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

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
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.

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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.

Tween Chess (FX)

10:30am - 11:30am
Children, Tween, Teen
Registration
Library Branch: Faxon Branch
Room: FX Children's Area
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:

Faxon Tween Chess now meets twice per month on Saturdays. This group includes instruction, puzzles, and practice play taught by teens with teaching and chess tournament experience. All levels are welcome.

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.

The Hartford Circus Fire (NWL)

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 57
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)

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 485
Description:

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

Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington: American Originals (NWL)

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 87
Description:

Professor of Music, composer and bassist Brian Q. Torff takes a deeper look at the legacy of Louis Armstrong, the virtuoso star of jazz trumpet and improvisation and the compositional genius of Duke Ellington, America’s foremost jazz composer.

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.

Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: Concepts, Demos, and Safety (Virtual)

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 499
Description:

Get a rapid introduction to artificial intelligence in just 60 minutes, covering key concepts, generative AI, and privacy considerations.

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.

Begin the New Year with the Healing Power of Meditation (Virtual)

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 499
Description:

As we enter the New Year we have an opportunity to look back at the things we want to continue to experience and those that we don’t. Meditation is an effective technique that helps to create more balanced in our lives.

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

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Adult, Children, Teen, Family
Offsite Event
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.

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.

Gayle Forman Author Visit (NWL)

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adult, Tween, Teen
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Tween, Teen
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 80
Description:

Grades 6-8 & Parents/Guardians: Award-winning author Gayle Forman will join us to discuss her latest book,

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.

Aging in Place: How to Protect Assets and Stay at Home (NWL)

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 90
Description:

In this program, we will help you better understand how to avoid putting your-hard earned assets at risk in a way that can best position you to stay in your own home and age in place.

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.

Basics of Chocolate Truffle Making (NWL)

6:30pm - 7:45pm
Adult
Registration
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Description:

If you simply love chocolate and cooking or would like to learn to make some elegant desserts and chocolates, come to a lecture/demonstration entitled Basics of Chocolate Truffle Making presented by the West Hartford Public Library on February 12

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.