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Final Outoor Concert of 2021: Rhonda Denet & the Silver Fox Trio

Featuring songs from the 30s thru the 70s… A musical journey from the era when the “First Lady Of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald graced the stage to when the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin ruled the airways. In addition to Ella and Aretha, this showcase pays tribute to Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Nancy Wilson, Etta James, Martha & The Vandellas, Mary Wells, and Gladys Knight.

Bring your own chairs or blankets. Concert will be held unless raining or temperatures are below 50*—dress warmly!

All registered participants will receive a coupon good for one free beverage* at Café Rebelde’s mobile café (often seen at the Grove outside of the library). Other beverages and food items may be purchased as well! The Café accepts many types of payment options, including cards and digital options. (and yes, cash too!)

Please register.

This concert is graciously sponsored by the Gerry Hellmann Eckhardt Fund for the Woodbridge Library, an endowed designated fund at the Valley Community Foundation. Can’t make the concert, but would like to contribute to the fund? Donate here.

*Coupon good for this concert only, on select beverages. Coupon will be given out at the concert. Please check with library staff when you arrive.

Hours Changing, Including Saturdays

The library’s hours have been extended! We look forward to seeing you:
Monday: 1 pm to 7 pm
Tuesday: 10 am to 5 pm
Wednesday: 10 am to 5 pm
Thursday: 10 am to 7 pm
Friday: 10 am to 5 pm

The library will be open from 10 am to 5 pm every Saturday, starting October 9!

Please remember to wear a mask. Computers are available; no reservations needed. The study room is available for reservations too. See you soon!

Join us for a Book Discussion on October 2 at 11 am

 Discussing American Like Me:
Reflections on Life Between Cultures
edited by America Ferrera

Join us following the road race on Saturday, October 2, at 11 am, in front of the Center Building for a discussion about the stories in this book and the stories of the residents of our town. The discussion will be facilitated by Rev. Antona Smith and will last approximately one hour. All are welcome; no registration necessary. 

Copies available for check out on the front table in the lobby or place a hold and we’ll put one aside for you! (The catalog shows all copies checked out; they are all here with us!) 

The book contains thirty-one stories about life between cultures, told by actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, artists, and writers, who are also immigrants, children or grandchildren of immigrants, indigenous people, or people who otherwise grew up with deep and personal connections to more than one culture. Each of them struggled to establish a sense of self, find belonging, and feel seen. Ranging from the heartfelt to the hilarious, their stories shine a light on a quintessentially American experience and will appeal to anyone with a complicated relationship to family, culture, and growing up.

Park & Pickup Changes

On Monday, September 13, Park & Pickup became request-only and automatic email holds notices have returned.

Do not reply to the automated email notification as it comes from an account that is not checked.

You will get automated emails when your holds are ready, and then you will have approximately one week to pick them up inside the library. (If you normally receive phone calls from the library about your holds that are ready for pick up, you will still get the call from us.) 

All items that are ready for you to pick up will be put on the self-service holds shelf next to the Circulation Desk, as they were prior to June 2020. Please come inside, pick up your items, then go to the Circulation Desk to check them out. We also have a self-checkout machine for your convenience.

If your email address has changed, or if you’d like to get emails instead of phone calls (or vice versa), please let us know.

Every time you get a notification email and you would like to continue to use our Park & Pickup service to obtain your items, you will have to specifically request this by calling the Circulation Desk at 203-389-3433.  After letting us know that you would like to get your items via Park & Pickup, they will be checked out to you and brought to the Meeting Room within 15 minutes.

Thank you for all of your support and feedback over the last year and a half, regarding Park & Pickup and other library matters. We are happy to be slowly returning to our usual library services and we look forward to seeing you back inside the building!

Outdoor Movies!

Join us Thursday evenings this September on the Woodbridge Town Green for film screenings. Movies will start around sunset once it is dark enough outside. Bring blankets, chairs, and snacks! Masks are recommended. No registration required. Free, open to all. Rain cancels.

September 9 at 7 pm: Coco
Rated PG | Family, Fantasy | 109 min

September 16 at 7 pm: Raya and the Last Dragon
Rated PG | Family, Fantasy | 117 min

September 23 at 7 pm: In the Heights
Rated PG-13 | Musical, Drama | 143 min

September 30 at 6:30 pm: Green Book
Rated PG-13 | Comedy, Drama | 130 min

The Joe Carter – Jeff Fuller Brazilian Jazz Duo

Thursday, September 2 at 6 pm – The Joe Carter-Jeff Fuller Brazilian Jazz Duo

The Joe Carter Brazilian Jazz Duo celebrates the music of Brazil! Their repertoire features songs by Brazil’s classic composers, but they take things a step further by using their Jazz backgrounds to add Jazz improvisation into the tunes. Having performed internationally, Joe Carter has used these experiences to form a sound and style based in “Samba Jazz” – a style that combines the improvisational nature of North American Jazz with the lyrical and rhythmical aspects of Brazilian Bossa Nova, Samba, Choro, Baiao and MPB.

Location: Woodbridge Town Library Lawn

Time: 6 pm – 7 pm

See event details and registration.