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Pearl Street Matinee
Apr
3
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

Instant Family

An idealistic couple find themselves overwhelmed when they open up their home to a foster teenager and her two younger siblings. With the help of fellow foster parents and agency workers, they learn to navigate the joys and pitfalls of parenting to become a modern family.

1 hour, 57 minutes. PG-13

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First Wednesdays Open Mic
Apr
3
6:00 PM18:00

First Wednesdays Open Mic

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission is sponsoring First Wednesdays Open Mic at the Enfield Public Library.

First Wednesdays are about creating a welcoming and supportive performance space for artists of all ages and levels. Come express your talents whether it be music, poetry, rap, or spoken word with a receptive group. Facilitated by Enfield musician Kevin Crane.

A variety of instruments including ukuleles, guitars, drums, violins, mandolins, and keyboards are available to be checked out at the library for a three week loan.

The purpose of the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission shall be to plan, produce, coordinate, or otherwise provide assistance to sponsors of events or activities and to encourage participation therein, which promote or develop the artistic, historic, cultural and heritage resources of and within the community of Enfield.

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Friday Film
Apr
5
2:00 PM14:00

Friday Film

Poor Things

Through unorthodox experimentations with human life and death, a scientist a young woman back to life. However, her newer version finds her relearning about the world and its ways. At the same time, she discovers inequalities that restrict women in a conservative society. What follows is her newfound quest to pursue liberation and equality.

2 hours, 21 minutes. R

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Pearl Street Matinee
Apr
10
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

Poor Things

Through unorthodox experimentations with human life and death, a scientist a young woman back to life. However, her newer version finds her relearning about the world and its ways. At the same time, she discovers inequalities that restrict women in a conservative society. What follows is her newfound quest to pursue liberation and equality.

2 hours, 21 minutes. R

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Microtransit Program with the Greater Hartford Transit District
Apr
10
6:00 PM18:00

Microtransit Program with the Greater Hartford Transit District

Join the Greater Hartford Transit District to learn about a new transportation resource in Enfield - Microtransit.

 Beginning April 1, 2024 Enfield is getting a new microtransit program called GHTD Link. GHTD Link is an on-demand accessible microtransit program in which a rider can request and schedule a trip within a designated area in Enfield and East Windsor by using a smartphone, computer, or by calling to speak with a call center representative. All trips must start and end in the GHTD Link service zone. Come learn about GHTD Link and transportation resources in the area. A representative from the Greater Hartford Transit District will speak about GHTD Link and additional transportation resources.

 

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Page Turners
Apr
15
6:00 PM18:00

Page Turners

Join Reference Librarian Sam Lee for a discussion of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed more than once. Some of us are good, others are bad, and some just unfortunate. I'm Ernest Cunningham. Call me Ern or Ernie. I wish I'd killed whoever decided our family reunion should be at a ski resort, but it's a little more complicated than that.

371 pages

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Pearl Street Matinee
Apr
17
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Having failed to defeat Aquaman the first time, Black Manta will stop at nothing to take Aquaman down once and for all. This time he is wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident. To defeat him, Aquaman will turn to his imprisoned brother to forge an unlikely alliance. Together, they must set aside their differences in order to protect their kingdom and save their family, and the world, from irreversible destruction.

2 hours. PG-13

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Enfield: Mills & Farming Town to Malls & Industrial Parks with Jim Malley
Apr
18
6:00 PM18:00

Enfield: Mills & Farming Town to Malls & Industrial Parks with Jim Malley

Enfield: Mills & Farming Town to Malls & Industrial Parks with Jim Malley

Join Enfield Adult Education Teacher, Jim Malley, for a presentation on Enfield: Mills & Farming Town to Malls & Industrial Parks. In the past century, Enfield has undergone a transformation from a rural mill and farming town of twelve thousand to a substantial suburban community of forty-two thousand. Enfield Historical Society member Jim Malley will discuss the carpet and powder mill history and give an overview of tobacco, dairy, potato, and poultry farms. Malley will show how Enfield began to change when the carpet industry moved parts of its operation south in the 1950s, and construction of Interstate 91 was completed, bringing shopping malls and industrial parks along Elm Street and Hazard Avenue.

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Friday Film
Apr
19
2:00 PM14:00

Friday Film

American Fiction

An author’s writing career has stalled because his work isn't deemed “Black enough.” The writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book's immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.

