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Virtual Lunch & Learn: Reducing Retirement Risks

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Grab a notebook and a PB&J for this monthly lunchtime webinar series presented on Zoom!This month's topic is retirement risks! In retirement there are numerous ways to go about...

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Seats Remaining: 88
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Grab a notebook and a PB&J for this monthly lunchtime webinar series presented on Zoom!

Library Closed at 12:00 PM

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 12:00pm - 9:00pm
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Library Closes at 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 5:00pm - 9:00pm
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CT's Bald Eagles

Monday, January 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Did you know that you can spot a bald eagle right in Glastonbury? Bald eagles were once so endangered that many considered whether to replace them as America’s national symbol. The...

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Nature
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Seats Remaining: 60
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Did you know that you can spot a bald eagle right in Glastonbury? Bald eagles were once so endangered that many considered whether to replace them as America’s national symbol.

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Intro to Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Technology Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Get a rapid introduction to artificial intelligence! In this lecture, Mary McPheat will touch on key concepts, generative AI, and privacy considerations. This talk offers hands-on ...

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Technology Class
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Seats Remaining: 60
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Get a rapid introduction to artificial intelligence! In this lecture, Mary McPheat will touch on key concepts, generative AI, and privacy considerations.

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Glastonbury Celebrates Black History: Connecticut's African American Heroines

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

African Americans have played a major role in the development of our state, our nation and our world. African American women from Connecticut are no exception! Join us for an inter...

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Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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African Americans have played a major role in the development of our state, our nation and our world. African American women from Connecticut are no exception!

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Glastonbury Celebrates Black History: Slavery and Abolition in Glastonbury

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
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Diane Hoover and Julie Thompson from the Historical Society of Glastonbury will discuss the history of slavery and abolition in Glastonbury from colonial times through the civil wa...

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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Diane Hoover and Julie Thompson from the Historical Society of Glastonbury will discuss the history of slavery and abolition in Glastonbury from colonial times through the civil war amendments, including both African American and Indigenous slaver

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CT's Fearsome Foursome (Raccoons, Skunks, Opossums, & Porcupines)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Ginny Apple, a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the DEEP, will enlighten us on the life and habits of four common CT nocturnal creatures (opossum, skunk, raccoon, and porcupine...

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Nature
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Seats Remaining: 60
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Ginny Apple, a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the DEEP, will enlighten us on the life and habits of four common CT nocturnal creatures (opossum, skunk, raccoon, and porcupine) and how unique characteristics help them navigate their environs,

This event is in the "Adults" group.

True Ghost Stories of Connecticut

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
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Prepare for a chilling night as Charles F. Rosenay, author of True Ghost Stories of Connecticut and The Book of Top 10 Horror Lists, unveils real-life tales of the supernatural. He...

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Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Prepare for a chilling night as Charles F.

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CT's Black Bears

Monday, March 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join Master Wildlife Conservationist Ginny Apple as she talks about Black Bears, focusing on the natural history of Black Bears in Connecticut, an overview of their habitat, diet, ...

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Nature
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Seats Remaining: 60
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Join Master Wildlife Conservationist Ginny Apple as she talks about Black Bears, focusing on the natural history of Black Bears in Connecticut, an overview of their habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction and current research efforts.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

New England Pirates

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join teacher and historian Luca Rebussini as he delves into the hidden history of piracy in New England during the Golden Age of Piracy. Discover the fascinating world of pirates a...

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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Seats Remaining: 60
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Join teacher and historian Luca Rebussini as he delves into the hidden history of piracy in New England during the Golden Age of Piracy.

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The Hartford Circus Fire

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
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In 1944, one of the worst fire disasters in American history occurred right in Hartford. The circus fire has lived in the memories of survivors and the imaginations of Connecticans...

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Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
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In 1944, one of the worst fire disasters in American history occurred right in Hartford. The circus fire has lived in the memories of survivors and the imaginations of Connecticans ever since.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Film Screening & Discussion: We're All Plastic People Now

Monday, May 12, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come join WTML and Glastonbury TALK's Environmental Action Team for an eye-opening view about the impact of plastics on your health.We’re All Plastic People Now is an Emmy Award-wi...

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Movie
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Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Come join WTML and Glastonbury TALK's Environmental Action Team for an eye-opening view about the impact of plastics on your health.

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