Submitted by Terry Eustis
(April 13, 2023) — Registration is required for most of our programs. Please visit the Calendar on our webpage for details and links to sign up – killingworthlibrary.org – or call 860-663-2000.
Our regular programs continue! Check the Calendar for information about Love2Sign, Dungeons & Dragons, Music with Margie, Anime Club, Cricut Crafting, Write Club, Minecraft, and Surprise Saturdays.
Important Notice: Adults must remain on the library premises with any children under the age of 12. Thank you!
Family Fun
Family Game Nights – Thursdays, May 4th, May 11th, and May 18th from 5:30-6:30 p.m. All family members are invited to come and enjoy a night of games and laughter! Various board and card games will be provided. No registration necessary – just drop in! Adults must remain on the premises with children under the age of 12.
Mother’s Day Pajama Storytime – Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Come dressed to cuddle and bring your favorite stuffed animal! Mrs. Fig will share her favorite Mother’s Day stories. Family members of all ages are welcome. Please register in advance, so we know how many friends to expect.
Spring Time Pajama Storytime – Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Come dressed to cuddle and bring your favorite stuffed animal! Mrs. Fig will share her favorite Spring stories. Family members of all ages are welcome. Please register in advance, so we know how many friends to expect.
All About Fossils – Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. Learn all about these fascinating records of the Earth’s past, presented by guest speaker Bob Reynolds of the Thames Valley Rockhounds. This is a family-friendly program and will be held in the library’s meeting room. Space is limited, so please register in advance!
Adults and Seniors
Library Tips ‘n’ Tricks with Tammy continues! May’s topic is Introduction to Local and Family History Resources. Classes will be held on May 24, and 31, 2023, alternating morning and afternoon sessions. Laptops will be provided for individual practice. The class repeats each week, so register for the session that works for you.
Special Event
Author Talk: Democracy in Our America, with Paul W. Kahn. Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. One of America’s most distinguished political theorists examines what happens when national politics enters a small New England town – our town of Killingworth! After the election of 2016 and, even more urgently, after the election of 2020, many citizens looked at the economic and cultural divisions that were causing deep disruptions in American politics and asked, “What is happening to us?” Paul W. Kahn explores these fundamental changes as they show themselves in a small New England town—his home of twenty-five years, Killingworth, Connecticut.
His inquiry grounds a democratic theory that puts volunteering, not voting, at its center. Absent active participation, citizens lose the capacity for judgment that comes from working with others to solve real problems. Volunteering, however, is under existential threat today. Changes in civil society, commerce, employment, and public opinion formation have isolated families from each other and from their communities. Even middle-class families live under financial stress, uncertain of their children’s future, and without the support of civil society. Local media has disappeared. Residents do not have the time, information, or interest to volunteer.
Under these conditions, national polarization enters local politics, which becomes yet another site for national conflict. To save our democracy, Kahn concludes, we need to find ways of matching opportunities for participation to the ways we live our lives today.
Space is limited for this fascinating talk, so please register in advance!
Killingworth Library has been selected as May’s Big Y Community Bag Program Beneficiary!
For the entire month of May, store leadership at Big Y’s Clinton location has selected the Killingworth Library Association to receive a $1 donation from every purchase of the $2.50 Big Y Community Bag. The Community Bag Program facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the vicinities where shoppers live and work. More than $340,000 has been donated to nearly 2,000 local nonprofits since the Program launched in January 2019.
The Killingworth Library is thrilled to be the recipient of this program. As a nonprofit organization, the library is only partially funded by the Town of Killingworth and must raise nearly one-third of its operating costs through contributions and fundraising activities. The library is a vibrant center of the community, offering a variety of programs for all ages, digital resources, and a welcoming atmosphere. Learn more about us by visiting killingworthlibrary.org or facebook.com/killingworthlibrary – then remember us as you shop at Big Y in Clinton, and purchase a Community Bag to show your support!
For more information on the Big Y Community Bag Program, visit bigy.2givelocal.com.
Holiday Closing
The library will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2023 for Memorial Day.
