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April showers may keep you from enjoying the outdoors, but the Blackstone Library will keep you busy. Stop by for some great events this month!
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Congratulations to the Blackstone Library! Branford 2012 Education Hall of Fame
 The Blackstone Library Reference Department will be inducted into the Branford 2012 Education Hall of Fame in April. Thank you to all who voted! Here's the Branford Patch article.
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Member of the Friends of the Blackstone? Win a Kindle Touch with your email address! 
The Friends of the Blackstone are giving away a Kindle Touch to a member of the Friends. If you are a Friends member, simply email your email address to friendskindlegiveaway@yahoo.com and your name will be added to the Friends of the Blackstone's email list and entered in a drawing to win a Kindle Touch! Entries must be made by April 15th. The drawing will be held at the Friends Annual Meeting on June 5th, 2012.
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Born in America Pizza Kitchen Offers Fundraiser to Benefit Library
2nd & 4th Tuesdays of every month (April 10 & 24)
Eat at "Born in America" Pizza Kitchen and benefit the Blackstone Library! If you mention the library when you pay your bill, either eating at the restaurant (including Early Bird meals), take out, or delivery, "Born in America" will contribute 15% of your total bill to the Blackstone Library! What a wonderful way to support the library and enjoy great food! Don't forget to mention the library when you pay for your order!
"Born in America" is in the Brushy Hill Plaza in Branford (north of I-95). Call 203-483-0211 for more information. Gluten-free pizzas are available, too!!
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Blackstone Library Closures
Friday, April 6 & Sunday, April 8
The Blackstone Library will be closed on Friday, April 6 in observance of Good Friday, and Sunday, April 8 in observance of Easter. The Library will re-open on Monday, April 9 at 9:00 a.m.
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Connecticut Experiential Learning Center
Monday, April 2 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Mike Bower, educator and licensed professional counselor and Melinda Alcosser, lead teacher at Connecticut Experiential Learning Center (CELC), will be discussing how to understand learning styles and the impact that they have on learning in school. Parents will get the chance to see how learning styles and teaching styles often combine to determine school performance. Questions? Contact Melinda Alcosser at 203-215-2317.
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CT Works @ the Library
Resume Writing Workshop
Tuesday, April 3
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Let the professionals at CT Works help you write a resume or improve the one you already have.
Job Seekers Workshop
Tuesday, April 17
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sit with the networking group to discuss and learn techniques for interviewing and job hunting, finding and sharing leads, and other job-search topics.
Registration required for both programs. Please call 203-488-1441, ext. 318.
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Friends of the Blackstone Library Lecture:
The Fantasy Works of Norman Rockwell Tuesday, April 10
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Join Fred Biamonte as he discusses the fantasy works of Norman Rockwell at the Blackstone Library.
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Menunkatuck Audubon: Columbia's Avian Treasures Wednesday, April 11
7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
 The avian riches of Colombia are legendary. With at least 1870 species, Colombia boasts more species than any country in the world. Colombia holds at least 73 endemics and more than 20 species new to science since the first major field guide was published in 1986. From a birding perspective, the opportunities here are unsurpassed. Until recently however, Colombia has been off limits to birders.
Gina Nichol spent the better part of two months birding in Colombia in 2009, and has been working with the Colombian government and ornithological community to develop tours to this bird-rich country. This program will reveal the avian riches of this once off-limits birding destination and depict what it was like to bird Colombia with vivid photographs of many of the colorful species in this wonderful country. Program is free and open to the public. Refreshments served. For more information, called 203-457-1699 or email program@menunkatuck.org.
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Colleen Plimpton:
Mentors in the Garden of Life Monday, April 16
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Just in time for spring, Colleen Plimpton - gardener, writer, teacher - will be at the library discussing her book Mentors in the Garden of Life. For more information about Colleen, visit her site. |
Jane Austen: Persuasion
in the Reading Room Sunday, April 22
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join Jean Brassil for a reading of Jane Austen's Persuasion at the Blackstone Library. Need more information? Contact Jean at 203-734-8552 or Katlin at 203-385-4165.
