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Meriden Public Library
Coming in October
October 3—Needles and
Hooks Group
October 6—Musician
Peter Biedermann
October 9—Caregiver
Roadshow for CT
Families
October 10—Slavery in
Amer ica and the
Underground Railroad
Inside this issue:
Medical Practices in
Civil War
UFO Evidence
2
Vision Boards
Ghostly Photographs
3
Financial Planning
Basics
Wake Up Your Thyroid
3
Passports 4
Be the Peace!
Friends News
5
Children’s Programs 6/7
Teen Programs
Join the Friends
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September 8 will be the last day for two wonderful Meriden Library Staff mem-bers, Susan O’Brien and Gretchen DelCegno. Susan retires after 21 years as a reference and biblio-graphic services librarian. As our library’s film buff, she coordinated purchasing for our film, music, and audio-book collections. An avid reader, Susan’s presence at the Library’s Classic Book Discussion Group made for lively and thoughtful conversations. Her sense of humor and steadfast allegiance to Syra-
cuse University’s basketball team made for lively staff discussions as well! Gretchen DelCegno came to Meriden from the Terryville Library in 2013. Starting as a new Children’s Librarian, she became Head of Chil-dren’s services a few years later. Gretchen leaves Meriden to become Director of the Terryville Library. This is not only a professional promo-tion for Gretchen, but also a move that takes her back to her home library. Gretch-en’s knowledge and love of
children, her commitment to our community, and her exceptional organization skills will be greatly missed not only by Meriden’s chil-dren, but by parents, teach-ers, and library staff as well. Meriden Library is proud to be part of Gretchen’s re-sume and we are confident that she will continue to contribute to library services in Connecticut for years to come. Please stop into the Library on Wednesday, September 5 between 3 and 4 pm for cake, punch, and well wishes for Gretchen.
Susan O’Brien Gretchen DelCegno
Bump in the Road for B.O.B. the Bookmobile
B.O.B., our Library’s Bookmobile, will be off the road this fall. We hope to resume service early 2019. The retirement and resignation of two full librarians make it difficult to staff the bookmobile in addition to the Children’s and Information Desks. This is just a “bump in the road” for the Bookmobile. We are committed to getting it back in service as soon as possible. In fact, from information gathered through a number of recent focus groups and an online survey, our plans for the future include finding ways to increase bookmobile service. We were hoping to start working on that goal this year, but the timing of the resignations and the push for reduced spending will delay it for now. Library staff will work with our regular “customers” to provide substitute services needed during this period. The Library appreciates everyone’s patience as we make short and long term adjust-ments to this service. We know that many will miss seeing B.O.B on a monthly basis but we will keep engines in running order, and ready for its return.
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street, Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 238-2344
Library Closed Monday, September 3
Attorney Dyke Spear will discuss UFOs on Wednesday, September 5 at 7:00 pm. As a spokesperson and field investigator for the CT Chapter of MUFON (Mutual UFO Network) Attorney Dyke Spear is highly qualified to give an insightful analysis of the UFO phenomenon.
For the last 35 years Attorney Spear has inter-acted, researched, and conferenced with the lead-ing UFO researchers in the world. Much of the information he has learned is unknown to the general public and in-volves such astronauts as Gordon Cooper & Wally Schirra, abductee Travis Walton, and show business diva Eartha Kitt.
Dyke Spear, An Attorney, Evaluates UFO Evidence
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A practicing attorney since 1960, he presents a unique analysis of the UFO enigma. All are welcome to this free program. Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or visit www.meridenlibrary.org and click on Events if you would like to reserve a seat.
Medical Practices in the Civil War
Hamish Lutris will discuss the Medical Practices in the Civil War on Thursday, September 13 at 6:30 pm in the Griffin Room. Perhaps the most tragic aspect of the Civil War was the lack of medical knowledge of the time. Thousand died while advances were being made or were about to be discov-ered that would save soldiers only a few years after the war ended. This program sheds light on the medical practices of the war, helping to explain why so many soldiers would prefer to have gone
to battle through dysentery, wounds and sickness, rather than have to spend time on a regimental sick list. Hamish Lutris is an Associate Professor of History at Capital Communi-ty College in Hartford, Connecticut. He has worked in some of America’s premier natural and historical sites, leading hiking and historical programs. He has also lectured exten-sively in the United States, Europe, and Canada, presenting programs on wide-ranging historical topics, including Native
American history, the Civil War, Scientific His-tory, Social and Cul-tural history, World War I, World War II, and the American West. All are welcome to this free program cospon-sored by the Meriden Historical Society. Con-tact the Community Ser-vices Department at (203) 630-6349 or visit www.meridenlibrary.org and click on Events if you would like to re-serve a seat.
