Now that spring is officially here, it’s the perfect time to check out our new Gardening and Crafts display! It’s just outside the Teens & Tweens area upstairs, and includes books on flower and vegetable gardening, landscaping, caring for houseplants, paper-crafts, and many kinds of needlework. Come take a look!
Paper Magic For Adults: Spring Cupcake Box
Create a spring-themed pop-open cupcake box from paper cutouts!
Tuesday, March 28th from 2:00 to 3:00 PM
Note: Space is limited. Please call the Library at (203) 393-2103 to sign up.
March is Women’s History Month! Have you seen our Women’s History Month book displays? Many of these books are also available as ebooks and audiobooks via Libby, Hoopla, and Palace!
Clark Memorial Library Children’s Programs
The following programs will be offered for children throughout March:
Maker Wednesdays
For grades K-5. Join us for Yarn Adventures all month, beginning with How to Finger Crochet on Mar. 1st. Drop in: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Family Storytimes – Wednesdays and Saturdays
For all ages. Enjoy a lively read aloud and then check out books to take home to read, read, read. Bring a friend! Drop in: 10:30 AM – 11:00 AM.
Friday Arts@Clark for Children and Families
For all ages. Stop in Friday afternoon to enjoy our ongoing art exhibits and see what’s new in the Children’s Room. Drop in: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Saturdays are Maker Days!
For all ages. Come explore the Makerspace every Saturday afternoon. Come for a visit and create something! Drop in: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
Remember, the Bethany Book Club has started meeting again! Make sure to check the Library’s Calendar of Events or the Bethany Bulletin each month for the date of the next meeting and the title of the book to be discussed if you are interested in joining. All are welcome! This month’s meeting will be on Tuesday, March 21st, at 2:00 PM in the ground floor Meeting Room – the book under discussion will be The Forest Lover by Susan Vreeland. Copies of the book are available from the Library – stop in or call us at (203) 393-2103.
Eat, Drink and Enjoy!
Please join us for an All-Day Valentine’s Love Your Library Event.
Thursday, February 16, 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM at The Country Corner Diner at
756 Amity Road, Bethany. Stop by for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
20% of all meal tickets all day will go to support our local Clark Memorial Library.
February is Black History Month! Have you seen our Black History Month book displays?
Melt My Heart: a special arts and crafts project for all ages. Create a meltable heart with our melty beads – a perfect valentine surprise!
Takes place Saturday, Feb. 11th. Drop in 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM.
Make sure to visit Clark Memorial Library for Take Your Child to the Library Day 2023 between February 1st and February 4th! And while you’re here, enter our TYCLD Book Basket Raffle for a chance to win one of two gift baskets filled with award winning books! This year we are offering a Caldecott Basket and a Newbery Basket.
The Caldecott Basket contains Hot Dog (Doug Salati), Knight Owl (Christopher Denise), We Are Water Protectors (Michele Goad), Hello Lighthouse (Sophie Blackall), Wolf in the Snow (Matthew Cardell), and Farmhouse (Sophie Blackall).
The Newbery Basket contains The Last Mapmaker (Christina Soontornvat), New Kid (Jerry Craft), Hello Universe (Erin E. Kelly), The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Kelly Barnhill), Aviva vs. the Dybbuk (Mari Lowe), and Marshmallow Clouds (T. Kooser and C. Wanele).
