Jigsaw Puzzle Sale

Saturday, February 18, 10 AM to 3 PM

Sunday, February 19, 1 PM to 4 PM

The Friends of the Wethersfield Library, Inc. present a pop-up jigsaw puzzle sale fundraiser at the library. Come browse and buy from a selection of gently-used puzzles!

All proceeds support the library.

For Adults & Teens

Adult Programs

An Introduction to Active Dreaming

Monday, February 6 at 6:30 PM

Active Dreaming is a method of dream working which synthesizes modern dreamwork and ancient shamanic practices. It views dreams as experiences, believes the dreamer is the only authority on the meaning of their dreams and inspires the dreamer to explore those dreams. Learn the core technique of Active Dreaming know as the Lightning Dreamwork process. This is a quick, fun, and respectful way to share dreams. Please bring a Dream journal if you keep one.

This program will take place over Zoom. Click here to register.

The Beauty and Wonders of National Parks

Thursday, February 16 at 6:30 PM

Join Dr. Richard Benfield as talks about his experience of working with the Canadian National Parks. He will also draw from his many years teaching about National Parks and World Heritage Sites and his personal travels all over the United States to visit the 59 parks of the US National Park system. He will also highlight the National Parks in East Africa, the Himalayas, South-East Asia and South America.

This program will take place over Zoom. Click here to register.

A Virtual Tour of

the Hill-Stead Museum

Tuesday, February 21 at 6:30 PM

Join Margaret Vaughan, Director of Education at the Hill-Stead Museum as we explore history, art, and architecture during a virtual tour of the 1901 Colonial Revival home of the Pope and Riddle families, located on the grounds of the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington CT. Discover the many decorative arts that grace this expansive home.

This program will take place over Zoom. Click here to register.

Healing With Books:

Stories of the Use of Books as Medicine

Thursday, February 23 at 6:30 PM

Historian Mary Mahoney will give a talk on bibliotherapy, or the use of books as medicine. Have you ever turned to a book for consolation? Treasured the escape of a comic book? Found comfort in a poem, self-help book, or simply from reading the newspaper?

This talk will explain the many uses of books as medicine in our world today and its history. Attendees will also be invited to reflect on their own lives as readers.

This program will take place over Zoom. Click here to register.

Black History in Connecticut: Artifacts from the Connecticut Historical Society

Tuesday, February 28 at 6:30 PM

Join the CT Historical Society for a virtual tour of items from their collection representing the Black experience in CT. Learn about Harlem Renaissance writer, Ann Petry. Examine daguerreotypes by Augustus Washington, who abandoned a successful Hartford photography business to build a new nation in Africa. See artifacts documenting the Civil Rights movement in our state.

This program will take place over Zoom. Click here to register.

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