Back to School Concert
Wednesday, September 6th @ 5:30 pm

Come and lounge on our lawn and listen to this multicultural concert for both kids and adults. Experience both Brazilian and American music with the Brazilian Jazz Trio!

If there is bad weather then the concert will be moved to Monday, Sept. 13th at the same time.

Coloring pages will be posted on our programs page, and there will be hard copies provided at the library starting on September 1st.
Please hand in pages by September 30th.
Winners will be announced October 2nd.
There are prizes for all winners!!!

Age Groups: 0-5, 6-10, 11-18, Adults

Programs In September

Fall Baby Storytime
Tuesdays @ 10 am beginning September 5th
Register here

Join Mrs. Molly for baby storytime! This storytime will be for ages approximately 0-3, but all siblings and older children are welcome.
We will read a story, sing some songs, and do a small craft.
Registering for one will register you for all Fall Baby Storytime’s.

Fall Storytimes
Beginning September 7th

Join Mrs. Molly for storytime! You are welcome to come to either the Monday or the Thursday Session.
We will read a story, sing some songs, and do a cool craft.
Register here for Monday @ 1 pm
Register here for Thursday @ 10 am
Registering for one will register you for all Fall Storytime’s on your chosen day.

Movie Matinee
Friday, September 15th @ 1 pm

September’s Movie: Asteroid City
Kick off your weekend with a matinee movie. No registration needed. Patrons are welcome to bring a box lunch or snack to enjoy during the film.
The latest from writer/director Wes Anderson is a 1950s set story-within-a-story highlighted by gorgeous visuals and a stellar cast. What happens when a junior Space Camp for gifted teens is interrupted by an actual alien visitation? Stars Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Adrien Brody and more. Rated PG-13. Running Time 1 hour 45 minutes.

Hungry Readers
(Teen Book Club)
Saturday, September 16th @ 1 pm

Teen book club?? YES!!!!! Come hang out with Mrs. Molly and teen Molly and discuss amazing books you’ve read or amazing movies you’ve watched!!
Snacks 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.

Evening Book Discussion

Monday,  September 18th @ 6 pm

This month’s selection is Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson. In 1971, Go Ask Alice reinvented the young adult genre with a blistering portrayal of sex, psychosis, and teenage self-destruction. The supposed diary of a middle-class addict, Go Ask Alice terrified adults and cemented LSD’s fearsome reputation, fueling support for the War on Drugs.  Alice was only the beginning.

In 1979, another diary rattled the culture, setting the stage for a national meltdown. The posthumous memoir of an alleged teenage Satanist, Jay’s Journal merged with a frightening new crisis—adolescent suicide—to create a literal witch hunt, shattering countless lives and poisoning whole communities. In reality, Go Ask Alice and Jay’s Journal came from the same dark place: a serial con artist who betrayed a grieving family, stole a dead boy’s memory, and lied her way to the National Book Awards.

Unmask Alice reveals is a true story of contagious deception.

Unmask Alice . . . where truth is stranger than nonfiction. (Amazon)

Family Community Drum Circle
Saturday, September 30th @ 1 pm
Register here

Join Craig Norton of Hands on Drumming for a joyous musical event for all ages. Craig will lead us on a musical journey around the globe. Experience music, song, and dance as we learn about other cultures and find our own inner rhythm. This program will be held outdoors, weather permitting. Please register.

Clear Day Thunder: Rescuing the American Chestnut Screening
Thursday, September 28^th @ 6:30 pm, TOWN HALL ASSEMBLY ROOM

Join us to screen this new documentary film that tells the story of passionate citizen scientists and researchers working to restore the American Chestnut Tree, a ecologically and economically important species.

At the turn of the 20th century, a deadly blight accidentally imported into the U.S. from Asia devastated the American Chestnut. Within a span of only two generations, the tree was nearly extinct.  Through this film we hope to learn how others are working to bring this iconic and important tree back into our future.

Run time: 53 minutes.  A member of the Chestnut Society will attend and be available to answer questions following the film.

Sponsored by: The Harwinton Land Trust and The Harwinton Public Library

Artist Reception
Wednesday, September 20th @ 5pm

Come meet our featured artist for September/October.  Margaret Schuster, pastel artist will be here to greet you and discuss her works that are on display in our Activity Room for the next 2 months.  Refreshments will be served.  All invited!

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
September bring a harvest of new Fiction from some of your favorite authors, including:

12 Months to Live by James Patterson & Mike Lupica
The Armor of Light by Ken Follett
Blessing of the Lost Girls by Judith A. Jance
Code Red by Vince Flynn
Dead on Target by M.C. Beaton
Holly by Stephen King
The Longmire Defense by Craig Johnson
Payback in Death by J.D. Robb
The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves
The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger
Proud Sorrows by James R. Benn

New Children's Books

Big by Vashti Harrison 
How to Catch a Monster by Adam Wallace
All from a Walnut by Ammi-Joan Paquette
Investigators 6 by John Green
Hilo 9 by Judd Winick
Skandar and the Phantom Rider by Steadman
The Sun and the Star by Rick Riordan
Greenwild by Pari Thomas

New Young Adult Books

Long live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw
One of us is Back by Karen McManus

New DVDS

Air
Asteroid City
Elemental
The Little Mermaid
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Picard: the Final Season

New Downloadables

eBooks

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell
Simply Lies by David Baldacci

eAudiobooks:

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett
Yellowface b R.F. Kuang

Library Friends Monthly Book Sale
Saturday, September 16th, 10 am - Noon

Come shop our gently used books in the basement.  New stock is added regularly!

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