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Meditative Mondays

Mondays 2-3pm

Dec. 6,13,20  Jan. 3

Learn to master your thoughts, be in control of your mental and emotional well-being, and discover a world you never thought possible! This virtual 7-session class will teach you various meditation techniques along with topics of awareness for inner transformation and healing.

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Our Digital Library is always open!

Cheshire Library cardholders have access to over 31,000 ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines online with the Libby app.

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Trivia Night

Thursday, December 9, 2021, 6:30pm

Come by yourself or bring your friends. Test your knowledge in general categories including pop culture, current events, history, music, and of course literature!

 

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Books Over Coffee

Wednesday, December 29, 2021, 12:00pm

Want to engage in great discussions about books? Meet new people? Join us for an adult monthly book club program called Books Over Coffee. We will meet in person in the Library Loft!  This month’s book is Marley: A Novel by Jon Clinch. 

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December Art Show: Christine Ivers

Meriden artist Christine Ivers’s artwork has been described as vibrant and textural with dynamic light. Her work will be on view in the lobby and the Mary Baldwin Room from December 1st through December 29th. 

Learn more about Christine’s art on her website.

Author Talk: Larry Rifkin, "No Dead Air"

Wednesday December 8, 2021, 6:30pm

In his new book, No Dead Air: Career Reflections from the TV Executive who Kept Barney the Dinosaur from Becoming Extinct,  Larry Rifkin reflects on an improbable career in public broadcasting that spawned two groundbreaking hits, ‘Barney & Friends’ and ‘UConn Women’s Basketball’. 

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Check Out Our New Books

The Crocheting Witch
R. J. Montgomery

The Becoming
Nora Roberts

The Midnight Lock
Jeffery Deaver

Maui Revealed
Andrew Doughty

Dear William
David Magee

The Last Shadow
Orson Scott Card

Hawaii the Big Island Revealed
Doughty, Andrew/ Boyd, Leona (PHT)

Gated Prey
Lee Goldberg

The Christmas Promise
Richard Paul Evans

The Joy and Light Bus Company
Alexander McCall Smith

The Wicked Widow
Beatriz Williams

Fear No Evil
James Patterson

When Christmas Comes
Andrew Klavan

Mercy
David Baldacci

The Christmas Bookshop
Jenny Colgan

The Dark Hours
Michael Connelly

Fodor's the Complete Guide to the National Park...

Better off Dead
Lee Child

Watch Her Fall
Erin Kelly

Unsettled
Ryan Hampton

Humane
Samuel Moyn

The Girls in the Attic
Marius Gabriel

The Dressmakers of Auschwitz
Lucy Adlington

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