09/24/2023
– 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Click here to download a copy of Matty’s guide to using Instagram. Learn more
09/27/2023
– 3:45 pm-5:00 pm
Corner Club is back! Join us for a Scarecrow Party on Wednesday, September 27 at 3:45pm. Children will need a note to get off the bus a the library. Bring an old hat or scarf to accessorize, and let’s celebrate… Learn more
09/29/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
09/29/2023
– 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Ada Calhoun, author of Also a Poet and Frank O’Hara, My Father and Me, and Priscilla Gilman, author of The Critics Daughter: A Memoir, will be in conversation with novelist and memoirist, Courtney Maum. Please click here to register. The… Learn more
09/29/2023
– 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Susanna Moore, author of The Lost Wife: A Novel, is the guest speaker. Please visit here to register. The annual Haystack Book Festival, a program of the Norfolk Foundation, brings together writers and thinkers to explore new ideas in literature… Learn more
09/30/2023
– 10:30 am-11:30 am
Elizabeth Bucar, author of Stealing My Religion: Not Just Any Cultural Appropriation, will appear in conversation with Bob Smietana, author of Reorganized Religion: The Reshaping of the American Church and Why it Matters. Please visit here to register. The annual… Learn more
09/30/2023
– 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
George Packer, author of The Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal, will appear in conversation with Elizabeth Becker, author of You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War. Please visit here to register. The… Learn more
09/30/2023
– 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
On Saturday, September 30, at 1pm, the Norfolk Library will be sponsoring a puppet workshop for children ages 8 and up (unless with a parent) at the HUB. Homeslice Puppetry will guide children in the creation of special sock puppets,… Learn more
09/30/2023
– 3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Samuel Moyn, author of Liberalism Against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times, will appear in conversation with Robert Schneider, author of The Return of Resentment: The Rise and Decline and Rise Again of a Political Emotion…. Learn more
10/01/2023
– 11:00 am-12:00 pm
Neil King Jr. author of American Ramble: A Walk of Memory and Renewal, will appear in conversation with Rinker Buck, author of The Oregon Trail: A New American Journey and Life on the Mississippi: An Epic American Adventure. Please visit… Learn more
10/01/2023
– 1:30 pm-2:30 pm
Carl Salina author of Alfie & Me: What Owls Know, What Humans Believe, will speak. Please visit here to register. The annual Haystack Book Festival, a program of the Norfolk Foundation, brings together writers and thinkers to explore new ideas… Learn more
10/02/2023
– 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Explore your ancestry with family researcher Laure Foulke-Green and Miss Eileen. October is Family History Month, and what a great time to discover your family tree. We’ll meet at the Center Cemetery on October 2 at 5pm. We will find… Learn more
10/02/2023
– 6:00 pm-7:00 pm
Book challenges in Connecticut’s school and public libraries have risen dramatically in the past 18 months, mirroring the surge the American Library Association has reported nationwide. Challenges in our communities reflect a national agenda that targets specific members of our… Learn more
10/06/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
10/08/2023
– 3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Please join us for a screening of Stewart Udall and the Politics of Beauty, which will be introduced by the film’s director John de Graaf, followed by Q&A and discussion. Register below for this free program. Stewart Udall left a… Learn more
10/09/2023
– 9:00 am-11:00 am
In honor of Indigenous Peoples’ Day this year, the Norfolk Library, the Norfolk Land Trust, and the Norfolk Church of Christ invite you to attend a Books & Boots program at 9:00am, Monday, October 9, at Dennis Hill State Park…. Learn more
10/13/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
10/13/2023
– 3:45 pm-5:15 pm
Join us on Friday, October 13 at 3:45pm for a showing of one of Heather Henson’s Handmade Puppet Dreams films and a brief meet and greet with the puppeteers. Children will need a note to get off the bus at… Learn more
10/14/2023
– 10:00 am-11:00 am
Sleeping Beauty, presented by the Tanglewood Marionettes, 10am, Norfolk Library Great Hall. A charming tale which appeals especially to younger children, Sleeping Beauty begins in King Felix’s great hall where guests from across the land have gathered to celebrate the… Learn more
10/14/2023
– 1:00 pm-2:00 pm
Alice or the Red King’s Dream, presented by Dream Tale Puppets 1pm, in the Battel Chapel at the Norfolk Church of Christ. As two vagabond-like characters banter and tease each other, they find and bring to life a puppet of… Learn more
10/14/2023
– 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
The Ice River, presented by Galapagos Puppet Theater, 4pm, Norfolk Library Great Hall. Journeying to India, Monk Tang and his disciples Monkey, Pig, and Sha-jing have just found a quiet temple to rest in when they learn that a powerful river… Learn more
10/20/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
10/27/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
11/03/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
11/10/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
11/16/2023
– 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
November is a Memoir Writing Month, an opportunity to dedicate, or rededicate, oneself to writing personal and family stories, and memories of life experiences. We have invited Laurie Lisle to share with us her insights about writing a memoir. She… Learn more
11/17/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
12/01/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
12/08/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
12/15/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more
12/22/2023
– 9:15 am-10:00 am
Mindfulness can be defined as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” In this series, mindfulness practitioner Miranda Lee will teach participants how to live a more mindful life and equip them with… Learn more