Drop-in Tech Help

The SMITH Library is now offering 30-minute one-on-one tech help with Laynee (our fabulous intern) during the month of January. Perfect for folks that need a little assistance with new devices, creating accounts, downloading apps or accessing government sites. 

This will be on a first come first serve basis - if help extends the allotted 30-minutes you can always return for another drop-in time. Feel free to call ahead to detail your specific request. 203.484.0469.

Library Lab: Milk & Cookies

Welcome to Library Lab! Each month we will transform our Community Room into a special science lab for kids. We will go over the scientific method and do a hands-on science lab. This month we will be learning about making hypotheses by predicting whether cookies will sink or float. 

Ages 6-12.

Registration Required. 

NOTE: This program will contain dairy and gluten. Please let us know of any allergies before the program. 

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 Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon! 

"A gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.

Maine, 1789: When the Kennebec River freezes, entombing a man in the ice, Martha Ballard is summoned to examine the body and determine cause of death. As a midwife and healer, she is privy to much of what goes on behind closed doors in Hallowell. Her diary is a record of every birth and death, crime and debacle that unfolds in the close-knit community. Months earlier, Martha documented the details of an alleged rape committed by two of the town’s most respected gentlemen—one of whom has now been found dead in the ice. But when a local physician undermines her conclusion, declaring the death to be an accident, Martha is forced to investigate the shocking murder on her own.

Over the course of one winter, as the trial nears, and whispers and prejudices mount, Martha doggedly pursues the truth. Her diary soon lands at the center of the scandal, implicating those she loves, and compelling Martha to decide where her own loyalties lie.

Clever, layered, and subversive, Ariel Lawhon’s newest offering introduces an unsung heroine who refused to accept anything less than justice at a time when women were considered best seen and not heard. The Frozen River is a thrilling, tense, and tender story about a remarkable woman who left an unparalleled legacy yet remains nearly forgotten to this day" - Goodreads.

Participants must be age 21+

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

Quilter's Club

Join us at the Atwater Memorial Library every Friday from 10AM - 2PM for our Quilting Club!

A casual group whose members all share their creative love of quilting! 

Newcomers welcome, and you're encouraged to bring your own materials.

Registration encouraged, but not required.