Tiny Art Show & Silent Auction - LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR ART WORK

Tiny Art Show & Silent Auction â LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR ART WORKDisplay your artistic talents and support the library at our Tiny Art Show & Silent Auction fundraiser! Pick up a 4âł x 4âł canvas at the library and create a mini masterpiece at home. A limited number of ......More

Tiny Art Show & Silent Auction â LAST DAY TO SUBMIT YOUR ART WORKDisplay your artistic talents and support the library at our Tiny Art Show & Silent Auction fundraiser! Pick up a 4âł x 4âł canvas at the library and create a mini masterpiece at home. A limited number of canvases will be available for pickup starting Tuesday, February 24. Return your finished work of art by Tuesday, March 24, to be included in our Tiny Art Show and Silent Auction fundraiser. Submissions should be family-friendly. All ages and abilities are welcome to participate! For full details, visit HERE

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Burnham's Satelite Library

Join Katie at the Hilltop Center on the 4th Tuesday of Each Month! Whether youâre looking to discover new books, need help with tech, or just want to chat, Katie has you covered. Swing by to grab a new library card, register for upcoming programs, or simply enjoy some g......More

Join Katie at the Hilltop Center on the 4th Tuesday of Each Month! Whether youâre looking to discover new books, need help with tech, or just want to chat, Katie has you covered. Swing by to grab a new library card, register for upcoming programs, or simply enjoy some good conversation. Sheâs here to assist with it all!  

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Americaâs Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walterâs book Rehab: An American Scan......More

REGISTER & SUBMIT QUESTIONS HERE via Digital Livestream or on Demand Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walterâs book Rehab: An American Scandal. In this work, Walter, a Pulitzer finalist, exposes the countryâs failed response to the opioid crisis, and the malfeasance, corruption, and snake oil which blight the drug rehabilitation industry. Today, more people have access to treatment than ever before. So why isnât it working? The answer is that in Americaâwhere anyone can get addictedâonly certain people get a real chance to recover. Despite record numbers of overdose deaths, our default response is still to punish, while rehabs across the United States fail to incorporate scientifically proven strategies and exploit patients. In this book, youâll find the stories of four people who represent the failures of the rehab-industrial complex, and the ways our treatment system often prevents recovery. April is a black mom in Philadelphia, who witnessed firsthand how the governmentâs punitive response to the crack epidemic impeded her motherâs recoveryâand then her own. Chris, a young middle-class white man from Louisiana, received more opportunities in his addiction than April, including the chance to go to treatment instead of prison. Yet the only program the judge permitted was one that forced him to perform unpaid back-breaking labor at for-profit companies. Wendy is a mother from a wealthy suburb of Los Angeles, whose son died in a sober living home. She began investigating for-profit treatment programsâyet law enforcement and regulators routinely ignored her warnings, allowing rehab patients to die, again and again. Larry is a surgeon who himself struggled with addiction, and would eventually become one of the first Suboxone prescribers in the nation, drawing the scrutiny of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Be sure to register now to participate in this urgent conversation and learn insight on how we might fix the system to save lives. About the Author:  Shoshana Walter is a reporter for the Marshall Project covering the criminal justice system. Her reporting has been honored as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and Selden Ring, and she has won the Knight Award for Public Service, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and the Livingston Award for Young Journalists. She started her work on the treatment system at The Center for Investigative Reporting, where her work appeared in The New York Times Magazine, in newspapers, and on NPR stations across the country. She is based in Oakland, California. About the Guest Host: Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her familyâs attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments.

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Winter Chess Club

Burnham Library Presents: Winter Chess ClubGrades 1-5 Every other Tuesday (1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24) Jeremy Lingenfelser will introduce kids to the game of chess or help players who know the game, learn new strategies.  Open to all abilities! Available in 2 s......More

Burnham Library Presents: Winter Chess ClubGrades 1-5 Every other Tuesday (1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24) Jeremy Lingenfelser will introduce kids to the game of chess or help players who know the game, learn new strategies.  Open to all abilities! Available in 2 sessions.  3:15pm-3:45pm  OR   4:00-4:30pm. Registration required.  Please register with Mrs. Lianne at [email protected].  When emailing, specify which session time you would like.

