Category: Adult

Bring your love of poetry! We will look at the poetry of Percy Shelley on Thursday, September 3. Percy Bysshe Shelley (born August 4, 1792, Field Place, near Horsham, Sussex, England—died July 8, 1822, at sea off Livorno, Tuscany [Italy]) was an English poet who, with John Keats and Lord Byron, was a major figure among the second generation of English Romantic writers. Of the three, Shelley was […]

This is a chair yoga class taught by certified yoga teacher Michele Antisdel. Chair yoga is an accessible yoga class designed to help older adults, and less active younger adults, build strength, improve flexibility, and enhance balance—all while seated or using a chair for support. Each session blends slow, mindful movement with easy breathing exercises to reduce stiffness, increase circulation, […]

What are you reading this fall? Join us at the library as we discuss our favorite reads, and review and recommend books to each other! You will go home with a brand new booklist! Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Cynthia at: 203-468-3890 Extension 106 or at: cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org. 

Join us for a presentation by Reference Librarian Chris Hemingway on the history of the United States Constitution. Sponsored by Mary Clap Wooster Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. No need to sign-up. Drop-ins welcome! For more information, please contact Chris Hemingway, our Reference Librarian at: 203-468-3890 Ext. 110 or via email at: chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org. Extra parking is available […]

Join us for pizza, drinks, and a screening of the Woody Allen film Radio Days (1987) (PG), starring Mia Farrow, Seth Green, Michael Tucker, Julie Kavner and Leah Carrey. Doors open and pizza and drinks will be served at 5:00 p.m., with the film starting at 5:30 p.m. Film scholar Fred Guida will provide an introduction and take questions after the screening. Pizza […]

Join us for a screening of The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) (PG-13) starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt. Pizza and drinks will be served at 5:00 p.m. to all movie-goers courtesy of our gracious sponsor, Tweed New Haven Airport. The film will begin at 5:30 p.m. Registration is required: to RSVP, please call the library at: 203-468-3890 or send an email to Cynthia […]

We’re now reading “Richard II” for our discussion on Thursday, September 17th at 6:30pm in the Study Cove What makes a King? Can someone lose the Crown but keep their dignity? Join us as we explore Richard II, Shakespeare’s powerful drama of leadership, identity, and political change. The Life and Death of King Richard the Second (1595), also Richard II, is a Shakespearean […]

Cook a dish! Then share your cooking experience with the group! Our September theme is the recipes of Joël Robuchon. Joël Robuchon, 7 April 1945 – 6 August 2018) was a French chef and restaurateur. He was named “Chef of the Century” by the guide Gault Millau in 1989, and awarded the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (France’s best worker) in cuisine in 1976. He published […]

The Knitting Club will meet on Tuesdays: September 1 & 8 and (no class on September 15, 22 & 29) October – December from 6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Please note: some weeks the knitting club will meet in the library’s DeMayo room on the lower level. For dates, please check with the class facilitator. Most materials will be provided […]