Renew your library card through 2018 (and provide us with a valid email address if you haven’t already done so) and receive a “National Library Week” incentive, PLUS a chance to win a book-tastic raffle prize! Monday, April 13th Time for Tots (Ages birth-2) from 11:00-11:30 *No registration required! Walk in program! A chance for children to sing, dance, socialize and play Spy Night (Ages 9-12) from 7:00-8:30pm Registration begins March 23rd Grab your mustaches and your detective hats and join Ms. Jill and Ms. Jeni for a night you will not forget. We will use fun ideas from the book Spy School by Stuart Gibbs and bring them to life. It is a library wide program, with fun activities and lots of sleuthing! Start your Spring Break off on a crime fighting adventure! Tuesday, April 14th Time for Tots (Ages birth-2) from 11:00-11:30 *No registration required! Walk in program! A chance for children to sing, dance, socialize and play. Tech Tuesday (Teen-Adult) Registration begins April 1st Visit the library and learn how to use all of our fun online resources! Workshops are: · PowerKnowledge Life Science 2:00-2:45--Great for busy caregivers of students grades 3-6. This resource offers science projects, homework help, and more. · StarWalk KidsMedia and eBooks 3:00-3:45--Great for caregivers and parents of children ages birth-12 who want to learn how do download FREE books. · Databases for the Busy Student 4:00-5:00--Great for students in Middle School, High School, and College. Provides a comprehensive overview on how to use our databases like iCONN Thursday, April 16th Coffee, Donuts & a Movie: Into the Woods at 6:00pm Registration begins April 1st Join us as we journey Into the Woods! A witch tasks a childless baker and his wife with procuring magical items from classic fairy tales to reverse the curse put on their family tree. This star-studded cast delivers magical performances in this classic musical adaptation on the Broadway show. Rated PG / 124 Minutes Magic Story Time (ages 4-7) from 6:30-7:00 Registration begins March 23rd Abracadabra! Ms. Jeni will teach a few fun tricks, read stories, and make a fun craft! Friday, April 17th Performer Showcase at UCONN Torrington From 9:30am-4:00pm / Registration $10.00 Join the Torrington Library, UCONN Torrington, and ACT as they team up to present a place for performers to showcase their unique talents to event planners and coordinators! Saturday, April 18th Marble Run Mania (ages 7-12) at 1:30pm Registration begins March 23rd Get your hard hats ready, because we are going to construct our own marble maze! Whose marble can get to the finish line fastest!? This is a program you do not want to miss! Register for any event by calling the library at 860.489.6684 or on the web at torringtonlibrary.org Celebrate National Library week with coffee, donuts, and a free movie on Thursday, April 16th at 6:00pm. Into the Woods As the result of the curse of a once-beautiful witch (Meryl Streep), a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) are childless. Three days before the rise of a blue moon, they venture into the forest to find the ingredients that will reverse the spell and restore the witch's beauty: a milk-white cow, hair as yellow as corn, a blood-red cape, and a slipper of gold. During their journey, they meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel and Jack, each one on a quest to fulfill a wish. Running Time: 124 minutes Rated PG Register online beginning April 1st! BYOD and a Movie: If I Stay Thursday, April 2nd at 6:00pm Registration begins March 15th Running Time: 106 minutes. Rated PG 13 Bring your own dinner to the library and enjoy a FREE movie! On a day that started like any other, Mia (Moretz) had everything: a loving family, an adoring boyfriend, and a bright future full of music. Suddenly, a family drive on a snowy day changes everything. In an instant, almost all of that is taken from her. Caught between life and death, Mia spends one critical day contemplating a future that is now more unknowable than ever. Register today by clicking here! Spring Fling Book Sale
All proceeds benefit adult and teen programming! Friday, April 10th from 10:00am-5:30pm & Saturday, April 11th from 10:00am-2:30pm Join us for a weekend-long sale in our program room and browse through a large variety of print and non print materials! Preview Party Thursday, April 9th from 6:00-8:00 $5.00 Admission to preview sale only. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Amnesty Week April 6th through April 11th Return all overdue Torrington Library Materials and pay no overdue fines! |
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