Rise Up Sisters!

Monday, November 7 - November 18

All Day

Uncover the history of women’s suffrage in the US from 1830s to 1920! This display chronicles the diverse group of Connecticut women who were instrumental in the movement for woman suffrage. The banners tell many different stories, from the Smith sisters of Glastonbury who spoke up about injustices against women and helped to spark others to follow in their footsteps, to Alice Paul, who put her life on the line to force the issue on a national level and whose tenacity helped to sway public opinion in the final hours.

Presented by the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame

Exhibit on display from November 7 -18 at the Blackstone Library

Preschool Stories Ages 3-5

Mondays

Monday, November 7

10:00 am - 10:30 am

A live, in-person storytime for children ages 3-5! Join Miss Mary or Miss Carly for an interactive story time filled with songs, movement, books and manipulates that are age appropriate for preschoolers.

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.

Creative Games with Amy Bowers for grades 5-8

Monday, November 7

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Join Miss Carly & local author Amy Bowers to shake things up with an hour of creative games & puzzles that will get you thinking, talking & writing! Who knows? Maybe one of the writing prompts from this session will become the seed of a short story…or your own novel! Space is limited, sign up is required for this event. Sponsored by the Branford Community Foundation

Virtual Latin II (for grade 7-adult)

Every Monday

Monday, November 7

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Latin II is best suited for those who have completed a level I Latin course and are familiar with basic Latin vocabulary, the five declensions and six cases of nouns, regular and irregular verbs, and all six verb tenses in the active voice of the indicative mood. Participants will use the textbook Ecce Romani II. A complimentary copy of the text will be provided as long as the supply lasts. In addition to the lessons in the text, college and state Latin mottoes such as Lux et veritas and Qui transtulit sustinet will be featured on a regular basis. Ecce Romani is a reading-based program and this high school-based curriculum is presented in English with some conversational phrases in Latin.

Registration is required to receive a link to this ONLINE event. Contact the Reference Department at 203-488-1441, ext. 318 or email programs@blackstonelibrary.org for details. Class meets every Monday from 5:00-6:00pm.

The Stony Creek Museum Presents: Papa Manteo’s Sicilian Marionette Tradition

Monday, November 7

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

An interactive marionette demonstration and film presentation by award-winning documentary filmmaker, historian, speaker in the humanities, educator and puppeteer Tony De Nonno

With an authentic, hand-carved, Papa Manteo’s marionette in hand, Tony De Nonno will take people of all ages on an enlightening journey into the life and legacy of puppeteers Mike and Aida Manteo, their children, and grandchildren—a family bound together by a Sicilian folk tradition that spans a century in New York.

A special highlight of Mr. De Nonno’s presentation will be a celebration of the Macri Sicilian Marionettes that once called the Stony Creek Puppet House their home.

From the beginning to the end of this presentation, Mr. De Nonno’s invites individuals attending the ZOOM to interact directly with his marionette Orlando Furioso as this exciting 1,500-year-old, journey into the origins and artistry of this glorious Sicilian Marionette tradition unfolds before their eyes.

The presentation will also feature a few special moments from Tony De Nonno’s award-winning, nationally broadcast documentary film about the Papa Manteo Marionettes entitled– “It’s One Family: Knock on Wood,” and an excerpt from one of his many live marionette presentations.

Registration is required to receive a link to this ONLINE event.