March Library Events: Menopause 101, Art, Films & More!
Menopause 101
Monday, March 10, 7 p.m.
Join us for an evening of learning with Debbie Tashlein, Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner, Certified Menopause Specialist, and found of Pelvic Health Solutions of CT.
- Are my period changes normal?
- What are the symptoms?
- What are my options?
- Should I be scared of hormones?
- And lots of time for questions!
Menopause is inevitable. Suffering is not. Registration is required.
Take & Make: Women's History Month Paper Airplanes
Week of March 10; available whiles last
Celebrate Women's History Month by learning about famous female pilots like Amelia Earhart and Bessie Coleman, and create your own paper airplane that you can launch with a rubber band! No registration is required. Take & Makes are available on a first come, first served basis.
Hali-Inspired Spray Paint Art
Thursday, March 13, 4 p.m.
Let's blend colors with this special painting technique! We'll be using washable kid's paint and smocks, but make sure to wear something that can get a bit dirty. Register here.
Art Reception: A Celebration of Students' Creative Work
Thursday, March 13, 5 p.m.
Join us in the Meeting Room to celebrate the artwork of Orange elementary students!
Teen D&D
Saturday, March 15, 2:30 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 program runs monthly. Drop-ins are welcome and strongly encouraged to bring a LEVEL 2 character sheet (in the event that a player does not have one, a premade character sheet will be provided). Minimal knowledge of D&D gameplay is required for this session.
Oscar Film: Wicked
Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Galinda, a popular girl, become friends at Shiz University in the Land of Oz. After an encounter with the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads.
2 hr. 40 min. PG.
Nominated for 10 Academy Awards including Best Picture.
Registration is required. Please click on the showtime and date above to register.
Leprechaun Gold Hunt
Monday, March 17 at 1:45 p.m.
A leprechaun dropped his pot of gold in the Children's Room! Find one of his gold coins and return it for a special shamrock sticker. No registration required
Women Center Stage
Thursday, March 20, 7 p.m.
Once barred from the stage because it was seen to be “dangerous” and “immoral,” women have struggled to find their place in the spotlight for centuries. Chronic underrepresentation, sexual harassment, and the loss of roles after a certain age is still an issue for women in the face of the performing arts today.
CWHF Inductee Sophie Tucker faced discrimination due to her weight and Katherine Hepburn struggled to take roles that defied stereotypes. Marian Anderson became a reluctant icon of the Civil Rights movement simply for doing what she was trained and loved to sing before an audience. Help us put the spotlight on the Connecticut women who found a voice for change in the performing arts.
Cosponsored by Orange Community Women and Case Memorial Library as part of the Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame “Talks on the Road” series.
Preschool Playtime
Saturday, March 22, 10 a.m.
Come play at our homemade obstacle course designed just for preschoolers! We'll build with blocks, go through tunnels, and jump in and out of hula hoops while going around and around. Register here.
DIY Hand Drums
Thursday, March 27, 4 p.m.
Everyone observing Ramadan has to get up very early to eat before sunrise, but how did they do that before alarm clock? With the Ramadan drummer, of course! Together, we'll make out own hand drums out of beads and boxes.
Registration is required and opens March 6 at 4 p.m.
Give Me Your Hand: A Celtic Music Celebration
Saturday, March 29, 2 p.m.
Entwyned will perform and describe the joyous, wistful, and rollicking music of the Celtic nations from Bunting and other historic sources, adapted to our instruments: Celtic harp, lutes, historic guitars, mandolin, Baroque flutes, and Viola da Gamba.
For centuries music played a central role in the cultures of Ireland and Scotland. And for centuries there were attempts to eradicate their music and instruments. Our program will highlight delightful selections from the Edward Bunting Collections, first published in 1796. Bunting traveled throughout Ireland to capture in written form traditional Irish music before it was forever lost.
Registration is required and opens on March 8 at 2:00 p.m.
March Book Groups
Mystery Book Discussion
Thursday, March 6 at 2:00 p.m.
Join Mystery Discussion leader Donna DiMassa for a discussion of The Nine Tailors by Dorothy Sayers. Registration is required. Register here.
Copies of the book will be available soon!
The Bookcase: Evening Discussion Group
Thursday, March 13, at 7 p.m.
This discussion is via Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
Join Bookcase leader Toby Zabinski for a discussion of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys.
Register here. Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk.
Ban This Book Club: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
Monday, March 24, 7 p.m.
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank is banned in Florida and has been banned in several schools in the United States over the years - mostly in regard to passages that were considered “sexually offensive,” as well as for the tragic nature of the book, which some felt might be “depressing” for young readers. The diary has now been published in more than 70 different languages and is deemed one of the most powerful books of the 20th century, with more than 30 million copies sold in sixty countries.
Join us as we discuss this as a work of literature as well as an object of censorship.
Copies are available at the Circulation Desk. Registration is required. Register here.
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Events are free and open to the public, except as noted. Registration is required for all events.
To register for events, go to https://casememorial.librarycalendar.com/event/
Phone: 203-891-2170
