Monthly Archives: October 2017
Introducing Barney Cinema: Great Films, Picked Just for You!
- Oct
- 23
Spend your afternoon enjoying free screenings of critically-acclaimed and award-winning films every 2nd Tuesday of the month at the Barney Library! La La Land (2016) – Trailer Tuesday, November 14, 2:00 PM Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. But as success mounts they are […]
read moreCommunity Issues Series – How Not to Be a Bystander: A Community Discussion
- Oct
- 23
Tuesday, November 14 6:00 PM Main Library A panel of experts will share insight, answer questions, and offer suggestions on how to address intolerance in our community. Please join Cynthia Martin, Director of Programs for the National Conference for Community and Justice and Gloria Mengual, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator for the CREC (Open Choice) Program […]
read moreYA Lit Lovers Book Group: November – January
- Oct
- 16
Are you a little less Y and a little more A, but can’t get enough of YA books? It’s ok, no really, it’s okay. This book group is for you! Funny, heart-wrenching, time-traveling, world-bending, stereotype shattering YA books have been making a mark on society for decades and it’s time for us adults who love […]
read moreDirector’s College: It Really Happened in Connecticut
- Oct
- 14
Wednesday, November 8 7:00 PM Main Library Witchcraft trials, a serial murderer who inspired a popular movie, and a bizarre vagabond who has fascinated people for 150 years are three amazing yet true stories from the state’s past that independent historian Diana Ross McCain will recount in her talk. McCain draws the tales from her […]
read more11th Annual Kristallnacht Lecture: Endre Sarkany, Holocaust Survivor
- Oct
- 13
Wednesday, November 8 3:00 PM Main Library Endre (Andy) Sarkany was born in Budapest, Hungary on October 31, 1936. The building he lived in was located inside the Budapest ghetto which is where he remained during the Holocaust. The building housed a nursery/kindergarten on the ground floor. The school was affiliated with the Jewish Agency […]
read morePlatinum Concert: Eric Bascom Trio Featuring Vocalist Ethel Lee
- Oct
- 12
Saturday, November 4 1:00 PM Main Library Join us to close out our 100th Anniversary year with great friends and great music! The Eric Bascom Trio are a longtime fixture of the Pioneer Valley music scene. They have appeared in a variety of performances that have included being the “house band” at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of […]
read moreGlobal Encounters and the Archives: Britain’s Empire in the Age of Horace Walpole
- Oct
- 11
Wednesday, November 1 7:00 PM Lewis Walpole Library, 154 Main Street Justin Brooks, Doctoral Candidate in History, Yale University, will speak on the the Lewis Walpole Library’s exhibition “Global Encounters and the Archives: Britain’s Empire in the Age of Horace Walpole.” The exhibition, which looks at aspects of the global British Empire in the long eighteenth century, takes […]
read moreFree Resources to Grow Your Business, a Workshop
- Oct
- 10
Wednesday, November 1 9:00 AM Main Library Join Farmington’s Economic Development Department to learn how you can access and use A to Z databases through the Libraries to support and grow your business! A to Z Databases are the ultimate tool for business and consumer research, trusted by over 1,200 libraries, government agencies, and non-profits. […]
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