March E-newsletter                                                                                                                      Danbury Library

Library Hours

 

Monday: 10 am - 7 pm
Tuesday: 10 am - 7 pm
Wednesday: 1 pm - 7 pm
Thursday: 10 am - 7 pm
Friday: 10 am - 5 pm
Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday: 1 pm - 5 pm 

 
Take a Library Tour!

New to the library or haven't visited in awhile and would like a refresher? Take a free 45-minute tour with staff from the Community Relations Department! Tours are available in English and Spanish.

Give us a call at
203-796-8061! 
Become a member of the FRIENDS of the Danbury Library.

Your valued membership is reinvested back in to the library to enhance programs and services. Learn about the benefits and join today!

 

WANTED!

 

Used Books, DVDs and CD Donations

 

Collection Days

Saturday, March 14

Saturday, April 11
10am - 1pm
30 Main Street, Danbury

 

Donate your used items, for our hugeannual sale and bookstore.

Drop them off at 30 Main Street (office building across from Price Rite - look for Union Savings Bank.) volunteers will unload your car!

Please do not bring: Encyclopedias, VHS tapes, Reader's Digest Condensed books, text books older than 3 years, computer books older than 2 year, medical or business books older than 5 years, magazines, badly damaged books or textbooks with highlighting, writing or underlining.

Items are tax deductible as permissible by law. 
 

 

Click here for more details.
  
Homework Help
Mondays - Thursdays
3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
For K - 8th grades
Click here for details

Danbury History - Fact or Fiction?

Brigid Guertin, Executive Director of the Danbury Museum and Historical Society, is now available

at the library on Mondays to answer your questions about Danbury. Look for her at the Ask Me! Desk from 10:00a.m. to 5:00p.m. or call 203-797-4527.  

 

 

Drop-in Sessions
 
Book Babies
Tuesdays, 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Ages 3-24 months


Terrific Toddlers

Thursdays, 10:15 - 11:00 a.m.

Ages 2 & 3

 

No registration. Come to one or come to all!

 

For details click here.

 
"Drop-In" Technology Sessions

Expand your knowledge! Stop by the Library's Technology Center with your questions or chat about our new services.

iPad/iPhone Basics: Mondays, 10 a.m. - Noon

Computer Basics for Seniors (50+): Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - Noon

Social Media:  Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & more
Thursdays, 10 a.m - Noon

Email accounts for CT Drive Only License Applicants:
Fridays, 10 a.m - Noon
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Like us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to ask us questions, and to learn about upcoming library programs and new services! 
New Library Caf�!
 

Have you smelled the mouth-watering

aroma as you come in to the Library? Stop by Rymackee's Caf� and enjoy a piece of cheesecake and a cup of coffee or perhaps a tasty grilled chicken wrap for lunch (or bring it home for dinner!) Click here for menu. To celebrate Spring, enjoy a 10% discount.

See coupon in this email for details!    
Black History Month

 

Programs Re-Scheduled due to Weather 

 

The Music and Stories of 19th Century

African-Americans and Abolitionists

Sunday, March 1

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

For grades 4+ to adults

To register click here. 

 

A Trip to Africa through Fashion and Dance  

Saturday, March 7   

2:00-3:00p.m.

For all ages

Click here to register! 
Using DNA to Find Your Cousins
 
Saturday, March 7
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Farioly Program Room
 
Have you had your  autosomal DNA tested?

Come to this hands-on workshop to learn how to use the data to determine relationships. We'll also discuss how to determine which relatives you should get tested to make the most of your results. 

Presented by the Connecticut Ancestry Society.

For program details click here.

 
Check out a Roku� Today!

Each player comes loaded with the library's subscriptions to Amazon Prime, Netflix and Vudu. Stream more than 40,000 movies and TV shows, including the Amazon Golden-Globe award-winning original series Transparent and Netflix original series House of Cards and enjoy the newest on-demand releases with Vudu.

 

One week checkout. Checkout and returns are conducted from the Technology Center Service Desk. Fines apply. For more information contact Katharine Chung at 203-797-4505, ext. 226.

                                                                                                                        Program sponsored by:

                            
The Great Danbury
    State Fair A-Z
A Reading by Author Theresa Buzaid
 
Saturday, March 7
11:00 - 11:45 a.m.
For ages 5 & up

                                                                  

Bring the grandkids and reminisce with them about your memories of the late and great Danbury Fair. Guitarist Barry Finch will sing a song he composed about the Fair.

 

FREE! To register click here           For more info click here.

 

Small Business Series

 

Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

Tuesday, March 10

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

(Snowdate: March 24)

 

PRESENTER: Michael Brooks, Owner of Nuclear Chowder Marketing, LLC and SCORE Advisor.

