Hello, Friends!

Happy March!

The Southbury Public Library is planning our future, and we would like your input! Click here to fill out our Library Survey and shape the future of YOUR library! Fill out our 5-10 minute, anonymous survey to let us know your thoughts about the library right now as well as things you'd like to see more of in the future. Your survey responses will guide us in shaping our Strategic Plan: a guiding document that outlines our goals and priorities over the next 3 to 5 years.

Children and Teens: join us for hands-on cooking classes this month with Food Explorers! On Thursday, March 9 from 4-5pm, Grades 6-12 can learn how to make Carrot Cake Energy Bites. For Ages 2-5, we have Tiny Food Explorers on Thursday, March 14 from 11-11:45am where children and their caregivers will make a healthy snack together. Find out more, including how to register, below!

If you know of friends or relatives who have trouble receiving this newsletter even though they signed up for it, information is available on our website here about how to make sure it goes through. Anyone with questions is also always welcome to contact us at 203-262-0626 ext. 130 for more information.

Best wishes,
The Staff of the Southbury Public Library

Table of Contents

-Adult Events

-Wednesday and Evening at the Movies

-Adult Book Clubs

-Technology Help

-Children and Teen Events

-Children's Events

-Teen Events

-The Friends of the Southbury Public Library: Lobby Book Sale, Book Donation Day, and 2023 Friends Scholarship

-Brinker Fireplace Room Display: Agatha Christie: A Collection

-Artist of the Month: Region 15 Students

Adult Events

Information and Registration: Reference Department at 203-262-0626 ext. 130

All programs require registration unless otherwise noted. The majority of programs are sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library. Library programs are not funded by the town fiscal budget. For all virtual adult programs requiring registration, registrants will receive an email with the Zoom links the morning of the program.

Celtic Music with The Jolly Beggars
Saturday, March 4, 1-2:30pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required (WAITLIST ONLY)

The Jolly Beggars are back again! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an afternoon of traditional Celtic music. To register, click here.

Cassatt & Company: The Women Impressionists
Friday, March 10, 2-3:30pm, Online and in the Kingsley Room, Registration Required

The visual arts revolution that was Impressionism is, too often, only understood only through the lens of the leading male practitioners - Monet, Renoir and Degas. Join us as we explore the paintings of Marie Bracquemond, Berthe Morisot, Mary Cassatt and others and consider the unique challenges they faced as women artists in a male-dominated profession. For Zoom Program, register here. For Kingsley Room, register here.

How to Use Your Mind to Enhance Your Mood
Thursday, March 16, 2-3pm, Kingsley Room, Registration Required

Did you know that the thoughts we think may influence our mood? Did you know that our thoughts and emotions may sometimes be just a habit? Come and learn how our mind can affect our mood and how we can address it. Join us to learn information, tools, and techniques to use your mind to enhance your mood. To register click register here.

So You Want to be in Print
Tuesday, March 21, 6:30-8:30pm, Online and in the Kingsley Room, Registration Required

Have you published a poem or short story or news article and you want more of that experience of seeing your creative efforts in print? Are you looking to get our first piece published? Are you considering putting together a small collection of your writings? Bring your questions about where to submit, how to submit, self-publishing, cover letters, formatting submissions, contests or never a contest, staying organized, how to have your work critiqued. For Zoom Program, register here. For Kingsley Room, register here

Jewels in The Crown: The History Behind the Netflix Series
Thursday, March 23, 2-3:30pm, Online and in the Kingsley Room, Registration Required

Since its premiere in 2016, “The Crown” has shown us the private lives of Queen Elizabeth II and her royal family, becoming the most popular, most critically acclaimed, and costliest TV historical drama series of all time. Join us as entertainment historian John Kenrick returns to pull back the curtain on the making of this much-loved (and sometimes controversial) series. For Zoom Program, register here. For Kingsley Room, register here.

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