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October 30th HALLOWEEN PARTY at 6:30 PM.
Come to our Halloween Party. Wear your costume and join in on the fun. Great stories, fun games, exciting crafts, delicious snacks, contests and lots more. For ages 3 and up. Sign up in the Children’s Library or by calling (203) 630-6347.
November 13th SCRAPBOOKING at 6:30 PM.
Come to the Meriden Public Library and learn all about scrapbooking for children in grades 2 and older with adults welcome. Leticia Harduby, our staff professional scrapbooker will be teaching children the art
involved in scrapbooking. Bring your own personal items such as recipes, pictures, or other items you would want to learn how to display with class. Sign up in the Children’s Library or call us at (203) 630-6347.
Meriden Library News and Events
“WHERE IS THE MONEY?” A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ACCESS TO BUSINESS CAPITAL FOR NEW AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 25
Meriden Public Library will host a panel discussion called “Where is the Money? Access to Business Capital for New and Prospective Business Owners on Wednesday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Panelists will be John Lobon, Connecticut Development Authority; Daniel DeRosa, Castle Bank; P. Edgardo Tarrats, Small Business Administration; and Donna Wertenbach, Community Economic Development Fund.
The event is co-sponsored by the Hispanic Members Outreach Committee of the Greater Meriden Chamber of Commerce and Castle Bank and Trust Company, Meriden. Light refreshments will be provided, through the generosity of Castle Bank.
Daniel R. DeRosa is senior vice president and senior lender of Castle Bank and Trust Company. DeRosa has been employed in banking since 1981, serving the business community in Central Connecticut. He began his banking career with Hartford National Bank/Shawmut Bank holing various positions in Cash Management and Commercial Lending for Southington Savings Bank.
DeRosa received his B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of New Haven. He is a member of the Middlefield Town Committee and past member of the Middlesex YMCA Board of Finance. DeRosa is active in community and youth organizations, having served as Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 33, a Director for Coginchaug Little League, Wallingford Fall Baseball League and the Durham/Middlefield Recreational Basketball League. He is also an active participant in the Cheshire and Southington Chambers of Commerce. DeRosa and his family reside in Middlefield.
John Lobon is senior vice president and senior loan officer for the Connecticut Development Authority’s URBANK Small Business Lending Program. The Connecticut Development Authority is a quasi-public state agency created in 1973 to provide financial assistance to Connecticut businesses.
Prior to joining the Connecticut Development Authority in 1993, he held positions in state government and the banking industry. Lobon is a 1973 graduate of Syracuse University and Williams College Graduate School of Banking in 1980, and Term Lending to Small Business program conducted by the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc. in 1992. Lobon was appointed by Governor M. Jodi Rell in June in 2005 to be a Commissioner on the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
P. Edgardo Tarrats joined the U. S. Small Business Administration in June 1997 as Chief of the Portfolio Management Division, after 15 years with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). As Chief PMD, Tarrats was, until recently, responsible for the day to day operations of the Portfolio Management Division, which handled the processing of loan guaranty purchases and liquidation functions of the Connecticut District Office.
Upon the transfer of the PMd functions to the new National Guaranty Purchase Center in Herndon, Virginia, Tarrats was assigned to supervise one of two teams responsible for loan processing, the 8(a) business development program and the Business Information Center. Tarrats is also the liaison between the Connecticut lenders and the National Guaranty Purchase Center.
While employed at the FDIC, Tarrats occupied various managerial positions in its Division of Liquidation, including Operations Department Head of the San Juan, Puerto Rico Consolidated Office. In 1988, Tarrats was transferred to the Denver, Colorado, Consolidated Office, where he served as Assistant Section Chef, Asset Marketing, and Liquidator in Charge of a failed financial institution. Tarrats attended the Catholic University of Puerto Rico and the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, in his native Puerto Rico.
