Join us on Thursday, January 26th at 6:30 in the Program Room for Why Focusing on Diet & Weight Loss Alone is a Losing Strategy for Better Health.

Nearly everyone has undertaken a diet or exercise program to improve their health, but sooner or later the novelty wears off and reality crashes the party. We revert back to our old habits, and the weight loss or toned physique we acquired quickly fades away. This seminar by Jesse Lang will explain why tweaking one part of your health, such as your diet or your exercise program, is not enough for better health. It explains how health is comprised of multiple factors such as sleep, anxiety, willpower and happiness, and that neglecting one component of your health will prevent you from achieving success in other areas. It is only by addressing all of the factors in one’s health that long-lasting health improvements will come.
 
Jesse is a lifelong student of health. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire and the University of Connecticut, he has accumulated over 11 years of undergraduate and graduate level coursework. He is a licensed physical therapist, a former medical student, an author of 7 academic papers on a variety of health-related topics, a former Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and a prolific lecturer.

Register by calling 860-489-6684 or click here!

Powerful Beyond Measure
Thursday, January 19th at 6:30
Registration begins January 3rd
Held in the Community Room

Join Cynthia Mazzaferro as she teaches how positivity and negatively can affect you physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Self esteem and self love will be discussed and tools will be taught to strategies and play integral part in changes in your life. Cynthia will be available at 5:30 to sell and sign copies of her new book, "Powerful Beyond Measure - 3 Steps to Claim Your Power Within for a Happy & Healthy Life."

​Call 860-489-6684 to register or register online at http://www.torringtonlibrary.org/event-registration.html

They Called Her Reckless: A True Story of War, Love and One Extraordinary Horse By Janet Barrett
Thursday, January 12th
Registration begins January 3rd
Held in the Program Room

When the U.S. Marine Fifth Regiment's Recoilless Rifle Platoon acquired a small Korean pony to haul ammunition up the steep hills to the front lines, what they got was a true warhorse, the courageous and indomitable Reckless, who stood with her buddies for two years during the Korean War, saving lives, raising spirits, and winning the love and respect of all who knew her.

In that last bloody fight, surpassing all expectations, she hauled ammunition for three days and nights wherever it was needed. For wounds sustained, she was awarded two Purple Hearts. Awe-inspiring, heartwarming, and downright funny, just as her fellow Marines remember her, "They Called Her Reckless" tells of an incredible human-horse connection and the power it unleashed. Presented by author, Janet Barrett.

​Call 860-489-6684 to register or register online at http://www.torringtonlibrary.org/event-registration.html

Demystifying Technology for Seniors
Tuesday, January 10th at 2:00 (Snow Date January 17th)
Registration begins December 15th
Held in the Program Room
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Abby Stokes, author of "Is This Thing On?" A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes and the Kicking & Screaming, presents a reassuring, jargon-free, and totally straightforward nuts-and-bolts talk to introduce late bloomers, grandparents, technophobes, and the digitally challenged to all the wonders of using a computer, and will have the audience using digital cameras and PDAs with ease. The people who did not grow up with personal computers will learn everything they need to know to get wired: how to select, buy, and hook up a computer; how to sign up for e-mail and Internet access, and how to use the world wide web. 

​Call 860-489-6684 to register or register online at www.torringtonlibrary.org

BYOD and a Movie: Cafe Society
Thursday, January 26th at 6:00
Registration begins January 3rd
Held in the Community Room

A New Yorker named Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg) moves to Hollywood in the 1930s to work for his uncle Phil (Steve Carell), a powerful and well-connected agent. He soon falls for Phil's secretary Vonnie (Kristen Stewart), unaware that she's secretly having an affair with his uncle. In time, a disillusioned Bobby returns home to run a nightclub for his gangster brother (Corey Stoll). Written and directed by Woody Allen, Cafe Society made its world premiere at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Author: Jack Rodgers. Running Time: 96 Min.

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Bring your own dinner and a movie and enjoy a feature film! The room will be set-up café style.  You can bring anything from pizza, to sandwiches, to sushi!

Call 860-489-6684 to register or register online at http://www.torringtonlibrary.org/event-registration.html

Join us for Literary Trivia Night on Thursday, January 5th at 6:30. Registration begins December 15th. Held in the Program Room

Join us for a fun night of Literary Trivia! Are you a bookworm? The prove it.  You can register as a team or 3 or individually.  Win some fun prizes and brush up on your lit knowledge! Plus we’ll have hot coco and cookies to help beat the winter chill!

​Call 860-489-6684 to register or register online.

​Join us as we view this classic holiday favorite film--It's a Wonderful Life on Thursday, December 22nd at 6:00pm. 

This is director Frank Capra's classic bittersweet comedy/drama about George Bailey (James Stewart), the eternally-in-debt guiding force of a bank in the typical American small town of Bedford Falls.  After a nightmarish odyssey through a George Bailey-less Bedford Falls (now a glorified slum called Potterville), wherein none of his friends or family recognize him, George is made to realize how many lives he has touched, and helped, through his existence; and, just as his angel Clarence had planned, George awakens to the fact that, despite all its deprivations, he has truly had a wonderful life. 

Running Time: 129 Minutes / PG

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Join us for a tour of your new library! Register for any of the dates and times below and see all that your new library has to offer! We'll uncover the new and the old as well as tell you about the renovation and restoration process. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the tour. 

Tour Dates/Times:

Thursday, December 15th at 6:00pm or 7:00pm
Tuesday, December 20th at 2:00pm or 3:00pm

To register, please call the library or click here!