Special Kick-off Show
“Poochie Don’t Bug Me”
Wednesday, June 25th at 7:00pm
Summer reading kicks off with a special performance by children’s theater troop the Marshmallow Masquers.
A rare bug is stolen from the museum’s valuable entomology collection. Can Poochie “bee-have” long enough to help Sam solve the case?
The show runs approximately 45 minutes and is recommended for ages 5 and up. Hilarious fun for adults and
children alike! Come between 6 and 7 to sign up for our reading game and get a free bookmark and pencil!
Summer Fun Crafts
Ages 4 to 10
Wed, July 16, 3:00 pm
Bug Catchers
Wed, August 6, 3:00 pm
Bug Mobile
Registration Required
Call 230-3770 to register
Stink Bug Bugaloo
Featuring Mary Jo Maichack
Wed, July 23 at 3 pm
An entertaining mix of songs and folktales sung, strummed and fiddled; includes audience participants in headdresses acting out a funny Anansi the Spider story & lots more!
Recommended for 5 and up
No Registration
Lunch Bunch
Drop In Movie
Bring a brown bag lunch and enjoy some great short children’s films.
Thursdays at 12:00 pm
June 26 through August 7
(No program on July 3)
All ages - Drop in - No registration
Wiggly Worms
A special movement and music program for toddlers hosted by Natalie Eastman. For ages one to three
July 1 and 8 at 10:30 am
This class is for first–time attendees only
Summer Reading Finale!
This vaudeville style show incorporates juggling, magic, physical comedy, and improvisation. Highly interactive and great entertainment for all ages.
Thursday, August 14 at 2:00 pm
Drop-in—No Registration Needed
May 27th, 2008
The Library invites you to “Catch the Reading Bug” this summer by playing our “buggy” summer reading game . To play , just keep track of the time you spend reading on a special sheet & mark off a space for every ten minutes of reading time. (Leave the last space blank for your sheet to be stamped.) After completing each three hour block of time, bring your sheet in to the Library to get it stamped, put a bug on our board and choose a prize. Complete the sheet (9 hours) & you will have found the honey in the hive and be the Queen (or King!) Bee of Reading.
Read anything that you like! Books you read for the Hamden public school’s summer reading program or the Governor’s campaign can also count for our program.
Children who are not yet readers can count the time that they are read to.
Programs for Preschool
Ages 3 to 5 - Registration Required
Buzzing Bees
Tuesday, July 22 at 10:30 am
Learn about bees and how they help flowers to grow. Make a model bee!
All About Nature
Tuesday, August 5 at 10:30 am
Learn how to make careful observations of our outside world. Make a bird house to take home.
Drop in Preschool Storytime
Every Wednesday at 10:30 am
for ages three to five - no registration
6/25 to 8/13
Presented by members of Experience Corps.
School-aged Programs
Ages 6 and up Registration - Required
Bug Safari
Wed, July 9 at 2:00
The Pratt Institute will present this program highlighting the amazing variety of insect life.
We will observe insects outdoors, weather permitting. Live insects!
The Bee Man
Tues, July 15 at 10:30
Stuart Woronecki of Stonewall Apiary
presents. Observe a hive with live honeybees! Lifecycle, pollination and how honey is
harvested will be covered.
May 27th, 2008
The Library will be closed Sundays beginning May 25 until the Fall. We will also be closed Saturdays beginning June 7 until after Labor Day.
May 23rd, 2008
Children’s Department Head Librarian Nancy McLaughlin received a book in the mail this week that was due on May 14, 1988! The unnamed library patrons from Lilburn, Ga. were kind enough to include a note that says “We lost this book when we lived in Hamden, CT and we paid for it. Since then we found it and I’m returning it to you. Don’t worry about the purchase price we paid. Thanks!â€Â The title is Clipper Ship by Thomas P. Lewis.
