JANUARY Events at NPL
Join us for a month of fun and educational programming!
Community Art Exhibit: Back to the Future
They Say a cat has nine lives; Ellen has had at least that many, and perhaps more.
The road of her journey had been varied; art teacher, Art Director for professional journals, Medical Illustrator. Corporate Art Director/Designer, Freelance Graphic Logo Designer, Gestalt Psychotherapist. Shepherdess, Master Gardener, Assistant Judge for Windsor County (Retired), and mother of three wonderful people.
After what seems like a lifetime hiatus from artwork, Ellen’s current journey is leading her back home to reconnect with her art, hence the phrase, Back to the Future.
December 2-January 31 | Check the community room calendar here to make sure it is open when you visit!
AFTERSCHOOL
Kids’ Advisory Board
Join the Kids’ Advisory Board to help plan programs, suggest new books, movies, and games to purchase and help with everything from straightening shelves to cleaning toys! For 5th grade and up.
Wednesday, January 8, 2:30pm-3:30pm | Meet in the community room
LEGO Tuesday:
Create what you want or participate in our weekly challenges. Creations will be displayed in the library each week and you’ll de-construct your masterpiece the following week. Snacks provided. This is a drop-in event. Children under 5th grade must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Every Tuesdays, January 7-28 3:30pm-4:30pm | Meet in the community room
Make It: Shrinky Dinks
Unleash your creativity by creating shrinky dink pieces you can draw or trace! This is a drop-in program. Children under 5th grade must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Wednesday, January 22, 2:30pm-4:00pm | Community Room
Supa Deluxe Dog Man Celebration
Test your sniffer, make some crafts, and loads more fun as we celebrate one of our most beloved characters!
Wednesday, January 29 | Community Room
2:30pm-2:50pm Our Supa Awesome Dog Man Show: Whether you are a Dog Man newbie or an original fan, join us for silliness and laughs based on the first Dog Man book!
3:00pm-4:00pm scavenger hunt, crafts, smell-o-rama, and more!
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Jay Craven’s newest film, “Lost Nation,” is a Revolutionary War era action drama set in the early upstart Republic of Vermont. The film stars Irish actor Kevin Ryan (“Copper,” Harry Wild”) as Vermont founding father and rebel schemer, Ethan Allen, who leads resistance to Yorker land claims, launches an ill-fated attack on British forces in Montreal, and leads invasions by his Green Mountain Boys into New York strongholds of Guilford and Brattleboro. At every turn, Allen navigates thick entanglements with allies, enemies, and family.
“Lost Nation’s” parallel story features Kenyan actress Eva Ndachi (“Beautifully Broken”) as Lucy Terry Prince, whose poem, “Bars Fight,” about the 1746 Deerfield Massacre, is the first known work of African American literature. Terry settled with her family on a Guilford, Vermont homestead carved out of the forest by her husband, formerly enslaved farmer, and frontier transport operator, Abijah Prince. Prince antagonist, aspiring Guilford politician John Noyes, is played by Rob Campbell (“The Crucible,” “Ethan Frome,” “The Unforgiven”).
Thursday, January 16, 6:30-8pm | Community Room | Purchase $10 tickets HERE
RPG Day
Interested in learning more about Role Playing Games or wanting to meet people for your next campaign or just need a space and a table for a few hours to run your game? Create some characters, try them out, have an encounter, roll some dice, be part of group story telling!
Email Isaac at isaac.lorton@norwichlibrary.org if you have any questions.
Saturday, January 25, 10:30-2:30 | Community Room
VT Humanities‘ Virtual SNAPSHOT: Film Discussion with “Underdog” director Tommy Hyde
“Underdog”: The curiously optimistic tale of Doug Butler—a hardscrabble Vermont dairy farmer who risks losing the only home he’s ever known to chase his dreams of dog mushing in Alaska.
Tommy Hyde is a documentary filmmaker whose work explores people and stories at the fringes. “Underdog,” a film ten years in the making, is his directorial debut. He frequently collaborates with Mosaic Films, and is currently in production with them on The Happening (in production) and Ordinary Saints (in production). He is a graduate of Middlebury College and resides in Burlington, VT.
Wednesday, January 29, 6:30-8pm | Virtual | Register for the event HERE to get the link to the film.
Winter Music Concert Series
Enjoy live music in the cozy library Community Room during the cold months of winter! Recurring on the 4th Friday of the month, January through March. Light refreshments served.
Friday, January 24th, 4-5 PM | Community room | Drop-in
EARLY LITERACY
Storytime
Join us for songs, stories, fingerplays, and activities designed to support your child’s early literacy development. We invite you to stay and play after storytime! There will not be storytime on Wednesday, January 15.
Wednesdays, January, 8, 22 and 29, 10:30 – 11:30 AM | Meet in the community room | For ages 4 and under, with a caregiver
Preschool Storytime
Preschool storytime will be taking a break in January. See you in February!
ADULT PROGRAMS
NPL Writing Group
NPL’s friendly monthly writing group! Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just interested in dabbling, come on by. NPL staff will facilitate playing with writing prompts, discussing great writing, and sharing as we go.
Register HERE to reserve your spot for our January gathering (you can indicate on the form if you are interested in having an excerpt of your own writing workshopped during the session).
The group will meet every third Wednesday of the month. Monthly participation is encouraged, but there’s no commitment. New members are always welcome!
Wednesday January 15, 12:30-2 | Meet in the community room
Tech Help
Did you get a new device recently? Can’t seem to get ebooks to download? Need to set up email or run a confusing update? We are here for you! Easily make an appointment and stop by on Thursday afternoons or at our Friday time to let us troubleshoot all your tech-related challenges.
Thursdays, 1-4 PM & Fridays, 11 AM-1 PM | Call 802-649-1184 or email circulation.desk@norwichlibrary.org to make an appointment
