Author: Cindy Gwiazda

Join us on Tuesday, May 21st at 6:00 p.m. as we welcome suspense author Deborah Levison to Hagaman! Deborah will discuss her novels “A Nest of Snakes” and “The Crate” during her visit. To learn more about Deborah in the meantime, we recommend visiting her official website at https://debbielevison.com/. Registration is appreciated, though walk-in attendees are always welcome as space […]

All fans are welcome to join our Star Wars club: connect with fellow fans, discuss Star Wars literature and show off your collectibles! To learn more, or to join the group, please either stop in or call our Main Circulation Desk: 203-468-3890.

The Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, will feature Connecticut’s first Official State Troubadour Tom Callinan on its front lawn (weather permitting), presenting a program of patriotic music, past and present on Saturday, May 25 at 2:00 p.m. Designated Connecticut’s first Official State Troubadour in 1991 via legislation passed by the Connecticut General Assembly, and signed into law by then- Governor Lowell […]

Grief is universal and can be especially difficult around the holidays. Many people find it hard to talk about, but it is essential to process our grief in a healthy way. In this seminar you’ll learn how to: Define grief Identify signs of grief Identify different types of losses Discuss myths, misinformation, and Belief Systems Develop tools to overcome it […]

At the age of 22, Charles Darwin set sail on a journey that would transform his life and our view of the natural world. The world of 19th century Victorian England was not the staid, tightly controlled society that is sometimes portrayed: it was a world of revolutionary changes in social structures, turbulent debates in religious beliefs, and the birth […]

Hagaman Memorial Library’s Shakespeare Reading Club will again meet to discuss their latest selection from the Bard, As You Like It – to join the discussion, please either stop in, call Main Circulation at 203-468-3890, or email Chris, Reference Librarian and group facilitator, directly at chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org. As You Like It is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been […]

Drop in to play some of your favorite board games! No need to sign-up ahead! Just drop-in! Game Night will take place in the library’s Community room on the lower level. For questions, please contact Chris Hemingway at: 203-468-3890 Extension: 12 or by email at chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org. Extra parking for evening and weekend library events is available in the East Haven Town Hall […]

Albert Ruggiero will talk about the collection of essays written by his late wife, Carol Ruggiero. After Carol’s passing, Mr. Ruggiero published the collection, and very generously, donated a copy of the book, Pearls from Carol to our library. All are invited to come to the library to meet him, and hear about his quest to honor his wife’s legacy. […]