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Family Story Time (birth-5)
Wednesday, November 20
10:30 am - 11:10 am
Registration Required It's time for Family Story Time! We'll sing, dance, and read together. This event is designed for children birth - 5 but interested older siblings are welcome to attend. You only need to signup once for all the Family Story Time sessions. It is okay to miss sessions. Questions, please email Lisa at Lisa@marktwainlibrary.org Photos & videos from this event may be used on the Library's social media sites.
OUTDOOR Bundle Up Lunch Bunch with Pizza on the Patio (birth-5)
Wednesday, November 20
11:30 am - 12:00 pm
WEATHER PERMITTING Let's bundle up, sit OUTSIDE on our new patio, and enjoy lunch together! Miss Lisa will bring cheese pizza and we have a water fountain/ water bottle filler onsite. Please provide any other lunch items you and your children would like. Bring a picnic blanket in case the chairs and tables are full. Registration REQUIRED so Miss Lisa knows how much pizza to purchase. Family Story Time is from 10:30-11:30. Lunch Bunch is from 11:30-noon. See you there! Photos and videos from this event may be used on the Library's social media sites.
BOOKSTERS
Wednesday, November 20
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm
Are you a third grader who loves to read? Then we invite you to join the BOOKSTERS! This is the Mark Twain Library's NEW book discussion group for children in the third grade. We will meet once a month on a Wednesday to talk about books we've read recently that we liked (or maybe we didn't...), browse new books in the library's chapter book collection, snack on chips and cookies - and if we have time, watch a short book-based video. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, November 20th at 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM If you would like to join Booksters, please register below. (REGISTRATION IS LIMITED) Please contact Mary at mary@marktwainlibrary.org with any questions.
Loggia Ribbon-Cutting
Wednesday, November 20
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Please join us Wednesday, November 20th at 2:30 p.m. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony and brief remarks to celebrate the completion of the Mark Twain Library's Outdoor Space project.
The project was funded in part by a grant from the Town’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds as well as through private donations including a gift from the Thomas R. and Terry S. Flagg Fund.
First Selectwoman Julia Pemberton will be here to cut the ribbon!
All are welcome! No registration is needed.
Tips For Increasing Happiness: Raising Your Happiness Setpoint (In-Person)
Wednesday, November 20
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below The holiday season can be full of fun and celebration, but it can also be a source of stress. Make your well-being a priority this time of year by joining us to learn simple and effective ways to increase your happiness with nationally recognized stress expert, Dr. Wendy Hurwitz. Did you know that researchers have found that every person has an individual baseline of happiness, and that this baseline of happiness can be raised? Come learn tips and techniques to raise your happiness setpoint and enhance well-being. Make your holiday more enjoyable —learn techniques to increase your joy.
About Our Speaker:
A graduate of Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Wendy Hurwitz is a nationally recognized expert on stress. A former medical researcher for ABC News, Dr. Hurwitz is an expert in two fields: Mind/Body Medicine and Energy Medicine. She has a forthcoming book on stress.
Dr. Hurwitz helps organizations and individuals achieve peak performance by enhancing vitality and wellness. She translates the latest and most sophisticated scientific research into practical, easy-to-use techniques people can use to maintain and enhance vitality even under the most trying circumstances. Dr. Hurwitz has provided training for AT&T, Unilever, Lowe Worldwide, the FDNY, and has been an invited guest speaker at the United Nations.
This is a hybrid program that will take place both live at the Library, and virtually over Zoom.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen to register for the In-Person option.
Would you prefer instead to attend the program virtually over Zoom? Click here to register for the virtual event and receive a Zoom link the day of the program.
Tips For Increasing Happiness: Raising Your Happiness Setpoint (Virtual)
Wednesday, November 20
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required Below The holiday season can be full of fun and celebration, but it can also be a source of stress. Make your well-being a priority this time of year by joining us to learn simple and effective ways to increase your happiness with nationally recognized stress expert, Dr. Wendy Hurwitz. Did you know that researchers have found that every person has an individual baseline of happiness, and that this baseline of happiness can be raised? Come learn tips and techniques to raise your happiness setpoint and enhance well-being. Make your holiday more enjoyable —learn techniques to increase your joy.
About Our Speaker:
A graduate of Yale University School of Medicine, Dr. Wendy Hurwitz is a nationally recognized expert on stress. A former medical researcher for ABC News, Dr. Hurwitz is an expert in two fields: Mind/Body Medicine and Energy Medicine. She has a forthcoming book on stress.
Dr. Hurwitz helps organizations and individuals achieve peak performance by enhancing vitality and wellness. She translates the latest and most sophisticated scientific research into practical, easy-to-use techniques people can use to maintain and enhance vitality even under the most trying circumstances. Dr. Hurwitz has provided training for AT&T, Unilever, Lowe Worldwide, the FDNY, and has been an invited guest speaker at the United Nations.
This is a hybrid program that will take place both live at the Library, and virtually over Zoom. For a full experience we recommend attending this program live at the Library.
Scroll to the bottom of the screen to register for the virtual option and you will receive a Zoom link on the day of the program. Include your cell for a text reminder.
Would you prefer instead to attend the program in-person, at the Library? Click here to register for the in-person program.
History Book Club — ‘Empress of the Nile’ (In-Person)
Wednesday, November 20
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Registration Required Below Interested in history? This book club is for you! Led by members of the Library's Programming Committee, this book club selects engaging history reads and meets regularly for lively and engaging discussions. Copies of the latest book will be available to borrow at the Library. Upcoming Meetings and Book Selections: December 18 — In the Kingdom of Ice by Hampton Sides January 22 — Into Siberia by Gregory J. Wallace February 19 — The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larsen March 19 — The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro
Click Here To View Recent History Book Club Selections.