1 hour, 56 minutes. R

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Pearl Street Matinee
Apr
24
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

American Fiction

An author’s writing career has stalled because his work isn't deemed “Black enough.” The writer and English professor, writes a satirical novel under a pseudonym, aiming to expose the publishing world's hypocrisies. The book's immediate success forces him to get deeper enmeshed in his assumed identity and challenges his closely-held worldviews.

1 hour, 56 minutes. R

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Other Worldly Words Book Discussion
Apr
25
6:30 PM18:30

Other Worldly Words Book Discussion

Join Public Services Librarian Lisa Sprague for a discussion of Blindsight by Peter Watts.

Two months since the stars fell...
Two months of silence, while a world held its breath.
Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past Neptune's orbit, hears a whisper from the edge of the solar system: a faint signal sweeping the cosmos like a lighthouse beam. Whatever's out there isn't talking to us. It's talking to some distant star, perhaps. Or perhaps to something closer, something en route.
So who do you send to force introductions with unknown and unknowable alien intellect that doesn't wish to be met?

 

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Gladius in Concert
Apr
29
6:30 PM18:30

Gladius in Concert

Raised in Atlanta, Georgia, pupiled by Andrés Segovia’s protégé, and driven to obsession by Eddie Van Halen—Gladius is an award-winning composer and "accomplished classical/flamenco style guitarist" who soulfully “shreds on the electric" (Phil Keaggy), sharing the bill with Grammy winners and mesmerizing audiences nationwide with his electrifying live act since 2016.

From the beginning, in the artist’s own words:

“The truly musical revelation that started it all came when I was 10 years old.
Themselves aspiring rock guitarists, one day my friends decided to exhibit their skills through a duet. Plugging into amplifiers, the two brothers performed a familiar hard rock anthem. I was ecstatic. Just days before the song had only existed in my stereo, and now it was taking shape right before my eyes. As the solo approached, the lead guitar stole the show, and anything that had formerly occupied my thoughts was shattered into a million pieces. Music somehow made all troubles vanish. It had power, power to break the barriers that bound man's emotions, power to free the mind and penetrate the soul. That guitar had life. It had a body and a soul. And I craved it. Of the presents received that Christmas, I can only recount one: an old Argentine classical guitar. The antique wasn't the finest of instruments, but it played and that was all that mattered. ”That year was only the beginning of his evolution as a guitarist. Along with the development of his instrumental skills, Gladius has evolved as an entertainer, taking his audience on a soulful and introspective journey throughout 700+ exhilarating concerts to date—including countless reappearances, demand ever increasing for his vibrant stage presence.

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First Wednesdays Open Mic
May
1
6:00 PM18:00

First Wednesdays Open Mic

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission is sponsoring First Wednesdays Open Mic at the Enfield Public Library.

First Wednesdays are about creating a welcoming and supportive performance space for artists of all ages and levels. Come express your talents whether it be music, poetry, rap, or spoken word with a receptive group. Facilitated by Enfield musician Kevin Crane.

A variety of instruments including ukuleles, guitars, drums, violins, mandolins, and keyboards are available to be checked out at the library for a three week loan.

The purpose of the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission shall be to plan, produce, coordinate, or otherwise provide assistance to sponsors of events or activities and to encourage participation therein, which promote or develop the artistic, historic, cultural and heritage resources of and within the community of Enfield.

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Page Turners
May
17
6:00 PM18:00

Page Turners

Join Reference Librarian Sam Lee for a discussion of The Cloisters by Katy Hayes

Ann arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is assigned to The Cloisters. She is happy to indulge the researchers’ outlandish theories about the history of fortune telling. What begins as academic curiosity turns into obsession when Ann discovers a hidden 15th-century deck of tarot cards that might hold the key to predicting the future.

320 pages

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Page Turners
May
20
6:00 PM18:00

Page Turners

Join Reference Librarian Sam Lee for a discussion of Olga Dies Dreaming by Xóchitl González

Olga and her brother, Pedro, are names in their hometown. Pedro is a popular congressman representing their gentrifying Latinx neighborhood, while Olga is the wedding planner for Manhattan's powerbrokers. Behind closed doors things are far less rosy when Olga confront the effects of long-held family secrets...

369 pages

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Other Worldly Words Book Discussion
May
30
6:30 PM18:30

Other Worldly Words Book Discussion

Join Public Services Librarian Lisa Sprague for a discussion of Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey.
Humanity has colonized the solar system—Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond—but the stars are still out of our reach.

Jim Holden is XO of an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew stumble upon a derelict ship, the Scopuli, they find themselves in possession of a secret they never wanted.