The program is free, but seating is limited; for free registration, please call (203) 630-6349 or send an email to: comsvc@hotmail.com or sign up at the online calendar at www.meridenlibrary.org
ENTERTAINER IRV PLASTOCK TO PRESENT “SING ALONG WITH IRV” AT JOHN BARRY SATELLITE BRANCH OCTOBER 25 Entertainer Irv Plastock will present “Sing Along with Irv” at Meriden Public Library’s John Barry Satellite Branch on Wednesday, October 25 at 6:00 pm. Children, ages 2 to 6 and their parents or caregivers are welcome to attend.
Irv Plastock is an accomplished artist who has been singing and performing for audiences for over five decades. At the age of eight, he made his debut playing the lead role of Frank in “Annie Get Your Gun.”
Irv performs his acapella children’s sing along program, titled, “Sing Along With Irv,” at libraries, preschools and day care centers. He presently performs in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Colorado.
His program is geared towards children ages two through six. The length of the program is forty-five minutes to one hour. After his program, Irv always spends time talking to the children. He says it always means a lot to him personally when a child tells him they had a good time and gives him a “High 5.”
Irv sings 31 songs during his program. Some of the songs are: If You’re Happy and You Know it, The Wheels On The Bus, The Green Grass Grows All Around, All Around, Where is Thumbkin?, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, The Farmer In The Dell, Bingo, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, I Am A Pizza, and On Top Of Spaghetti.
Irv’s credits besides Frank in “Annie Get Your Gun”, are Oliver in “The Vagabond King”, Bennie Kidd in “The Desert Song”, Mr. Macy in “Here’s Love” (the musical version of “Miracle On 34th Street”), Herman in “Most Happy Fella”, Bellomy in “The Fantasticks”, and Nicely, Nicely in “Guys And Dolls.”
LOCAL AUTHOR JOAN BARBUTO TO SIGN COPIES OF "GOD IS WITH US: SIGNS IN OUR LIVES" NOVEMBER 2 Meriden Public Library will host an appearance by local author Joan M. Barbuto on Thursday, November 2 at 12 noon. Barbuto will sign copies of her latest book, GOD IS WITH US: SIGNS IN OUR LIVES. Everyone is invited to attend. What happens to us after we die? In her book "God Is With Us -Signs In Our Lives" Joan Barbuto gives evidence that there is a God who loves us and a form of existence after death. She draws the evidence from five sources. (1) Unexplainable, seemingly miraculous events and signs in people's lives, including her own; (2) reports of angels, miracles, heaven and miraculous healings reported in books, including the Bible; (3) apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the last two centuries, with accompanying miracles witnessed by many and prophecies that came true; (4) incidents in the lives of two saints canonized in this century; and (5) investigations of near-death experiences and death-related visions by noted psychologists and psychiatrists. Joan M. Barbuto is an author and former journalist who has done extensive reading and research on religion, near-death experiences, apparitions of the Virgin Mary and spiritual experiences that people have had. She was a staff reporter, feature writer, and health and mental health reporter for a daily newspaper, THE NEW HAVEN REGISTER, and now writes about topics that interest her. With graduate degrees in English and education, she has the ability and training to research and organize a great deal of material on various subjects. She is also the author of the book "The ABCs of Parenting" (c. 1994) and is working on a historical novel. The program is free and the public is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Since seating is limited, free registration is requested by calling (203) 630-6349 or by sending an email to: comsvc@hotmail.com or by signing up online at the events calendar found at www.meridenlibrary.org.
