How did the women of CT work for – or against – the right to vote? In this program, we’ll look at photos, letters and pamphlets from our collection to understand one of the most hard-fought political battles of American history. You’ll learn about suffragists like Katharine Houghton Hepburn, Mary Townsend Seymour, and Isabella Beecher […]
See birds of prey up close and learn the features and behavior of different raptors! Program presented by Horizon Wings Rehabilitation and Education. Registration is required.
Bring your craft projects and join others for a sociable hour of conversation and sharing.
Test your wits on all the best cartoons of the 90s for a chance to win illustrious prizes and bragging rights! Compete in teams of 2-5 players. Registration is required.
This month Angelina will show you how to make a bird brooch! This program is designed for adults and registration is required (Vernon residents only, please).
A happy couple with a lovely country house die in a car accident and must haunt their old home while waiting to be processed into heaven. Too nice to be scary, they befriend the new tenant's daughter. When they fail to prevent the girl's parents from ruining the house, they ask a devilish spirit for […]
This time we'll be painting a warm-colored autumn scene with lots of leaves. Registration is required, wait list will be available. Another time option: Sept. 20 at 2pm.
Bring your craft projects and join others for a sociable hour of conversation and sharing.
September's title: The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of rare manuscripts, books, and artwork for his newly built Pierpont Morgan Library. Belle becomes a […]
This time we'll be painting a warm-colored autumn scene with lots of leaves. Registration is required, wait list will be available.
Join us for a fun paper craft - we'll use the quilling technique to create a beautiful heart-shaped piece. Registration is required.
Join us for a book launch of Sidonia's Seam Binding, the final installment in the Sidonia's Thread trilogy by Hanna Perlstein Marcus. The author will present special insights about the new book. In Sidonia's Seam Binding, find out how mother, Sidonia, influenced her eventual character and behavioral style. Were the roots of Sidonia's determination, resilience, and independent […]
This time we're going to discuss Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. Please register. In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back […]
Join our free conversation group and improve your English language skills! Various topics will be discussed each month. You can attend as your schedule allows. This class is designed for students who are at least at a low-intermediate level. Please contact Jennifer (jjohnston@vernon-ct.gov) for more information. Registration is required.
Join award-winning author and pop culture historian Marty Gitlin for The Funniest Moments in Film - the biggest belly-laughs in movie history. This interactive presentation highlights the best of the best from the silent era to the modern era. Marty will show videos of the best laugh-out-loud scenes from the 1920s to today, including snippets […]