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Winter Chess Club

Burnham Library Presents: Winter Chess ClubGrades 1-5 Every other Tuesday (1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24) Jeremy Lingenfelser will introduce kids to the game of chess or help players who know the game, learn new strategies.  Open to all abilities! Available in 2 s......More

Burnham Library Presents: Winter Chess ClubGrades 1-5 Every other Tuesday (1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24) Jeremy Lingenfelser will introduce kids to the game of chess or help players who know the game, learn new strategies.  Open to all abilities! Available in 2 sessions.  3:15pm-3:45pm  OR   4:00-4:30pm. Registration required.  Please register with Mrs. Lianne at [email protected].  When emailing, specify which session time you would like.

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Homeschool Hangout -Space Explorers

Burnham Library Presents:Homeschool Hangout- Space Explorers Ages 6+ Last Wednesdays of the month (1/28, 2/25, 3/25) Join us to participate in space themed crafts, activities and STEM challenges. Registration required. To register, email Mrs. Lianne at lambruso@burnhaml......More

Burnham Library Presents:Homeschool Hangout- Space Explorers Ages 6+ Last Wednesdays of the month (1/28, 2/25, 3/25) Join us to participate in space themed crafts, activities and STEM challenges. Registration required. To register, email Mrs. Lianne at [email protected].

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Burnham Bunch Storytime

Burnham Library Presents: Burnham Bunch StorytimeThursdays 1/22-3/26 10:30am Drop in. Perfect for the 5 and under crowd! Sing songs, read books and have some bubble fun!

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French Conversation Fridays

French Conversation Fridays Join us for a relaxed meet-and-greet as we launch French Conversation Fridays! Whether youâre fluent or rusty, practice your French, meet fellow language learners, and enjoy a welcoming, low-pressure space to speak, listen, and learn togethe......More

French Conversation Fridays Join us for a relaxed meet-and-greet as we launch French Conversation Fridays! Whether youâre fluent or rusty, practice your French, meet fellow language learners, and enjoy a welcoming, low-pressure space to speak, listen, and learn together. Moderate to fluent speakers are welcomeâĂ  bientĂ´t! Questions? Contact [email protected]

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Burnham (Indoor) Beer Garden

Winter has gone on long enough, and weâre snow-over it! Letâs shake off the winter together. Enjoy local brews, wine, craft cocktails, and snacks, all while grooving to live music by Jim Moker. Perfect for the entire family Proceeds benefit the Burnham Library. There wi......More

Winter has gone on long enough, and weâre snow-over it! Letâs shake off the winter together. Enjoy local brews, wine, craft cocktails, and snacks, all while grooving to live music by Jim Moker. Perfect for the entire family Proceeds benefit the Burnham Library. There will also be non-alcoholic options on the house. Venmo, cash, and cards are accepted.    

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April Art: Skylar Santos: Behind the Ears: A Photo Essay by a Shepaug Equestrian

On view during library hours April 1 â April 25

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Passports to Connecticut Libraries 2026

Passports to Connecticut Libraries 2026Brought to you by the Connecticut Library Association April 1 â 30, 2026 Itâs back! The Passports to Connecticut Libraries program returns this April, inviting library lovers of all ages to explore libraries across the state. Begin......More

Passports to Connecticut Libraries 2026Brought to you by the Connecticut Library Association April 1 â 30, 2026 Itâs back! The Passports to Connecticut Libraries program returns this April, inviting library lovers of all ages to explore libraries across the state. Beginning April 1, stop by your local library to pick up your program passport and a list of participating libraries. Then start exploring! Visit as many participating libraries as you like between April 1 and April 30. At each stop, get your passport stampedâand you might even pick up some fun library swag along the way. Turn in your completed passport to your local library by May 11 to be entered into the statewide prize drawing. No library card is required to participate, although we hope youâll sign up for one at your local library if you donât already have one. You donât have to visit every library to take part. Anyone who visits at least five participating libraries will be entered into the random prize drawing. Be sure to check the list that comes with your passport to confirm which libraries are officially participatingâonly stamps from those libraries count toward the drawing. This year, there are six chances to win a $200 Visa gift card. Random drawings will be held statewide in the following categories:⢠Adult who visited the most libraries⢠Child under 18 who visited the most libraries⢠Adult who visited more than 25 libraries⢠Child under 18 who visited more than 25 libraries⢠Adult who visited more than five libraries⢠Child under 18 who visited more than five libraries Prize drawings will take place on June 15, 2026 Start planning your library adventureâwe canât wait to see where your passport takes you!  

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