Hagaman Happenings: August 2025

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Read moreHagaman Library is currently closed due to flooding; please see the post below for the most current information.
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Read moreJoin talented artist instructor Nancy Roman for a chance to explore painting with watercolors! Each standalone class in this series focuses on learning a different watercolor skill; attendees will create a unique work of art in each class. Sign up for one class in the series to try something new, or sign up for the full series to build on what you learned in […]
Read moreEnjoy those cozy mysteries & bestselling novels as we move into the fall crisp weather! For every book you read, fill out your “fall into reading” journal and rate each book (1: not recommended, 5: highly recommended). For every book you read, you will have a chance to win prizes throughout the fall. There will be a “grand” prize at […]
Read moreJoin us for pizza, drinks, and a screening of the silent film Sunrise (1927), starring Janet Gaynor and George O’Brien. Doors open and pizza and drinks will be served at 6:00 p.m., with the film starting at 6:30 p.m. Film scholar Fred Guida will provide an introduction and take questions after the screening. Pizza and drinks sponsored by Tweed/New Haven Airport. In this […]
Read moreWhat are you reading this fall? Join us at the Shoreline Trolley Museum 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: cgwiazda@hagamanlibrary.org. Made possible by a generous donation of space by the Shoreline Trolley Museum, 17 River […]
Read moreJoin us on Thursday, September 4 at 6pm via Zoom as we discuss the works of Robert Frost. Please RSVP with Chris Hemingway, Reference Librarian and Poetry Appreciation Society facilitator at chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org.
Read moreJoin us on most Thursday evenings from 6pm – 7:45pm at the East Haven Senior Center, 91 Taylor Avenue, for our knitting club for everyone-facilitated by Lorie Pellegrino! The knitting club will meet every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. (with the exception of the 3rd Thursday of the month, when the club will meet from 4pm – 5:45 […]
Read moreEnjoy 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 Thursday evenings (with the exception of the 3rd Thursday of the month-when there will be no class) from 6pm – […]
Read moreLights, Cameras, JAWS! The 50th Anniversary Celebration: History & Trivia Contest! The movie Jaws is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. Dun dun. Dun Dunnn. If those two notes resonates with you & you love shark week, this program is for you! Drop-ins welcome to join us on the library lawn to sink your teeth into the fascinating history of […]
Read moreEnjoy a discussion of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein: Or, the Modern Prometheus on Tuesday, September 9 at 6pm via Zoom. In Mary Shelley‘s Frankenstein, a young scientist named Victor Frankenstein, obsessed with the secrets of life and death, creates a grotesque being from body parts. Horrified by his creation, he abandons it. The creature, rejected by society and his creator, seeks […]
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