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Upcoming Events

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.

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.

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!

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.

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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