IRVING MOY TO RE-ENACT LIFE OF MERIDEN CIVIL WAR SOLDIER JOSEPH PIERCE IN BICENTENNIAL PERFORMANCE NOVEMBER 8 Meriden Public Library will feature Civil War re-enactor Irving Moy in a special Bicentennial performance on Wednesday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. Moy will reenact the life of Joseph Pierce, a Chinese Yankee soldier from Meriden who fought in the Civil War. The event, which is free, is co-sponsored by the Friends of Meriden Public Library. There were many immigrants who fought in the Civil War. Regiments were formed to capture the ethnic pride each had to fight for a country they adopted for the cause of Union. There were the Italians and French of the "Garibaldi Guard", the Scottish "Highlanders" and the most famous, "the Irish Brigade." But few people know of the participation of the Chinese with the most famous Chinese soldier being Joseph Pierce, who lived in the City of Meriden. Sold at the age of 10 to a sea captain, fought in the Civil War with the 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Potomac at Antietam and Gettysburg, later settling in Meriden as a silver engraver, don't miss this opportunity to see and hear Irving Moy (a Chinese-American Civil War re-enactor) make Joseph Pierce come alive in his presentation, "Joseph Pierce, a Chinese Yankee Soldier." Irving Moy is also the author of a compendium of research on the subject of Joseph Pierce, which is located in the Local History Collection of Meriden Public Library. Moy, a graduate of Washington University and Fairfield University, is a Public Health Services Manager with the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. His interest in the Civil War is the result of a life long interest in and the study of the life of Abraham Lincoln. He thanks his wife, Julie, who also has an interest in this Nation's history for allowing him to live out his passion and fascination with Lincoln and the Civil War Era. The program is free and the public is invited to attend. Since seating is limited, free registration is requested by calling (203) 630-6349 or sending an email to: comsvc@hotmail.com or signing up at the online calendar at www.meridenlibrary.org
Wallingford Public Library Association Annual MeetingWednesday, October 25th at 7:15 p.m. as Ashlar VillageWFSB news anchor Al Terzi, the “dean of Connecticut television,” will be the keynote speaker at the 126th Annual Meeting of the Wallingford Public Library Association. * Library Co-Directors Leslie Scherer & Karen Roesler will share highlights from the Library’s history and will give a progress report on the on-going renovation project. * Officers and Board members will be elected at a brief business meeting. * Dessert will be served following the meeting.
Readers’ Theatre: The Footsteps of Doves and I’m Herbert. - Two One-Act ComediesTuesday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m at Ashlar Village
Wallingford Public Library and Ashlar Village are joining forces to present two one-act plays by Robert Anderson, The Footsteps of Doves and I’m Herbert.In The Footsteps of Doves an older man and his wife Harriet go shopping for a new bed. Harriet wants to buy two single beds, while George argues his point to keep a double. I’m Herbert is about an aging married couple who have both had a few previous husbands or wives. With a slip of the tongue, the names and places of the past get very confusing.These plays will be presented as Readers’ Theatre. The “actors” will be reading their parts and the set will be minimal. Actors for this evening of light-hearted entertainment are: Lois Reid, Barbara Pratt, Larry Brill, and Sue Smayda.The Footsteps of Doves and I’m Herbert were originally produced as part of You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running. Robert Anderson is a well-known playwright whose works include Tea and Sympathy, The Days Between, and I Never Sang For My Father.American Masters - Playwrights
This fall Wallingford Public Library will be celebrating the work of four American masters: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, and Tony Kushner. One play by each of these authors will be discussed on every other Monday evening at 7:00 beginning on October 2nd.Mark Johnston, Professor of English at Quinnipiac University, will lead discussions. The schedule for discussions is as follows: ~ October 30th ~ True West. Sam Shepard’s play tells the story of two brothers: Austin, a Hollywood screenwriter, and Lee, a small-time criminal. The play’s encounter between the brothers explores the duality of human personality, and our primal capacity for violence. ~ November 13th ~ Angels in America. This play, by Tony Kushner, explores “the state of the nation”—the sexual, racial, religious, political, and social issues confronting the country during the Reagan years, as the AIDS epidemic spreads.Copies of the plays will be available at the Information Desk. Call the Library at 203 265-6754, or stop by the Information Desk to sign up for this free series.For those interested, filmed versions of Death of a Salesman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Angels in America are also available
Fall in the Children’s Room
This October, the Children's Department will be wrapping up its fall story time series and getting ready for the first of two big moves. In December we expect to be moving downstairs to the meeting Room, while the upstairs is being renovated. Following the renovations we will move upstairs to our new quarters on the south side of the building.As a result of these necessary changes, the Children's Room will be unable to offer story times and other programs until we have set up downstairs, and until the additional new small program room becomes available. We will miss all our friends during story times but we hope you will all continue to visit us and take out lots of your favorite books in the meantime.Our smaller temporary Children's Room will be fully functioning and even have a train set, donated by TOYZ of Cheshire, which we know everyone will enjoy. And as always, there will be lots of great books, DVDs, and more waiting for you.
