May 2008 Library News and Events
Free Computer Assistance at the Wallingford Public Library
The Wallingford Public Library will be offering free one-on-one computer help throughout the month of May. Individual, one hour sessions will be available at 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Filling out online job applications, setting up email accounts, basic computer skills, internet searching, and software applications can all be addressed. Please contact the library to reserve your spot and specify your area of learning interest: 203-265-6754.
“HISTORY, LORE AND LEGACY OF THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS CAMPS IN CONNECTICUT” MAY 7 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
MERIDEN – On Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the Griffin Meeting Room of the Meriden Public Library, author and historian Marty Podskoch will give a Power Point presentation on the history, lore and legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Connecticut. “This is a special year for the program topic,” says Podskoch, “because 2008 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the CCCs.”
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began on March 31, 1933 under President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. Camps were set up in many Connecticut towns, state parks and forests. Workers built trails, roads, campsites and dams, stocked fish, built and maintained fire tower observer’s cabins and telephone lines, fought fires, and planted millions of trees. The CCC disbanded in 1942 due to the need for men in World War II.
Mr. Podskoch is conducting research on the CCC camps in the Adirondacks and Connecticut. He is keenly interested in meeting individuals who may have stories to contribute to his next book. Mr. Podskoch will have all his books: Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore; Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Southern Districts; Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Northern Districts; and Adirondack Stories available for sale and signing.
The program is free and all are invited. Contact the Community Services Department at 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or sign up online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events”.
EGYPT AND JORDAN TRAVEL PROGRAM MAY 14 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
MERIDEN – Travel on an expedition to Egypt and Jordan with Peter Burch at the Meriden Public Library on Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 pm. During this PowerPoint presentation, prepare to have the mysteries of ancient Egypt and Jordan unfold before you on this 14-day journey of discovery to revered tombs, temples and monuments. Scenes include the enormous pyramids at Giza (built 1700 years before the rise of ancient Greece), the temples at Abu Simbel built by Pharaoh Ramesses II, the Valleys of the Kings and Queens (including King Tut’s tomb), as well as biblical scenes in Jordan which include the Jordan River (where Jesus was baptized), the Dead Sea and Mount Nebo (where Moses looked over the Promised Land).
Peter Burch, M.D. practiced ophthalmology in the greater Meriden area until his retirement in 2000. For the last eight years, Dr. Burch has done some local volunteer work, and especially enjoys performing as a member of the Humble Bees musical group.
The program is free and all are invited. Since seating is limited, please call the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com, or sign up online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult Events” to reserve a seat.
YOGA PROGRAM MAY 21 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
MERIDEN – Need to rejuvenate your day? Come join Laura Hartwig at Meriden Public Library on May 21 at 6:30 p.m. for a discussion on the basics of yoga and participate in a 20 minute chair yoga session. Laura will provide a brief overview on yoga philosophy, diet, breathing techniques and meditation. After the discussion she will lead you in a chair yoga session. Come prepared wearing loose fitting clothes and slip off shoes. Chair yoga can be done at your desk, on an airplane, or anywhere.
Laura graduated from Lotus Gardens Teacher Training in Sherman, CT in January 2008, earning her 200 hour certificate. She has been practicing yoga for eleven years and is excited to share the benefits.
The program is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Contact the Community Service Department @ 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or go to www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat.
THAILAND TRAVEL PROGRAM MAY 27 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Meriden Public Library will host “Robert and Victoria’s Most Excellent Thai Adventure” a travel program by Victoria Navin and Robert Kiley on Tuesday, May 27 at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Griffin Meeting Room.
Robert Kiley and his fiancée Victoria Navin made a two week trip to Thailand in February 2008 in which they visited Bangkok, Chiang Mai and points North. Included were treks to the Long Neck people of the Northern Hill tribes and a boat crossing of the Mekong River into Laos. In the course of their day long treks from their base in Chiang Mai, they took an elephant ride, Victoria rode down a river on a bamboo raft and they visited an orchid farm, a snake farm, and an umbrella factory among other sites.
The program is free and open to the public. Contact the Community Services Department at 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or sign up online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat for either the 2:30 p.m. or the 6:30 p.m. program.
MERIDEN-Meriden Public Library Children's Library Is Getting Ready For Summer!
Meriden Public Library Children's Library will start giving away FREE tickets for our professional performers, Summer Showcase on June 2nd. These programs will be held each week starting June 23rd on Mondays at 6:00 PM. and on Thursdays at 10:30 AM.
Registration for story hours will also begin June 2nd. Story hours will begin the week of June 23rd.
The Wallingford Public Library will be offering free one-on-one computer help throughout the month of May. Individual, one hour sessions will be available at 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons. Filling out online job applications, setting up email accounts, basic computer skills, internet searching, and software applications can all be addressed. Please contact the library to reserve your spot and specify your area of learning interest: 203-265-6754.
