Events

Birth- 24 Months Story Time (6-Week Session)

Thursday, October 17

9:30 am - 10:00 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. Meets 9:30am Thursday, September 12, 19, 26, October 10, 17, 24; NO STORY TIME ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 REGISTRATION REQUIRED; space is limited Please register only if you intend to attend most or all of the 6 sessions.

2-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)

Thursday, October 17

10:30 am - 11:00 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. Meets 10:30am Thursday, September 12, 19, 26, October 10, 17, 24; NO STORY TIME ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 Please register only if you intend to attend most or all of the 6 sessions. REGISTRATION REQUIRED; space is limited

Autumn Flow: Restorative Yoga with Viki (Virtual)

Thursday, October 17

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Registration Required Below Want to free yourself from tension and stress? Lose weight? Build strength and flexibility? Then it’s time to get moving! Our instructor, Viki Boyko, combines breathing and mindfulness with functional fitness moves. Viki will lead us through a 6-week series designed for all levels, incorporating modifications for those who need a bit more support. If you have a strap, belt or towel have it handy for the class. Thursdays at 11 am October 10, 17, 31 November 7 & 14 Register once and receive reminders before each of the 6 sessions, or drop-in using the direct zoom link below.  Registered participants will receive an reminder and link the day of the program.  Include your cell phone number on the registration form and you will also receive one text reminder, with link, 15-30 minutes before the program begins. CLICK HERE FOR ZOOM LINK Password: yoga Our Instructor: Viki Boyko teaches yoga and functional movement online and in theTristate area. Classes welcome all levels, including beginner. She is 500hr yoga certified, a Franklin Method educator, Hanna Somatics educator, Movement for seniors specialist and Pelvic Floor Health Coach.  To learn more about Viki visit her website www.vikiboyko.com.

3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time (6-Week Session)

Thursday, October 17

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. 3 & 4-Year-Old Story Time meets once a week for 6 weeks. Please register only if you intend for your child to attend most or all of the 6 sessions. Registering once automatically enrolls you for all 6 sessions. Meets 1:30pm Thursday, September 12, 19, 26, October 10, 17, 24; NO STORY TIME ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 Photos & videos from this event may be posted on the Library's social media sites.

Antisemitism in America — Conversations: Truth, Myth & Democracy (Virtual)

Thursday, October 17

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Registration Required Below Antisemitism in America dates back to the arrival of the first Jewish people in 1654 and it still persists today. Join us as Dr. Daniel Barrett moderates an important Conversations discussion with Dr.Ellen M. Umansky, the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies emeritus at Fairfield University. Dr. Umansky will discuss the origins of antisemitism in the United States, where the First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion,  but where religious minorities have been subjected to violence and prejudice since colonial days. Umansky graduated from Wellesley College in 1972, then earned a master’s degree in religion from Yale Divinity School in 1974 and a PhD in Judaic studies from Columbia University in 1981. She taught at various colleges before joining the faculty at Fairfield University in 1994, where she also was the Director of the Bennett Center for Judaic Studies until 2022. The author of five books and almost one hundred scholarly articles and encyclopedia articles on modern Jewish history and religious thought and/or Jewish women's spirituality, she is the 2009 recipient of Fairfield University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Vision Award for her “effort to instill and inspire the teachings and ideals” of Dr. King. This virtual webinar will be hosted via Zoom.  Registered participants will receive an invitation with link prior to the program. Please include a cell phone number to receive a text reminder. Panelists: Ellen M. Umansky serves as the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Professor of Judaic Studies emerita at Fairfield University. The author of numerous essays, book chapters, and reviews on modern Jewish history and thought, and on women in Judaism, she is also the author of five books and almost 100 scholarly articles and encyclopedia articles on modern Jewish history and religious thought and Jewish women's spirituality. Dr. Umansky is the 2009 recipient of Fairfield University's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Vision Award for her “effort to instill and inspire the teachings and ideals” of Dr. King. She was also awarded the National Religious Studies Honor Society (Theta Alpha Kappa)'s 2021 Kathleen Connolly Weinert Leadership Award. Dr. Daniel W. Barrett is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Western Connecticut State University. A former resident of Redding, he graduated with a BA from Wesleyan University, earned his Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Arizona State University and served as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Health Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.