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Navigating the News: Telling Truth from Fiction

Thursday, October 30, 2025
6:00pm – 8:00pm

Accurate news sources are critical to maintaining a healthy democratic society, allowing for informed decision making and building public trust. Join us at the Cheshire Public Library to learn how to identify reliable news sources. This discussion will be led by retired law librarian John B. Nann.

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Mindfulness Meditation

Wednesday, October 22, 2025
6:00pm – 7:00pm

Join us at the Cheshire Public Library for a compassion based meditation session led by Susan Peck. Susan Peck has been practicing mindfulness for over 10 years and is a certified Mindfulness Facilitator via the Copper Beech Institute.

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Wicked Sing-Along

Monday, November 17, 2025
5:15pm – 8:00pm

Join us for a Wicked Sing-Along! We’ll watch the sing-along version of the movie (rated PG, 161 minutes) while enjoying themed crafts and snacks. Wear your pink or green!

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Author Talk: Caroline Sutton's "Eyes in the Soles of my Feet" (ONLINE)

Thursday, November 13, 2025
6:30pm – 7:15pm

With this fascinating and eye-opening collection of essays, science writer Caroline Sutton provides an intriguing and unique perspective on our natural world, and reveals secret and intimate connections between plant and animal life that we often overlook or malign, be it the industrious mole tunnelling in our backyards to the ancient horseshoe crab scuttling on our shores. Certain to appeal to readers of science and ecology, as well as those curious to look deeper into the seen and unseen intricacies of nature.

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Jane Austen's Sanditon: From Unfinished Swan Song to British Costume Drama (ONLINE)

Thursday, December 4, 2025
6:30pm – 7:30pm

Commemorating Jane Austen’s 250th birthday on Dec. 16, 2025, join author, former UK resident, and Anglophile Claire Evans for a look at Austen’s final, unfinished manuscript and its path from family heirloom to a fully imagined costume drama, airing on American PBS. Learn about the real-life people and locations that informed Austen’s last work before her untimely death at age 41, as well as how the seeds of her ideas came to life on the small screen.

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Check Out Our New Books

The Maga Doctrine

Charlie Kirk

Heading Home with Your Newborn

Laura A. Jana

The Other Girl

Annie Ernaux

Likeness

Samsun Knight

What's with Baum?

Woody Allen

Ultimate Guide

Ultimate Guide

Merle Henkenius

IRAs, 401(k)s & Other Retirement Plans

Twila Slesnick

Becoming a U.S. Citizen

Ilona M. Bray

The Unexpected Journey

Emma Heming Willis

Softly, As I Leave You

Priscilla Presley

Jump and Find Joy

Hoda Kotb

Cancer is Complicated

Clea Shearer

Disrupt Everything, and Win

James Patterson

How to Be Bold

Ranjay Gulati

Goliath's Curse

Luke Kemp

Truly

Lionel Richie

Last Rites

Ozzy Osbourne

The Jazz Barn

John Gennari

Vagabond

Tim Curry

Joyride

Susan Orlean

1929

Andrew Ross Sorkin

Future Boy

Michael J. Fox

Dead Center

Joe Manchin

Reverse the Search

Madeline Mann

Invisible ADHD

Shanna Pearson

The Unraveling of Julia

Lisa Scottoline

Kiss Her Goodbye

Lisa Gardner

Culpability

Bruce W. Holsinger

The Hallmarked Man

Robert Galbraith

The Hidden River

Mark Thielman

Murder at Holly House

Denzil Meyrick

Murder Most Haunted

Emma Mason

The Lack of Light

Nino Haratischwili

A Murderous Business

Cathy Pegau

The Herringbone Harbor Mystery

Sally Goldenbaum

The Possession of Alba Díaz

Isabel Cañas

What a Time to Be Alive

Jenny Mustard

Hot Wax

M. L. Rio

The Mad Wife

Meagan Church

The Second Story Bookshop

Denise Hunter

Road Trip with a Vampire

Jenna Levine

Soul Searching

Lyla Sage

A Merry Little Lie

Sarah Morgan

Cover Story

Mhairi McFarlane

Holiday Romance

Catherine Walsh

Snow Kissed

RaeAnne Thayne

The Keeper of Magical Things

Julie Leong

Fun at Parties

Jamie Harrow

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