Capital in the 21st Century by Thomas Picketty has spent 21 weeks on The New York Times best seller list. Professor Edward J. McKenna, Professor of Economics at Connecticut College, will lead a discussion of the book centered on the first 109 pages, which includes the introduction and the first and second chapters.

Professor McKenna's work lies at the intersection of economics and philosophy. He is particularly interested in the relationship between  

philosophical conceptions of justice and fairness, and economic  

theories that explain the distribution of income.

Copies of the pages to be discussed are available to borrow at the Circulation Desk.

To register, please call the library at 860-447-1411 x3 or click here. 

Location: Community Room. 

Teen Maker Tuesdays:  First Tuesday of every month.

This month's activity:  Make your own T-shirt bag!    

We'll provide you with a t-shirt or you can bring your own!

Registration is required.  To register, click here. 

Contact: Maritza Vargas   860-447-1411 x6   [email protected] 

Join us every Tuesday for different activites, like crafts, games, technology and more.   

Contact: Maritza Vargas - [email protected]  

Location: Community Room 

Location: Children's Room 

Learn about a vegetarian diet and take home some vegetarian recipes to try later.  World Vegetarian Day encourages us to eat our fruits and vegetables. A vegetarian is someone who does not eat meat.

This day is used to promote awareness of the issues, and encourages  

others to become a vegetarian. It is a good day to try a vegetarian diet.  

You might just be surprised how good it tastes!

Location:  Children's Room 

Ms. Christa will read a story and kids and parents can create a related craft!  

Ages 3 and up with adult supervision required.  

Contact:  Christa Sieburg - [email protected]  

Come to the library and show us your best smiley face. Then create a new one to take home with you. All materials will be provided.

World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in October.

World Smile Day celebrates the popular yellow smiley face! It also presents the opportunity to do an act of kindness! The intention of the day  

is to make one person smile! So let's see what you can do!  

According to the World Smile Day website, a proclamation of this day  

was made by the U.S. Congress. The Smile Face became so popular that   

the U.S. Post Office issued a stamp with the smiley face.

Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts created  

the smiley face in 1963. The State Mutual Life Insurance Company hired  

Harvey as a free lance artist to create a smiley face for use in improving  

company morale. There is some controversy over the smiley face's creation.  

A French entrepreneur named Franklin Loufrani claimed to have invented it in 1968.  

In 1971 he patented it in 80 countries.

Grab yourself a crazy hat and wear it to the library for a special prize!

Mad Hatter Day is a great day to be silly and celebrate silliness!

The Mad Hatter is a fictional character depicted in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter is always acting silly.

Did You Know? In the 8th Century, mercury was used in hat making in a  

process called "carroting". Mercury poisoning drove some hatters crazy (mad).

Sparked by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Fire Prevention Day teaches us fire safety and things we can do to help prevent fires from occurring. Check out a book on firetrucks, firefighters, fire-safety or famous fires in history. 

Location:  Children's Room 

What's all the EGG-citement about? It's International Egg Day!

Learn about the health benefits of eggs, participate in an egg hunt at 11:00am  

around the Children's Room in the library, and check out some EGG-cellent stories!

This is no yolk! Eggs are everything they are cracked up to be. Eggs are high in  

nutrition, low in fat, and people all around the world consume eggs and egg products.

Location: Children's Room