Events

Baby & Toddler Story Time (Birth- 24 months)

Thursday, October 12

9:30 am - 10:15 am

Our youngest patrons and their caregivers will play and get to know other caregivers with same-age children. Together we will enjoy music and stories through singing, movement games, finger plays, nursery rhymes, and books. Older siblings are welcome to join us but the program will be geared toward babies and toddlers. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; space is limited Register once for the six-week session (Oct 12-Nov 16)

2-Year-Old Story Time

Thursday, October 12

11:00 am - 11:30 am

During our 2s Story Time, children 24-36 months and their caregivers will learn and play together. Each week we will explore music and stories through songs, movement games, rhythm instruments, flannel boards, and books. Older and younger siblings are welcome to join us but the program will be aimed at 2-year-olds. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; space is limited Register once for the six-week session (Oct 12-Nov 16)

3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time

Thursday, October 12

1:30 pm - 2:10 pm

This is an energetic and interactive 40-minute program for independent 3-and-4 year-olds since they will attend story time without their caregiver.  We will share books, music, movement, stories, and crafts. Limited to 16 children per session; these fill up quickly, so please register promptly. This session of story times will meet Thursday, Sept 21- Oct 26 1:30-2:10. Registering once automatically enrolls you for all the sessions. If the event is full and you're interested, email Lisa at Lisa@marktwainlibrary.org Photos & videos from this event may be posted on the Library's social media sites.

Dining & Entertainment in Mark Twain’s Gilded Age (In-Person)

Thursday, October 12

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT

Join us as we welcome renowned Food Historian Francine Segan, a TV personality and one of America's foremost experts on Italian cuisine and culture, as she discusses entertaining during the Gilded Age — a time of calling cards, horse drawn coaches, afternoon tea, cotillions, lawn parties, and formal dinners… a time when even picnic luncheons were served on fine china!

Francine, James Beard-nominated author of six books, will offer fascinating tidbits about practices and norms of the era, like what it meant to give a lady a tulip instead of a rose; the most popular toasts of the era and when it was proper to remove your gloves or tip your hat.

Discover why ladies magazine’s of the 19^th century advised bringing a bundle of sticks to a party. Learn the calling card equivalent of “unfriending” someone and why the nutmeg grater was the must-have accessory of the 1890s.

The event will also include a guessing game on the uses for now-obsolete objects and a recipe handout!

About Our Speaker FRANCINE SEGAN, one of America’s foremost experts on Italian cuisine and culture, is an engaging public speaker, author, and TV personality. A noted food historian and James Beard-nominated author of six books including: Dolci: Italy’s Sweets and Pasta Modern: New & Inspired Recipes from Italy. Francine has appeared on many TV programs, including the Today Show and Early Show, and has been featured on numerous specials for PBS, the Food Network, History, Sundance, and Discovery channels. Francine lectures across the USA and is a monthly guest speaker for AARP, attracting many thousands of viewers to her talks. She is a frequent speaker at NYC’s premiere cultural center the 92NY, and for the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University, Smithsonian Museum in DC, Virginia Fine Arts Museum, and many others. She recently moderated a panel for the Tribeca Film Festival on food in film with Isabella Rossellini and Stanley Tucci. She is a frequent food judge for the Fancy Food Show, Bacardi Cocktail Competition, Barilla’s Pasta World Championship, and the International Pesto Competition. Francine co-edited Entertaining from Ancient Rome to the Superbowl, a 2-volume encyclopedia, which was a finalist for the coveted Gourmand World Cookbook Award given each year in Paris. She contributed the chapter on Ruth Reichl for the book Icons of American Cooking and translated two books--Nutella Passion and The Pleasures of Espresso---from Italian into English for Giunti,Italy’s largest privately owned publisher. She writes for several magazines including Epicurious, Saveur and Italy Magazine. Francine Segan is a frequently quoted expert in many newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Scientific American, USA Today, L.A. Times, and Chicago Tribune.