Board Game Night / 2nd Wednesdays / 6-8PM

Board Game Night with Host Robert Bradford!

2nd Wednesday of the month from 6-8 PM in the SAL Room.

Dates:

April 10th


COME PLAY NEW BOARD GAMES & OLD FAVORITES 


Games are Euro-styled board games (aka designer games) where there is a mix of chance and skill in the game. Games take 10-15 minutes to explain, play time is between 20-45 minutes, and rule discussion have a 5 minute limit.


No registration needed.  Just show up!

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

Fiber Arts Friday: Open Fiber Social

2nd Friday of each month. 

From Noon – 2:00 PM in the Sal room.


Dates:

April 12th, May 10th, June 14th


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.


Monthly Stand-Up Comedy Cluster / 2nd Saturdays / 10AM

Monthly Stand-Up Comedy Cluster (Ages 18+)

Meets the 2nd Saturday of the month in the Sal Room from 10:00AM – Noon.

Last date for the season: Saturday, April 13th.


Gather with like minded folks interested in honing their craft, performing their material in a safe space or just laughing at the funny (and not-so-funny) parts of life.


Please call to register 802.244.7036 or email Judi@WaterburyPublicLibrary.com.

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

Hand Stitching Group

We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month from 6:00 -8:00 PM in the SAL Room.


April 15th, May 20th, June 17th


For more information contact North Waringa at northwaringa@gmail.com.


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.

Dungeons and Dragons / 1st and 3rd Sat / 12:30-4:30

1st and 3rd Saturdays of the month from 12:30 – 4:30 PM in person in the SAL room and online via Discord.

https://discord.gg/3UrxbNyKRJ


Dungeon Master, Evan Hoffman leads a 5th edition D&D campaign accessible to new players while still offering depth to veterans!


Branching out to other systems:

Call of Cthulhu, Pathfinder 2e, Exalted, and Planet Mercenary.

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.

Moderate computer skills handy.


Adult Queer Reads / LAST WEDNESDAYS / 6-7:30PM

Adult Queer Reads (18+)

For all members of the lgbtq+ community and allies.

Join us to discuss queer books, queer aspects of books, and queer experiences shown in the books that we read.

ADULT QUEER READS IS AN ONGOING PROGRAM, MEETING ON THE LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH FROM 6:00 – 7:30PM IN THE SAL ROOM.


Please stop by the HELP desk for a copy of this month’s book.


April Book and Date:

Fun Home: a Family Tragicomic

by Alison Bechdel

Wednesday April 24th


CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, NATIONAL BESTSELLER Time Magazine #1 Book of the Year • National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist • 
Winner of the Stonewall Book Award •  Double finalist for the Lambda Book Award 
Nominated for the 
GLAAD Media Award

Alison Bechdel’s groundbreaking, bestselling graphic memoir that charts her fraught relationship with her late father. 
Distant and exacting, Bruce Bechdel was an English teacher and director of the town funeral home, which Alison and her family referred to as the “Fun Home.” It was not until college that Alison, who had recently come out as a lesbian, discovered that her father was also gay. A few weeks after this revelation, he was dead, leaving a legacy of mystery for his daughter to resolve.In her hands, personal history becomes a work of amazing subtlety and power, written with controlled force and enlivened with humor, rich literary allusion, and heartbreaking detail.

Writers’ Wertfrei / 10AM / 3rd Saturday

Writers’ Wertfrei Meeting

We meet the 3rd Saturday of the month from 10-noon in the SAL room and on Zoom.


Please register with judi@waterburypubliclibrary.com and let her know your preference.

Zoom link:

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


“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. Come with what you are currently working on. 


For more information contact Judi at judi@waterburypubliclibrary.com

WPL Collection of Archived Streaming Videos

The Waterbury Public Library Collection of archived streaming videos.

In association with Orca Media.


This is a playlist of programs presented at the Waterbury Public Library recorded by Orca Media. You can stream the playlist from the embedded window or click on the link to view a list of archived streaming videos in Youtube.

https://www.orcamedia.net/series/waterbury-public-library


The mission of ORCA Media is to promote participation in local government, community and organizations through the use of telecommunications technology. ORCA Media provides free video production, training and distribution services to citizens and organizations in the towns served by ORCA Media and is dedicated to the principles of free speech, content neutrality, localism, civic engagement and tolerance of diverse opinions and perspectives.

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