Dún Laoghaire Central Library
Dublin, Ireland
Carr Cotter Naessens Architects

It's St. Patrick's Day, and we feature a new library on the Emerald Isle. The LexIcon Library and Cultural Centre in the Dublin seaside town of Dún Laoghaire is situated at Moran Park near the harbor’s seafront and houses a public library, a municipal gallery, a studio theater, exhibition and performance spaces, and meeting rooms. The building is clad in granite and red brick set in stone bands. The interior has floor to ceiling windows with views over Dublin Bay.

Books & Boots: Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy
Saturday, March 18, 11:00 a.m.

Read Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy, then join us at the Library at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 18, for an in-person discussion. The Tait Trail hike has been postponed to a later date due to the abundance of snow and ice on the trail.

Bringing Nature Home is available as a book, e-book, and streaming audiobook from the Norfolk Library. Additional print copies may be requested via inter-library loan. Contact Front Desk Circulation at 860-542-5075, ext. 2 or [email protected] to request a print copy.

To find out more and to register, please visit here.

“A fascinating study of the trees, shrubs, and vines that feed the insects, birds, and other animals in the suburban garden.” —The New York Times

St. Patrick's Day Celebration: Téada
Sunday, March 19, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

This concert is at capacity.

Terry Walters, NOURISH: Plant-based Recipes to Feed Body Mind and Soul
Mondy, March 20, 6:00 p.m.

March is National Nutrition Month, and best-selling cookbook author Terry Walters will be here to introduce her cookbook NOURISH: Plant-based Recipes to Feed Body Mind and Soul. NOURISH features 200 vegan and gluten-free seasonal recipes, abundant information on healthy cooking techniques, tools, and tips. There is photography throughout, original artwork, and Terry’s own poetry. Readers will love how the book lays flat with no pages flipping while you’re cooking. NOURISH is the cookbook you’ve been waiting for, full of delicious inspiration to empower healthy home cooking. To find out more and to register, please visit here.

Brené Brown Podcast Discussion Group with Kelly Kandra Hughes
Mondays, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m., via Zoom

Join us for our personal growth series on Monday afternoons. In this seven-week discussion group, we'll use the 7 Best Episodes of Unlocking Us with Brené Brown to guide our discussions. Each week, we'll listen on our own to a previously selected "Unlocking Us" podcast (see schedule here) and then join together via Zoom on Monday afternoons to share our insights and opinions. You are welcome, at your convenience, to attend one session, all seven, or pick and choose based on the podcast episode. You only need to register once for this series to receive a Zoom link for all seven weeks.

Register HERE.

March 20: Brené with David Eagleman on The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain. Listen here: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-david-eagleman-on-the-inside-story-of-the-ever-changing-brain/

Contemporary German Film Series with film director Diego Ongaro
Thursdays, March 23 & 30

In this series, film director Diego Ongaro will introduce us to a selection of powerful films that recently sprouted from the Berlin School. The Berlin School is a German film movement that started in the mid 1990's and created radically new images of German society. With directors coming from different horizons, their films can be seen as documents of a society in transition with lives having to be redefined after the fall of the Wall. The more restrained approach to characters, places, and moods alone made these films stand out from staidly conventional German films. They reflect an unconscious insecurity, and the feeling that history is going down a different road, one in which people do not know what role they are going to play.

Thursday, March 23, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.: Western (2017, 120 min.)

A work of unmatched subtlety, complexity and artistry, Western finds a group of German construction workers starting a tough job at a remote site in the Bulgarian countryside. The foreign land awakens the men’s sense of adventure, but they are also confronted with their own prejudices and mistrust due to the language barrier and cultural differences. Director Valeska Grisebach observes the intimacy of all-male spaces. She explores the ways men labor, act and interact, and their unspoken and brittle bonds.

Visit here to register.

The Norfolk Library Teen Advisory Council invites local teens to an open library night at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 25. Come hang out, enjoy some pizza, and have a look at the new Teen Owl Cove!

All CT Reads Book Discussion: When Women Were Dragons
Sunday, March 26, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Please join us for our All CT Reads book discussion of When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill. Set in the 1950s, this speculative fiction alternative history of the United States provides an interesting and thought-provoking twist on female choice, especially as we celebrate National Women's History Month in March. Multiple copies of the book are available at the Library. Visit here to find out more and to reserve your copy of the book. Tea and cookies will be served.

A program of the Connecticut State Library, All CT Reads is a year-long initiative to promote conversations and connection across the state to talk about inclusivity, cultures, and acceptance. One main book title and three shortlist book titles are chosen each calendar year for three age groups: kids (ages 8-12), teens (ages 13-18), and adults.

Exciting Discoveries in Art History
Monday, March 27, 7:00 p.m. via Zoom

Who doesn’t love learning about a priceless painting found in an attic? Or a sculpture sitting for decades in a public garden, only to be found out as a Renaissance treasurer? After finding herself in the middle of her own art history discovery when she uncovered the provenance of a Rodin sculpture sitting in New Jersey town hall, Mallory Mortillaro learned just how many times this has happened before. Her lecture explores the stories of ten different important and valuable works of art that had been rediscovered in unexpected places. The program explores a brief background of each piece, artist, and how the piece got to be lost, and then found. Mallory joined us last year to talk about her lost Rodin, and we're excited to have her back for another fascinating look at the the history of art.

Please register here for the Zoom link.

Mallory Mortillaro is an art historian and educator.  She has ten years of teaching experience, and has worked on various art research projects for museums and organizations in the New York metropolitan area.

Mindfulness with Miranda Lee
Fridays in March, 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. via Zoom

Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with the tools they need to help build resilience against the challenges of day-to-day life. Miranda's theme for March is "stress reduction." Visit here to register for the Zoom link. Anyone can join at any time

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