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Saturday Showtime: SHREK

10:30am - 12:30pm
Movie
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
Ages: All Ages No Registration Required Bring the whole family for this Saturday morning movie: Shrek. We’ll have free popcorn, but feel free to bring your own snacks as well as a cozy blanket or pillow if you opt to spread out on the floor while...

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Hope

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Author Talk
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:
How to change our relationship with nature in the face of Climate Crisis by learning from the Indigenous Cultures. The relationship Indigenous people have always had with nature and the environment is based upon their deep sense of interconnection wi...

Parent Playdate

10:00am - 11:00am
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Preschool
Event Details:
Parents/Caregivers of children ages: 0 - 5yrs No Registration Required Kids just wanna have fun…and their parents do, too! We encourage parents in our community to come together every Monday morning in the Children’s Department to play. While you...

Teen Debate Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6th - 8th, Grades 9th - 12th
Program Type: Meeting
Registration Required
Event Details:
Should school be in session all year long? Is cereal a soup? Join our debate club to share your thoughts about serious topics, silly topics, and everything in-between. You'll learn the basics of debate while growing your public-speaking and team-buil...

Take & Create: Mystery

10:00am - 8:00pm
Arts & Crafts / DIY
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Adult Information Desk
Age Group: Teens, Grades 9th - 12th, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts / DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:
Pick up date: Tuesday, February 13 (at the adult information desk)  Pick up time: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm What will you get? Mystery craft. We provide the materials and directions, you provide the fun! Ages 14 + Registration begins on...

Tuesday Matinee: Marcel The Shell With Shoes On

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Movie
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:
A cash-strapped documentary maker decides to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb with his friends. Rated: PG, Runtime: 90 mins. No registration is required. ...

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Gaming
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6th - 8th, Grades 9th - 12th
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Are you ready for an epic role-playing adventure? Join our Teen D&D group! We'll explore fun campaigns, create new characters, and fight against whichever monsters get in our way (including vicious seagulls!) No experience or supplies necessary. ...

OK, Chef!

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Time to get crafty in the 'kitchen'! Bring your imagination (and taste buds!) and learn to decorate a special seasonal treat!   ...

Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come learn AND have fun! Parent/Caregivers and their toddlers will interact with books, learn fingerplays, and sing.   ...

Guided Meditation

10:30am - 11:30am
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required

Meditation

Slow down, take a deep breath, and let’s meditate together! Join Johanne Vannelli as she leads us through a mindfulness and meditation session.

Johanne Vannelli is a certified mindfulness and meditation instructor. She received her certification in November 2014 from the McLean Meditation Institute in Sedona Arizona.

Magic: The Gathering Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Gaming
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Teen Haven
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6th - 8th, Grades 9th - 12th
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for this super chill program all about Magic: The Gathering! Bring your deck(s) to compete with other Magic fans or learn the basics from one of our teen volunteers. All skill levels are welcome to play, learn, or just watch. Teens who alr...

Valentine's Day Pajama Storytime & Stuffed Animal Sleepover

6:00pm - 6:45pm
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Wear your coziest pjs and bring in one of your favorite stuffed animals to the library for a special love-themed, fun filled pajama story time! We will enjoy a Valentine’s Day story and have lots of fun! Then, tuck your furry friend in for an overnig...

Baby Rhyme Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Ages: 0 - 24mos No Registration Required This program brings caregivers and babies together to nurture bonds and increase awareness of the child’s development. Our primary focus is the healthy development of infants ages 0-24 months old with an e...

Author Talk: Dave Wolffe and After Here

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Author Talk
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join author Dave Wolffe as he discusses his book After Here and the subject of the afterlife from a secular perspective.  After Here chronicles the journey of Joe Golden from his fatal car accident through heaven. Both Joe and ...

Kids Who Code

6:00pm - 6:45pm
STEAM
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn to code and change the world! Kids Who Code is a national program that is on a mission to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does. Through bravery, resilience, curiosity and creativity Kids Who Code will help ignite your passi...

Booktime Boogie

10:30am - 11:00am
Music, Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Music, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Time to shake, rattle and roll… at the library.  We’ll read some groovy stories, sing songs and play instruments in this loosely structured, rockin’ storytime.  ...

Teen Homeschool Hangout

10:30am - 12:30pm
Arts & Crafts / DIY, Hang Out
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Teen Haven
Age Group: Teens, Grades 6th - 8th, Grades 9th - 12th
Program Type: Arts & Crafts / DIY, Hang Out
Registration Required
Event Details:
Interested in meeting other homeschooled teens? Come to our teen homeschool hangout! At this meeting, we'll make our own glass magnets, play games, make friends, and share some of our favorite homeschooling resources.  Teens in grades 6-12 ar...

Lego Club

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Gaming
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Department
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:
Ages: 4 - 12yrs No Registration Required Drop by and create with LEGO™! We provide the LEGOs™ and you provide the creativity! ...

Pokemon Club

10:30am - 11:00am
Gaming
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:
Ages: 6 - 11yrs No Registration Required Do you have what it takes to be a Pokémon Master? Play Pokémon with your peers and make new friends! Be sure to bring your own cards. *Trading is welcome at the players discretion and is not monitored by l...

Dance Party

10:30am - 11:00am
Music, Other
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Music, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:
Calling all toddlers and preschoolers! Join us for this loosely structured dance party to burn off some extra energy, sing, dance and play with instruments. ...

Dice Quest

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Gaming
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Roll the dice and let fate decide how your story will play out in this mad lib style adventure! The power is in your hands! ...

Mystery Book Club: After Grafton and the Rise of the Female Detective

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Book Club
Open
Registration
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:
For the spring semester, Carole Shmurak will be leading a five part series on the theme After Grafton: The Rise of the Female Detective. After Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Milhone and Sara Paretsky’s V.I. Warshawski made their sensational debuts in...

Online Author Talk: Jason Mott

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Author Talk
Library Branch: North Haven Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:
You’re invited to join us as we talk to New York Times bestselling author Jason Mott about his recent novel Hell of a Book. This magnificent work of fiction is deeply honest, at times electrically funny, and is a book that goes to the ...

Additional Information

Library Speaker Consortium

Please note, the Author Talk series is brought to the North Haven Library through a partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium, sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Because this series is facilitated by the Library Speakers Consortium, you must register for this event directly through the library's Author Talk portal (click here to register).  Upon successful registration, you will receive the link to join the webinar from the North Haven Memorial Library via info@libraryc.org. Please be sure to check your spam if you do not receive your registration email in a timely manner. If you have any difficulty registering for this event, please contact the library for assistance at 203-239-5803. Sponsored by The Friends of the North Haven Library.