Book Donation Day at the Hodge

Book Donations accepted today at the Hodge Memorial Library (4 North St.) Items we love to have donated: New & gently used popular fiction and non-fictionBooks for childrenItems we cannot accept for donation: Books in poor/unclean condition (ask yourself, would I read t......More

Book Donations accepted today at the Hodge Memorial Library (4 North St.) Items we love to have donated: New & gently used popular fiction and non-fictionBooks for childrenItems we cannot accept for donation: Books in poor/unclean condition (ask yourself, would I read this in bed?)EncyclopediasDictionariesBiblesBooks with torn pagesOld library booksBooks with underlining, writing or highlightingTextbooksWater (moldy) or rodent damagedMagazinesReaders Digest condensed booksOut of date “how to” books and manualsVideo or cassette tapes

Hodge Memorial Library, 4 North Street, Roxbury, 06783

Collage & Drawing Club

With Sarah Griswold Spend some time with other creative adults and away from your digital devices. In addition to being an excellent way to express oneself, creative exercises such as collage and drawing can reduce stress, boost your mood, and help improve your brain el......More

With Sarah Griswold Spend some time with other creative adults and away from your digital devices. In addition to being an excellent way to express oneself, creative exercises such as collage and drawing can reduce stress, boost your mood, and help improve your brain elasticity. Supplies will be available, but please feel free to bring your own materials with you if you would like. No creative or artistic ability is needed, just a willingness to let go, have fun, put pencil to paper, and glue things together.   Please RSVP so that we know how many tables/chairs to have available.

Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury, CT, 06783, United States

Preschool Storytime

Preschool StorytimeApril 7, 21, 28 • May 5, 12, 19 Stories, songs, movement and bubbles for the 5 and under crowd Drop-in to any event. Questions? email [email protected]

ATLAS: Grades K-2 Mythical May: Dragon Eggs

ATLAS (At the Library After School) Grades K-2  Mythical May: Dragon Eggs – Unleash your creativity and craft a one-of-a-kind dragon egg. AT CAPACITY FOR THIS SESSION. For the waiting list, email [email protected] To allow us time to prepare, registratio......More

ATLAS (At the Library After School) Grades K-2  Mythical May: Dragon Eggs – Unleash your creativity and craft a one-of-a-kind dragon egg. AT CAPACITY FOR THIS SESSION. For the waiting list, email [email protected] To allow us time to prepare, registration must be received by the FRIDAY preceding the program. Homeschoolers are welcome! A library staff member will walk your child to the library from Booth School. If school is canceled, the program will be as well.

Create "Would You Rather" Qs @the Gunn Library

The Minor Memorial Library, Gunn Memorial Library, and Burnham Library are once again partnering to bring you a fantastic summer reading program!In the lead up to the LEVEL UP Summer Reading Kick-Off in June, we invite all local kids to stop by the Gunn Library to creat......More

The Minor Memorial Library, Gunn Memorial Library, and Burnham Library are once again partnering to bring you a fantastic summer reading program!In the lead up to the LEVEL UP Summer Reading Kick-Off in June, we invite all local kids to stop by the Gunn Library to create your own character and enjoy more fun activities! May 3-24, create challenges for your character. Help create a deck of “Would You Rather” questions by submitting a question that help you reflect on your emotions, make you smile with a rhyme, spark a debate, or give you the giggles! The GIANT Room will remix your creation into a printed trading card. Special Hour with Ms. Lianne (from the Burnham Library): Saturday, May 17 10am -11amEach month is a self-directed activity, so you can complete it on your own time with or without the help of a librarian. The Junior Library also offers “Creation Hours” every week, during which you can use supplies from the Makerspace to bring your vision to life. Be sure to check the library’s website for the complete schedule! Or, you can join Ms. Lianne: Saturday, May 17 10am -11am to complete this activity. The Junior Library invites all members of our community to join us for Story Mode, a creative storytelling adventure leading up to the start of Summer Reading in June! In collaboration with the GIANT Room, a New York City-based innovation hub for kids, the Junior Library will provide four Remix activities Stations. These stations will allow you, your friends, and your family to draw and invent unique characters, settings, and plot twists and see them transformed into published trading cards, games, and comic strips. Every Remix Station is a self-directed activity, so you can complete it on your own time with or without the help of a librarian. The Junior Library also offers “Creation Hours” every week, during which you can use supplies from the Makerspace to bring your vision to life. Be sure to check the library’s website for the complete schedule! Each month focuses on a different part of your story: – March 8-29, dream up your character. Complete a character sheet with a drawing of an avatar and its traits, including powers, power rating, voice, favorites, items, weaknesses, strengths, birthday, habitat, physical features, awards, and more. The GIANT Room will remix your creation into a printed trading card for you! Special Hour with Ms. Teresa: Saturday, March 22 10am -11am – April 5-26, build your own city and create a place for the story to happen. Engineer a building and decide its materials and unique features. The GIANT Room will remix this creation into another printed trading card featuring their building sketch, an AI-generated 3D render of it and its features. Special Hour with Ms. Jean: Saturday, April 26 10am -11am – May 3-24, create challenges for your character. Help create a deck of “Would You Rather” questions by submitting a question that help you reflect on your emotions, make you smile with a rhyme, spark a debate, or give you the giggles! The GIANT Room will remix your creation into a printed trading card. Special Hour with Ms. Lianne (from the Burnham Library): Saturday, May 17 10am -11am – June 7-28, tell a story about your character. Write and illustrate a comic strip using a pre-made template, and the GIANT Room will remix it into a printed poster. Special Hour with Ms. Teresa: Saturday, June 14 10am -11am – Saturday, June 21, from 10-12 pm kick off summer reading and level up your character’s story as you visit several activity stations at this community event with the GIANT Room. This is a great opportunity to express your creativity, collaborate with your community, and see your ideas come to life! This program was made possible by the Connecticut State Library.