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Menunkatuck Audubon: Ghost Bird
Sunday, April 22 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Set in a murky swamp overrun with birders, scientists, and reporters, "Ghost Bird" explores the limits of certainty, the seductive power of hope, and how one phantom woodpecker changed a sleepy Southern town forever.
In 2005, scientists announced that the Ivory-billed woodpecker, a species thought to be extinct for 60 years, had been found in the swamps of Eastern Arkansas. Now six years later, the woodpecker remains as elusive as ever. "Ghost Bird" brings the Ivory-bill's blurry rediscovery into focus revealing our uneasy relationship with nature and the increasing uncertainty of our place within it.
"Ghost Bird" is being screened again because the December showing was suspended due to a flawed DVD. This film is cosponsored by Audubon Connecticut.
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Branford Land Trust:
Long Island Sound Invasives
Wednesday, April 25 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Join Mark Bennett as he speaks about aquatic nuisance species, otherwise known as invasive species. Learn definitions and the meaning of the introduction of invasive species in local waters. Mark will show maps of current infestations, learn more about the ecological impact and some control measures.
Mark is chief engineer for an electronics manufacturer of position sensors. He is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, and will be the Division 24 vice-commander on January 1, 2012. As a member of the Auxiliary, he has worked as the marine safety officer involved with the Sea Partners program, a marine environmental education, protection and outreach effort. Learn more about the Branford Land Trust at their website.
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Tilde Cafe:
Let's Eat, You Thick-Skinned Prickly Bastard: Carnivorous Plants and Desert Denizens
Saturday, April 28
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Join Eric Larson, Manager of the Marsh Botanic Gardens at Yale University, as he discusses carnivorous plants.
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Thimble Islands Saxophone Quartet Concert
Sunday, April 29
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Come to the Blackstone Library on Sunday, April 29 to hear the Thimble Islands Saxophone Quartet live in concert. |
Mystery Book Club
First Wednesday of the Month
This month: April 4
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
On the first Wednesday of every month the Mystery Book Club hosts a book discussion. For more information, contact Tom Wilson at 203-483-6653.
April's title is Living With Your Kids Is Murder by Mike Befeler.
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It's Hip to Knit
Wednesday, April 4, 11, 18 and 25
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
 The Blackstone Knitting and Crocheting Group meets in the Lucy Hammer Room every week. This informal gathering is for knitters, crocheters, and other fiber craftspeople of all ages and abilities. First-time knitters welcome - coaches available.
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New! Morning Yoga with Susan
Every Thursday
This month: April 6, 12, 19, and 26
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Join Susan Agamie, a certified Kripalu Yoga teacher, for gentle rise and shine yoga. Please bring a non-perishable food item to benefit Branford Food Pantry. |
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New Plays at the Blackstone:
A Playwrighting Group
Monday, April 9
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Are you an actor or a playwright? Join us for the monthly gathering of New Plays at the Blackstone on the second Monday of every month. Our group has two primary goals: to nurture individual theater artists, and to develop new plays by local writers. These monthly meetings give playwrights the opportunity to hear their works read by local actors. New Plays at the Blackstone also produces staged readings for the benefit of local charities.
For additional information, contact Pat Souney at 203-453-5967 or email pat.souney@snet.net.
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Second Tuesday Book Club
Tuesday, April 10
6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
 New members are welcome. Books available for loan in advance of the discussion.
For book selection info call 203-488-1441, ext. 318 or http://www.blackstone.lioninc.org/booktalk.htm.
Group meets in the Lucy Hammer Room.
April's selection is American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld.
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Ask A Lawyer
Thursday, April 19
6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
 Free 15 minute consultations with a lawyer in the Lucy Hammer Room on the main floor. No advance sign-ups; register upon arrival. Provided as a public service by the members of the New Haven County Bar Association. Information: 203-488-1441 ext. 318.
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Opera Appreciation
Monday, April 23
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
 A lively video and lecture presentation led by Charlotte D'Aniello, $5. For more information call 203-488-1441.
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