April 4 is Library Giving Day
Do you love the Weston Public Library? Then join us for Library Giving Day! This one-day online fundraising event will occur on April 4 and we encourage library lovers to make a gift in support of the Weston Public Library anytime now through April 4 by visiting the Friends website at https://www.westonlibraryfriends.org/donate. You may also use Venmo: @FriendsoftheWestonLibraryCT. Help us make this Library Giving Day one to remember!
Library Closed
Friday, April 7 & Sunday, April 9
The library will be closed on Friday, April 7 for Good Friday and on Sunday April 9 for Easter. Enjoy your time with family and friends!
Celebrate Arab Heritage on Hoopla
April is National Arab American Heritage Month. Check out a host of great materials for all ages from audiobooks and ebooks to films FREE with your library card on Hoopla!
Consumer Reports Online Access
Did you know that you can access current and back issues of this popular magazine for FREE? Through the state library's ResearchIT resource, you can read, download, and print individual sections including the popular Buyer's Guides. Check it out here!
New Yorker Roundtable
Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18 & 25
10:45 a.m. Meetings are hybrid, in-person at the library and online via Zoom.
Join the Friends of the Library New Yorker Group to discuss articles from the current issue on politics, current events, literature, and more. The New Yorker is available online with your Weston Public Library card at https://researchitct.org/popularmagazinespublic/.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library
Book Discussions
Thursday, April 13, 10:45 am (Hybrid)
A Tale of Love and Darkness by Amos Oz
Friday, April 14, 11:00 am (Hybrid)
A Room with a View by EM Forster
Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 pm (Hybrid)
Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce
To reserve a copy of the book, please email kbennett@westonct.gov If you would like to join either group virtually, please email westonlibrary@westonct.gov for the Zoom link.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library
Cookbook Club - Your Favorite Chef!
Monday, April 17
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. in the Community Room
The Weston Public Library Cookbook Club is an opportunity for those who love cooking to share favorite recipes and try new recipes with neighbors and friends! Who is your favorite chef? Make something of theirs to share and bring the recipe!
Looking for favorite recipes from previous meetings? You can check out all of the recipes here.
Please register.
Device Advice
Wednesday, April 19
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the Library's cafe area
Did you know you can get FREE ebooks, audiobooks, movies and music on your phone, tablet, laptop, or e-reader? We can help with that and much more!
Bring your questions and devices to the library's cafe area for advice and a FREE cup of coffee from our Starbucks machine. No registration necessary.
Friends of the Library Short Story Hour
Wednesday, April 19
1:30 p.m. online via Zoom
Like an old-fashioned radio hour, participants will listen to a classic short story, followed by a discussion. No preparation is necessary.
Anyone who has participated in earlier Short Story Hours is already registered and will receive invitations to upcoming sessions. If you are new to the Short Story Hour, please register by sending your name, email address, and telephone number to WPLShortStories@gmail.com. You will receive an email invitation to join the meeting.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library
Daniel E. Offutt III Art Lecture
Virtual Gallery and Art Tour with Riva Blumenfeld
Contemporary Galleries: More Than What Meets the Eye
Thursday, April 20
7:00 p.m. via Zoom
How do contemporary artists represent themselves and their community? We’ll virtually travel to Chelsea and Tribeca to look at six contemporary artists: Hope Gangloff, Omar Ba, Yashua Klos, Chiffon Thomas, Do Ho Suh, Steve Locke and see how they explore portraiture, transformation, and displacement. The range of media includes painting, sculpture, woodcut, and public art. Don’t miss this outing!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library. Please register to receive the Zoom link.
A Musical Introduction to the Final Revival of Opal & Nev
Sunday, April 23
3:00 - 4:00 pm in the Community Room
The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton is this year's adult selection for All CT Reads.
This musical introduction to the novel will be performed by pianist Joseph H. Bush, and actress, singer, dancer Chavon Hampton, both popular Connecticut artists. The program will include a range of thematic music to accompany several scenes from the book.
Space is limited and reservations are required. Please note: Program is appropriate for children over the age of 12.
Want to know more about the book? Watch a recorded interview with author Dawnie Walton, then sign up for the book discussion on May 4!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Public Library
Sip and Stitch
Thursday, April 27
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. in the Community Room
Join friends and neighbors for a night of sipping and stitching. Make a little progress on your needle work while chatting and sharing tips.
Please register.
Get ready for summer travel with Transparent Language Online
Learn over 110 languages from all over the world, including indigenous languages from the Americas, English as a Second Language, and Irish Gaelic!
Sign up through the library website.
Homebound Delivery Service
Weston residents who are temporarily or permanently homebound due to health or disability issues or COVID concerns are eligible for the Library's free homebound delivery service.
Call the library at 203-222-2665 or email westonlibrary@westonct.gov for more information.
Librarian Picks!
April Releases
What new releases are librarians most looking forward to in April? Check out the selection below from Weston's Adult Services Librarian, Anne.
Avoid the rush and place your holds early at www.westonpubliclibrary.org.
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb When he is asked to authenticate a newly discovered piece from famed 20th-century composer Frederick Delaney, Bern Hendricks uncovers clues that indicate Delaney may have had help composing his most successful work, which makes him a target of a powerful organization who will stop at nothing to keep their secret hidden.
The Trackers by Charles Frazier Commissioned to create a mural representing Dawes, Wyoming, for their new Post Office, Val Welch, a painter in Depression-era America, stays with a wealthy art lover, his wife and a mysterious elder cowboy where he turns up secrets that could spark formidable changes for all of them.
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina As girls start going missing amidst strange and sinister happenings in the reservation's casino, including her little sister, Anna Horn, an outcast struggling with her place on the rez, must confront demons old and new as she hunts for answers.
The Wager by David Grann A new account of the Wager Mutiny, in which a shipwrecked and starving British naval crew abandoned their captain on a desolate Patagonian island, emphasizes the extreme hardships routinely faced by eighteenth-century seafarers as well as the historical resonance of the dramatic 1741 event.
Homecoming by Kate Morton Called home to care for her grandmother after a fall, Jess, a journalist, discovers a book chronicling the police investigation into an old unsolved murder that has a shocking connection to her family.
