Library Events Calendar
Fribrary Time! Making Sidewalk Chalk & Drawing Contest East Hampton Public LibraryMay 24, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. On May 24th we will be making our own sidewalk chalk, then going outside to have a drawing contest. For 4th and 5th graders. See you after school!
Adult Book Discussion : The Feminine Mystique East Hampton Public LibraryMay 29, 6:30 p.m. Discuss Betty Friedan's groundbreaking 1963 classic that launched the Second Wave of the feminist movement. Fresh as ever with insights into how women find fulfillment in their careers, marriage and family. We'll pair discussion of Friedan's title with a look inside latest bestseller "Lean In" by Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg. Open to all; library staff member Phil Carr moderates.
Footprint Friday! Magic Tree House East Hampton Public LibraryMay 31, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. Go on an adventure through time at the library! We'll have activities and crafts based on the Magic Tree House series for any adventure-seeker! Go on a dinosaur egg hunt, build a catapult, and search for buried pirate treasure! For 2nd and 3rd graders. See you after school!
Fribrary Time! Garden of Beats with Conga J. East Hampton Public LibraryJun 7, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. Conga J. will be joining us for some fun and rhythm with drums in a drumming circle! Never drummed before? That's fine! Join us for this musical, rhythmical time! For 4th and 5th graders. See you after school!
Take a Break : Contemporary Issues East Hampton Public LibraryJun 13, 1:00 p.m. Registration required. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. Join us for a talk about the historical significance of Charles Darwin and the intense controversy that surrounds his theory of evolution, from its first publication over 150 years ago to the current, often acrimonious debate on evolution and creationism in the United States. Professor David Koch presents on the topic and Darwin’s own private agony over the spiritual implications of his work.
Footprint Friday! Magic School Bus East Hampton Public LibraryJun 14, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration required. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. Become a scientist and join us in trying out some fun and amazing science experiments! As Miss Frizzle would say, “Take chances, make mistakes, get messy!” For 2nd and 3rd graders. See you after school!
Movie Night! Film Discussion Group East Hampton Public LibraryJun 18, 6:30 p.m. View and discuss the lavish, highly stylized 2012 film adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's 1877 novel, Anna Karenina, set in in 1874 at the height of Imperial Russia. Keira Knightley stars as Anna. Discussion moderated by library staff member Phil Carr. For adults; no registration required.
Author! Author! Cruising CT with a Picnic Basket East Hampton Public LibraryJun 22, 2:00 p.m. Registration required. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. Meet Jan Mann, author of Cruising Connecticut with a Picnic Basket. Jan will outline and share useful information about great day trips suitable for all ages and interests, just in time for summer vacation planning!
Race to Nowhere Documentary Screening East Hampton Public LibraryJul 17, 6:30 p.m. Registration required, begins Jun 1. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. Join us for a screening of Race to Nowhere, an award-winning documentary that addresses the realities of today’s high-stakes, high-pressure achievement culture and how that obsession is directly impacting our children's education.“An education film that gets it” Washington Post“Must see movie” NY Times“Another Inconvenient Truth” George Lucas Educational Foundation
Hijaz : Free Concert from a Band Without Borders East Hampton Public LibraryJul 25, 1:00 p.m. Registration required, begins Jun 15. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. Take a Thursday afternoon break and enjoy a musical tour of Mediterranean Europe through folk dance music from Greece, Albania, Turkey, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Italy and Romania. As the Hijaz plays, dancing by the audience is encouraged! All ages.
Take a Break : New England's Other Witch Hunt East Hampton Public LibraryOct 24, 1:00 p.m. Registration required, begins Sep 21. Call 860-267-6621 or register online.. If you associate witch hunts with Salem, MA, learn how our state was at the epicenter of witchcraft prosecution and execution in earlier colonial years. The first hanging for witchcraft in New England took place in Windsor, CT a full generation before the more famous events in Salem in 1692. CT State Historian Walter Woodward will bring this nearly forgotten story to life.