Join us for “One Book, One Stratford”, a community-wide reading event featuring Jennifer Baszile’s The Black Girl Next Door. Baszile’s memoir about growing up black in an affluent white Los Angeles neighborhood explores the themes of race relations, family dynamics and the American dream. A variety of events are planned through March and are free and open to the public. Co-sponsored by Simon & Schuster. More information... To see photos...
“One Book, One Stratford” Hosts Vicki Spiro Smith on March 16
“One Book, One Stratford”, a community-wide reading event begun last January at the Stratford Library, is continuing through March with “Family Themes in The Black Girl Next Door”, a discussion to be held on Tuesday, March 16. More information...
The Stratford Library Teen Department, in collaboration with South End Community Center, recently awarded prizes for the winners of the 4th Annual Black History Month Essay Contest. The celebration was a special event in conjunction with the nationwide observation of “Black History Month”. More information...
The Stratford Library, in conjunction with the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), will offer another session of “55 Alive/Mature Driving”, a classroom driver retraining program designed to help older persons improve their driving skills on Wednesday, March 17 and Thursday, March 18 from 9 am – 1 pm. More information...
Library Seeks Donations for Annual Sale
The Stratford Library is currently requesting donations for its annual June book sale. Contributors are urged to recycle their good books to share with others and help the Stratford Library increase their book purchase fund at the same time. More Information...
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. More information...
"Stratford Vignettes" will be the March art exhibit at the Stratford Library. Milford artist Anne Wishan McGorty, who has had previous library displays, returns with a variety of new acrylic paintings highlighting scenic sites in Stratford. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will be on display in the library's Main Lobby beginning Thursday, March 4 (note: later exhibit period). More information...
“Friday Night Movies” continues on Friday, March 19 at 7 pm with "Julie & Julia". Movies are shown uncut on widescreen in the Stratford Library Lovell Room. Free and open to the public. More information...
The Stratford Library Adult Services Department will offer a series of workshops for computer novices. Basic computer classes will meet on Tuesday afternoons from 2-3 pm. Free and open to the public, reservations required. More information...
The Stratford Library will continue “Sunday Afternoon Talks”, its popular series of educational and entertaining talks featuring prominent local guest speakers, through May 2010. More information...
A lively discussion of popular and classic plays, Script Talk! meets monthly and is led by theatre director Tom Holehan. Click here for a complete list of plays and discussion dates.
All are welcome at the Stratford Library's monthly book discussion series, led by educator and author Kathleen Faggella. Click here for a complete list of plays and discussion dates.
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Stratford Health Department (includes information about local Flu Clinics). Connecticut Department of Public Health (includes multilingual information). The Centers for Disease Control and Flu.gov.
CTWorks Career Coach, a career center on wheels designed to deliver career services and training opportunities at a variety of locations throughout Connecticut visits the library each month. The Career Coach delivers free services to workers and job seekers who are unable to get the services at local career centers. More information...
There's a lot happening in the Stratford Library Children's Department. Click here for a list of programs.
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