Guilford Free Library

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝗽𝗺: 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱! 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶

Join Tracy Tomaselli for a fascinating presentation on Guilford during the American Revolution. Featuring newly uncovered historical research, this program explores how war transformed daily life in the shoreline town and why Guilford’s coast was strategically important.

Discover the stories of local soldiers who defended the shoreline, the Native Americans and African Americans who served, and the families who endured raids, disease, economic hardship, and divided loyalties between Patriots and Tories. Learn how Benedict Arnold’s planned attack on Guilford was thwarted and gain a deeper understanding of the courage, sacrifice, and resilience that shaped Guilford’s role in America’s fight for independence.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶 is the Historical Room Specialist at Guilford Free Library, a genealogist, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Guilford Preservation Alliance and Alder Brook Cemetery. She is dedicated to preserving and sharing Guilford’s local history and genealogical heritage.

This program is free and open to all.

Please register: https://guilfordfreelibrary.org/events/event/guilford-in-the-american-revolution-new-discoveries-revealed-with-tracy-tomaselli/

So many storytimes, all in one week! Join us for Sunshine Storytime and Big Hearts Book Club, and come see volunteer Hesch read aloud for his monthly storytime. It is also the last week to attend the Creative Writing Workshop and Machine Sewing for Tweens. Come see us soon at the children's department of the GFL!
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𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝟱:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺: 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: “𝗘𝗹 Ú𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗲ñ𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮 𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻

Join Alan Mann for a pre-broadcast talk on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of 𝙀𝙡 Ú𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙤 𝙎𝙪𝙚ñ𝙤 𝙙𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖 𝙮 𝘿𝙞𝙚𝙜𝙤, which will be broadcast live in theaters on Saturday, May 30.

Alan Mann is the Artistic Director of the Opera Theater of Connecticut.

Co-sponsored by the Shoreline Opera Club and Shoreline Village.

This program is free and open to all.

Please register: https://guilfordfreelibrary.org/events/event/metropolitan-opera-talk-el-ultimo-sueno-de-frida-y-diego-with-alan-mann/

The Guilford Free Library will be closed on Monday 3/25 for Memorial Day, but we will be back on Tuesday with more programs for you! Come to Time for Twos, Sunshine Storytime, or Thursday's Evening Storytime where a high school volunteer will be making Oobleck with kids! Or, attend our Toddler Dance Party, or read to a therapy dog. All of this and more happening at the GFL's children's department for you!
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Sunshine Storytime, Evening Storytime: Oobleck, & Toddler Dance Party, & Creative Writing Workshop! ~ This week for Kids at the Library (5/25-5/30) Email from Guilford Free Library Plus Twos & Machine Sewing for Tweens weekly classes, Saturday Drop-in Homework Help, & Paws & Read. This week at the library for children:   The Guilford Free Library

Come to the Guilford Free Library's children's department this week for plenty of storytimes, including Sunshine storytime, Springtime Evening storytime, and storytimes with Mimi and Aaron. We also have our weekly Ones, Twos, Babytime and machine sewing classes, and there a documentary and panel discussion about special needs caregivers, and more. See you soon at the GFL!

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Storytimes, Springtime Evening Storytime, Creative Writing Workshop, & Unseen Documentary! ~ This week for Kids at the Library (5/18-5/23) Email from Guilford Free Library Plus Ones, Twos, & Babytime classes, Machine Sewing for Tweens, & Paws & Read. This week at the library for children:   One on Ones Weekly on Mondays for 6 weeks April

This week, the GFL's children's department has a KPop Demon Hunters dance and craft celebration, Lego Club, Bluey Bonanza toddler storytime, STEM Storytime where kids will learn about circuits and make their own Bristle Bot to take home, and beginning Monday the 11th, pick up one of our monthly take & make craft kits! All of this and more happening for you this week in the children's department!
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K-Pop Demon Hunters Craft, STEM Storytime: Circuits, Lego Club, & Bluey Bonanza! ~ This week for Kids at the Library (5/10-5/16) Email from Guilford Free Library Plus Take & Make Craft, Storytimes, Paws & Read, & Machine Sewing for Tweens. This week at the library for children:   K-Pop Demon Hunters Dance & Celebration Weekly o

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲
𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟴, 𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟱𝗽𝗺
𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟵, 𝟵𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟰𝗽𝗺

Another season, another reason to support the Friends of the Guilford Free Library’s annual Spring Book Sale!

The sale offers gently used hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, as well as books on art, cooking, gardening and more. Also, mass market paperbacks, DVDs, CDs and jigsaw puzzles. Everything is in excellent condition and offered at unbeatable prices.

The sale will take place on the front patio and in the Meeting Room, rain or shine.

All proceeds from the sale go to support the Library—to buy books; sponsor programs for children, teens, and adults; purchase equipment, software, and hardware; and to provide funds for staff development.

***And if you’re doing any Spring Cleaning, please consider donating used books in saleable condition to the Friends’ fundraising efforts. There is a conveniently placed table for donations at the Library’s parking-lot entrance.

For more information, contact the Library at 203-453-8282 or www.guilfordfreelibrary.org.

𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱. 𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴.

𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄! 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲: 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻
Tuesday, May 5th at 2pm

Stay ahead of health risks and take control of your well-being. Presented by Dr. Jennifer Tharakan, this informative program highlights the essential medical screenings you should never miss to help maintain your health as you age.

𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻 graduated from St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies and completed her Family Medicine residency training at WVU Medicine’s United Hospital Center in 2024. She is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine. She is passionate about health and fitness. In her free time, she enjoys exercising, spending time with family and friends, and flying small airplanes.

This program is free and open to all and is co-sponsored with 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Please register: https://guilfordfreelibrary.org/events/event/health-maintenance-as-we-age-screenings-you-should-never-miss-with-dr-jennifer-tharakan/

Join us in the children's department this week for storytimes, our weekly babytime, one-year-old, two-year-old, and tween sewing classes, and to learn a K-pop Demon Hunters inspired dance! See you soon at the GFL!
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K-Pop Demon Hunters Dance, Storytimes, & Paws & Read! ~ This week for Kids at the Library (5/3-5/9) Email from Guilford Free Library Plus Machine Sewing for Tweens. This week at the library for children:   K-Pop Demon Hunters Dance & Celebration Weekly on Monday for 3 weeks April 27th-May 11th 4:00-

The Guilford Free Library's Children's Department has a bunch of programs for you to participate in this week! K-Pop Demon Hunters 3-week dance workshop begins on Monday, Tween Machine Sewing classes begin on Thursday, weekly One's, Two's, and Babytime classes resume, dance and read at Sunshine storytime, or read and get crafty during an evening storytime. Plus, Weekend Wildlife is back, and this month we are featuring turtles! All of this and more happening in the children's department at the GFL--we will be sure to see you soon!

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K-Pop Demon Hunters Dance, Machine Sewing, Evening Storytime, Weekend Wildlife, & More! ~ This week for Kids at the Library (4/26-5/2) Email from Guilford Free Library Plus Board Game Night, Storytimes, Passport to CT Libraries, Nutmeg Book Award Voting, & Paws and Read. This week at the library for children:   Passport to CT Librari