 

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Meet the Author: Travis Kuffel
Jun
3
6:00 PM18:00

Meet the Author: Travis Kuffel

​Travis Kuffel will share his first book in the Baska series Tales of Ganden: Unleashed.

In a perilous realm of elite warriors, ancient powers unfold. One warrior's choice leads to a chain reaction affecting many lives—all intertwined in a tapestry of epic proportions as Hadrek awakens.

Cadel, a massive warrior gifted with the skills, acumen, and conviction to become the greatest hero ever born in Ganden, leaves his home deep in Lobana Forest to join the Baksa, a unit of elite warriors gathered from all the realms.

After getting promoted to the Rangers, he catches a young thief in the act. His convictions force him to make a choice that will change both of their lives forever. As he transports the thief to Arukah Prison far across the realm, Cadel is unaware that Sa’res Maeve is hunting the young man as well. A harrowing chase leaves a bloody trail across Ganden as Sa’res will do anything to return an ancient amulet to her chieftain deep in the Niph’al Swamps.

From the Midbaros Desert to the jungle realm of Tamayar, Cadel is caught in a dangerous game with stakes that reach far beyond a simple thief’s life. With the long-dormant power of Hadrek stirring beneath the surface, and the threat of war hanging over the realms, Cadel is about to be unleashed.

Raised in Essex, Massachusetts, Travis worked in his family’s sawmill and lumber business from the age of seven instead of going to school. An avid outdoorsman from a young age, whether it was hunting the rolling hills of New Hampshire or fly-fishing remote brook trout ponds in the deep northwoods of Maine, he was raised for adventure. Even while playing many sports, including baseball, football, and hockey, nothing captured his heart nearly as much as his thirst for literature and a passion for Jesus.

After traveling the country for many years, serving at various churches as a pastor, worship leader, and many other roles, he ended up landing in Agawam, Massachusetts, where he continues serving in churches. While raising five children who have the same love of Jesus and adventurous hearts, Travis runs a residential tree service.

Somewhere in the midst of it all, he has taken his passion for adventure and love of literature to create a fantasy realm called Ganden, a land of swords, bows, heroes, villains, danger and lore, magic and love. The stories will draw you in, the characters will capture your heart, and the messages are bound to inspire you as you laugh, cry, and raise your swords with the heroes of Ganden!

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First Wednesdays Open Mic
Jun
5
6:00 PM18:00

First Wednesdays Open Mic

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission is sponsoring First Wednesdays Open Mic at the Enfield Public Library.

First Wednesdays are about creating a welcoming and supportive performance space for artists of all ages and levels. Come express your talents whether it be music, poetry, rap, or spoken word with a receptive group. Facilitated by Enfield musician Kevin Crane.

A variety of instruments including ukuleles, guitars, drums, violins, mandolins, and keyboards are available to be checked out at the library for a three week loan.

The purpose of the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission shall be to plan, produce, coordinate, or otherwise provide assistance to sponsors of events or activities and to encourage participation therein, which promote or develop the artistic, historic, cultural and heritage resources of and within the community of Enfield.

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SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION
Jun
12
2:30 PM14:30

SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION

Join Deputy Director Katie Werth for a discussion of Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

In the early 1960s, chemist and single mother Elizabeth Zott, the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show due to her revolutionary skills in the kitchen, uses this opportunity to dare women to change the status quo.

Find it on Overdrive: https://libraryconnection.overdrive.com/media/6384649

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First Wednesdays Open Mic
Jul
3
6:00 PM18:00

First Wednesdays Open Mic

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission is sponsoring First Wednesdays Open Mic at the Enfield Public Library.

First Wednesdays are about creating a welcoming and supportive performance space for artists of all ages and levels. Come express your talents whether it be music, poetry, rap, or spoken word with a receptive group. Facilitated by Enfield musician Kevin Crane.

A variety of instruments including ukuleles, guitars, drums, violins, mandolins, and keyboards are available to be checked out at the library for a three week loan.

The purpose of the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission shall be to plan, produce, coordinate, or otherwise provide assistance to sponsors of events or activities and to encourage participation therein, which promote or develop the artistic, historic, cultural and heritage resources of and within the community of Enfield.

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Pearl Street Matinee
Mar
27
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

The Marvels

The extremely powerful hero finds her fate inexplicably intertwined with two younger women. The three headstrong and independent women must then learn to work together and overcome their personal shortcomings to protect the universe from harm.

