PROGRAMS IN OCTOBER

Fall Storytimes

Baby Storytime
Tuesdays @ 10 am  Register here

Fall Storytime
Mondays @ 1pm Register here OR Thursdays @ 10 am Register here

Movie Matinee
Friday, October 13th @ 1 pm
October's Movie: Young Frankenstein

Kick off your weekend with a matinee movie.  No registration needed.  Patrons are welcome to bring a box lunch of snack to enjoy during the film.

Watercolor Portrait Workshop
Saturday, October 14th @ 10 am

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Artist Nancy Roman will lead this session. Participants are asked to bring a 5″ X 7″ photograph and will leave with a finished painting ready for framing. No experience is necessary. All materials (other than the inspiration photo) will be provided. This program is for ages 12 and up. Space is limited.

Evening Book Discussion

Monday, October 16th @ 6 pm

This month’s book selection is Sundial by Catriona Ward. Sharp as a snakebite, Sundial is a gripping novel about the secrets we bury from the ones we love most.
Rob has spent her life running from Sundial, the family’s ranch deep in the Mojave Desert, and her childhood memories.  Join us for a spooky discussion.  Books are available to borrow.

Halloween Teen Time
Wednesday, October 18th @ 6pm

Hey Teens! Come hang out with Mrs. Molly, eat some sweats and play some fun Halloween themed games!
You can dress up if you like but it is not required.
Ages 11+. No need to register.

Spooky Reptiles
Saturday, October 21st @ 10 am

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The Reptile Nook is coming to visit us and they are bringing four different reptiles/amphibians.
(Two snakes, a lizard, and a frog or toad)
The kids will be able to pet the animals if they wish and will get to learn all about these cool creatures!

Hungry Readers (Teen Book Club)
Saturday, October 21st @ 1 pm

Teen book club?? YES!!!!! This month's will be Halloween themed.  Come hang out with Mrs. Molly and teen Molly and discuss amazing books you’ve read or amazing movies you’ve watched!!
Pizza will be provided! (you are welcome to come just for the food)
There will be lots of relaxing, puzzling, and coloring while we chat.
Ages 11+. No need to register.

Let's Talk Gardening
Monday, October 23rd @ 7 pm

Join us for our final session of the year. Save your seeds. We will be doing a seed exchange!

Halloween Scavenger Hunt
Monday, October 23rd thru Tuesday, October 31^st

Come to the library any day from the 23rd to 31st! Complete our scavenger hunt and earn a super duper library prize!!!.

Pajama Storytime
Wednesday, October 25th @ 6:30 pm

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All kids are welcome to come to pajama storytime with Mrs. Molly! Come in your pajamas and enjoy a Halloween book and craft! Get cozy for spooky time!

NEW IN NOVEMBER!!

AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION

Thursday, November 9th @ 2 pm

This month we are reading: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets? A novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived.  Books are available to borrow.  Join us!

Explore your Ancestry

Harwinton's Town Historian Susan Fenn McClen will visit our library to offer her expert help to those interested in researching their genealogy!  Call to schedule your session.

Mindful Meditation
Wednesdays @ 3:30 pm

Please join our afternoon meditation group at the library.  All are welcome!  Register online or contact:  [email protected]

NEW TITLES
Don’t be afraid that you won’t have anything to read in October. We’ve got plenty of new fiction from some of your favorite authors, including:
 
Black River Orchard by Chuck Wendig

Blood Lines by Nelson DeMil

Bright Lights, Big Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews

Dirty Thirty by Janet Evanovich

The Exchange by John Grisham

Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

Midnight at the Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan

The Reformatory by Tananarive Due

The Secret by Lee Child

Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer

The Twelve Dogs of Christmas by Susan Wiggs

NEW DVDS

Blue Beetle

Haunted Mansion

Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning, Part 1

Scooby Doo and Krypto Too!

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

Yellowjackets, Season 2

NEW DOWNLOADABLES

eBooks
 
The Exchange by John Grisham

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Only One Left by Riley Sager

Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

Weyward by Emilia Hart
 
eAudiobooks
 
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

Happiness Falls by Angie Kim

The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman