The Bethany Community School LEGO Club will be meeting at Clark Memorial Library on Thursdays, starting June 29th! This summer program is open to patrons of all ages; drop-in is from 2:00 to 5:00 PM. There will be free-building every week, and special building challenges will also be announced throughout the summer by the Club’s organizers. We have both LEGO and DUPLO blocks. Stop by and get creative!
Next week’s summer Makerspace activities will be
“Design Your Own Keepsake Box” on Wednesday, June 21st, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Decorating Flying Discs” on Saturday, June 24th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will decorate and color round kraftboard boxes on Wednesday, and decorate miniature Frisbees on Saturday. We hope to see you there!
Have you seen our “All Together Now!” displays? We have books for Pride Month, Juneteenth and African American Music Appreciation Month, Flag Day, and National PTSD Awareness Month, as well as ones about the history of the United States in general. It’s a celebration of all the people who have helped to create America as we know it, those who continue to defend it, and everyone who calls it home today.
Be sure to stop by and take a look!
There are four special activities taking place this summer at Clark Memorial Library: the Friends of the Library’s Croquet Our Way event on June 17th, our Teddy Bear Tea children’s event on June 22nd, the All Together Now! House-Building Project in July, and the Fourth Annual Public Art Exhibit on August 6th.
Make sure to keep them all in mind as the summer continues, and check the Calendar of Events for ongoing programs and other local events, too!
Croquet Our Way
Saturday, June 17, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Join the Friends of the Library for croquet, snacks,
and a silent auction! $5 per individual – $15.00 per family
Teddy Bear Tea
Thursday, June 22, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
A tea party for children and their favorite stuffed animals!
Sign-ups required – space is limited.
All Together Now! House-Building Project
July 19-22 & 26-29
A special Makerspace program –
build a dream house and watch it become part of “Clarkville”!
Fourth Annual Public Art Exhibit
Sunday, August 6, 1:00 – 5:00 PM
A free community event celebrating the Bethany community
and local artists. This year’s theme is “All Together Now”
Next week’s summer Makerspace activities will be
“Yarn Art!” on Wednesday, June 14th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Personalized Chalkboards” on Saturday, June 17th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will create colorful pictures using yarn boards on Wednesday, and decorate handheld chalkboards that come with a piece of chalk and sponge eraser on Saturday.
We hope to see you there!
Teddy Bear Tea
Join us at the Library for a special tea party for children ages 2-5 and their favorite stuffed animals! Featuring a themed storytime and snacks, with drinks served in real ceramic teacups.
Thursday, June 22, 3:00 – 4:00 PM
Sign-ups required – space is limited. Please call the Library at (203) 393-2103 to sign up and for more information about food/drink options.
A reception will be held on Saturday, April 10 with the local artists featured in our Arts@Clark! exhibit for June and July, Diane Chandler and Abbey Catalano.
Diane Chandler is an award-winning representational painter who resides in Wallingford, CT. After several years of focusing on portraits, she has been experimenting with other subjects; plants, trees, landscapes. She aspires to create arresting images that invoke a visceral reaction with viewers.
Abbey Catalano just completed her junior year as a Ceramics major at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston, MA. Her work has been featured in several juried exhibitions at MASS Art. This past year she attended a week-long workshop in clay at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Maine as well as the National Conference for the Education on Ceramic Arts in Ohio. A resident of Hamden and graduate of Hamden Hall Country Day School, Abbey has participated in Clark Memorial Library’s Annual Summer Outdoor Exhibits in Bethany, CT for the past two years.
Diane’s oil paintings are on display in the Community Room downstairs; Abbey’s ceramic sculptures are in the display cabinets just outside the Community Room. Come to the reception for a chance to not only see their creations, but talk with the artists themselves!
Next week’s summer Makerspace activities will be
“Make Your Own Doorknob Hanger” on Wednesday, June 7th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM,
and “Perler Bead Saturday!” on Saturday, June 10th, 12:30 – 4:30 PM.
Children will color and decorate personalized doorknob hangers on Wednesday, and create designs using Perler beads to be fused into fun trinkets on Saturday.
We hope to see you there!
Croquet Our Way: a Bethany Event at Clark Memorial Library
538 Amity Road, Bethany, CT
Join the Friends of the Library and our local organization and business sponsors for a morning of fun, food, and fierce croquet competition in the Library garden.
Bid on items in our Silent Auction!
Saturday, June 17, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Children and Families – Croquet, snacks & juice
$5 per individual – $15.00 per family
Croquet attire encouraged, summer hats welcome!
Rain Date: Saturday, June 24
Proceeds earned through Croquet Our Way will support the Library’s Pre-K – 12th Grade Summer Reading Program and Early Literacy Projects.
Remember, the deadline for the Fourth Annual Public Art Exhibit‘s Call For Artists is Thursday, June 15! If you are interested in taking part, you can find the Application Form and more information about the event on the Arts@Clark! page of the Library’s website. Applications should be submitted to artsatclark@gmail.com; if you have any questions about the event or the application process, you can ask via the same email address or by calling the Library at 203-393-2103.