Due to the predicted storm on Saturday, the “Lincoln” program has been rescheduled to Saturday, March 2 @ 1:00p.m. Please contact the library for more information or to register for this event sponsored by the Friends of the Bristol Library.
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Soup & Movie Afternoon
It’s National Soup Month! Come enjoy a steamy bowl of soup as we watch “Women on the 6th Floor” (in French with English subtitles) on the big screen in the Manross auditorium on Wednesday, January 30 at 1:00 p.m. Please register in advance for this free event.
Annual Holiday Social
Thurs., Dec. 6 @ 1:00p.m.
Come enjoy the sounds of the season during this special afternoon featuring the O’Brien Strings duo. Kate O’Brien and company will be performing familiar holiday classics and popular songs of the last 100 years. Holiday refreshments courtesy of the Friends of the Library will be served. Please register in advance for this FREE holiday event. All are welcome!
Fall Activities at Manross Library
Fiddlin’ Around Social
Wed., Sept. 26 @ 1:00 pm
Lively entertainment will be presented by the Bristol Old Tyme Fiddlers Club. This dynamic group led by Gerry Lagace will charm the audience with their toe-tapping tunes. Come join the fun. Refreshments will be served. Please register in advance.
Afternoon Movie Event
Tuesday, October 2 @ 1:00 p.m. in the Manross auditorium.
Some of the finest actors in England lend their formidable talents in this charming fish-out-of-water yarn. The Brits, who include Evelyn (Judi Dench), Muriel (Maggie Smith), Douglas (Bill Nighy), and Graham (Tom Wilkinson), are planning retirement in a less expensive country. After “thorough research on the Internet,” the group chooses what looks to be a grand, peaceful retreat, the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. It turns out that the bloom is off this marigold!
OCTOBER Book Bites Book Discussion
Tuesday, Oct. 9 @ 1:30 pm with light refreshments
Thursday, Oct. 11 @ 5:30 pm with potluck
Moloka’i by Alan Brennert is our selection for book discussion this month. Limited copies of the book will be available.
Haunted Parlor
Mon., Oct. 22 @ 1:00 pm
The Midnight Belles, Faye Ringel and April Grant, will present a historically-informed program of spooky songs, ballads, and poems of the supernatural, particularly suited to the autumnal season. Refreshments will be served. Registration is required
NOVEMBER Book Bites Book Discussion
Thursday, Nov. 8 @ 5:30 pm with potluck
Tuesday, Nov. 13 @ 1:30 pm with light refreshments
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda will be discussed this month at Book Bites. Limited copies are available.
Veterans’ Coffee Social
Fri, Nov. 9 @ 9:00 am
Hosted by Bob Montgomery, USMC. Enjoy fellowship and refreshments. Sign our Veterans’ “Roll of Honor” and receive a token of our appreciation for your service. ALL are welcome. Please register for this event.
Fall Activities at Manross Library
Fall Storytime Schedule
Two-year olds on Tuesdays @ 9:30 a.m.
Three, four, & five year-olds on Tuesdays @ 10:30 a.m. and Thursdays @ 1:00 p.m.
Registration is required for storytime.
Drop-in Children’s Craft
Held on the first Saturday of the month: October 6, November 3, & December 1 @ 10:30 a.m.
National Food Day Storytime
Wednesday, October 24 @ 10:30 a.m.
with special guest storyteller Liz Gruber featuring stories, crafts, and healthy snacks for preschoolers. Please register in advance for this free event.
A Book Voyagers Program sponsored by CT Humanities.
Howlarious Halloween
Saturday, October 13 @ 4:15 p.m.
As part of the Forestville Annual Pumpkin Festival, this is a special presentation of Tales an Tunes with Mary Jo Maichak, immediatley followed by the Costume Parade to the Village Center.
No registration for this free family event.