Super Summer Reads that Refresh begins June 24th!
Reads that Refresh is back by popular demand! Southington Library’s summer reading program for adults offers everyone 18-years and older the chance to read or listen to terrific books and to get a super bonus!
This summer every book you read or listen to can provide extra, added value. Not only will you be enriched, entertained and enlightened by reading a refreshing book, you may also be the recipient of a valuable gift certificate!
Here’s how it works:
- Visit the library to find some terrific books to read!
- Or sign up for our new eAudio downloadable books and start downloading audio books to your iPod, iPhone, or other MP3 player.
- Complete an entry form for every book you read (or listen to)
- Weekly drawings will be held for a Southington gift certificate. Each entry slip submitted will be eligible that week. Prize drawings will be every Friday (after closing).
- Grand Prize Drawing! At the end of the program all entries will be put into our lemonade pitcher again for a grand prize drawing.
- The Grand Prize is a $50.00 gift certificate to a Southington business of the winner’s choice, among the participating businesses.
Super Summer Reads the Refresh runs from June 24th to August 28th. The first drawing will be held on July 2nd due to Independence Day vacation and the final drawing will be on August 28th
Picturing America Grant brings 40 large, high-quality reproductions of great American art to Southington Library. The National Endowment for the Humanities Initiative, “Picturing America”, selected Southington Library to receive samples of Great American Art bringing art directly to libraries across the country.
The library is pleased to receive the reproductions of great American art from “Picturing America”, allowing us to enrich our patrons with immediate access to some of the nation’s most important art. Over the next twelve months the library will be highlighting selected pieces for display and programs. The summer display pieces are from the “Landscape Theme”. The June highlighted piece is “Falling Water” an architecture triumph designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This piece was selected because the Reading Between the Lines discussion book was the historical fiction, Loving Frank, a fact based novel about Frank Lloyd Wright. The other featured pieces from the “Landscape” theme will be on display on the main level Gallery Wall during the summer including:
- View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton Mass After a Thunderstorm – The Ox Bow by Thomas Cole
- American Flamingo – James John Audubon
- Looking Down Yosemite Valley, California – Albert Bierstadt
- John Biglin in a Single Scull – Thomas Eakins
- Autumn Landscape – The River of Life – Louis Comfort Tiffany
- American Landscape – Charles Sheeler
- The Chrysler Building – William Van Alen
- House by the Railroad – Edward Hopper
- The Dove – Romare Bearden
- Cityscape I – Richard Diebenkorn
Picturing America is a free initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of the country’s great art directly to classrooms and libraries.
Summer Classics – Read the Book See the Movie
A Classic Summer at the Southington Library and Museum includes Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Summer Classics kicks off on July 9 at noon and 6:00 p.m. with the showing of Jane Eyre the movie in the Library meeting room. Augusts movie classic Pride and Prejudice will be shown August 3 at noon and 6:00 p.m. Bring your own snack we will provide lemonade and cookies at the movies.
Summer Classic discussions with Library Director Susan Smayda begins when she leads a discussion of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, July 17 at 2:00 p.m. in the Barnes Museum, light refreshments will be served. Part II of Classics at the Museum continues with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Thursday August 20 at 7:00 p.m. in the Barnes Museum, light refreshments will be served.
Multiple copies of the books are available at the library to borrow. For more information and to register online go to www.southingtonlibrary.org, click on the Calendar for the movies and discussions. For registration by phone contact 860-628-0947 x 5 the Reference/Information Desk.
Décor Workshop July 15 at 6:30 p.m.
Frugality and Fun – It can be done! Learn how to make a room over with a small budget. Make it thrifty, nifty and nice, celebrate your style and enjoy your new look. Sandra Winter, a local resident with a diverse background of interests including, costume designer, theater set designer and antique entrepreneur, shares her personal decorating experiences.
Ms. Winter will help you answer the many decorating questions you have. Such as:
- Where do I begin?
- How to I get the look of chic on a budget?
- How to I get organized?
- Paint or paper?
- Where to shop?
Handouts including a list of Southington Library decorating books will be available. For more information and to register check out our online calendar at www.southingtonlibrary.org , click on the Calendar, search for the program, or call 860-628-0947 x 5 the Reference/Information Desk.
Summer Health Programs
July 16 at 6:30 p.m. MidState Medical presents “Ask the Doctor”
Topic: The News On Pneumonia with Dr. Jordan Goetz, of MidState Medical Group Primary Care in Southington, will deliver a presentation on recent news regarding the pneumonia vaccine, as well as provide an overview of pneumonia risk factors, symptoms, and treatment.