 Ms. McLaughlin exclaimed, “We can still use this book because it’s a short historical novel in chapters and we need these titles. This book is in decent enough condition to return to our collection. Beginning readers who enjoy a good historical tale will be able to borrow this book again soon.â€Â Â
May 12th, 2007
Bring the Hamden Public Library with you wherever you go online. Download the HPL toolbar and you can reach the library’s website or catalog right from your browser.
Download the toolbar here:
http://hamdenpubliclibrary.mylibrarytoolbar.com/
Happy surfing!
February 21st, 2007
Donate non-perishable food to the Hamden Food Bank at the Hamden Public Library. Donations are being accepted at all three library locations.
February 3rd, 2007
Conversational English classes for adults who are Speakers of Other Languages will begin at Hamden Public Library’s Brundage Community Branch, 91 Circular Avenue, on Friday, January 26, 2007.  Classes will meet from 10:15 AM to 11:45 AM every Friday for 10 weeks. Conversations will be led by an ESOL instructor from the Hamden Adult Education Department. Topics for discussion will be based on the interests of participants who want to improve their conversation skills, have questions about American culture, customs, or citizenship, or enjoy discussing current events. Free for adults who live or work in Hamden. Pre-registration is not necessary and walk-ins are welcome; for more information, please call Hamden Adult Education, 773-9211.
January 23rd, 2007
The Library has a new brochure for all interested in Hamden Public Library’s history, the Miller family whose name adorns the Miller Memorial Central Library and Cultural Center, and the quilts and sculpture (including totem pole) prominently displayed at the Miller Library. The brochures in black and white are available at all three library locations: Miller Memorial Central Library at 2901 Dixwell Avenue, the Brundage Community Branch at 91 Circular Avenue, and the Whitneyville Branch, 125 Carleton Street.
A color version of the brochure and detailed descriptions of the two Bicentennial quilts displayed at the library are available at hamdenlibrary.org/quilt.html. Thanks to the Friends of the Hamden Library, our quilts have been cleaned and we have re-hung them for all to enjoy.
January 8th, 2007
Mittens for adults and children of all ages, and toys for children of all ages are now being accepted at all three locations of the Hamden Public Library—Miller Memorial at 2901 Dixwell Avenue, Brundage Community Branch at 91 Circular Avenue, and the Whitneyville Branch at 125 Carleton Street. We are also accepting donations of non-perishable food.
The toys should be unwrapped and please bring them to the library no later than Tuesday, December 12 by 9 PM.
All donated mittens, toys, and food will be delivered to the Community Services Department at the Keefe Center (11 Pine Street), and their staff will distribute your donations to families in Hamden.
December 9th, 2006
“Rhythm and Reading: Creating Readers Through Music†— is a new series of programs for children ages 3-5 that will be presented at Hamden Public Library in a partnership between the library and musicians from the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. These programs provide parents/caregivers and their children opportunities to see and experience how the rhythms of language in the pages of a book can be translated into music.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Miller Memorial Central Library, 2901 Dixwell Avenue.
Max Found Two Sticks by Brian Pinkney
Max doesn’t feel much like talking, so he lets his two makeshift drumsticks talk for him.
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
10:30
Whitneyville Branch Library, 125 Carleton St
The Remarkable Farkle McBride by John Lithgow
Musical prodigy Farkle tries many instruments before discovering his true calling.
Monday, February 26
10:30 am
Hamden Library Main Branch, 2901 Dixwell Ave.
Mole Music by David McPhail
Mole’s violin music has a bigger effect than he realizes.
Monday, March 12
10:30 am
Brundage Community Branch, 91 Circular Ave.
Uncle Nacho’s Hat by Harriet Rohmer
Uncle Nacho tries to throw away his old hat but it keeps returning to him.
The last two programs in this series take place on Monday, April 16 and Monday, May 21, 2007. Watch for more details!
These programs are free but reservations are required. Please call 230-3770 to make a reservation or for more information. “Rhythm and Reading: Creating Readers Through Music†is made possible by the generous support of the NewAlliance Bank, the Friends of the Hamden Library, and the Hamden Library Board.
Contact: Nancy McLaughlin, 203-230-3770
November 30th, 2006
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