Author: Cindy Gwiazda

Join Writer Carla Stockton for a two-hour workshop on writing memoir.  Stockton will introduce improvisation techniques that anyone can use to warm up the writing process and will explain how to create intriguing stories and compelling characters from your selective memory. Carla is the author of Too Much of Nothing: Notes on Feminism, Identity, and Womanhood. She will have copies […]

Join us for the Philosophy Club as we delve into Plato’s “The Republic.” Written around 375 BC, this Socratic dialogue explores concepts of justice, the ideal city-state, and the nature of the just individual. It’s one of Plato’s most influential works in philosophy and political theory. Through discussions with various Athenians and foreigners, Socrates examines whether the just man is […]

Hagaman’s Shakespeare Club is starting the New Year with a discussion of “Love’s Labour’s Lost.” To participate, contact Chris Hemingway, Reference Librarian, at 203-468-3890 or [email protected]. This early Shakespearean comedy, likely written in the mid-1590s for Queen Elizabeth I, follows the King of Navarre and his friends who vow to avoid women for three years to focus on study. However, […]

Join us on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. for our knitting club for everyone-facilitated by Lorie Pellegrino! The knitting club will meet every Tuesday from 6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. from January 7 through May 13, 2025. The knitting club meets in the Teen Room on the library’s main level, but occasionally meets in the library’s DeMayo room on our […]

Enjoy the library’s Crochet Club for everyone! Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced crocheter, this is the class for you! The class will be taught by experienced crochet artist Claire Carrano. The class will meet weekly on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 p.m. in the library’s Large Print room beginning on Tuesday, January 14 and ending on Tuesday, […]

Learn the ins and outs of JobNow, Hagaman Library’s interactive online help for jobseekers. Here are some of the features of JobNow: Homework Help Interact with live tutors in math, science, reading/writing, social studies, PSAT/SAT, ACT, AP and state standardized tests. JobNow Receive live job coaching, real-time interview practice, full-service resume lab, 24/7 access to local job resources and more! Resume Assistance Prepare […]

Loreen Lewis, Adult Services Specialist of Community Companion Homes through the Connecticut Department of Developmental Services South Region will discuss the Community Companion Homes program. Community Companion Homes are a residential living option through the Department of Developmental Services. Individuals are placed in individually licensed community homes with a trained and licensed care provider. Click here to learn more about Community Companion […]

Enjoy Game Night at Hagaman Library! Come on down, learn something new and hang out with fun-loving folks! Not sure how to play a certain game? We will teach you! No registration needed. Drop-ins welcome! Hagaman’s Game Nights are hosted by Chris Hemingway. For more information, please contact our Reference Librarian, Chris Hemingway at (203) 468-3890 Ext. 12 or at: […]