 

To register click here.

 

Branding Your Way to the Bank

Tuesday, March 31

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

 

Presenter: Robin M. Dann, Owner of Studio-g Creative Design & Brand Development.

 

To register click here.

 

For workshop descriptions click here.
        Australia,
Land of Imagination

Wednesday, March 11
4:30 - 5:15 p.m.
For ages 8 and up

Jeanne E. Rogers, author of the award-winning fantasy,

The Sword of Demelza will teach children about Australia's

geography and how it contributed to its unusual animal life forms found nowhere else on the planet.

To register click here.

  
Bring Your Dad to the Library
and Enter a Drawing to Win
Two Tickets to a Championship   
Boxing Match in NYC
 
Sunday, March 15
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
 
Omowale Adewale, an amateur champion boxer and mixed martial arts fighter as well as a vegan and fitness expert, will visit the library to talk about healthy eating, fitness and living a better life.  He is a single father of two girls and a boy. 
Mr. Wale will debut his first book on veganism this year. 
For more information click here.    
Math Matters

  

Thursday, March 19             

5:45 - 6:45  p.m.

For ages 9 & older with their families.

 

Amazing! Teenage math whiz Ethan Brown will entertain and educate you with his amazing ability to calculate (without a calculator).

 

Registration required, click here.
Women's History Month
 
SOMEONE MUST WASH THE DISHES:
AN ANTI-SUFFRAGE SATIRE
 
Sunday, March 22
2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Farioly Program Room
 

Many women fought against getting the vote in the early 1900s, but none with more charm, prettier clothes - and less logic - than the fictional speaker in this satiric monologue written by pro-suffragist and Unitarian minister Marie Jenney Howe.

 
To register click here.

 FILM SHOWING:
"IRON JAWED ANGELS"
 
Sunday, March 29
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Farioly Program Room
 
Join us for this HBO� film starring Hillary Swank and Frances O'Connor who portray Alice Paul and Lucy Burns. 
 
To register click here              
 
For more info click here

                                                    Program Partners:

                                              
Author's Discussion Panel:
Inspiration, Creative Process, Results

Saturday, March 14
10:30 a.m. - Noon
Have you thought about writing a book? Not sure how to go about it? Curious about the writing process? Learn how these authors get their inspiration and how their books started as ideas and became reality!


 Panelists:


Penny Goetjen,The Precipice

June Hyjek, Unexpected Grace  

Jason Marchi, The Legend of Hobbomock

Carol Mon, Networking for Introverts 

Jeanne Rogers, The Sword of Demelza

E.J. Simon, Death Never Sleeps 
 

For program flyer click here.   Register now. 

A Round of Applause to...

 

the FRIENDS of the Danbury Library for their continued support of the library's eBook Overdrive service with a donation of $12,000. 

 

Thank you FRIENDS!

 
Rymackee's Caf� & Caterer
SAVE
10%
                                  

 

Celebrate Spring!

10% Off Entire Order

 with this coupon.

  (Must bring coupon)

  Offer valid    March 1-31

          Hours: Mon- Thu: 8am-7pm

                       Fri/Sat: 8am-5pm

                       Sun: Noon-5pm

One coupon per person. Cannot be combined with any other offer.

Teen Programs
 
Ultimate Teen Gamers!
   Wednesdays, 5-7 p.m. 
 
Trading Card
Club & Tournament
Wednesdays,
 3:30-4:30 p.m.
 
Chess Club
  Thursdays 5-6:30 p.m.
     Programs sponsored by:
Teen Tech Week
March 8 - 14
 
Build digital skills to succeed in school and prep for careers while having FUN!
 
 Workshops offered Online, Library's Technology Center and Danbury Hackerspace

   Daily Self-Guided Projects
What are YOU
Reading?
Many of us enjoy hearing about books that other people are reading (or have read) so grab a cup of coffee and join in an informal discussion to get a scoop on some new books to read in 2015!
Tuesday, March 10
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Farioly Program Room
Register here.
 
Sponsored by:  
 
AAA Driver
Refresher Course


 Tuesday, March 17   

        Noon - 4:00 p.m.

Learn the basics of defensive driving and learn current driving practices.

For more information click here.

Register NOW!

    

Show us Your Love!

                     Decals on sale for $5 at the Circulation Desk.

Proceeds from the sales will be used to purchase new children's books.

 
Mondays, March 9,16, 23, 30
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 14
1:00 - 11:45 a.m.

For ages 4 - 7

Join Alessandra for some great stories, games and crafts.
You're sure to have fun!
To register click here.
 Book Discussions
 
Thursday, March 12 
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Unwind by Neal Schusterman
Ages 6 - 12
 
 
Monday, March 23
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
For adults
  

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