Needles and Hooks Group
Do you like to knit or crochet? Are you an expert or novice? Do you need help with a
pattern or would just like to share your craft with others? All are welcome to join the
Needles and Hooks Group at the Meriden Public Library. The group will meet on
Wednesday mornings from 10 am to 12 noon on September 5 and September 19.
Contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 if you have ques-
tions.
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Monday, September 10 at 6:30 pm in the Griffin Room to learn financial planning basics. This workshop will cover: setting goals, budgeting, having an emergency fund, insurance, using
How smart are your financial goals? Join Louis Czerwinski from Northeast Wealth Solutions on
credit, investing, tax planning, saving for college, retirement planning, and even estate planning! All are welcome to this free program. To reserve a seat, contact the
Financial Planning Basics
Want to get a better image of what you want to be, do or have in your life? Would you like to make a vision board? Come on Tuesday, September 18 at 6:00 pm
to the Library and create a vision board with Cynthia Mazzaferro. All materials are provided. To reserve a seat, contact the Community Services
Department at (203) 630-6349 or visit www.meridenlibrary.org and click on Events. Fund-ing for this program is provided by the Friends of the Meriden Public Library.
of the spirit world, she visits locations reported to be haunted. This has led to many intense personal experiences, so she has many stories to tell. As the evidence photos continue, Julie is writing stories telling why she was visiting that location and how the photos happened.
Julie Griffin will be back on Thursday, September 27
th at 6:45 pm to present
MORE Ghostly Photo-graphs. Julie has many new photographs to share and amaze you. Julie is a photographer, paranormal investigator, and psychic medium. With the hope of capturing more evidence for the existence
They are real ghost stories you can see with your own eyes. All are welcome to this free program. If you would like to reserve a seat, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or visit www.meridenlibrary.org and click on Events.
Adult Craft Night– Vision Boards
MORE Ghostly Photographs
Wake Up Your Thyroid
affecting your weight, sleep, or energy levels? Research shows that more than 12 percent of the United States population will develop a thyroid condition during their life-time. An estimated 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disease. Undiagnosed thyroid problems puts patients at risk for certain serious conditions includ-
ing cardiovascular diseas-es, osteoporosis, depres-sion, and even infertility. The only solution seems to be medications that will only, at best, give tempo-rary relief. Help can be found within a few simple steps. You will learn:
Why half of all thyroid disorders go misdiagnosed
The two missing
Dr. David DeRosa will present the program Wake Up Your Thyroid: Naturally Improve Thyroid, Energy and Metabolism on Monday, September 24 at 6:30 pm. Have you been diagnosed with a malfunctioning thyroid? Do you think you have a thyroid problem, even if your blood work says differently? Are problems with your thyroid
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Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or visit www.meridenlibrary.org and click on Events or sign up with Louis Czerwinski at Voya.com.
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street, Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 238-2344
nutritional links no one talks about
Learn simple steps you can take to promote balance in your thyroid.
Passports at the Library
with front and back photo-copy, valid photo identifica-tion (such as a driver’s license) with front and back photocopy, personal check/money order for payment of the passport fee. Photos will be offered for $15. For more information and
forms, visit http://travel.state.gov. The Passport service will be offered monthly at the library. Check the library’s calendar at www.meridenlibrary.org for the next date.
The U.S. Post Office will be at the Meriden Public Library on Saturday, September 8 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm to accept passport applications. If you would like to apply for a passport, please bring your birth certificate or naturalization certificate
The Meriden Poetry Society will meet on Wednesday, September 19 at 1:30 pm in the Cook Room. The Meriden Poetry Society has a new president, Eddie Morales. He is a member of the Connecticut Poetry Society, the Saturday Mornings with Poetry group at the Wallingford Library and has written eleven books of poetry. Anyone who enjoys reading or writing poetry is welcome.
Do you like to write? Why not join the Writer’s Group at Meriden Public Library. The Group meets monthly on a Tuesday evening. The next meeting will be held on Sep-tember 25 at 7:00 pm in the Cook Room at the Library. The members of the Writer’s Group help each other with their writing and work on writing exercises to improve their skills. All are welcome.
