Singer (NWL)

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm

NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Jefferson Singer's meditative lyric and narrative poems trace patterns of relationships—e.g., husband and wife, parent and child) over a full life course encompassing origins, conf...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events

Required

Seats Remaining: 27

Description:

Jefferson Singer's meditative lyric and narrative poems trace patterns of relationships—e.g., husband and wife, parent and child) over a full life course encompassing origins, conflicts, steady habits, and loss.

Disclaimer(s)

Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more.

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.

The Hartford Circus Fire (NWL)

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm

NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

In 1944, one of the worst fire disasters in American history occurred in Hartford. The circus fire has lived in the memories of survivors and the imaginations of Connecticans ever ...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events

Required

Seats Remaining: 65

Description:

In 1944, one of the worst fire disasters in American history occurred in Hartford. The circus fire has lived in the memories of survivors and the imaginations of Connecticans ever since.

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Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more.

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.

Author Talk: Christophe Lebold About Leonard Cohen (Virtual)

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Noah Webster Library

Description:

Christophe Lebold joins us to discuss his new biography of Leonard Cohen. In Leonard Cohen: The Man Who Saw Angels Fall, we see how six decades of radiant pessimism and a few ...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events

Required

Seats Remaining: 489

Description:

Christophe Lebold joins us to discuss his new biography of Leonard Cohen.

Multicultural Holiday Music for Guitar & Mandolin (NWL)

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm

NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Please join us as Judy & Mark play their own arrangements of beautiful, enchanting instrumental renditions of traditional and contemporary holiday music with an international f...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture

Required

Seats Remaining: 81

Description:

Please join us as Judy & Mark play their own arrangements of beautiful, enchanting instrumental renditions of traditional and contemporary holiday music with an international flavor.

Disclaimer(s)

Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more.

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.

Clear plastic ornament filled with miniature books

Book Lover Ornament (FX)

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

FX Community Room at Faxon Branch

Description:

Ages 12 & up: Calling all book lovers! Create a keepsake ornament featuring miniature versions of your favorite books. Staff will have pre-selected books to choose from, and yo...

Library Branch: Faxon Branch

Room: FX Community Room

Age Group: Adult, Tween, Teen

Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology

Required

Seats Remaining: 20

Description:

Ages 12 & up: Calling all book lovers! Create a keepsake ornament featuring miniature versions of your favorite books.

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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.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights Celebration and Live Reading (Off-site)

Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Offsite

Description:

Come together as a community for this annual celebration honoring 76 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This special event features a unique and powerful reading o...

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Library Branch: Offsite

Age Group: Adult, Children, Teen, Family

Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture

Description:

Come together as a community for this annual celebration honoring 76 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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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.

Gardening Workshop Series: Winter Sowing (NWL)

Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Learn how to use the winter sowing method to grow your own native wildflowers and grasses in recycled containers. This workshop will cover the benefits of this method of germinatin...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups

Required

Seats Remaining: 76

Description:

Learn how to use the winter sowing method to grow your own native wildflowers and grasses in recycled containers.

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Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more.

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.

Book Cover of Not Nothing by Gayle Forman

Intergenerational Book Club: Not Nothing by Gayle Forman (NWL)

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

NWL Story Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Grades 6-8 & Parents/Guardians: Middle school students and their parents or guardians are invited to discuss Not Nothing, the latest book from New York Times bestselling author...

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Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Story Room

Age Group: Adult, Tween, Teen

Program Type: Book Clubs

Required

Seats Remaining: 10

Description:

Grades 6-8 & Parents/Guardians: Middle school students and their parents or guardians are invited to discuss

Disclaimer(s)

Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more.

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.

