Category: Adult

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Come and share your poetry at the Hagaman Memorial Library, 227 Main Street on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:00 p.m.! There will be a poetry reading performance by poet Deborah Elmore and a Poetry open mic! Free and open to teens and adults! The Poetry Lounge and Open Mic starts at 6:00 p.m.! Whether you like to read poetry that […]

Authors from the local area and beyond will talk with patrons and sell and sign copies of their books at this enjoyable showcase! Please join us any time between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.! Refreshments will be served while supplies last.  Featured authors will include: Chrstine Polanco, author of a non-fiction religious memoir called Walking in God’s Divine Order, among […]

Philosophy – the love of wisdom – is an activity of attempting to understand the world in all its aspects. There are four pillars of philosophy: theoretical philosophy (metaphysics and epistemology), practical philosophy (ethics, social and political philosophy, aesthetics), logic, and history of philosophy. In our next meeting, we will meet to discuss “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli. “The Prince” is a 16th-century […]

In celebration of National Coin Week, bring your coin collection to the library to share with the group! Registration is recommended, but walk-ins are welcome as space allows.  To RSVP, please stop in or call the library at: (203) 468-3890. You may register and find out more information about this event by contacting our Reference Librarian, Chris, at chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org. Extra […]

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 […]

Enjoy the library’s Crochet and Knitting Club for everyone! Whether you are a beginner or a more experienced knitter or crocheter, please join us! The crochet club will be taught by experienced crochet artists Sue Carrozza and Claire Carrano. There will also be a knitting club available at the same time! The knitting club is taught by Lorie Pellegrino. Crochet […]

Chefs, join us for our next meeting of Cookbook Club, where we will prepare and share the recipes of Chef Mary Ann Esposito! For further information, or to join Cookbook Club, please either stop in, call Main Circulation at 203-468-3890, or email Chris, Reference Librarian and event coordinator, directly at chemingway@hagamanlibrary.org. Mary Ann Esposito is an American chef, cookbook writer, and the television […]

Enjoy a night out and pizza and drinks!  Visit the library on Thursday, April 25 at 5:00 p.m. for a showing of the film The Color Purple (2023) (PG-13), starring Halle Bailey, Taraji P. Henson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, & Elizabeth Marvel. Pizza and drinks are served at 5:00 p.m. and the film begins at 5:30 p.m. Musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel about the life-long struggles […]