Fall Story timesThe story times held in the Library are over for now and we appreciate everyone's patience as we moved the location of all the programs all over the library this fall! We are now going to be able to offer a Wednesday morning story time at a new location! The WE CARE Family Resource Center at Youth and Family Services has offered to let us use their facility for three drop-in story times. This is a drop-in program for kids ages 3 to 5 and younger siblings are welcome to attend. Please join us for stories, songs, finger plays and other activities! For more information call the Children's Room at the Wallingford Public Library. 265-6754. October 18th and 25th, and November 1st10:00a.m. to 10:45 a.m.The WE CARE Family Resource Center at Youth and Family Services is located at 6 Fairfield Blvd.
Wallingford Public Library Tile Wall Mural
The Town of Wallingford has provided $12,065,000 to build a state-of-the-art public library and the Wallingford Public Library Association is launching a campaign to raise $500,000 to furnish and equip this wonderful new civic space.
A mural of tiles sponsored by individuals, businesses, and organizations will be a cornerstone of this fund-raising campaign. The tile mural will tell the story of Wallingford – past and present, and will recognize donors to the furnishing fund. Renowned ceramic artist Marion Grebow has been commissioned to create this permanent public art installation.
Sponsor a Tile
Help furnish the expanded Library and celebrate Wallingford's past, present and future! We invite you to help create a work of art to commemorate Wallingford's story from its agricultural beginnings to the modern community it is today. The artist’s hand-sculpted bas-relief picture tiles will be based on historical research and resources. Tiles will depict actual events, places, and native plants and animals that reflect Wallingford, past and present. When you buy a tile, your name or a name of your choice will be permanently glazed under the picture.
To find out how you can purchase a tile, stop by the Reference desk for more information, sizes, costs and suggested titles.
October 30th HALLOWEEN PARTY at 6:30 PM.
Come to our Halloween Party. Wear your costume and join in on the fun. Great stories, fun games, exciting crafts, delicious snacks, contests and lots more. For ages 3 and up. Sign up in the Children’s Library or by calling (203) 630-6347.
November 13th SCRAPBOOKING at 6:30 PM.
Come to the Meriden Public Library and learn all about scrapbooking for children in grades 2 and older with adults welcome. Leticia Harduby, our staff professional scrapbooker will be teaching children the art
involved in scrapbooking. Bring your own personal items such as recipes, pictures, or other items you would want to learn how to display with class. Sign up in the Children’s Library or call us at (203) 630-6347.
Meriden Library News and Events
“WHERE IS THE MONEY?” A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ACCESS TO BUSINESS CAPITAL FOR NEW AND PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 25
Meriden Public Library will host a panel discussion called “Where is the Money? Access to Business Capital for New and Prospective Business Owners on Wednesday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m.
Panelists will be John Lobon, Connecticut Development Authority; Daniel DeRosa, Castle Bank; P. Edgardo Tarrats, Small Business Administration; and Donna Wertenbach, Community Economic Development Fund.
The event is co-sponsored by the Hispanic Members Outreach Committee of the Greater Meriden Chamber of Commerce and Castle Bank and Trust Company, Meriden. Light refreshments will be provided, through the generosity of Castle Bank.
Daniel R. DeRosa is senior vice president and senior lender of Castle Bank and Trust Company. DeRosa has been employed in banking since 1981, serving the business community in Central Connecticut. He began his banking career with Hartford National Bank/Shawmut Bank holing various positions in Cash Management and Commercial Lending for Southington Savings Bank.
DeRosa received his B.S. and M.B.A. from the University of New Haven. He is a member of the Middlefield Town Committee and past member of the Middlesex YMCA Board of Finance. DeRosa is active in community and youth organizations, having served as Cubmaster for Cub Scout Pack 33, a Director for Coginchaug Little League, Wallingford Fall Baseball League and the Durham/Middlefield Recreational Basketball League. He is also an active participant in the Cheshire and Southington Chambers of Commerce. DeRosa and his family reside in Middlefield.