1 hour, 45 minutes. PG-13

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FRIENDS OF THE ENFIELD LIBRARY MEETING AND AN EVENING WITH MR. DICKENS
Mar
26
6:00 PM18:00

FRIENDS OF THE ENFIELD LIBRARY MEETING AND AN EVENING WITH MR. DICKENS

Join the Friends of the Enfield Library as they welcome Kenneth Noll who will portray Charles Dickens and read a shortened version of David Copperfield.

In 1853 Charles Dickens began public readings of many of his novels and published stories. He shortened his works to allow reading of under two hours. From December 1867 to April 1868 he performed over 400 readings on an American tour in Boston, New York, Washington D.C., and other East Coast cities including Hartford, New Haven, and Springfield.

One of his more popular readings was his shortened version of David Copperfield. That novel, and his readings from it, were his favorites. Tonight Mr. Dickens will come alive again reading David Copperfield. He removed sections of the novel so the reading will be about 90 minutes including a 10 minute intermission. Dickens was also a professional actor, so, like his readings, this reading will be animated and captivating and will include many different voices. Tonight’s Reader will be in make-up and dressed as Mr. Dickens so you can feel as if you were at one of his very popular readings.

Kenneth Noll is a Professor Emeritus of Microbiology at the University of Connecticut and has been performing in community theater for over 20 years.

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Spruce Up Your Spring Plate with Jennifer Marcks
Mar
20
6:00 PM18:00

Spruce Up Your Spring Plate with Jennifer Marcks

Spring is here so it’s time to Spruce Up Your Spring Plate!

Join us for a fun cooking class to learn how simple swaps can add a healthy and delicious boost to your plate. Learn 3 easy and delicious recipes to add to your week to gain more energy to get through your day.

Jennifer Marcks is a certified Gluten-Free Health Coach and founder of Gluten-Free Marcks the Spot, where she teaches you to create a sustainable and delicious gluten-free lifestyle that just becomes routine. There is no reason to live in deprivation when cutting things from your plate. You CAN eat in a delicious and healthy manner. “When you change your plate, you change your health, you change your life.”

Jennifer lives gluten-free with all three of her children. Therefore, all of the recipes shared are gluten-free and dairy-free - but don’t let that scare you away! Come learn how gluten-free cooking can be healthy and delicious!

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Page Turners
Mar
18
6:00 PM18:00

Page Turners

Join Reference Librarian Sam Lee for a discussion of Black Buck by Mateo Askaripour

Darren lives in a Bed-Stuy brownstone with his mother, who wants nothing more than to see him live up to his potential. Darren is content, but that changes when a chance encounter with Rhett Daniels, the CEO of NYC’s hottest tech startup, results in an exclusive invitation for Darren to join an elite sales team.

400 pages

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Intro to Neurographic Art with Barbara Lawrence
Mar
13
6:00 PM18:00

Intro to Neurographic Art with Barbara Lawrence

LEARN a fun and easy way to calm your body and quiet your mind. No drawing experience required!

Neurographic Art is based on principles of neuroscience, psychology, and art. Enter a relaxed flow state, connecting your subconscious mind with your fingers as you glide the pen across the paper, bringing your nervous system into balance.

Barbara Lawrence, artist, and creative entrepreneur, will present a brief overview of the origins of Neurographic Art and its applications, share her experience with using this simple method to help manage her own dysregulation and chronic pain, then demonstrate two basic techniques for participants to explore. This 90-minute session will conclude with a Q&A discussion along with guidance and resources for those who wish to learn more.

Barbara emphasizes, “Neurographic Art is an essential part of my tool kit. I always carry with me a small pouch with blank cards and a pen. It’s great for when I’m sitting in a doctor’s office awaiting test results or occupying myself until my meal arrives when dining out alone.”

Owner of Soul Sifter Creations, Barbara received her bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from Eastern Connecticut State University in 2001. She has a history of immense trauma with diagnoses of C-PTSD, ADHD, and dysautonomia and has studied numerous modalities and techniques in her quest to manage symptoms.

“Learning about nervous system dysregulation literally transformed the way I process my emotions and how I relate to my body sensations, particularly with managing overwhelm and chronic pain. Neurographic Art not only helps me manage my emotions and physical symptoms but allows me to quiet and focus my highly active and often chaotic neurodivergent brain.”

Please call 860-763-7511 to register for the program.

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SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION
Mar
13
2:30 PM14:30

SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION

Join Deputy Director Katie Werth for a discussion of Finding Dorothy by Elizabeth Letts.
Reimagines the story behind the creation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the perspective of L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, whose hardscrabble life on the Dakota prairie inspires her husband's masterpiece and her advocacy of an exploited Judy Garland.

