Welcome to the Licia & Mason Beekley Community Library.
We are located in the Town of New Hartford, Connecticut.
Holiday Hours
Thanksgiving Wednesday, November 21st: 10:00-1:00 Thursday and Friday, November 22nd and 23rd: Closed Christmas Monday and Tuesday, December 24th and 25th: Closed New Year's Day Monday and Tuesday, December 31st and January 1st: Closed |
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Events & Programs
Holiday Marketplace. The BookFriends and New Hartford Business Council are holding their annual Holiday Marketplace at the Beekley Library on Saturday, November 17th, from 5:00 -9:00 pm. Enjoy shopping for a change, get a jump on the holidays this year, and support the library and local artisans and businesses! Teacup and silent auction, vendors, entertainment and refreshments. Saturday, November 17th, 5:00 - 9:00 pm.
Brother Can you Spare a Dime? Entertainment During the Great Depression. The Beekley Historical Lecture Series, with Hamish Lutris, Associate Professor at Capital Community College. Although the worst economic downturn in recent history, the Great Depression had other effects besides unemployment. It gave rise to a massive entertainment industry, designed to take people's minds off hardship and make them laugh. Alcohol was legal again; movie stars captured the American imagination; sports became sensational. All these things, which we take for granted, had their start in the Great Depression. This talk will center on the trends and personalities that made the Depression so entertaining, even while so much of the country was suffering. Saturday, November 24th, 1:00 pm.
Hamish's upcoming taiks: Red Spies and Lavender Lads: McCarthyism, Communism, and Morality on December 29th, and 1968: A Year to Remember on January 26th.
We Remember: Being a Collection of Memories Through the Eyes of, and as Related By Jim & Fred Newman, About Growing Up in New Hartford, CT in the 1940’s and 1950’s. Join Fred Newman for a book talk and signing as he reminisces about New Hartford’s main street and downtown, its farms and neighborhoods and the friends he and his brother grew up with. Train stations, the flood of 1955, the families who lived and worked in town are all included and promise to make for a great evening. Tuesday, November 27th, 6:30.
Holiday Princesses at the Beekley Library. Holiday sing along and dance with the Snow Sisters. Come as your favorite prince or princess. Saturday, December 1st, 10:30 am.
Our Annual Gingerbread House Decorating Celebration. Join Miss Nicole for one of our favorite programs, building gingerbread houses to celebrate the magic of the holiday season. Please bring a bag of candy to share along with your holiday cheer. Space is limited so please RSVP by calling the library at 860-379-7235. Saturday, December 8th, 11:00 am.
Attorney Dyke Spears Evaluates the UFO Evidence. As a spokesman and field investigator for the Connecticut Chapter of the Mutual UFO Network, Attorney Dyke Spear is highly qualified to give an insightful analysis of the UFO phenomenon. For the last 35 years he has interacted, researched and conferenced with the leading UFO researchers of the world. Much of the information he has learned is unknown to the general public and involves such personalities as astronauts Gordon Cooper and Wally Schirra, abductee Travis Wilson and Eartha Kitt. Occasionally controversial, but always colorful, Attorney Spear presents an informative and entertaining analysis of the UFO mystery. Tuesday, December 11th, 7:00 pm.
Story Times with Miss Nicole: Morning Story Times generally follow the New Hartford Elementary School calendar. Wednesdays 10:30 for Stories and Finger Plays with Miss Nicole followed by playtime. Ages 0-3, Fridays 10:30 with Miss Nicole for Stories and Finger Plays followed by arts and crafts. Ages 3-5
Pajama Story Time with Miss Val. Thursdays 6:45 for Pajama Story Time with Miss Val followed by activities and crafts. Ages 3-6
For more information on these programs, please contact the library at 860-379-7235.
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