The Harwinton Public Library Newsletter - February 2023

From: The Harwinton Public Library
January 31, 2023

SEEDY SATURDAY
February, 25th from 9:30 am - 3 pm

Dreaming of Spring?  It's just around the corner!  This day will be the opening day of the Harwinton Grows Seed Library.  Stop in anytime to browse and borrow seeds.  We have had many generous donations and the Seed Library is well stocked!

The Harwinton Grows Seed Library has been a service offered here at The Harwinton Library since 2018.  Our goal is to provide the community with a way to share seeds with neighbors.  A seed library is a way of collecting and sharing seeds to encourage biodiversity and to produce better local plants and produce.  We rely on donations from generous seed companies as well as our Seed Library participants.  We offer gardening programming throughout the year.  Coming on March 18th: Seed Starting Workshop.  In April we will begin our bi-monthly Let's Talk Gardening group.  We hope you can join us for one or all of these events.

Harwinton Public Library has been selected  to receive $1 from every $2.50 reusable Community Bag sold during the month of February 2023 at:

Big Y
504 Winsted Road, Torrington CT

Support your library and the environment!

Children's Collection Update

Check Out some great new non-fiction book sets for kids!
We’ve made some big updates and additions to our children’s non-fiction collection! Thanks to a generous grant of almost $3,000 from the Association for Rural & Small Libraries we’ve been able to replace outdated titles and add exciting new STEM and History series for kids, including: U.S. Presidents, the 50 States, Native American Nations, Dinosaurs, Physical Sciences, Earth Cycles, Biomes, the Planets, Insects & Arachnids, Birds, Fish, Mammals, Fossils & Minerals, the Night Sky and more. Thank you to the ARSL for funding these beautiful new books for research, learning and fun!

PROGRAMS IN FEBRUARY

Pet Portraits
Saturday, February 4th @ 10:30 am
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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a portrait of the one you truly love – your pet! Artist Nancy Roman will guide participants in painting a watercolor portrait of their pet. No experience is needed. Participants are asked to bring a 5″ X 7″ photo of their pet; all other supplies will be provided. Ages 12 and up. Space is limited.

Baby Song & Play
Tuesday, February 14th & February 25th @ 11 am   
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Bring your baby, ages 0 months to 18 months (we are not strict on these boundaries, siblings welcome), and enjoy songs, puppets, and little activitie

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