Writer’s Group
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Chess Club
Meriden Poetry Society
Wednesday, September 26
at 6:30 pm.
Scrabble
Monday, September 10
and September 24
At 2:00 pm In the Cook
Room
Classics Book Club
The Classics Book Club will meet on Thursday, September 13 at 1:30 pm in the Cook Room. The September selection is Daisy Miller by Henry James. October’s selection is The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. All are welcome.
September October
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street, Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 238-2344
Local residents, public servants, business and civic leaders, and educa-tors are invited to come to the first of a series of free peace-making workshops, on the morning of Saturday, September 29th, in the Cook Room at the Meriden Public Library, starting at 9AM.
Registration is available at the library, and at smtrinity.org. The work-shop is being organized by South Meriden Trinity United Methodist Church's Pastor John Blossom.
The morning workshop will cover breakthrough in-sights into how people of all kinds, in all situations,
can learn to "wage peace" - even in the middle of our "wars!" The workshop is based on non-religious materials that have helped thousands of people around the world to take a new perspective on how they view and manage potentially hurtful conflicts. After the morning work-shop, the workshop leader will be available in the Cook Room to help work-shop attendees practice peace-making skill for their real-life situations The core of the workshop is based on the book The Anatomy of Peace, by the Arbinger Institute, a non-religious research and training company that helps people to live more
productive and peaceful lives. The key concept of the book is that if we have "hearts at war," often our peacemaking efforts will fail - and our "wars" will continue. If we learn to have hearts that are peace, then we can learn to have good relationships - and, perhaps, even love - even with people who we treat as our enemies.
Coffee and light refresh-ments will be available. For more information, please contact Pastor John Blossom of South Meriden Trinity United Methodist Church at [email protected] or 203.293.8511 tel/txt.
Be the Peace!
Friends News
The Friends will be at the Farmer's
Market on September 8.
The next monthly meeting will be September 18 at
4:30 p.m. in the Cook Room.
We invite everyone to visit our newly reorganized
Book Store.
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Friends of the Meriden Public Library Bookstore 105 Mil ler Street
Meriden, CT 06450 Presents
Teachers Book Sale
August 15 -September 29
Monday-Friday 10:00-4:00 Thursday ‘til 8:00
Come peruse our books and fill out
your classroom library.
Show your teacher’s ID and receive 50% off
your purchase.
Books, Books, Books
Gently Used, All Grade Levels
This Photo by Unknown Au-
Meriden Public Library, 105 Miller Street, Meriden, CT 06450 (203) 238-2344
Movies at the Library
A Quiet Place Tuesday, Sep. 4 6:30 pm
Black Panther Wednesday, Sep. 26 6:00 pm
Fall Session Starts September 17.
Sign up online at meridenlibrary.org or call 203-630-6347.
Early Literacy Storytimes Birth to 2—Tuesdays at 10:30 am—Start on Stories
2’s & 3’s—Tuesdays at 6:30 pm—Bedtime Storytime
Thursdays at 10:30 am—Terrific 2’s & 3’s 3’s & 4’s—Mondays at 10:30 am—Preschool Storytime Wednesdays at 6:30 pm—Reading Stars K-2nd Grade—Mondays at 6:30 pm—STEAM Storytime
Open Saturdays 9 am to 5 pm beginning September 8.
Regular Hours: Mon-Thurs: 9 am to 8:30 pm, Fri-Sat: 9 am to 5 pm
Morning Storytimes meet in Cook Room, evenings in Children’s Room.
We strongly encourage registration of your child. In the event of an unforeseen cancellation being necessary, we will then be able to contact you.
Meriden Public Library ● Tomie dePaola Children’s Library ● 105 Miller St. Meriden, CT 06450 Phone: (203) 630-6347 ● E-mail: [email protected]
La Biblioteca Pública de Meriden presenta
Cuentacuentos/ Bilingual Storytime
22 de septiembre
sábado a 10:30 am
September 22
Saturday at 10:30 am
La hora del cuento es un programa divertido para familias y niños. Leyendo juntos los niños se preparan para ir a la escuela y tener éxito. Todos están invitados a celebrar cuentos y juegos divertidos en español y en inglés. Habrá refrescos y bocadillos. Story hour is a fun program for families and children. Reading together helps prepare children for success in school. Everyone is invited to listen to stories in English and Spanish and participate in games and crafts. Refreshments and snacks will be served.
The Meriden Public Library will be closed
Monday, September 3 in honor of Labor Day.
September 2018
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