Week Calendar

Name: Handmade Holiday Cards for Our Troops (NWL)
Start: 2024-11-23T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-23T13:00:00-05:00
Location: Noah Webster Library

Featured Events

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. All cards will be donated to the United Soldiers and Sailors of America (USASOA).Drop in ...

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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: 46

Description:

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

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: 18

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: 60

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.

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.

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: 486

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: 79

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: 19

Description:

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

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.

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.

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.

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: 75

Description:

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

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.

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.

Gayle Forman Author Visit (NWL)

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Grades 6-8 & Parents/Guardians: Award-winning author Gayle Forman will join us to discuss her latest book, Not Nothing. Forman has written several bestselling novels,...

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Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult, Tween, Teen

Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events

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.

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10 am						This event is in the "Adult" group. Practice English (FX) 10:00am - 12:00pm Adult This event is in the "Adult" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Faxon Branch Room: FX Community Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Language Learning 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.
11 am						This event is in the "Adult" group. New Yorker Discussion Group (Virtual) 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: 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.	A Stitch in Time 11:00am - 1:00pm Required Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Studio 20 South Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description: Adults, join us in learning the basics of hand embroidery with Studio 20 South! This program will introduce you to several beginners stitches and give you the tools you need to create beautiful works of embroidered art!
12 pm							This event is in the "Teen" group. Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (All Female / Nonbinary D&D Group) 12:00pm - 4:00pm 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 Board Room Age Group: Teen Description: Registration for this program is full. Please contact whpldnd@gmail.com for more information.
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3 pm				This event is in the "Children" group. Book Voyagers - Tales with a Twist (NWL) 3:30pm - 4:30pm 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: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Required Seats Remaining: 11 Description: Book Voyagers: Tales with a Twist For grades 1-3
4 pm			This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. Tween Tuesdays (NWL) 4:00pm - 4:45pm Children, Tween Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" 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, Tween Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description: TWEEN TUESDAYS: Slime Circuits For students in grades 4-7 This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class.
5 pm		This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen D&D: Beyond the Wild Witchlight 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 Board Room Age Group: Teen Description: Registration for this program is full. Please contact whpldnd@gmail.com for more information.	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. Girls Who Code: Grades 3-5 5:00pm - 6:30pm Children, Tween, Teen 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: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Meeting Room Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen Program Type: , Other Description: Grades 3-5: Join us for a 7-week experience celebrating coding, computational thinking, literacy, sisterhood, and self esteem!	This event is in the "Teen" group. West Hartford Immigrant Teens Meetup (FX) 5:00pm - 6:00pm Teen 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 Community Room Age Group: Teen Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Language Learning, Other Description: Regular meeting of West Hartford Immigrant Teens. This event is in the "Teen" group. Out of the Abyss (A D&D Collaborative Roleplaying Adventure) 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: The continuing campaign in the Out of the Abyss D&D 5e setting. 7th to 12th grade teens only. We can accommodate walk-ins, however as the campaign is ongoing, some preparation is recommended. Interested in joining? This event is in the "Tween" group. Tween Dungeons & Dragons Group - Cancelled 4/19 5:30pm - 7:30pm Tween This event is in the "Tween" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Story Room Age Group: Tween Description: Registration for this program is full. Please contact whpldnd@gmail.com for more information.
6 pm		This event is in the "Adult" group. Cookbook Club 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: NWL Meeting Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups Required Seats Remaining: 19 Description: Come join us for an evening of fun, conversation, and food.	This event is in the "Adult" group. Classics of Modern Short Fiction (In-Person) 6:00pm - 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: NWL Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups Required Seats Remaining: 9 Description: This course is a unique opportunity to study and discuss a variety of the seminal authors of the last two centuries by reading their short fiction. This event is in the "Adult" group. Spring Building Connections: a Book Club for Immigrants 6:15pm - 7:45pm 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 Story Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Language Learning Description: 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.	This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Advisory Board (Hybrid) 6:00pm - 7:00pm 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 Board Room Age Group: Teen Description: Meeting of the 2022-2023 Teen Advisory Board. This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Cinderella (Offsite) 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adult, Children, Family Offsite Event This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Offsite Age Group: Adult, Children, Family Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture Description: Cinderella (selections) For the whole family Please note: This performance is being held at the West Hartford town hall auditorium at 50 South Main Street.	This event is in the "Adult" group. Film and Discussion: "Putin and the Presidents" (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: Film Screenings Required Seats Remaining: 436 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).
7 pm			This event is in the "Adult" group. The Atlantic Magazine Discussion (Virtual) 7:00pm - 8:00pm 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 Age Group: Adult Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups Description: The Atlantic Discussion Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7pm on Zoom.

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