Bowties and Books

Put on your most elegant bowties and fanciest tutus (or whatever you find comfortable)! Then, join us for songs, stories, and silliness!

This program is recommended for ages 6 months to 4 years with a parent or caregiver.

Registration is not required.

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Book Club, "The Wind Knows My Name"

Book Club takes place at the Atwater Memorial Library on the 3rd Thursday of every month at noon! If you would like to become a member, register for this event, and you will be added to the member's list for all future titles and meetings.

This month's title is, The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende!

"Vienna, 1938. Samuel Adler was six years old when his father disappeared during Kristallnacht—the night their family lost everything. Samuel’s mother secured a spot for him on the last Kindertransport train out of Nazi-occupied Austria to the United Kingdom, which he boarded alone, carrying nothing but a change of clothes and his violin.

Arizona, 2019. Eight decades later, Anita Diaz, a blind seven-year-old girl, and her mother board another train, fleeing looming danger in El Salvador and seeking refuge in the United States. However, their arrival coincides with the new family separation policy, and Anita finds herself alone at a camp in Nogales. She escapes through her trips to Azabahar, a magical world of the imagination she created with her sister back home.

Anita’s case is assigned to Selena Duran, a young social worker who enlists the help of a promising lawyer from one of San Francisco’s top law firms. Together they discover that Anita has another family member in the United States: Leticia Cordero, who is employed at the home of now eighty-six-year-old Samuel Adler, linking these two lives" - GoodReads.

Sailor's Sea Chest with Mystic Seaport Museum

Participants will explore the items that a sailor would have packed for a long journey at sea. We will analyze each of the objects and learn about the adventures on board 19th-century ships.

Registration Required

Grades K-6

Read Between the Vines Book Club

Join us once a month at Rose Vineyards for our Read Between the Vines Book Club! 

• Pick up a copy of the book at Smith or Atwater Library, or access the eBook version on Libby/Hoopla/Palace!
• Come to Rose Vineyards for a fun and lively discussion with other members in our community!

Our featured book is, The Woman in Me by Britney Spears! Feel free to dress up in your favorite Britney outfit!

"The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope.

In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the lives of countless others. The Woman in Me reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history.

Written with remarkable candor and humor, Spears’s groundbreaking book illuminates the enduring power of music and love—and the importance of a woman telling her own story, on her own terms, at last" - Goodreads.

Participants must be age 21+

Registration Required! Register online, or call 203-484-0469.