Gunn Memorial Library, 5 Wykeham Rd, Washington, CT, 06793, United States

Book Sale at the Hodge

Stop by the Hodge’s Next Chapter Book Store to peruse a wide selection of books for all ages and interests. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Roxbury Library.

Hodge Memorial Library, 4 North Street, Roxbury, 06783

Art Opening Reception

Pete BergeronLANDSCAPESOn View May 17 – July 5Connecticut artist Pete Bergeron has been painting since early childhood, inspired by the classic television instruction series “You Are an Artist”, hosted by Jon Gnagy. Pete’s formal art training began at Paier School of Ar......More

Pete BergeronLANDSCAPESOn View May 17 – July 5Connecticut artist Pete Bergeron has been painting since early childhood, inspired by the classic television instruction series “You Are an Artist”, hosted by Jon Gnagy. Pete’s formal art training began at Paier School of Art in Hamden, CT, studying illustration. Eventually he turned to large scale painting and, like artist James Rosenquist before him, he worked as a billboard painter, creating giant images of hamburgers, beer bottles, cars and other colorful oversized advertisements. In 1990 he studied with Frank Covino of Waitsfield, VT, learning the Classical Academic approach to painting: a systematic method that begins with a detailed monochromatic under painting superimposed with many layers of thinly applied colored glazes. The resulting effect gives an overall luminous quality to the finished painting. His commitment to fine art was a natural direction that led to a consuming full-time passion for creating lasting and timeless works of art. Pete’s paintings are reminiscent of the late nineteenth century American landscape painters of the Hudson River School, including John Frederick Kensett, Sanford Robinson Gifford and William Trost Richards, and of the Tonalist painters of that period. His work hangs in many collections throughout the country. “Landscapes” is an exhibition of paintings of unique locations the artist has visited many times, and through the use of strong composition, a wide range of values and a complex layering of color, the artist turns the otherwise commonplace – a crashing wave, the quiet of a passing cloud or the early light of a new day – into moments of awe and inspiration and creates a connection to the eternal beauty and reassuring qualities of Nature.

Minor Memorial Library, 23 South St, Roxbury, CT, 06783, United States

Preschool Storytime

Preschool StorytimeApril 7, 21, 28 • May 5, 12, 19 Stories, songs, movement and bubbles for the 5 and under crowd Drop-in to any event. Questions? email [email protected]

ATLAS: Grades 3-5 Mythical May: Bigfoot Plushie

ATLAS (At the Library After School) Grades 3-5Mythical May: Bigfoot Plushie – Create your own no-sew Bigfoot plushie. 1) Register using THIS ONLINE FORM 2) Print permission note 3) Send a note to the school before the first day of the event. To allow us time to prepare,......More

ATLAS (At the Library After School) Grades 3-5Mythical May: Bigfoot Plushie – Create your own no-sew Bigfoot plushie. 1) Register using THIS ONLINE FORM 2) Print permission note 3) Send a note to the school before the first day of the event. To allow us time to prepare, registration must be received by the FRIDAY preceding the program. Homeschoolers are welcome! A library staff member will walk your child to the library from Booth School. If school is canceled, the program will be as well.

Book Sale at the Hodge

Stop by the Hodge’s Next Chapter Book Store to peruse a wide selection of books for all ages and interests. Proceeds benefit the Friends of the Roxbury Library.

Hodge Memorial Library, 4 North Street, Roxbury, 06783

Library Closed

The Library is closed for today’s holiday. Downloadable books, audiobooks, movies, TV Shows, & music are available 24/7 with your library card on the LIBBY app & on HOOPLA.