Dear Reader,

This will be my last Dear Reader entry at Jonathan Trumbull Library. I've accepted another job at the Southington Public Library and my last day will be March 16. I have enjoyed being a part of Lebanon and I'm grateful for what we have been able to build together both as a physical building and library community.

Come to the library every week, and the magic will happen.

Matt Earls

Adult Programs

First Tuesday Film
Tuesday, March 7 at 2:00 pm
Join us in the community room to watch Everything, Everywhere, All at Once (Rated R).
When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse. Popcorn will be served.

Tom Callinan - A LITTLE BIT OF ERIN Irish & Irish-American Songs, Tales, And Tunes
Monday, March 13 at 6:30 pm
Drawing on his ethnic heritage, two summers in Ireland, over 25 years as a performing member with THE MORGANS, Connecticut's Premier Irish Band, and with an extensive repertoire of: folksongs, stories, and popular songs and tunes from a variety of times and places on both sides of the Atlantic, Tom Callinan has constructed a participatory program of diverse songs, adaptable to audiences of all ages.

Around the World in 80 Gardens
Thursday, March 16 at 6:30 pm
Dr. Richard W. Benfield will share with you his tours of 80 gardens in seven continents. From the lush gardens of the pacific, through South America and Europe to South East Asia and Australia he will show garden enthusiasts and laypersons alike the different and unique gardens and floral kingdoms of the world, through the gardens in Singapore airport, the arid gardens of Australia and the tropical gardens of the Seychelles and the Canary Islands, culminating in the beautiful English country gardens of his home country, and finishing with the unique and different gardens in the United States and Canada.

Trivia Tuesday
March 14 at 6:30 pm on Zoom
Trivia online! Matt Earls is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Email [email protected] to RSVP and receive the link.
Book Discussion Group
Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30
All readers are welcome to join our discussion of  O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare by Niall Williams and Christine Breen.
Copies of the book are available at the library.

Take Note! Concert to benefit the library's pollinator garden
Sunday, March 26 at 3:00 pm
Take Note! A Cappella Ensemble will give a concert at First Congregational Church of Lebanon. Donations will be gratefully accepted at the door and will benefit the Jonathan Trumbull Library Pollinator Garden.

Weekly:

Tai Chi with Joe Pandolfo
Thursdays at 5:15 pm
Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts.
Beginners and all levels welcome.

Yoga with Tina
Saturdays at 10:00 am
Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga in the library's community room.

Multi-generational Programs

Silent Reading Party
Wednesday, March 8 at 4:30 pm
Bring your book or grab one from our shelves and find the quiet company of fellow bibliophiles in the Community Room, featuring live classical piano ambiance provided by Sweet Acre Farm's Jonathan Janeway. Independent, silent readers & audiobook readers welcome with headphones.

Irish Dance with The Mulcahy Academy
Friday, March 17 at 2:00 pm
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with an Irish Dance performance by the Mulcahy Academy dancers!

Make & Mend
Thursday, March 23 at 4:00 pm
All makers and menders welcome to this monthly meet up!
Bring your knitting, stitching, mending, or other crafty hand work. Together we will trade skills, keep well-loved clothing beautiful, resist fast-fashion and throw-away culture. This is a multigenerational program; young menders and makers welcome with parent/guardian. Meet by Marcel the turtle's tank.

Beginner Machine Sewing
Saturday, March 18 at 11:30 am
Join the stitching coach, Dawn Zillich, to make a pin cushion or pillow.
*Bring your own sewing machine.

Chess
Thursdays, March 2, 16 & 30 at 4:00 pm
We meet in the community room for an hour and play chess or solve chess puzzles.
This is not a place to learn how to play, this is a place to play. Ages 8+

Teen & Young Adult Programs

Shaping Words and Worlds
Wednesdays from 2:30 - 4:00 pm
A midweek departure from ordinary language. Join us in the practice of using poetry to honor and hold our unfolding selves. Bring your works in progress, art that inspires you, or just your swirling thoughts, feelings, inner landscapes. All voices welcome.
This program is for young people in their teens and early 20s.

Magic the Gathering
Thursdays, March 9 & 23 at 4:00 pm
We meet in the community room for an hour and play Magic the Gathering.
The official recommended age for the game is 13+ because it is complicated, but we can help you learn the game.

Warhammer 40k
Weekly on Fridays at 4:00 pm
Gather to play and discuss the lore of Warhammer 40,000 and other table games. Bring miniatures, rule books, and a friend. Ages 12-18.

Teens, see also: Multigenerational Programs for chess, sewing, silent reading party, and more!

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