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Brookfield Library News: Jazz Party; Sleep Lecture; Pillow Workshop and More
Jazz party, mystery and thriller discussion, Native American lecture and more is planned at the Brookfield Public Library.
News from the Brookfield Public Library.
Annual Book Sale - New Dates! New Location!
August 6-10
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Center Elementary School, Obtuse Hill Road (Route 133)
$15 admission on 8/6 only from 9:00am to noon; free after that
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August 6-8: 9:00am to 5:00pm - priced as marked
Sunday, August 9: noon to 5:00pm - $5/bag (our bag)
Monday, August 10: 9:00am to 5:00pm - Any remaining items free (donations gratefully accepted)
The Friends of The Brookfield Library invite you to the annual book sale! You’ll find fiction and nonfiction for adults, teens, and kids, as well as DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks. Credit cards accepted.
Twelfth Annual Jazz Party
Sunday, August 30, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
On the lawn in good weather; in the Community Room if necessary
Free admission. Ice cream available from 3:30 - 4:00pm.
Programs for Adults - More info and registration online.
Herbal Sleep Pillow Workshop, Saturday, August 8, 2:30 - 3:30pm.
Make your own herbal sleep pillow with Ehris Urban of Grounded Holistic Wellness, LLC. Herbal sleep pillows can help bring peaceful sleep, enhance dreams, and encourage dream memory. Registration is required for this event. Please note: There is a nominal material fee of $3.00.
Life in the Connecticut Woods: Algonkian Native Americans and Their New European Neighbors with Drew Shuptar-Rayvis, Tuesday, August 11, 7:00 - 8:30pm.
Learn about Native American people who lived in Brookfield when it was first settled, and who continued to live in Brookfield until recently. Please register for this free program, online or by calling the library at 203-775-6241. This adult program is suitable for children ages 10+.
Sleep Lecture, Tuesday, August 18, 7:00pm.
Kenneth Hoffman, the Medical Director for SOPHIA, will present “Sleep,” a lecture on the three natural solutions to sleep problems: vitamins, exercise and physical treatment. Please register for this free program, online or by calling the library.
Brookfield Reads: Nonfiction Edition
Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble by Marilyn Johnson
Tuesday, August 4, at 6:30pm.
Brookfield Reads: Daytime Edition
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Tuesday, August 18, at 1:00pm.
Book ‘Em: Mystery and Thriller Discussions
The Snowman by Jo Nesbo, Monday, August 24, 12:30pm.
Brookfield Reads, Evening Edition
Our evening discussion will resume on Tuesday, September 8. Our book will be A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.
Films at The Library
Ex Machina: Saturday, August 1, 2:00 - 4:00pm.
Far From the Madding Crowd: Saturday, August 22, 2:00 - 4:00pm.
Hands-on Computer Classes for Adults. Register online.
Intro to PowerPoint Class
August 10, 12, & 19 at 3:00pm or 6:30pm.
In this 3-part series you will learn the basic skills necessary to use Microsoft Powerpoint. There is a one-time fee of $10 for the course book. Pay with PayPal or at the Checkout Desk by August 7. Limited to 7 Attendees.
Intro to Windows 8.1 Class
August 24 at 6:30pm or August 26 at 3:00pm
If you’re using Windows 8.1 and wonder what happened to your familiar Start menu, join us for this hands-on, introductory class! Registration required for this free class. Limited to 7 attendees. Sign up online, by phone, or at the Checkout Desk.
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