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Time	Mon (2/19)	Tue (2/20)	Wed (2/21)	Fri (2/23)	Sat (2/24)
All Day	Closing Closed: President's Day All Day Branches: Noah Webster Library, Bishops Corner Branch, Faxon Branch, Online Events, Offsite
10 am		This event is in the "Adult" group. Building Connections: A Book Club for Immigrants (NWL) 10:00am - 11:30am Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Language Learning		PRACTICE ENGLISH @ FAXON 10:00am - 12:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Faxon Branch Room: FX Community Room Description: If you are a speaker of a language other than English and you would like to learn to practice English, please contact Pramod Pradhan, Community Engagement Librarian, at the Faxon Branch Library at (860) 561-8202.	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. Tween Chess (FX) 10:30am - 12:00pm Children, Tween, Teen Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Faxon Branch Room: FX Children's Area Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Required Seats Remaining: 3 Description: Tween Chess @Faxon For grades 4-8 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.
11 am				This event is in the "Adult" group. New Yorker Discussion Group (Hybrid) 11:00am - 12:30pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups Description: Join your fellow The New Yorker readers for this weekly moderated discussion of the previous issue. Meetings are held in a hybrid format, both in person and over Zoom.	This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Sculpting in the Digital Age: 3D Modelling in Tinkercad 11:00am - 1:00pm Adult, Children, Tween, Teen, Family Required This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Studio 20 South Age Group: Adult, Children, Tween, Teen, Family Program Type: , Arts, Crafts, & Technology, Studio 20 South Required Seats Remaining: 3 Description: For those already familiar with the basic principles of 3D printing, this workshop will teach you how to begin using Tinkercad, a free web-based 3D modeling software to create your own objects from scratch.
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2 pm		This event is in the "Children" group. Wu Dang Kung Fu Academy (NWL) 2:00pm - 3:00pm Children Required This event is in the "Children" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Required Seats Remaining: 38 Description: Wu Dang Kung Fu Academy For ages 6-10 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. Adult Crafternoons: Yarn-Wrapped Hearts (BC) 2:00pm - 3:30pm Adult Required This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Bishops Corner Branch Room: BC Storytime Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 5 Description: This program was rescheduled from 2/12. IN-PERSON PROGRAM 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.
3 pm			This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Advisory Board 2023-2024 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teen This event is in the "Teen" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Study Room Age Group: Teen Program Type: Other Description: Meeting of the 2023-2024 Teen Advisory Board.
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5 pm			This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen D&D: Dragonlance 5:30pm - 7:30pm Teen This event is in the "Teen" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Teen Room Age Group: Teen Description: This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com. Tween D&D: Tomb of Annihilation 5:30pm - 7:30pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Studio 20 South Description: This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.
6 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. No Sew Blankets for Shelter Pets 6:00pm - 7:30pm Adult, Children, Tween, Teen, Family Required This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Meeting Room Age Group: Adult, Children, Tween, Teen, Family Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 2 Description: Join us for an evening of community and giving back! Come alone with your (human) bestie or your family to make cozy no sew blanket to be donated to West Hartford Animal Control as Part of their Adopt- a- Pet initiative. 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. The Atlantic Magazine Discussion 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Online Events Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups Description: The Atlantic Discussion Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm.	This event is in the "Children" group. Rockin' Robotics: Marshmallow Towers with Enforcers Team 178 6:30pm - 7:30pm Children Required This event is in the "Children" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Story Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description: An exciting and colorful introduction to engineering for young scientists K-2! Child must be currently enrolled in K-2 to attend. Your Kids will be able to build: This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Common App Essay Workshop (NWL) 6:30pm - 7:30pm Teen Required This event is in the "Teen" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Board Room Age Group: Teen Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Required Seats Remaining: 11 Description: For prospective college students who are in high school and their families! This event is in the "Adult" group. Frances Glessner Lee: "Mother of Forensic Science” in the Nutshell Murder Mystery Series (Virtual) 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adult Required This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: Noah Webster Library Age Group: Adult Program Type: Required Seats Remaining: 475 Description: How did a Chicago heiress become famous for miniature crime scenes she created to train police detectives? In the Nutshell Murder Mystery series, Fanny Lee teams up with real Boston medical examiner Dr.

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