John Lobon is senior vice president and senior loan officer for the Connecticut Development Authority’s URBANK Small Business Lending Program. The Connecticut Development Authority is a quasi-public state agency created in 1973 to provide financial assistance to Connecticut businesses.
Prior to joining the Connecticut Development Authority in 1993, he held positions in state government and the banking industry. Lobon is a 1973 graduate of Syracuse University and Williams College Graduate School of Banking in 1980, and Term Lending to Small Business program conducted by the National Association of Government Guaranteed Lenders, Inc. in 1992. Lobon was appointed by Governor M. Jodi Rell in June in 2005 to be a Commissioner on the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.
P. Edgardo Tarrats joined the U. S. Small Business Administration in June 1997 as Chief of the Portfolio Management Division, after 15 years with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). As Chief PMD, Tarrats was, until recently, responsible for the day to day operations of the Portfolio Management Division, which handled the processing of loan guaranty purchases and liquidation functions of the Connecticut District Office.
Upon the transfer of the PMd functions to the new National Guaranty Purchase Center in Herndon, Virginia, Tarrats was assigned to supervise one of two teams responsible for loan processing, the 8(a) business development program and the Business Information Center. Tarrats is also the liaison between the Connecticut lenders and the National Guaranty Purchase Center.
While employed at the FDIC, Tarrats occupied various managerial positions in its Division of Liquidation, including Operations Department Head of the San Juan, Puerto Rico Consolidated Office. In 1988, Tarrats was transferred to the Denver, Colorado, Consolidated Office, where he served as Assistant Section Chef, Asset Marketing, and Liquidator in Charge of a failed financial institution. Tarrats attended the Catholic University of Puerto Rico and the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus, in his native Puerto Rico.
The program is free, but seating is limited; for free registration, please call (203) 630-6349 or send an email to: comsvc@hotmail.com or sign up at the online calendar at www.meridenlibrary.org
ENTERTAINER IRV PLASTOCK TO PRESENT “SING ALONG WITH IRV” AT JOHN BARRY SATELLITE BRANCH OCTOBER 25 Entertainer Irv Plastock will present “Sing Along with Irv” at Meriden Public Library’s John Barry Satellite Branch on Wednesday, October 25 at 6:00 pm. Children, ages 2 to 6 and their parents or caregivers are welcome to attend.
Irv Plastock is an accomplished artist who has been singing and performing for audiences for over five decades. At the age of eight, he made his debut playing the lead role of Frank in “Annie Get Your Gun.”
Irv performs his acapella children’s sing along program, titled, “Sing Along With Irv,” at libraries, preschools and day care centers. He presently performs in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Colorado.
His program is geared towards children ages two through six. The length of the program is forty-five minutes to one hour. After his program, Irv always spends time talking to the children. He says it always means a lot to him personally when a child tells him they had a good time and gives him a “High 5.”
Irv sings 31 songs during his program. Some of the songs are: If You’re Happy and You Know it, The Wheels On The Bus, The Green Grass Grows All Around, All Around, Where is Thumbkin?, Old MacDonald Had A Farm, The Farmer In The Dell, Bingo, Row, Row, Row Your Boat, Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star, I Am A Pizza, and On Top Of Spaghetti.
Irv’s credits besides Frank in “Annie Get Your Gun”, are Oliver in “The Vagabond King”, Bennie Kidd in “The Desert Song”, Mr. Macy in “Here’s Love” (the musical version of “Miracle On 34th Street”), Herman in “Most Happy Fella”, Bellomy in “The Fantasticks”, and Nicely, Nicely in “Guys And Dolls.”