“HISTORY, LORE AND LEGACY OF THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS CAMPS IN CONNECTICUT” MAY 7 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
MERIDEN – On Wednesday, May 7 at 6:00 p.m. in the Griffin Meeting Room of the Meriden Public Library, author and historian Marty Podskoch will give a Power Point presentation on the history, lore and legacy of the Civilian Conservation Corps camps in Connecticut. “This is a special year for the program topic,” says Podskoch, “because 2008 is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the CCCs.”
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) began on March 31, 1933 under President Roosevelt’s “New Deal” to relieve the poverty and unemployment of the Depression. Camps were set up in many Connecticut towns, state parks and forests. Workers built trails, roads, campsites and dams, stocked fish, built and maintained fire tower observer’s cabins and telephone lines, fought fires, and planted millions of trees. The CCC disbanded in 1942 due to the need for men in World War II.
Mr. Podskoch is conducting research on the CCC camps in the Adirondacks and Connecticut. He is keenly interested in meeting individuals who may have stories to contribute to his next book. Mr. Podskoch will have all his books: Fire Towers of the Catskills: Their History and Lore; Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Southern Districts; Adirondack Fire Towers: Their History and Lore, the Northern Districts; and Adirondack Stories available for sale and signing.
The program is free and all are invited. Contact the Community Services Department at 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or sign up online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events”.
EGYPT AND JORDAN TRAVEL PROGRAM MAY 14 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
MERIDEN – Travel on an expedition to Egypt and Jordan with Peter Burch at the Meriden Public Library on Wednesday, May 14 at 6:30 pm. During this PowerPoint presentation, prepare to have the mysteries of ancient Egypt and Jordan unfold before you on this 14-day journey of discovery to revered tombs, temples and monuments. Scenes include the enormous pyramids at Giza (built 1700 years before the rise of ancient Greece), the temples at Abu Simbel built by Pharaoh Ramesses II, the Valleys of the Kings and Queens (including King Tut’s tomb), as well as biblical scenes in Jordan which include the Jordan River (where Jesus was baptized), the Dead Sea and Mount Nebo (where Moses looked over the Promised Land).
Peter Burch, M.D. practiced ophthalmology in the greater Meriden area until his retirement in 2000. For the last eight years, Dr. Burch has done some local volunteer work, and especially enjoys performing as a member of the Humble Bees musical group.
The program is free and all are invited. Since seating is limited, please call the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com, or sign up online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult Events” to reserve a seat.
YOGA PROGRAM MAY 21 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
MERIDEN – Need to rejuvenate your day? Come join Laura Hartwig at Meriden Public Library on May 21 at 6:30 p.m. for a discussion on the basics of yoga and participate in a 20 minute chair yoga session. Laura will provide a brief overview on yoga philosophy, diet, breathing techniques and meditation. After the discussion she will lead you in a chair yoga session. Come prepared wearing loose fitting clothes and slip off shoes. Chair yoga can be done at your desk, on an airplane, or anywhere.
Laura graduated from Lotus Gardens Teacher Training in Sherman, CT in January 2008, earning her 200 hour certificate. She has been practicing yoga for eleven years and is excited to share the benefits.
The program is free and open to the public. Seating is limited. Contact the Community Service Department @ 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or go to www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat.
THAILAND TRAVEL PROGRAM MAY 27 AT MERIDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Meriden Public Library will host “Robert and Victoria’s Most Excellent Thai Adventure” a travel program by Victoria Navin and Robert Kiley on Tuesday, May 27 at 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. in the Griffin Meeting Room.
Robert Kiley and his fiancée Victoria Navin made a two week trip to Thailand in February 2008 in which they visited Bangkok, Chiang Mai and points North. Included were treks to the Long Neck people of the Northern Hill tribes and a boat crossing of the Mekong River into Laos. In the course of their day long treks from their base in Chiang Mai, they took an elephant ride, Victoria rode down a river on a bamboo raft and they visited an orchid farm, a snake farm, and an umbrella factory among other sites.
The program is free and open to the public. Contact the Community Services Department at 630-6349, email comsvc@hotmail.com or sign up online at www.meridenlibrary.org and click on “Adult events” to reserve a seat for either the 2:30 p.m. or the 6:30 p.m. program.
MERIDEN-Meriden Public Library Children's Library Is Getting Ready For Summer!
Meriden Public Library Children's Library will start giving away FREE tickets for our professional performers, Summer Showcase on June 2nd. These programs will be held each week starting June 23rd on Mondays at 6:00 PM. and on Thursdays at 10:30 AM.
Registration for story hours will also begin June 2nd. Story hours will begin the week of June 23rd.
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