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North Haven Memorial Library Announces Upcoming Events

The upcoming programs include Tech Help with a Teen Tech, Parachute Playtime, Lego Club, True Ghost Stories of CT and more...

NORTH HAVEN, CT — North Haven Memorial Library announces the following upcoming events. The library is located at 17 Elm Street in North Haven.

To register for an event, visit northhavenlibrary.net or call 203-239-5803.

Teen Debate Club

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Monday, January 9, 2023

3:00pm - 4:15pm

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Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Teens, Grades 9th - 12th

Registration Required

Join our library's first ever Debate Club! You'll learn the basics of debate while growing your public-speaking and team-building skills. No experience is necessary. Teens are encouraged to bring a friend!

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

Monday, January 9, 2023

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Teen Haven at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Teens, Grades 6th - 12th

Registration Required

Join our epic D&D adventure. No experience is necessary. We'll explore fun campaigns, learn how to create characters, and work together to defeat whichever monsters get in our way.

Zoom Guided Meditation

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

10:30am - 11:30am

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Adults

Registration Required

Slow down, take a deep breath, and let’s meditate together! Join Johanne Vannelli as she leads us through a mindfulness and meditation session. This program will be held in person in the Library's Community Room and simulcasted on Zoom.

Tech Help with a Teen Tech

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

3:00pm - 4:30pm

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Adults

Registration Required

Do you need help with your technology? Sign up for Tech Help with a Teen Tech! Teen Techs are high school students who have volunteered their time to help you with your personal devices. Teen Techs can help with a variety of tech-related issues, including creating safe passwords, accessing your email account, setting up a new phone, and much more.

Thursday Morning Book Club

Thursday, January 12, 2023

10:30am - 11:30am

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Adults

Registration Required

For the month of January, we will be reading and discussing, The Maid by Nita Prose. This program will be held in person in the Library's Community Room and simulcasted on Zoom. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.

Creative Mindset: Teen Engineering

Thursday, January 12, 2023

5:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Teens, Grades 6th - 12th

Registration Required

Welcome to the library's first teen engineering program! Creative Mindset allows teens to explore new and creative ways to challenge their minds and social skills. We'll work on team-building projects, chat about the basics of engineering, and work together to solve a variety of problems. Bring your passion for creativity and be prepared to make new friends throughout the process.

Friday Documentary/Biopic: Hello, Bookstore

Friday, January 13, 2023

10:30am - 12:00pm

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Adults

In the shadow of the pandemic, a small-town rallies to protect a beloved local bookstore. Rated: NR, Runtime: 86 mins.

Parachute Playtime

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

10:30am - 11:30am

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Preschool

Registration Required

Get some energy out by shakin’ our parachute. Enjoy classic songs like Wheels on the Bus and Old MacDonald and dance to new favorites! This loosely structured, gross-motor activity class is for children ages 2-5 with an adult.

Tuesday Matinee: Alone Together

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

1:30pm - 3:30pm

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Adults

Two strangers embroiled in bad relationships wind up in the same upstate New York Airbnb. Rated: R, Runtime: 98 mins.

Online Author Talk: Dana White

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Location: Zoom

Age Group: Adults

You’re invited to start your new year calm and collected by learning to become better organized and clutter-free with Dana K. White, creator of popular podcast and blog, A Slob Comes Clean, as she imparts tips from her books Organizing for the Rest of Us and Decluttering at the Speed of Life.

Lego Club

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

6:00pm - 6:30pm

Location: Children's Department at North Haven Memorial Library

Ages: 4 - 12yrs

Drop by and create with LEGO™! We provide the LEGOs™ and you provide the creativity!

True Ghost Stories of Connecticut with Charles Rosenay

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Location: Community Room at North Haven Memorial Library

Age Group: Adults

Registration Required

Join author, Charles Rosenay, as he reads and discusses his newest book “True Ghost Stories of Connecticut.” There’s always that one unexplained experience… It’s the one you always think of first when people ask you your most memorable paranormal or unusual encounter. It’s the one that will stay in your mind forever. It’s the one that you can’t help but think of if anyone asks you if you “believe in ghosts.” In this book, all the stories are true, and happened in Connecticut.

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