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Tabletop Role Playing Group / 1-5PM

Tabletop Role Playing Game Group

Alternating Saturdays from 1:00 – 5:00 PM in the SAL room.

Step into the shoes of Patriot militiamen and ordinary citizens working to push the British out of their foothold in Boston. No experience with role-playing games necessary!

Burning Wheel, a character-driven take on high fantasy, run by Evan Hoffman takes place alternating weeks on the 2nd and 4th Saturday from 1-5.

Ages Teen to Adult- moderate computer skills are handy.
On Discord: https://discord.gg/3UrxbNyKRJ

Feel free to log into the server at any time, where we can provide answers to questions and develop a welcoming community! It’s the best place to stay up-to-date on our upcoming games, and we occasionally hold sessions online in bad weather.

Rated PG-13, for fantasy violence.

Teen Makerspace / 3rd Wednesday / 6-7 PM

Teen Makerspace

Third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 to 7:00 PM.

Teens ages 12-18 are invited to join us in the SAL for a social evening of crafting. Bring your own craft or project, or just come to hang out!

Hand Stitching Group / 3rd Monday / 6-8PM

Hand Stitching Group

This member led craft group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month from 6:00 -8:00 PM in the SAL Room.

This supportive working group meets monthly for stitching, learning, and creative discussions. Open to anyone with interest in hand stitching– including embroidery, cross-stitch, and any other needlework.

Bring your own supplies and any pieces or ideas you’re working on, or ones that you’ve completed and want to share.

Fiber Arts Friday / 2nd Fri / 12-2PM

Fiber Arts Friday: Open Fiber Social

2nd Friday of each month.

Noon – 2:00 PM in the SAL room.

Fiber Crafters are welcome to bring their projects and a snack or lunch.  All fiber arts are welcome whether you knit, crochet, weave, needle felt or practice another type of fiber craft.  This supportive, non-competitive gathering is for fiber crafters of all kinds.

Busy Bees Playgroup / Thursdays / 10-11:30AM

Busy Bees Playgroup

Thursdays from 10 – 11:30 AM

For ages 0-24 Months.

Caregivers and babies alike will love this opportunity to socialize and learn from each other, and to get excited about reading together.

Drop in for free play. Siblings are welcome.

A Celebration of Animation / Tues., Feb. 15 / 6:30PM / ZOOM

Join Pop-Culture Presenter and Author, Martin Gitlin for a super-fun family program A Celebration of Animation.

Tuesday, February 15th from 6:30 to 7:30 PM via the magic of ZOOM. 

Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucu2hpj0sGNeTgWKLc8YvGZL_Y2FP8veV

During the program watch snippets and enjoy the antics of Bugs Bunny, Popeye, Snoopy, SpongeBob  SquarePants & More!

Listen to Marty Gitlin discuss the 100 greatest cartoon characters of all time on Vermont Viewpoint with Ric Cengari!

Drop-In Crafternoon / Thursdays / 3-4PM

Drop-In Crafternoon

From 3:00 – 4:00PM every Thursday until August 13th.

Come join us for a fun relaxed weekly craft using a variety of materials each week!

Introducing THE NEW PALACE APP

 

The Palace Project
WPL’s New Library eReader App

The Palace Project app makes it easy to browse, borrow, read and listen to any eBooks or eAudiobooks on your mobile device.

Available from Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

WPL’s Overdrive collection is available on Palace and can be accessed on both Libby and the Palace app. Beyond that, the Palace app includes a larger ebook and eaudio book collection from the Vermont Department of Libraries, which is not available on Libby/Overdrive.

At this time, Palace is not available on Kindle, PC, Linux, or other devices.

Palace is still in development, which means some features you find on other digital content apps may not be available yet.

Download and view this getting started guide and start using the app!

Palace Project Getting Started Guide – English
Palace Getting Started Guide – Spanish

Instructions for downloading and signing in:

  1. Search for Palace Project in your device’s app store. Apple App Store / Google Play Store.
  2. After downloading the app, select “Find Your Library,” and choose Waterbury Public Library from the alphabetized selection.
  3. To sign in, select the settings icon in the lower-right hand corner of the screen, then enter your LIBRARY CARD NUMBER and LIBRARY PASSWORD (Last 5 digits of library number) and select LOG IN.

The password is the same password that you use to log in to the catalog and Libby.

 

Writers’ Wertfrei / 3rd Saturdays / 10AM

Writers’ Wertfrei

Third Saturdays of the month from 10AM – Noon in the SAL Room.

* Writers Wertfrei will be taking a break in June and July and will resume meeting in August. *

Zoom Meeting Link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uf-GurT8iGNX8hbAsIjtlLJopvFrdWbfv#/registration

For all writers- whether you have just picked up a pen in retirement or write as part of your job, the library welcomes all writers in all genres.  Bring whatever you are currently working on or come just to listen.

“Wertfrei” comes from the German “Wertfreiheit” meaning non-judgmental or value-free. These gatherings are a place where writers can come, share their work, receive comments and suggestions in a supportive, caring environment.

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