Category: Adult

Join us for the Hagaman Memorial Library’s Classics Book Club discussion of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. The Old Man and the Sea is a 1952 novella by the American author Ernest Hemingway. Written between December 1950 and February 1951, it was the last major fictional work Hemingway published during his lifetime. It tells the story […]

Join us for pizza, drinks, and a screening of the silent film The Cameraman (1928), starring Buster Keaton & Marceline Day. 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.  Hopelessly in love with a woman working at MGM Studios, a […]

Poetry Appreciation Club – First Meeting! Join us on Zoom as we explore the timeless poetry of Emily Dickinson! No RSVP needed—just bring your curiosity. Though nearly 1,800 poems strong, Emily’s work was largely unknown in her time. Her unconventional style—marked by slant rhyme, brevity, and striking punctuation—challenged poetic norms and continues to inspire 139 years after her passing. For […]

Join us for Hagaman Memorial Library’s Star Wars Book and Fan Club. Show off your collectibles and talk about all things Star Wars! We will discuss Lando by Charles Soule. Contact Reference Librarian, Chris Hemingway at chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org for the Zoom link.    

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 September 9 through December 16, 2025. The knitting club meets in the Teen Room on the library’s main level, but occasionally meets in the library’s Children’s 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, September 16 and ending for the […]

Cook a dish, then share your cooking experience with the group! July Theme: Recipes from Jamaica; Program made possible thanks to a generous donation of space from the East Haven Senior Center, 91 Taylor Avenue East Haven, CT 06512. For more information, contact Reference Librarian, Chris Hemingway at chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org  

Milford author Hal Johnson will discuss his book, Impossible Histories: The Soviet Republic of Alaska, the United States of Hudsonia, President Charlemagne, and Other Pivotal Moments of History That Never Happened, a collection of alternate history scenarios that covers both what really happened and what might have happened for various crucial junctures in history across two and a half millennia. This […]