Audiobooks on Hoopla! 

Check out great audiobooks for all ages FREE with your library card! https://www.hoopladigital.com/collection/741?page=1

Take Your Child to the Library Day
Saturday, February 4, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Take Your Child to the Library Day is an international initiative that encourages families everywhere to take their children to their local library. Stop by for a fun activity! We'll have a scavenger hunt, crafts, and snacks from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and board games to play in the Community Room from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Winter Reading Challenge

Join our Winter Reading Challenge and help the community reach a goal of 1,000 books read by March 21! Sign up online at Beanstack.com, or if you already have an account from our Summer Reading, log in and join the new challenge. If you'd rather use a paper form, we have those too! There will be a chance to win a raffle prize for all participants, sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library.

Daniel E. Offutt III Art Lecture
Virtual Gallery and Art Tour with Riva Blumenfeld
Edward Hopper's New York
Thursday, February 9
7:00 p.m. via Zoom

New York City was Hopper’s home for nearly six decades (1908–67), a period that spans his entire mature career. His New York was not an exacting portrait of the twentieth-century metropolis. Instead, Hopper turned his attention to its unsung utilitarian structures and out-of-the-way corners, drawn to the awkward collisions of new and old, civic and residential, public and private that captured the paradoxes of the changing city. We will explore this exhibition currently on view at the Whitney Museum.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library. Please register to receive the Zoom link.

Sip and Stitch
Thursday, February 9
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room

Join friends and neighbors for a night of sipping and stitching. Make a little progress on your needle work while chatting and sharing tips.

Please register. 

Book Discussions

Thursday, February 9, 10:45 a.m (Hybrid)

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart

Wednesday, February 15, 7:30 p.m. via Zoom

American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins

To reserve a copy of the book, please email [email protected] If you would like to join either group virtually, please email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library
Classics Discussion Group
Friday, February 10, 11:00 a.m.
Lady Chatterley's Lover by DH Lawrence

The discussion will be led by Norwalk Community College and UConn Stamford Professor, Sharon Sobel. A writer for most of her life, Sharon  is the author of several novels, short stories, and works of fiction. She earned her PhD in English Language and Literature from Brandeis University.

This discussion group will be hybrid. We will distribute a Zoom link in advance of the program. If you are new to the group, please email [email protected] to receive the link. To reserve a copy of the book, please email [email protected]. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library
New Yorker Roundtable
Tuesdays, February 7, 14, 21, & 28

10:45 a.m. Meetings are hybrid, in-person at the library and online via Zoom.

Join the Friends of the Library New Yorker Group to discuss articles from the current issue on politics, current events, literature, and more. The New Yorker is available online with your Weston Public Library card at https://researchitct.org/popularmagazinespublic/. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library

Cookbook Club - Soups!
Thursday, February 23
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room

The Weston Public Library Cookbook Club is an opportunity for those who love cooking to share favorite recipes and try new recipes with neighbors and friends!

What is your favoirte soup recipe? Make a batch to share and bring the recipe!

Looking for favorite recipes from previous meetings? You can check out all of the recipes here. 

Please register.

Friends of the Library Short Story Hour
Wednesday, February 1 and 15
1:30 p.m. online via Zoom

Like an old-fashioned radio hour, participants will listen to a classic short story, followed by a discussion. No preparation is necessary.

Anyone who has participated in earlier Short Story Hours is already registered and will receive invitations to upcoming sessions. If you are new to the Short Story Hour, please register by sending your name, email address, and telephone number to [email protected]. You will receive an email invitation to join the meeting. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library
Tech Café
Wednesday, February 15
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the library's cafe area

Did you receive a new phone, tablet, laptop, or e-reader this season? 

Bring your questions and devices to the library's cafe area for advice and a FREE cup of coffee from our Starbucks machine. No registration necessary.

Navigating College Admissions Successfully in 2023 via ZOOM
Wednesday, February 15 @ 7:00 p.m.
Register Here

We are offering this Zoom presentation to help families understand how the lingering effects from the pandemic have changed the college admissions landscape and how it affects Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen.

The presentation will be led by Ron Feuchs and Jackie Tepper, partners at Stand Out For College, LLC.

Librarian Picks!
February Releases

What new releases are librarians most looking forward to in February? Check out the selection below from Weston's Adult Services Librarian, Anne.

Avoid the rush and place your holds early at www.westonpubliclibrary.org.

A Spell of Good Things by Ayòbámi Adébáyo  The lives of two Nigerians, Eniola, who spends his days running small errands and begging and Wuraola, an exhausted young doctor from a wealthy family, are intertwined when sudden violence shatters them both.

Hungry Ghosts by Kevin Jared Hosein  After a young man from the poorest part of Trinidad goes missing during the end of British colonialism, a farmhand is offered a generous stipend to become a watchman and determine what happened to the missing man.

Fragile Cargo by Adam Brookes  The gripping true story of the bold and determined museum curators who saved the priceless treasures of China’s Forbidden City in the years leading up to World War II and beyond.

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones July 1346. Ten men land on the beaches of Normandy. They call themselves the Essex Dogs: an unruly platoon of archers and men-at-arms led by a battle-scarred captain whose best days are behind him. The fight for the throne of the largest kingdom in Western Europe has begun.

The Crane Husband by Kelly Barnhill   In this stunning contemporary retelling of “The Crane Wife” one fiercely pragmatic teen forced to grow up faster than was fair will do whatever it takes to protect her family—and change the story.

Holiday Hours:

The Library will be closed on Monday, February 20 for Presidents' Day.