The Stratford Library will be closed on Saturday, September 4 and Monday, September 6 for Labor Day weekend. The Library will reopen again at 10 am on Tuesday, September 7.
Regular Library hours are 10 am - 8 pm Monday through Thursday and 10 am - 5 pm on Friday and Saturday.
The Stratford Library, in conjunction with the Veterans Oral History Project, is seeking veterans from the Stratford area with memories of World War II. The project is part of the Governor William A. O’Neill Oral History Program sponsored by Central Connecticut State University.
As the archive partner with the Library of Congress, the University is collecting and preserving the personal accounts of the service and sacrifice of Connecticut’s many military men and women as well as civilians who supported the war effort. To assist, the Stratford Library is acting as a conduit to inform and schedule veterans and other participants for the project.
Veterans are asked to contact the Reference Librarians at the Stratford Library to register. Names will then be forwarded to local volunteers who will contact the veterans and make appointments to take their oral histories. Those wishing to take part should call the Stratford Library Reference Department at 203.385.4164.
A career center on wheels designed to deliver career services and training opportunities.
Visitors to the coach will find 10 computer workstations, high speed access to the Internet (via onboard satellite), 42” plasma TV with Smartboard overlay (for training use by the instructor), 10 wireless laptops and exterior plasma TV, interview room and an ADA-compliant lift and workstation for job seekers with disabilities.
Open Sessions are for all job seekers looking for individual help. Basic computer skills are helpful. First come, first served. Limited seating.
Mon. Aug 30, 2010 10 - 12, 1-3 Open Classes
Mon. Sep 27, 2010 10 - 12, 1-3 Open Classes
Mon. Oct 25, 2010 10 - 12, 1-3 Open Classes
The CTWorks Career Coach will be on site at the Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford, CT. It is free and open to patrons 16 years of age and older. For further information call Adult Services at 203.385.4164.
Stratford Artist Bill McGovern Displays "Found Art"
“Washed Up", a collection of artwork that comes directly form the shores of Long Island Sound, will be the August art exhibit at the Stratford Library. The exhibit, created by Stratford artist Bill McGovern, is free and open to the public.
Often called “found art”, pieces in the library show are mostly reworked into a series of unique collages, but some stand alone just as they were discovered on Long Breach. McGovern walks the beach nearly every day. “There are a half dozen of us regulars who do the trek in all seasons”, he reveals. “We acknowledge each other briefly, then move on. Our community is not with each other, but with the Sound, its remoteness and, for me, the contents it spews on shore.” Many pieces in the exhibit are playful in nature and reflect the fun and recreation of a beach community. Some also make statements (the timely “BP” is one) while others flirt with the idea that a beach is where romance trumps rules and regulations. McGovern concludes that the objects in his exhibit are less important than what time and the elements have done to them. “Hopefully viewers will find some beauty in the worn and tattered. Sort of like people.”
After graduating from Stratford High in 1957, Bill McGovern became a Navy photographer and worked at the Naval Photo Lab in Washington, D.C. on a team that did exclusive work for the White House during Dwight Eisenhower’s presidency. A Phi Beta Kappa UConn graduate, he taught English for 25 years in Glastonbury, CT. His last position was at the Stratford Library’s Information Desk. Patrons may recall being greeted by his handsome face before it, too, became washed up.
Viewing hours for "Washed Up" are Monday-Thursday: 10-8 and Friday & Saturday: 10-5. The art exhibit will continue through Tuesday, August 31 at the Stratford Library, 2203 Main Street in Stratford, Connecticut.
For further information call the library’s Public Relations & Programming Office at 203.385.4162.
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Students in grades 7-12 you can get:
Visit the Teen Zone or stop by Teen Services on the Main Level or call us at 203.385.4167.
Any person with a disability who needs special assistance to participate in a library program should contact the Stratford ADA Coordinator at 385-4020 or 385-4022 (TDD) 5 days before the program.
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