Poetry Night - Postponed to 
Tuesday, October 6!
6:00 p.m.

Join published poet Matthew Mercure and share in an evening of poetry - now on a new night. Registration recommended. Bring a friend! 

Adult/Teen Yoga
Saturday, October 10
1:00 p.m.

Join us for an all-levels yoga class with instructor Matthew Mercure. Please bring a mat, water, and a block/towel if you have them. ​

Adult/Teen Craft Night
Painted Scallops
Tuesday, October 13
7:00 p.m.

Join us for a fun night of crafting! Supplies are all provided. Craft night meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7pm; this month, we will be creating painted scallop shell crafts. 
​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.

Beekley Book Club
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Tuesday, October 20
6:30 p.m.

"Beyond the door of the luxurious ­Hotel Metropol lies Theater Square and the rest of Moscow, and beyond its city limits the tumultuous landscape of 20th-century Russia. The year 1922 is a good starting point for a Russian epic, but for the purposes of his sly and winning second ­novel, Amor Towles forgoes descriptions of icy roads and wintry dachas and instead retreats into the warm hotel lobby. The Metropol, with its customs and routines, is a world unto itself...

Towles is a craftsman. What saves the book is the gorgeous sleight of hand that draws it to a satisfying end, and the way he chooses themes that run deeper than mere sociopolitical commentary: parental duty, friendship, romance, the call of home. Human beings, after all, “deserve not only our consideration but our reconsideration” — even those from the leisured class. Who will save Rostov from the intrusions of the state if not the ­seamstresses, chefs, bartenders and doormen? In the end, ­Towles’s greatest narrative effect is not the moments of wonder and synchronicity but the generous transformation of these peripheral workers, over the course of ­decades, into confidants, equals and, finally, friends. With them around, a life sentence in these gilded halls might make Rostov the luckiest man in Russia." - The NY TImes Book Review, 2016

Poetry Night
Tuesday, October 27
6:00 p.m.

Join published poet Matthew Mercure and share in an evening of poetry - now on a new night. Registration recommended. Bring a friend! ​


​Homebound Delivery Service Available

The Beekley Library offers Homebound Delivery Service to New Hartford residents who are unable to come to the Library due to restricted mobility or illness. This service is free and based on volunteers' availability. Library Circulation 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 volunteer to schedule a dropoff or 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. 
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Call the Beekley, 860-379-7235, for more information or to schedule a delivery. ​