LOCAL AUTHOR JOAN BARBUTO TO SIGN COPIES OF "GOD IS WITH US: SIGNS IN OUR LIVES" NOVEMBER 2 Meriden Public Library will host an appearance by local author Joan M. Barbuto on Thursday, November 2 at 12 noon. Barbuto will sign copies of her latest book, GOD IS WITH US: SIGNS IN OUR LIVES. Everyone is invited to attend. What happens to us after we die? In her book "God Is With Us -Signs In Our Lives" Joan Barbuto gives evidence that there is a God who loves us and a form of existence after death. She draws the evidence from five sources. (1) Unexplainable, seemingly miraculous events and signs in people's lives, including her own; (2) reports of angels, miracles, heaven and miraculous healings reported in books, including the Bible; (3) apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the last two centuries, with accompanying miracles witnessed by many and prophecies that came true; (4) incidents in the lives of two saints canonized in this century; and (5) investigations of near-death experiences and death-related visions by noted psychologists and psychiatrists. Joan M. Barbuto is an author and former journalist who has done extensive reading and research on religion, near-death experiences, apparitions of the Virgin Mary and spiritual experiences that people have had. She was a staff reporter, feature writer, and health and mental health reporter for a daily newspaper, THE NEW HAVEN REGISTER, and now writes about topics that interest her. With graduate degrees in English and education, she has the ability and training to research and organize a great deal of material on various subjects. She is also the author of the book "The ABCs of Parenting" (c. 1994) and is working on a historical novel. The program is free and the public is invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served. Since seating is limited, free registration is requested by calling (203) 630-6349 or by sending an email to: comsvc@hotmail.com or by signing up online at the events calendar found at www.meridenlibrary.org.
IRVING MOY TO RE-ENACT LIFE OF MERIDEN CIVIL WAR SOLDIER JOSEPH PIERCE IN BICENTENNIAL PERFORMANCE NOVEMBER 8 Meriden Public Library will feature Civil War re-enactor Irving Moy in a special Bicentennial performance on Wednesday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. Moy will reenact the life of Joseph Pierce, a Chinese Yankee soldier from Meriden who fought in the Civil War. The event, which is free, is co-sponsored by the Friends of Meriden Public Library. There were many immigrants who fought in the Civil War. Regiments were formed to capture the ethnic pride each had to fight for a country they adopted for the cause of Union. There were the Italians and French of the "Garibaldi Guard", the Scottish "Highlanders" and the most famous, "the Irish Brigade." But few people know of the participation of the Chinese with the most famous Chinese soldier being Joseph Pierce, who lived in the City of Meriden. Sold at the age of 10 to a sea captain, fought in the Civil War with the 14th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Potomac at Antietam and Gettysburg, later settling in Meriden as a silver engraver, don't miss this opportunity to see and hear Irving Moy (a Chinese-American Civil War re-enactor) make Joseph Pierce come alive in his presentation, "Joseph Pierce, a Chinese Yankee Soldier." Irving Moy is also the author of a compendium of research on the subject of Joseph Pierce, which is located in the Local History Collection of Meriden Public Library. Moy, a graduate of Washington University and Fairfield University, is a Public Health Services Manager with the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health. His interest in the Civil War is the result of a life long interest in and the study of the life of Abraham Lincoln. He thanks his wife, Julie, who also has an interest in this Nation's history for allowing him to live out his passion and fascination with Lincoln and the Civil War Era. The program is free and the public is invited to attend. Since seating is limited, free registration is requested by calling (203) 630-6349 or sending an email to: comsvc@hotmail.com or signing up at the online calendar at www.meridenlibrary.org
Wallingford Public Library Association Annual MeetingWednesday, October 25th at 7:15 p.m. as Ashlar VillageWFSB news anchor Al Terzi, the “dean of Connecticut television,” will be the keynote speaker at the 126th Annual Meeting of the Wallingford Public Library Association. * Library Co-Directors Leslie Scherer & Karen Roesler will share highlights from the Library’s history and will give a progress report on the on-going renovation project. * Officers and Board members will be elected at a brief business meeting. * Dessert will be served following the meeting.
