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Meet Your Monger: A Guided Tasting of New England Cheeses with Cheesemonger Kate

  • Audience/Location: Adults, Farioly Program Room
  • Date/Time: March 26th @ 6pm
Taste Connecticut cheese history with cheesemonger Kate Truini-Redin and learn how to navigate a cheese counter.
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Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner

  • Date/Time: March 26th @ 7pm
  • Audience/Location: Adults, Virtual Author Talk
You’re invited to a glimmering conversation with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner.
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Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

  • Date/Time: Select Thursdays
  • Audience/Location: Technology Center Conference Room
Meet with an attorney from the Connecticut Bar Association for a private 20-minute session at the library.
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Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi Picoult

  • Audience/Location: Adults, Online
  • Date/Time: April 2nd @ 7pm
NYT bestselling author Jodi Picoult chats about her new novel, By Any Other Name.
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The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming

  • Date/Time: April 8th @ 2pm
  • Audience/Location: Adults, Virtual Author Talk
Join us as Smithsonian Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming, guides us through the secret world of trees.
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Cricut Program: Decorate a Plastic Flower Bucket Vase

  • Audience/Location: Adults, Makerlab
  • Date/Time: April 12th @ 11am
Decorate a plastic flower bucket vase to give as a gift or to decorate your home.
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The Thrill of Writing Action, Adventure, and Suspense: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Gregg Hurwitz

  • Audience/Location: Adults, Virtual Author Talk
  • Date/Time: April 24th @ 7pm
Conversation with New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz as he chats with us about his Orphan X series.
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Music Making History Live: Railroad Through Song

  • Audience/Location: Ages 11+, Farioly Program Room
  • Date/Time: April 30th @ 6pm
Join musician and historian Jon Waterman for an evening of music and storytelling.
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Free ESL Classes for Adults – Beginner / Intermediate Level

  • Date/Time: Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 10:30am, January 7 - March 17
  • Audience/Location: Ages 17+, Lower Level Meeting Room
Learn basic reading, writing, speaking & listening skills at the library.
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