Find it on Overdrive: https://libraryconnection.overdrive.com/media/4028545

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Pearl Street Matinee
Mar
13
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

A prequel to The Hunger Games series, follows a young man from a prestigious family. He is having a hard time adjusting to the fall of his family's legacy after they suffered enormous losses during the war of the Districts and the Capitol. To regain his family's stature, he accepts a job mentoring tributes invented for the upcoming tenth Hunger Games.

2 hours, 45 minutes. PG-13

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First Wednesday Open Mic
Mar
6
6:00 PM18:00

First Wednesday Open Mic

Enfield Culture and Arts Commission is sponsoring First Wednesdays Open Mic at the Enfield Public Library.

First Wednesdays are about creating a welcoming and supportive performance space for artists of all ages and levels. Come express your talents whether it be music, poetry, rap, or spoken word with a receptive group. Facilitated by Enfield musician Kevin Crane.

A variety of instruments including ukuleles, guitars, drums, violins, mandolins, and keyboards are available to be checked out at the library for a three week loan.

The purpose of the Enfield Culture and Arts Commission shall be to plan, produce, coordinate, or otherwise provide assistance to sponsors of events or activities and to encourage participation therein, which promote or develop the artistic, historic, cultural and heritage resources of and within the community of Enfield.

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Pearl Street Matinee
Mar
6
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

Gran Turismo

Based on a true story, a teenage gaming wunderkind has earned a series of titles in the digital racing sphere. Given his talents, he receives the opportunity to become a professional driver for Nissan, where he must learn to translate his finely-honed gaming skills to real high-octane scenarios.

2 hours, 15 minutes. PG-13

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Eclipses, Messier Objects and More with Geoff McLean
Mar
4
6:00 PM18:00

Eclipses, Messier Objects and More with Geoff McLean

Join Geoff McLean NASA Solar System Ambassador for a look at Eclipses, Messier Objects and More.

Messier objects are 110 bright deep sky objects catalogued by the French astronomer Charles Messier in the 18th century. These objects can be seen in binoculars and amateur telescopes. All are visible from the northern hemisphere in late March and early April. A Messier Marathon is the attempt to see all 110 objects in a single evening.

Geoff will also share information about Solar Eclipses, how they happen, and some brief historical looks at previous eclipses. He will also go over safety precautions to take and the safe use of binoculars and telescopes.

Attendees will receive one pair of Eclipse Glasses after the event.

Geoff graduated from Miami University with a Bachelor of Science. He has always been a space dreamer and advocate not just for the adventure but for the knowledge and technological challenge. Upon graduation he was a US Naval Officer and served in various capacities for nine years. When his daughter was young she was awarded a 5-day/4 night stay at Goddard Space Center with Girl Scouts USA (he was extremely jealous). Afterwards they formed the Eastern CT Girl Scout Astronomy Club which he still runs today. Tens of thousands of people have looked through his four telescopes at the sun. moon, planets and deep sky objects and listened and learned from his various presentations. He speaks on a wide variety of science topics including Black Holes and Other Absurdities of our Universe, Light Pollution, Pluto (the flyby information we've learned), and many others.

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Friday Film
Mar
1
2:00 PM14:00

Friday Film

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Gran Turismo

Based on a true story, a teenage gaming wunderkind has earned a series of titles in the digital racing sphere. Given his talents, he receives the opportunity to become a professional driver for Nissan, where he must learn to translate his finely-honed gaming skills to real high-octane scenarios.

2 hours, 15 minutes. PG-13

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Other Worldly Words Book Discussion
Feb
29
6:30 PM18:30

Other Worldly Words Book Discussion

Join Public Services Librarian Lisa Sprague for a discussion of Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty.

Amateur detective Mallory Viridian’s talent for solving murders ruined her life on Earth and drove her to live on an alien space station, but her problems still follow her in this witty, self-aware novel that puts a speculative spin on murder mysteries

 

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A Funny Program About Funny Programs: The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time
Feb
28
6:30 PM18:30

A Funny Program About Funny Programs: The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time

A Funny Program About Funny Programs: The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time

Award-winning author and pop culture historian Martin Gitlin hosts this fun and enlightening presentation based on his book, The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time. He is the only author to actually rank the best of the best, including I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, Seinfeld, Frasier and The Big Bang Theory. He will show funny snippets from those shows and others, challenge patrons with sitcom trivia (including identifying cool theme songs!), discuss the criteria he used to rank 70 years of sitcoms and talk about how they have evolved over the decades in humor, presentation and content. This program is really entertaining so join in on the fun!