August 14 at 10:00 a.m. “Morning Meetup” presented by CT Center for Healthy Aging
Topic: Successful Aging Facilitator: Pamela Smith, of The Center for Healthy Aging will present hints and tips on general health as we age. Morning Meet Up is a bi-monthly program co-sponsored by The Connecticut Center for Healthy Aging and the Southington Library.
For more information and to register check out our online calendar at www.southingtonlibrary.org , click on the Calendar, search for the program, or call 860-628-0947 x 5 the Reference/Information Desk.
Genealogy – Climbing the Irish Family Tree
August 12 at 6:30 p.m.
Did your family come from Ireland? Are you filling in the branches of your family tree? Get help at the Southington Library. Jan Pestey, a retired educator and a member of the Connecticut Society of Genealogist’s Board of Governors presents Climbing the Irish Family Tree. Jan will present her program on researching your Irish heritage as the conclusion to Southington Library’s World of Words Celebrating Everything Irish. Ms. Pestey volunteers at Family History Center and has lead a genealogy group and taught classes on all phases of genealogy.
Before researching in Ireland it is necessary to find the ancestors’ place of origin. Many US and Irish records are available locally including censuses, passenger lists, naturalization, and military. Computer sites and local libraries will also be discussed. Free listings of available resources through your library will be available. This free program is co-sponsored by the Connecticut Irish American Historical Society and the Southington Library.
Registration required. For more information and to register check out our online calendar at www.southingtonlibrary.org , click on the Calendar, search for the program, or call 860-628-0947 x 5 the Reference/Information Desk.
Black Bears in Our Neighborhoods
August 24 at 6:30 p.m.
In recent years, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of Black Bear sightings in Connecticut….especially in our corner of the state. With the black bear population increasing, it is important for the public to learn more about these animals and how to co-exist with them.
A DEP Master Wildlife Conservationist in conjunction with Sessions Woods in Burlington will offer a free educational program on Black Bears August 24 at 6:30 p.m. in our program room. Accompanied by a slideshow presentation, the DEP Master Wildlife Conservationist will discuss history, facts and myths about Black Bears.
If you see a bear:
- Enjoy it from a distance.
- Advertise your presence by shouting and waving your arms or walk slowly away.
- Never attempt to feed or attract bears.
- Report bear sightings to the Wildlife Division, at (860) 675-8130.Registration is required. For more information and to register check out our online calendar at www.southingtonlibrary.org , click on the Calendar, search for the program, or call 860-628-0947 x 5 the Reference/Information Desk.
Also the DEP will offer our library patrons an opportunity to view their ‘Black Bears in Connecticut’ traveling display beginning August 24 until September 11, 2009. Handouts will also be available on, bear awareness, black bear fact sheets and black bear kid’s pages.
Summer Artists of the Month at The Gallery The Gallery is located at the Southington Library, 255 Main Street, Southington, CT. The Gallery is open to the public during normal library business hours, Monday through Thursday 9 am to 9 pm and Friday 9 am to 5 pm. The library is closed Saturday during July and August.
June – Adolph (A.J.) Faticoni-
Mr. Faticoni, a Connecticut native presents his exhibit in the Gallery at the Library, 255 Main Street Southington, CT during the month of June. A.J. returns this year to the Gallery with art work expressing a different style from his 2006 exhibit but still using the vibrant color pallet creating a trademark of his work with watercolors and acrylic paints. While traveling the world, first in the Navy then for a high tech company, Faticoni developed his interest in art. A.J.’s family and art instructors from the many places he has traveled and lived, including Asia, Europe, Washington D.C. and Florida motivated A.J. to exhibit his works. Now his art has hung in many locations around the state, including Bethel, New Britain and Southington. Several of his works are in private collections around the world. In June 2008 one of his floral paintings was selected to be the cover of a local arts publication.
July – Ray Fecteau
Mr. Fecteau, is a Southington resident for the past forty years. Ray recently took up painting again after many years of not picking up a brush. Belonging to the Calendar House allowed him to take the art classes offered to members. Mr. Fecteau has enjoyed being involved with other seniors who share his artistic interest.
August – Carlos (J.C.) Aguayo
Mr. Aguayo is a self-taught artist. Born in Caguas Puerto Rico, J.C. began drawing at an early age beginning with anything from cartoons to fictional characters. It was during his service time with the United States Army that J.C. rediscovered art. Aguayo remembers thinking; he was homesick being far away from home and began transferring his memories of his beloved island into paintings. J.C. works with a variety of mediums bringing his colorful memories to life on canvas. Mr. Aquayo works in Hartford as a Social Worker and lives with his family in Southington.
Meet Mr. Aguayo at a reception August 6, 2009 in the Program Room at the Library, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
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