Quiet Corner Reads Book Discussion
Happiness Falls, by Angie Kim
Monday, May 6th @ 6:00pm
Join us to discuss 2024 Quiet Corner Reads Author Angie Kim’s book Happiness Falls. Tickets ($20) to hear Angie Kim speak at the Mansion at Bald Hill on Tuesday, May 14th are for sale at the circulation desk.
Tea Time Book Chat
Friday, May 17th
3:00pm – 4:00pm
What are you reading? Let’s chat about your favorite books this spring. Please email [email protected] to register for this event.
Let’s Get Quizzical w/special guest
CT Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas
Wednesday, May 22nd
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Test your civics knowledge! An evening of fun with trivia, pizza, & prizes! Please RSVP to [email protected]
FREE Mindfulness Seminar
Unlocking the Potential of Mindfulness for Health
Saturday, May 18th & 25th
10:30am-12:00pm
Explore how integrating mindfulness practice into your routine unlocks resilience, open-mindedness, and what it means to be human with Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction instructor Jeanne J. Chadwick, MPH, MS, PhD. For registration, contact, [email protected]
Preschool Storytime
Wednesdays 10:30am
Preschoolers can come hear stories, make a craft, and play. Although this is aimed at preschoolers, all ages are welcome to attend.
Friends Group Meeting
Third Wednesday of the month- 2:00 pm
We have a Friends group! If you are interested in helping the library, please attend a meeting. Please note there will be no meeting in September.
Chaplin Ukulele Band
Wednesdays – 4:30pm
Join the Chaplin Ukulele Band. No experience required. No ukulele? We have one available for checkout! Stop in and join the fun.
PROGRAM RECORDINGS
Bicentennial Talk:
The History of Chaplin Place Names
Watch the recording of Warren Church’s talk!
Join Chaplin resident and local historian Warren Church to learn about place names in Chaplin. Why is it called Bear Hill Rd? Who was Diana of Diana’s Pool?
Bicentennial Talk:
Ruth Snow Bowen, Chaplin Quilt Maker
Watch the Recording of Catherine Smith’s talk!
Chaplin resident and artist Catherine Whall Smith shared the history of former Chaplin resident and artist Ruth Snow Bowen, who lived on Chaplin Street and sold many of her wonderful quilts throughout Connecticut. Each month the library is displaying small fiber art pieces of homes on Chaplin Street paired with a quilt from Catherine’s collection.
National Poetry Month: An Evening with Connecticut’s New Poet Laureates
Recording includes Adelaide Northrop
Listen to Connecticut’s newest poet laureates, including Chaplin Poet Laureate Adelaide Northrop.
Bicentennial Talk: History of the William Ross Library
Recording of Leslie Ricklin and Ingrid Wood’s talk
Chaplin resident Leslie Ricklin and Columbia Town Historian Ingrid Wood discussed the history of the William Ross Library.
Bicentennial Talk: Benjamin Chaplin’s Will
Recording of Gavin Horning-Kane and Brendan Kane’s talk
The 2nd Chaplin Bicentennial talk was a discussion of Benjamin Chaplin’s will. Chaplin residents Gavin Horning-Kane and UConn History Professor Brendan Kane explored the contents of our town benefactor’s will. Since it was written in 1790, the handwriting can be difficult to read. View the will for yourself, try your hand at transcribing a portion of it, and discover a bit about our town’s history.
Virtual Bicentennial Talk – Trouble in the Land of Steady Habits:
The Constitution of 1818
Recording of Walter Woodward’s Talk is available!
In celebration of Chaplin’s bicentennial, Connecticut State Historian Walter Woodward discussed what was happening in our state when Chaplin was taking steps to become a town. Connecticut in 1818 was in many ways eerily similar to Connecticut today: A troubled state, seeking a new direction. This lecture highlights the perfect storm of crises — environmental, economic, demographic, religious, and political — which converged in the middle of the eighteen-teens (1810s) to force the state to rethink the ways it had been conducting its affairs for the previous two centuries.