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Open Art Studio in the Library Loft

Fridays from 1-3pm

Bring your works in progress and supplies to this weekly drop-in art program. This is an opportunity to create in a collaborative environment with other artists.  Table covers will be provided. There is a sink in the room for basic cleanup (please do not bring turpentine).

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Join a Book Club in May!

We have five book clubs meeting in May, some in-person and some online. Sign up and join the discussion!

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Teen Advisory Board (Grades 6-12)

Thursday May 19, 3:30pm

Join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) to help promote library services to teens at Cheshire Public Library! Share your ideas and thoughts about upcoming programs, materials, and general improvements to the library. Teens earn 1 hour of community service credit for attending.

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May Art Show: students of Rita Paradis

May 5 through June 1 in the Mary Baldwin Room.

The May art show features the artwork of Rita Paradis’s students.  Rita teaches oil painting and colored pencil at Artsplace in Cheshire.

 

Medicinal Herb Gardening

Monday May 23, 6:30pm

There’s nothing more rewarding than growing a medicinal herb garden, and making your own herbal remedies from the ground up! In this ONLINE program, learn 11 favorites that are all easy to grow, do well in virtually every climate, and have a variety of medicinal benefits.

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QPR Suicide Prevention Training

Thursday May 26, 10:00am

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer. People trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to  question, persuade, and refer someone to help.  In just 90 minutes learn how to recognize and respond to someone at risk of suicide and get them to the help they need.

Register by May 24th

Check Out Our New Books

The Summer Place

Jennifer Weiner

The Lioness

Chris Bohjalian

This Might Hurt

Stephanie Wrobel

There is a Season

Andrea Boeshaar

An Island at War

Deborah Carr

Her Patriotic Duty

Rosie Meddon

Angels of the Pacific

Elise Hooper

22 Seconds

James Patterson

Kingdom of Bones

James Rollins

The Island

Adrian McKinty

Undelivered

Jeff Nussbaum

The Sweet Life

Suzanne Woods Fisher

The No-show

Beth O'Leary

All That It Takes

Nicole Deese

When the Meadow Blooms

Ann H. Gabhart

The Last Queen

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Daughters of the Occupation

Shelly Sanders

Never Been Kissed

Timothy Janovsky

The House on Firefly Beach

Jenny Hale

Summer Island

Shelley Noble

The Unplanned Life of Josie Hale

Stephanie Eding

When We Let Go

Rochelle B. Weinstein

City on Fire

Don Winslow

The Emerald Tide

T. Davis Bunn

Kingdom of Bones

James Rollins

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