Author: Cindy Gwiazda

Celebrate National Poetry Month! Share Your Poem(s) for Inclusion in Hagaman’s First-Ever Poetry Chapbook! April 1-May 30

UPDATE: Chapbook submissions will now be accepted through Friday, May 30. A drawing will be held on Monday, June 9: Celebrate National Poetry month this April! Submit your poem(s) for inclusion in Hagaman Memorial Library’s first ever poetry chapbook! For every poem you submit, you will receive a raffle ticket for a chance to win a “vegan leather” Tree of […]

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Introduction To Poetry Writing- Presented by Carla Stockton-Wednesday, May 28 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Old Stone Church, 251 Main Street, East Haven- Parlor Room)

Members of the LGBTQIA+ community, their allies and the general public are invited to join retired teacher and author Carla Stockton for a two-hour workshop on the basics of poetry writing. Carla will discuss how to use different styles and forms of poetry and how to play with rhyme, rhythm, and structure. Registration required. Limit of 15. To sign up, […]

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Prism Book Discussion: “Family” by Joy Ladin Tuesday, April 22- 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Change in Venue: Old Stone Church, 251 Main Street (in the parlor room)

Hagaman Memorial Library invites the LGBTQIA+ community and fellow allies to join us for Prism Book Club on Tuesday, April 22nd at 6:30pm in the DeMayo Room. Hosted by Clare McCarthy, author and LGBTQIA+ advocate, we’ll be discussing Joy Ladin’s poetry collection Family: Poems. Joy Ladin is an award-winning poet and the first openly transgender professor at an Orthodox Jewish […]

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Author Event: “Five White Swans: A Poetic Pilgrimage into Ecotheology and Ecospirituality” by Lisanne Winslow- Wednesday, April 23 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Change in Venue: Old Stone Church East Haven (parlor room) 251 Main Street

Celebrate National Poetry Month & Earth Day all in one! Join poet and author Lisanne Winslow as she takes you on a journey into ecological, spiritual and experiential poetry. Lisanne is the author of Five White Swans: A Poetic Pilgrimage into Ecotheology  and Ecospirituality. She will have copies of her book on hand for sale at the event. No Registration […]

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The History of the Hagaman Memorial Library-Presented by Reference Librarian Chris Hemingway-Saturday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m. (Being held at: East Haven Public Television-230 Main Street East Haven)

Learn the fascinating history of your favorite library! Reference Librarian Chris Hemingway will discuss how the Hagaman Memorial Library started, it’s first librarian, Lottie Street and its benefactor, Isaac Hagaman. He will cover the entire scope of library history, from its beginnings in a coat closet in the East Haven Town Hall with 30 books all the way to the […]

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Contemporary Book Club: “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” by James McBride – Monday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m. CHANGE IN VENUE: Old Stone Church East Haven (Fellowship Hall) 251 Main Street

Hagaman’s Contemporary Book Club will meet to discuss, The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. To join the discussion, please contact Cynthia, Community Services Librarian & group facilitator, directly at either 203-468-3891 or [email protected]. In 1972, workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, discovered a skeleton in a well, uncovering long-held secrets about Chicken Hill, a neighborhood where Jewish immigrants and […]

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