Southbury Public Library Adult Reading Challenge
Ongoing, On Paper and Online on Beanstack

We invite everyone to participate in Southbury Public Library's inaugural Adult Reading Challenge event! Consisting of 12 different reading challenges, one per month, this is an ongoing event that will continue throughout the 2024 calendar year. After reading a book for this month's challenge, complete a short paper or digital form to tell us about the book. You will then be eligible for this month's prize! Submit a form for each of the 12 monthly challenges throughout 2024 and you will be eligible for the Reading Challenge's grand prize at the end of the year! This event, like all Southbury Public Library programs, is open to anyone regardless of town of residency.

The reading challenge for January 2024 is to read an uplifting book! A drawing will occur at the end of the month to decide the winner of a $25.00 gift card to Nardelli’s Grinder Shoppe!

To be eligible for this month's prize, after reading, complete a short paper or digital form to tell us about the book you chose for this challenge. Reading recommendations and paper forms are available at the library’s Reading Challenge display. Visit Beanstack to get started online. Completed forms must be received by Wednesday, January 31.

Adult Events

Information and Registration: Reference Department at 203-262-0626 ext. 2

All programs require registration unless otherwise noted. The majority of programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. Library programs are not funded by the town fiscal budget. For all virtual adult programs requiring registration, registrants will receive an email with the Zoom links the morning of the program.

David K. Merrill Artist Talk and Book Signing
Sunday, January 7, 1-4:30pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required

Join us for an artist talk and book signing by David K. Merrill. David K. Merrill is an artist known for "Realistic renderings of rural New England, capturing the nostalgia of a passing era." He exhibited at the Kent Art Association in Kent, Connecticut, the Northern Vermont Artists Association, and the Connecticut Academy of Fine Art. Merrill also painted murals for the University of Maine and the town of Southbury. His book "David K. Merrill's Lifetime of Painting" will be available for sale at this event. This event will also take place on Sunday, January 21. To register, click here.

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