Readers’ Theatre: The Footsteps of Doves and I’m Herbert. - Two One-Act ComediesTuesday, October 24th at 7:00 p.m at Ashlar Village
Wallingford Public Library and Ashlar Village are joining forces to present two one-act plays by Robert Anderson, The Footsteps of Doves and I’m Herbert.In The Footsteps of Doves an older man and his wife Harriet go shopping for a new bed. Harriet wants to buy two single beds, while George argues his point to keep a double. I’m Herbert is about an aging married couple who have both had a few previous husbands or wives. With a slip of the tongue, the names and places of the past get very confusing.These plays will be presented as Readers’ Theatre. The “actors” will be reading their parts and the set will be minimal. Actors for this evening of light-hearted entertainment are: Lois Reid, Barbara Pratt, Larry Brill, and Sue Smayda.The Footsteps of Doves and I’m Herbert were originally produced as part of You Know I Can’t Hear You When the Water’s Running. Robert Anderson is a well-known playwright whose works include Tea and Sympathy, The Days Between, and I Never Sang For My Father.American Masters - Playwrights
This fall Wallingford Public Library will be celebrating the work of four American masters: Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, and Tony Kushner. One play by each of these authors will be discussed on every other Monday evening at 7:00 beginning on October 2nd.Mark Johnston, Professor of English at Quinnipiac University, will lead discussions. The schedule for discussions is as follows: ~ October 30th ~ True West. Sam Shepard’s play tells the story of two brothers: Austin, a Hollywood screenwriter, and Lee, a small-time criminal. The play’s encounter between the brothers explores the duality of human personality, and our primal capacity for violence. ~ November 13th ~ Angels in America. This play, by Tony Kushner, explores “the state of the nation”—the sexual, racial, religious, political, and social issues confronting the country during the Reagan years, as the AIDS epidemic spreads.Copies of the plays will be available at the Information Desk. Call the Library at 203 265-6754, or stop by the Information Desk to sign up for this free series.For those interested, filmed versions of Death of a Salesman, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Angels in America are also available
Fall in the Children’s Room
This October, the Children's Department will be wrapping up its fall story time series and getting ready for the first of two big moves. In December we expect to be moving downstairs to the meeting Room, while the upstairs is being renovated. Following the renovations we will move upstairs to our new quarters on the south side of the building.As a result of these necessary changes, the Children's Room will be unable to offer story times and other programs until we have set up downstairs, and until the additional new small program room becomes available. We will miss all our friends during story times but we hope you will all continue to visit us and take out lots of your favorite books in the meantime.Our smaller temporary Children's Room will be fully functioning and even have a train set, donated by TOYZ of Cheshire, which we know everyone will enjoy. And as always, there will be lots of great books, DVDs, and more waiting for you.
Fall Story timesThe story times held in the Library are over for now and we appreciate everyone's patience as we moved the location of all the programs all over the library this fall! We are now going to be able to offer a Wednesday morning story time at a new location! The WE CARE Family Resource Center at Youth and Family Services has offered to let us use their facility for three drop-in story times. This is a drop-in program for kids ages 3 to 5 and younger siblings are welcome to attend. Please join us for stories, songs, finger plays and other activities! For more information call the Children's Room at the Wallingford Public Library. 265-6754. October 18th and 25th, and November 1st10:00a.m. to 10:45 a.m.The WE CARE Family Resource Center at Youth and Family Services is located at 6 Fairfield Blvd.
Wallingford Public Library Tile Wall Mural
The Town of Wallingford has provided $12,065,000 to build a state-of-the-art public library and the Wallingford Public Library Association is launching a campaign to raise $500,000 to furnish and equip this wonderful new civic space.
A mural of tiles sponsored by individuals, businesses, and organizations will be a cornerstone of this fund-raising campaign. The tile mural will tell the story of Wallingford – past and present, and will recognize donors to the furnishing fund. Renowned ceramic artist Marion Grebow has been commissioned to create this permanent public art installation.
Sponsor a Tile
Help furnish the expanded Library and celebrate Wallingford's past, present and future! We invite you to help create a work of art to commemorate Wallingford's story from its agricultural beginnings to the modern community it is today. The artist’s hand-sculpted bas-relief picture tiles will be based on historical research and resources. Tiles will depict actual events, places, and native plants and animals that reflect Wallingford, past and present. When you buy a tile, your name or a name of your choice will be permanently glazed under the picture.
To find out how you can purchase a tile, stop by the Reference desk for more information, sizes, costs and suggested titles.
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