Saturday Songs & Stories for babies through age 5

Saturdays

Saturday, January 15

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Let’s sing dance and read! Sign up with us once a month for a feel good storytime for the entire family. We will be sure to include songs, rhymes, books and instruments to get you moving and grooving.

Space is limited & a waiting list will open when each event is full. Please be respectful of limited space & only sign up for events you can attend.

We can’t wait to see you @ the library! To sign up for this and other children’s events, visit our Youth Services Events Sign Up Page Here.

How to Eat a Poem: A Weekly Poetry Discussion Group

Every Saturday

Saturday, January 15

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Learn to better understand and appreciate the wide world of poetry! With an emphasis on teaching students to read, understand, and evaluate poetry, this group will be your guide to discovering how and what a poem means, and hopefully gain a new appreciation for the art form.

Registration is required to receive a link to this online event. For more information, please call 203-488-1441 x 318 or email programs@blackstonelibrary.org.

Introduction to Classical Latin (for grade 7-adult)

Every Saturday

Saturday, January 15

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

The study of classical Latin exercises memory, increases English vocabulary, and broadens general knowledge. Using the textbook Ecce Romani I, participants will learn Latin vocabulary, English vocabulary derived from Latin, Latin and English grammar, translation skills, and ancient Roman geography, history, daily life, and mythology. Latin abbreviations and phrases used in English, such as e.g., A.D., et al., ad hoc, status quo, and tempus fugit, will be featured on a regular basis. Participants will need to obtain a copy of the 2^nd, 3^rd, or 4^th edition of Ecce Romani I. A complimentary copy of the text will be provided as long as the supply lasts. Ecce Romani is a reading-based program and this high school-based curriculum is presented in English with some conversational phrases in Latin.

Taught by Susan Craig.

Registration is required to attend this ONLINE event. To register, call the Reference Desk at (203) 488-1441 ext. 318 or email programs@blackstonelibrary.org

Winter Session: Dungeons & Dragons for grades 5-12

Saturday, January 15

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Meeting virtually. Tame monsters, loot for gold, be home by dinner! Sign up for an entire virtual season of D&D, every 2nd Saturday from December through February! Sign up for a whole season (that’s 3 virtual sessions) of a storytelling game where players create their own characters and go on an interactive adventure. No experience is necessary, but each meeting will build on what we did the month before, so sign up is for the entire season. Dates as follows:

– Saturday, December 11, 2-4:30pm

– Saturday, January 8, 2-4:30pm

– Saturday, February 12, 2-4:30pm

A waiting list will open when the season is full. Sign up is required to reserve your spot and to receive a link to join us. Please be respectful of limited space & only sign up for events you are sure you can attend. We can’t wait to game with you! Sign up for this event here.

CANCELED The Shoreline Jazz Quartet Presents A Tribute to Thelonious Monk

Saturday, January 15

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

This event has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Guilford-based Shoreline Jazz Quartet (SJQ) will pay tribute to the music of the great Thelonious Monk on Saturday January 15th at 2 pm. The SJQ features Mike Bimonte on drums, (Deepak) Cyril D’Souza on saxophones, Steve Roane on electric guitar, and Adam Anderson on acoustic bass. The SJQ play jazz standards and more at venues along the shoreline and New Haven. The group will perform interpretations of some well-known and other lesser-played works of the legendary pianist and composer including Round Midnight, Bye-Ya, In Walked Bud, Well You Needn’t, Ask Me Now, Bemsha Swing, Pannonica, Ruby My Dear and others.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Blackstone Library