Take Your Child to the Library Day and Party with Elephant & Piggie

Saturday, February 5

10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Join us for an Elephant and Piggie Celebration as the Youth Services Department offers a variety of activities around Mo Willems beloved characters. Miss Mary and Miss Carly will have a series of stations setup throughout the space that will ask you to read an Elephant and Piggie book and then complete a drawing, word search, character hunt, game or other activity that has to do with the story. Check in at the Youth Services desk to receive your name badge and then leave with a cupcake to celebrate once your stations are complete!

Please remember that safety for families is essential so we do require masks for all in-person events @ Blackstone Youth Services.

Registration is not required but giveaways will be available while supplies last … the cupcakes will only last for so long! Visit our Youth Services Events Sign Up Page to learn about other happenings at the library.

This program was made possible by the Friends of the Blackstone Memorial Library

How to Eat a Poem: A Weekly Poetry Discussion Group

Every Saturday

Saturday, February 5

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, February 5

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