Come meet local author Mary Jane Ruffo and hear about her brand new book, Sea Glass Beach: A Promise of Hope. The book is a tender, heart-warming story about a young widow's journey as she struggles with the unexpected and devastating loss of her husband to a tragic accident. It is a story of faith, hope, and second chances.

Copies will be available for sale and signing by the author!

Beginners and all levels welcome. Free of charge

Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic health practices that help you feel alive and well. 

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. 

Weekly with Joe Pandolfo, certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor, Reiki Master, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and board director for the CT Society of Acupuncturists.

House of Keyes: James Joyce's Ulysses Book Club starts at 6:00 pm.

Greetings, Reader.

Gather with friends and strangers as we continue our reading and meet monthly to wander through the surreal work of James Joyce.

This month we will discuss Episode 12: Cyclops, part 2 (page 253)

Hybrid option:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88626792995?pwd=gdwXlSiZl22VI6s8rtHJYPzDtSt1OW.1

Meeting ID: 886 2679 2995
Email MG for passcode

This evening’s meeting is cancelled due to the weather forecast.

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

Join us in the library's community room, the best theater in town, for a movie and popcorn on the first Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm.

This month, we'll be showing The Red One (PG-13).

JTL's Community Room will have the Ukulele Ensemble play seasonal tunes immediately following the lighting of the Christmas Tree.

Stop in to listen, flip through a holiday book, make a craft or take one home with you for later.

Parade begins at 5 PM.

Ukulele is a fun beginner instrument.

In this exciting class with musical community member Luke, we will learn chords, strumming patterns, and simple songs, and practice what we've learned with ukulele karaoke!

Recommended for ages 10+; younger siblings may enjoy the play corner.

No Yoga this week.

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

Multi-generational Cribbage Club.

Experienced and novice players welcome (recommended for ages 9+). Bring your own cribbage sets or use ours.

Ukulele is a fun beginner instrument.

In this exciting class with musical community member Luke, we will learn chords, strumming patterns, and simple songs, and practice what we've learned with ukulele karaoke!

Recommended for ages 10+; younger siblings may enjoy the play corner.

Yoga is now at 10 am.

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga! We’ll meet in the library’s Community Room.

All classes are free of charge.
 
Please bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle.

Award-winning author and pop culture historian Martin Gitlin hosts this fun and enlightening presentation based on his book, The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time.

He is the only author to actually rank the best of the best, including I Love Lucy, The Honeymooners, The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, The Golden Girls, Seinfeld, Frasier and The Big Bang Theory.

He will show funny snippets from those shows and others, challenge patrons with sitcom trivia (including identifying cool theme songs!), discuss the criteria he used to rank 70 years of sitcoms and talk about how they have evolved over the decades in humor, presentation and content.

This program is really entertaining so join in on the fun!

Beginners and all levels welcome. Free of charge

Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic health practices that help you feel alive and well. 

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. 

Weekly with Joe Pandolfo, certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor, Reiki Master, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and board director for the CT Society of Acupuncturists.

The Board of Trustees of the Jonathan Trumbull Library will hold their regular meeting in the library's community room.

https://www.lebanonctlibrary.org/board-bylaws

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of Mrs. Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (led by Mary Ann Dixon and Caitlin Kiamie).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

Marcel, JTL's Red Eared Slider, is having a party and you're invited. We're celebrating the anniversary of adopting our feisty turtle lady (Thanksgiving 2021). Join us down in the children's library by the turtle tank to learn about Marcel and other turtles. 

This year's party will feature reptile and human guests from The Reptile Nook.

In lieu of gifts, Marcel requests that you please donate to DEEP certified turtle rescuer, wildlife custodian, and librarian turtle mentor: Tessa Stuart and The Turtle Underground. https://givebutter.com/G0NcI4 

Join Tina at 11:00 am for a chair yoga class designed for people of all ages and stages.

Chair yoga is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated and/or with the aid of a chair. This is a great practice for those who find a typical yoga session too challenging but would still like to improve fitness, flexibility, balance and coordination.

Yoga is now at 10 am.

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga! We’ll meet in the Community Room.

All classes are free of charge.
 
Please bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle.

No Uke with Luke this week.

Join wildlife photographer Laurel Hennebury as she shares stories and photos from her recent trip to Zambia and Botswana.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Free of charge

Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic health practices that help you feel alive and well. 

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. 

Weekly with Joe Pandolfo, certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor, Reiki Master, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and board director for the CT Society of Acupuncturists.

The Friends of the Jonathan Trumbull Library meet quarterly at 5:00pm on the second Wednesday of February, May, August, and November.

This meeting will be an opportunity to learn more about Officer Elections and our Holiday Party.

Yoga is now at 10 am.

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga! We’ll meet in the Community Room.

All classes are free of charge.
 
Please bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle.

No Uke with Luke this week.

Make some space to reclaim your peace.

Join Youth Services Librarian and Hatha Yoga Teacher, MG, to explore meditation in community. Sometimes we're silent, sometimes there is live music. Never done this before? Perfect! A beginner's mind is a gift. 

A few tips: arrive ten minutes early, wear comfortable clothes, bring your yoga mat and a blanket, or sit in one of our chairs.

Drop in. No registration required.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Free of charge

Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic health practices that help you feel alive and well. 

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. 

Weekly with Joe Pandolfo, certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor, Reiki Master, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and board director for the CT Society of Acupuncturists.

House of Keyes: James Joyce's Ulysses Book Club starts at 6:00 pm.

Greetings, Reader.

Gather with friends and strangers as we continue our reading and meet monthly to wander through the surreal work of James Joyce.

This month we will discuss Episode 12: Cyclops

Hybrid option:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88626792995?pwd=gdwXlSiZl22VI6s8rtHJYPzDtSt1OW.1

Meeting ID: 886 2679 2995
Email MG for passcode

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.