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Celebrate the peace and hope of the holidays with our best local poets reading the finest work of the season. After many challenges in recent years, our laureates want to unite us to remember the true purpose of the holy day: peace, light, and love. Join in a community of joy and put aside your shopping lists for one night. A most valuable gift is right here, our time spent with each other, and it is free.
Poets who will read include:
Rennie McQuilkin - CT Poet Laureate Emeritus; Ginny Connors - West Hartford poet laureate emerita; Robert Piazza - Litchfield poet laureate; Sandy Carlson - Woodbury poet laureate; Rick Magee - Bethel poet laureate; Barb Jennes - Ridgefield poet laureate; Karen Silk - Washington poet laureate; Joan Hoffman - Canton poet laureate; Deborah Rose - New Milford poet laureate; Jack Sheedy - Harwinton; Patricia Martin - Torrington; and Jim Kelleher - Goshen.
Each poet will read a poem of their own or a classic by a favorite author.
To Join by Phone:Dial: +1 646 876 9923 | Meeting ID: 857 2752 7458 | Passcode: 751401
Sponsored by the Oliver Wolcott Library.
Celebrate the peace and hope of the holidays with our best local poets reading the finest work of the season. After many challenges in recent years, our laureates want to unite us to remember the true purpose of the holy day: peace, light, and love. Join in a community of joy and put aside your shopping lists for one night. A most valuable gift is right here, our time spent with each other, and it is free.
Poets who will read include:
Rennie McQuilkin - CT Poet Laureate Emeritus; Ginny Connors - West Hartford poet laureate emerita; Robert Piazza - Litchfield poet laureate; Sandy Carlson - Woodbury poet laureate; Rick Magee - Bethel poet laureate; Barb Jennes - Ridgefield poet laureate; Karen Silk - Washington poet laureate; Joan Hoffman - Canton poet laureate; Deborah Rose - New Milford poet laureate; Jack Sheedy - Harwinton; Patricia Martin - Torrington; and Jim Kelleher - Goshen.
Each poet will read a poem of their own or a classic by a favorite author.
To Join by Phone:Dial: +1 646 876 9923 | Meeting ID: 857 2752 7458 | Passcode: 751401
Sponsored by the Oliver Wolcott Library.
A motley assortment of characters seek peace and salvation in this early masterpiece by the Booker Prize-winning author of The Sea, The Sea.
A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an order of sequestered nuns. A new bell is being installed when suddenly the old bell, a legendary symbol of religion and magic, is rediscovered. And then things begin to change. Meanwhile the wise old Abbess watches and prays and exercises discreet authority. And everyone, or almost everyone, hopes to be saved, whatever that may mean. Originally published in 1958, this funny, sad, and moving novel is about religion, sex, and the fight between good and evil.
Reserve a copy of the book through your patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235. The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
A lay community of thoroughly mixed-up people is encamped outside Imber Abbey, home of an order of sequestered nuns. A new bell is being installed when suddenly the old bell, a legendary symbol of religion and magic, is rediscovered. And then things begin to change. Meanwhile the wise old Abbess watches and prays and exercises discreet authority. And everyone, or almost everyone, hopes to be saved, whatever that may mean. Originally published in 1958, this funny, sad, and moving novel is about religion, sex, and the fight between good and evil.
Reserve a copy of the book through your patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235. The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
Join Michael Panicello at the library for a fascinating introduction to the study of folkloric creatures. This field of study is considered by academics as pseudoscience because of the odd research and sources. But, should it be? Do creatures such as Big Foot or The Jersey Devil really exist? Do the thousands of witnesses who describe seeing these unique creatures all succumb to mass delusion? During this lecture we will examine the evidence for possible existence of these creatures in nature either at the present time or in the past. Looking at physical evidence and documented evidence, particular focus will be shown to crypto-creatures alleged to be found in Connecticut and surrounding New England, we will examine the evidence and try to answer the question: do these creatures really exist?
You are invited to join Peter Anderheggen and Keith Palmer for a night of poetry at the Beekley. Read your own poetry, recite one of your favorite verses, or just come to listen and enjoy.
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER • One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century is the story of a family of Southern aristocrats on the brink of personal and financial ruin.
The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their black servant. Their lives fragmented and harrowed by history and legacy, the character’s voices and actions mesh to create what is arguably Faulkner’s masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
Reserve a copy of the book through a patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235. The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
The Sound and the Fury is the tragedy of the Compson family, featuring some of the most memorable characters in literature: beautiful, rebellious Caddy; the manchild Benjy; haunted, neurotic Quentin; Jason, the brutal cynic; and Dilsey, their black servant. Their lives fragmented and harrowed by history and legacy, the character’s voices and actions mesh to create what is arguably Faulkner’s masterpiece and one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century.
Reserve a copy of the book through a patron account or call the Beekley at 860-379-7235. The Beekley Book Club is a book discussion group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. All are welcome to join in.
Homebound Delivery Service Available
The Beekley Library, in partnership with BookFriends, offers Homebound Delivery Service to New Hartford residents who are unable to come to the Library due to restricted mobility or health problems. This service is free and based on volunteers' availability.
This program is open to any New Hartford resident who is having difficulty getting to the Library due to illness or restricted mobility. Circulation Library Assistants will select materials for you at your request and can include a variety of fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, CDs, and Large Print items. Materials will circulate for an extended period of time. When you finish your materials and need another delivery, just call the Library and let us know. We will be in touch with a BookFriends Volunteer to schedule a Drop Off/Pickup. Library items will be delivered in a bag to your door. Returns can be placed on your doorknob ahead of time for a contactless experience.
Call the Beekley, 860-379-7235, for more information or to schedule a delivery.
This program is open to any New Hartford resident who is having difficulty getting to the Library due to illness or restricted mobility. Circulation Library Assistants will select materials for you at your request and can include a variety of fiction, non-fiction, DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, CDs, and Large Print items. Materials will circulate for an extended period of time. When you finish your materials and need another delivery, just call the Library and let us know. We will be in touch with a BookFriends Volunteer to schedule a Drop Off/Pickup. Library items will be delivered in a bag to your door. Returns can be placed on your doorknob ahead of time for a contactless experience.
Call the Beekley, 860-379-7235, for more information or to schedule a delivery.
You Tube Programs
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the Beekley Historical Lecture Series
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Hamish Lutris, Associate Professor of History, Political Science, and Geography, Capital Community College presents talks on: