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Name: In Common Things: Poetry Reading with Jefferson Singer (NWL)
Start: 2024-11-26T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-26T19:45:00-05:00
Location: Noah Webster Library

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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: 20

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.

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: 53

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: 483

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: 73

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: 17

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.

Gardening Workshop Series: Seed Starting (NWL)

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Spring is approaching fast; now is the perfect time to prepare for this year's garden! Join West Hartford Garden Club to learn the best methods and timing for starting your seeds s...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library

Room: NWL Meeting Room

Age Group: Adult

Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups

Required

Seats Remaining: 76

Description:

Spring is approaching fast; now is the perfect time to prepare for this year's garden! Join West Hartford Garden Club to learn the best methods and timing for starting your seeds so that you can have a successful growing season.

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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All Day		This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Halloween Scavenger Hunt All Day 10/24 - 10/28 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: Noah Webster Library Age Group: Teen Required Seats Remaining: 12 Description: Five Nights at the Library Week! WHPL Teen Scavenger Hunt How to Participate:
10 am	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. Wonderful Ones (NWL) 10:15am - 10:45am Children, Toddler Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Toddler" 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, Toddler Program Type: Storytime Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description: WONDERFUL ONES Ages 13-23 Months This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class.			This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Michele Urban Family Music (FX) 10:30am - 11:30am Children, Preschool Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Faxon Branch Room: FX Community Room Age Group: Children, Preschool Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture Required Seats Remaining: 27 Description: Michele Urban Music Presents: An interactive family music program For preschool children	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 "Infant" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. Sensory Explorers: Fall 10:30am - 11:15am Infant, Toddler Required This event is in the "Infant" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Meeting Room Age Group: Infant, Toddler Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description: Sensory Explorers: Fall Fun! Ages 18-35 Months	This event is in the "Adult" group. Community Conversations (NWL) 10:30am - 12:00pm 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: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Required Seats Remaining: 95 Description: Join us for a conversation about what you want to see in your library of tomorrow!
11 am	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Infant" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Family Storytime (NWL) 11:30am - 12:00pm Children, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Family This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Infant" group. This event is in the "Toddler" group. This event is in the "Preschool" 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 Story Room Age Group: Children, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Family Program Type: Storytime Description: FAMILY STORYTIME All ages A storytime with stories and music for the whole family where children of all ages are welcome! No registration required.				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: 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.
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2 pm						This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Embroidery Circle: Fall Edition! 2:00pm - 3:00pm 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 Teen Room Age Group: Teen Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 2 Description: GRADES 7-12 Edited 10/11: Celebrate Halloween all week long! For each event attended, receive a raffle ticket for a $25 Fandango gift card which may be used for the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie, coming out 10/27!
3 pm			This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tween" group. Faxon Tween Den (FX) 3:00pm - 4:15pm 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: Faxon Branch Room: FX Community Room Age Group: Children, Tween Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 3 Description: FAXON TWEEN DEN Grades 5-7 *This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class.* 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.			This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Moments in Film: American Immigrant Experiences (Produced by West Hartford Immigrant Teens) 3:00pm - 4:00pm Adult, Teen, Family Required This event is in the "Adult" 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: Faxon Branch Room: FX Community Room Age Group: Adult, Teen, Family Program Type: Film Screenings Required Seats Remaining: 27 Description: All Ages: Join us for a special screening of short films created by West Hartford Immigrant Teens at as a part of a Digital Storytelling summer series at the Faxon Library. Light refreshments will be served!
4 pm	This event is in the "Children" group. Learn Chess! (NWL) 4:15pm - 5:00pm 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 Story Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Required Seats Remaining: 7 Description: Learn Chess! For students in grades 1-4			This event is in the "Children" group. Pumpkin Painting (FX) 4:00pm - 4:45pm Children Required This event is in the "Children" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Faxon Branch Room: FX Community Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description: Pumpkin Painting For grades 1-4 This event is in the "Teen" group. Cancelled Teen Halloween Game Night Postponed to Friday 10/27 4:00pm - 5:00pm Teen Required This event is in the "Teen" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Meeting Room Age Group: Teen Description: GRADES 7-12: Celebrate Halloween all week long! For each event attended, receive a raffle ticket for a $25 Fandango gift card which may be used for the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie, coming out 10/27!	This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Halloween Game Night 4:00pm - 5:00pm 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 Meeting Room Age Group: Teen Required Seats Remaining: 22 Description: GRADES 7-12: Celebrate Halloween all week long! For each event attended, receive a raffle ticket for a $25 Fandango gift card which may be used for the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie, coming out 10/27!
5 pm	This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen D&D: Wild Beyond the 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 Teen Room Age Group: Teen Description: This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.		This event is in the "Teen" group. Cancelled Teen D&D: Dragonlance 5:30pm - 7:30pm Teen This event is in the "Teen" group. Cancelled 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.
6 pm	This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Pumpkin Carving Contest 6:00pm - 7:00pm 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 Meeting Room Age Group: Teen Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description: GRADES 7-12: Celebrate Halloween all week long! For each event attended, receive a raffle ticket for a $25 Fandango gift card which may be used for the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie, coming out 10/27! Library Board Meeting 6:30pm - 7:15pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Noah Webster Library Room: NWL Board Room Description: If this meeting is virtual, it can be viewed live on West Hartford Community Television at www.whctv.org and www.youtube/whctv5.com.	This event is in the "Children" group. Pumpkin Painting (NWL) 6:00pm - 6:45pm 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: Arts, Crafts, & Technology Required Seats Remaining: 0 Description: Pumpkin Painting For grades 1-4 This event is in the "Teen" group. Mayor's Youth Council 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 Age Group: Teen Description: Regular Meeting of the West Hartford Mayor's Youth Council at Town Hall. Questions about MYC? 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: 4 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. This event is in the "Family" group. Children's Health: Lead Poisoning Prevention and Immunization 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adult, Family This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Faxon Branch Room: FX Community Room Age Group: Adult, Family Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Description: October is Children's Health Month, a perfect time to raise awareness about children's environmental health, including the dangers and potential health impacts of lead. This event is in the "Teen" group. Teen Creepy Cupcake Wars 6:00pm - 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 Meeting Room Age Group: Teen Required Seats Remaining: 1 Description: GRADES 7-12: Celebrate Halloween all week long! For each event attended, receive a raffle ticket for a $25 Fandango gift card which may be used for the new Five Nights at Freddy's movie, coming out 10/27! This event is in the "Adult" group. Connecticut Screenwriters (Hybrid) 6:00pm - 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 Board Room Age Group: Adult Program Type: Description: WEDNESDAY - Connecticut Screenwriters, a library-sponsored group, was established in April 2004. This event is in the "Adult" group. Community Conversations (BC) 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: Bishops Corner Branch Room: BC Adult Department Age Group: Adult Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events Required Seats Remaining: 91 Description: Join us for a conversation about what you want to see in your library of tomorrow!		This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teen" group. This event is in the "Family" group. Bishops Corner Movie Night (BC) 6:00pm - 8:00pm Adult, Children, Teen, Family Required This event is in the "Adult" group. This event is in the "Children" 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: Bishops Corner Branch Room: BC Outdoors Age Group: Adult, Children, Teen, Family Program Type: Film Screenings Required Seats Remaining: 4 Description: Movie Hotel Transylvania All Ages

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