Dive into Summer Fun at Case Memorial Library: Music, Crafts, Books & More
World Cafe Concert: Handler and Levesque\
Saturday, June 8, 2 p.m.
Come and enjoy a musical journey through many countries! Judy Handler and Mark Levesque perform their own inspiring & passionate arrangements on guitars and mandolin and will include music from the U.S., Europe, Eastern Europe, Brazil, Latin America and more! Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Take & Make: Rainbow Friendship Bracelet Kit
June 10-15
Celebrate Pride Month and make your own rainbow friendship bracelet with this take-home craft kit. This craft is best suited for tweens, teens, and adults. No registration. While supplies last. This kit includes all supplies needed to make a bracelet as well as a list of books for all ages curated by our librarians featuring characters and authors who are part of the LGBTQ+ community; information on Pride Month, and information on Pride flags.
New! Wednesday Book Group
Wednesday, June 12, 1 p.m.
Join librarian Ellen Miller for an in-person discussion of The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin. Books available to borrow at the Circulation Desk. From the author of the very popular Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, our inaugural discussion will feature The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry, an earlier book by Gabrielle Zevin. It’s a story of redemption, some romance, and bit of mystery. Most importantly for this new discussion group, it’s a story about why we love to read and the pleasure of connecting with a great book.
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Dungeons & Dragons Teen Group
Thursday, June 13, 5:30 p.m.
Go on adventures! Fight monsters! Save the world! Claim loot! Dungeons & Dragons is a cooperative, storytelling tabletop roleplaying game where you and other players take on the roles of different characters within a fantasy story. This is a CHARACTER CREATION session! Come join us to make new characters that you will play as in awesome D&D adventures for the next year at the library. This program runs monthly. Drop-ins are welcome. No knowledge of D&D gameplay is required for this session.Click here to register.
Summer Reading Kickoff
Saturday, June 15
Kick off the summer in style! Drop by the children's room on Saturday, June 15 and sign up for summer reading in person. You'll get a welcome packet and a free tote bag to decorate while supplies last. Get ready to Read, Renew, and Repeat with us in Summer 2024! You can also sign up online at casememorial.readsquared.com or by using the ReadSquared app on your phone.
Make and Take Craft of the Week
Monday, June 17, 2-4 p.m.
Drop in to the children's room to make our Craft of the Week! Make it here, take it home. No registration required, available while supplies last.
Oscar Film: Nyad
Monday, June 17, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, June 19, 1 p.m.
The remarkable true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, at the age of 60 and with the help of her best friend and coach, commits to achieving her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida. 2 hr. 13 min. PG-13.
Click here to register for Monday, June 17, 6 p.m.
Click here to register for Wednesday, June 19, 1 p.m.
Preschool Yoga
Tuesday, June 18, 10:30 a.m.
Bring your own mat and join instructor Jyothi Chintapalli as she teaches the basics of yoga. Learn breathing techniques, postures, meditation, relaxation, and how to incorporate these lessons into your daily life. Registration is required due to limited space.
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Eco-Friendly Slime
Thursday, June 20, 3 p.m.
For children in grades 1-6. Learn how to make slime that is both fun to play with and better for the environment! Registration is required.
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Tween D&D
Saturday, June 22, 2:30 p.m.
For tweens in grades 3-6 (2024-2025 academic year). School may be out, but that doesn't mean swords (and skills) should get rusty! Welcome to Tasha's Insanely Awesome, Extra Hardcore Summer Camp For Young Adventurers, a training ground for the next generation of heroes. Learn how to beat dangerous foes, solve puzzles, make daring escapes, and value the real treasure: the friends we make along the way.
Players of all experience levels welcomed! Players will start at level 1. New players should come a few minutes early for a quick crash course.
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Adult Book Box: June
June 24-29
Free book box service for adults. Each month that you register you will pick up a box containing two hand-selected books for you to borrow as well as some other surprises for you to keep. After registering, you should receive a confirmation email with a link to a Google Form. Please be sure to complete this form to finalize your registration and personalize your book box. Please note: You must register and complete the form each month you wish to receive a book box. In order to receive your box, you must complete a brief form about your reading preferences so we can make your book selections. Please complete this form by June 15. A link to the form will be included in your confirmation email. If you do not receive a confirmation email please check your SPAM folder.
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Take & Make: Cyanotypes
June 24-29
For adults and teens entering grades 7-12. Create your own monoprint on cyanotype fabric with this take-home craft kit. Cyanotype is an antique photographic process distinctive for producing Prussian blue monochromatic prints. Instructions and most supplies will be provided. You must provide objects to print and water.
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Teen Book Box: June
June 24-29
Free book box service for teens in grades 7-12. Each month that you register you will pick up a box containing two hand-selected teen books for you to borrow as well as some treats and other surprises for you to keep. After registering, you should receive a confirmation email with a link to a Google Form. Please be sure to complete this form to finalize your registration and personalize your book box. Please note: You must register and complete the personalization form each month you wish to receive a book box.
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Children's Take & Make: Independence Day Bubble Wands
June 24-29
Get ready for Independence Day with an explosion of bubbles! Grab a kit and make your own bubble wand. Kits are available in the children's room on a first come, first served basis.
Summer Baby Playtime
Monday, June 24, 10:30 a.m.
Come to the library for a baby playtime! Babies up to 24 months can join us and our toy collection in the meeting room for some baby-safe toy fun and social interaction. Registration is NOT required, but you can register in order to receive reminder emails.
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Ozobots
Monday, June 24, 3 p.m.
For children in grades 1-6. Learn how to code an Ozobot and put the robot through a test of mazes and races!
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The Bookcase Evening Discussion Group
Thursday, July 11, 7 p.m.
Join Bookcase leader Toby Zabinski for a discussion of The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens. This discussion will take place on Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject. There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same. Carl is a dying Vietnam veteran--and a convicted murderer. With only a few months to live, he has been medically paroled to a nursing home, after spending thirty years in prison for the crimes of rape and murder....
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Mystery Book Discussion
Thursday, July 18, 2 p.m.
Join discussion leader Donna DiMassa and Librarian Rebecca Harlow for a discussion of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto.
Sixty-year-old self-proclaimed tea expert Vera Wong enjoys nothing more than sipping a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy ‘detective’ work on the internet (AKA checking up on her son to see if he’s dating anybody yet). But when Vera wakes up one morning to find a dead man in the middle of her tea shop, it’s going to take more than a strong Longjing to fix things. Knowing she’ll do a better job than the police possibly could – because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands – Vera decides it’s down to her to catch the killer. Nobody spills the tea like this amateur sleuth....
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Ban This Book Club
Monday, August 12, 7 p.m.
Join librarian Rebecca Harlow as we discuss Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo as a work of literature and an object of censorship. This book has been banned, restricted, or challenged in libraries in 15 states, including Connecticut. It is a National Book Award winner, a Stonewall Award winner, a Printz Honor book, and received an Asian American and Pacific Islander Librarians Award for Literature.
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