Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Celebrate Spring!

Books For Kids
Spring begins this Thursday, March 20 and after the seemingly endless winter, boy, oh boy, is this good news! Enjoy our quick lists of new and regarded books to share with your favorite little one, all about spring and the upcoming holidays.

Chester's Colorful Easter Eggs by Theresa Smythe
Five Bouncing Bunnies by Jacqueline Rogers
Pete the Cat : Big Easter Adventure by Kimberly and James Dean
Ollie's Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea
Easter Traditions Around the World by M.J. Cosson
Here Comes the Easter Cat! by Deborah Underwood
The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
Who Hid the Easter Eggs? by Pirkko Vainio

The Littlest Levine by Sandy Lanton
Max Makes a Cake by Michelle Edwards
The Sweet Passover by Leslea Newman
The Longest Night by Laurel Snyder
The Passover Lamb by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Hoppy Passover by Linda Glaser

999 Frogs Wake Up by Ken Kimura
And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano
Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World by Laurie Lawlor
Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson
How Robin Saved Spring by Debbie Ouellet
Have Your Heard the Nesting Bird? by Rita Gray

Saturday, March 01, 2014

Green Matters

Image courtesy of the Wesleyan
Student Assembly, Middletown, CT
Green Choices
This coming spring, which is not that far away, the library will be hosting a series of programs about green projects and initiatives you can take on yourself or with others. We'll also be developing a variety of resource lists, including online and in print, and posting them up in preparation for Earth Day (April 22) and through the end of May. Programs first...

Community Gardening
Wednesday, April 9, 6:30 p.m. Click to Register
Meet Barbara Wagner and Bill Deusing and join the discussion about what it takes to form an organic gardening community. Ms. Wagner is Executive Director of the Board of Directors of the Wind Hill Community Farm in Glastonbury, CT. Mr. Deusing, farmer, author, and environmental activist served as Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut (CT NOFA) for 12 years and currently grows fruits and vegetables on the Old Solar Farm located in Oxford, CT. We'll be chatting about organic community gardening as a means to promote local growing, healthy food choices, and environmental stewardship.

Beekeeping in Connecticut: History, Opportunities and Challenges
Thursday, April 24, 1:00 p.m. Registration Opens March 15
By request, the library welcomes back guest speaker Mark Creighton, Beekeeper & Agricultural Research Technician at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station and CT’s Apiary Inspector. Mr. Creighton inspects 5,400 beehives in the state. Learn about beekeeping opportunities from an expert who also happens to be a hands-on urban beekeeper.

East Hampton Small Business Showcase: Positively Clean
Wednesday, May 14, 6:30 p.m. Registration Opens April 12
Meet, greet, and chat with Priscilla Connors, owner-manager of East Hampton's own Positively Clean. Learn about natural, non-toxic, no chemical ways to disinfect and deodorize your home, just in time for windows open spring. Ms. Connors is also a proponent of feng shui, which further informs the presentation.

Sustainable Landscaping
Thursday May 22, 1:00 p.m.
Registration Opens April 19
Gail Reynolds, UCONN Master Gardener Program Coordinator, will discuss planting gardens and landscapes to enhance the sustainability of your backyard's ecosystem. Gail lectures widely throughout our state and hails from Higganum.