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Pearl Street Matinee
Feb
28
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

The hero-cat discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: he has burned through eight of his nine lives. He sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

1 hour, 40 minutes. PG

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Page Turners
Feb
26
6:00 PM18:00

Page Turners

Join Reference Librarian Sam Lee for a discussion of Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman

Softhearted Charlie sits next to rugby player Nick in class and a warm and intimate friendship follows. Soon it develops into something more for Charlie, but Nick is struggling with feelings of his own. As the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works.

288 pages

 

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Drum Circle
Feb
21
6:00 PM18:00

Drum Circle

Asnuntuck Community College Professor Carol LaLiberte will lead an all-ages Drum Circle. Drums will be provided or bring your own. The library has many musical instruments available to be checked out including bongos, djembe, bodhran, and steelpan drums. Everyone is welcome, no experience necessary.

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Pearl Street Matinee
Feb
21
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

A Haunting in Venice

A terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, he reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

1 hour, 43 minutes. PG-13

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Pearl Street Book Discussion
Feb
21
9:00 AM09:00

Pearl Street Book Discussion

Join Branch Librarian Aimee Sixt for a discussion of Seven Days in June by Tia Williams.

Brooklynite Eva Mercy is a single mom and bestselling erotica writer, who is feeling pressed from all sides. Shane Hall is a reclusive, enigmatic, award-winning literary author who, to everyone's surprise, shows up in New York. With its keen observations of Black life and the condition of modern motherhood, as well as the consequences of motherless-ness, Seven Days in June is by turns humorous, warm and deeply sensual.

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Friday Film
Feb
16
2:00 PM14:00

Friday Film

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A Haunting in Venice

A terrifying mystery featuring the return of the celebrated sleuth, set in eerie, post-World War II Venice on All Hallows’ Eve. Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world’s most glamorous city, he reluctantly attends a séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

1 hour, 43 minutes. PG-13

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SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION
Feb
14
2:30 PM14:30

SENIOR CENTER AFTERNOON BOOK DISCUSSION

Join Deputy Director Katie Werth for a discussion of Chocolate Covered Murder by Leslie Meier.

After the suspicious drowning of a local fisherman and the murder of a sultry chocolate store manager, Lucy Stone must track down a killer, all while navigating the craziness of the Tinker's Cove Valentine's Day tourist promotion.

Find it on Overdrive: https://libraryconnection.overdrive.com/media/2115497

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Pearl Street Matinee
Feb
14
12:00 PM12:00

Pearl Street Matinee

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Based on the video games, the animated film follows the hero on his adventures with his friends. He joins forces with a princess and a toad. Together, they hope to defeat the evil villain and save the kingdom from his destructive schemes.

1 hour, 32 minutes. PG

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Rivers, Brooks, and Ponds in Enfield with Jim Malley
Feb
8
6:00 PM18:00

Rivers, Brooks, and Ponds in Enfield with Jim Malley

Join Enfield Adult Education Teacher, Jim Malley, for a presentation on Rivers, Brooks and Ponds in Enfield. The presentation will trace the map location and the naming of the waterways. The program will also look at how the waterways were used for transportation, trade, mill power and recreation. The program will include an overview of how Hurricane Diane caused flood damage in 1955. Aerial maps will be on display showing views of Enfield waterways.

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Pearl Street Library Art Exhibition featuring Abby Poreda
Feb
8
5:30 PM17:30

Pearl Street Library Art Exhibition featuring Abby Poreda

Enfield High School senior Abby Poreda has a solo exhibition of her artwork at the historic Pearl Street Library. Abby is displaying here work through a partnership between the Pearl Street Library and the Enfield Public School’s Visual Arts Department. The Enfield Culture and Arts Commission was pivotal in supporting this partnership by bestowing a generous grant to install a hanging system for the display of student artwork.

Abby’s work is currently available to view at the Pearl St. Library until February 15th. An Artist’s Reception will be held at the library on Thursday, February 8th from 5:30 pm -7:30 pm.

Abby has taken a range of Visual Arts courses during her tenure at EHS and is currently enrolled in Honors Portfolio Preparation, and Ceramics. Her painting “Light” was just accepted into the Scholastic Art Competition and will be featured in the CT Regional Art Awards Exhibit at UHart School of Art from Jan 17th- Feb. 3rd, Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30p and Sat/Sun 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.

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