The Library will be closed for staff development on Wednesday, August 9. We’ll return to regular hours on Thursday, August 10 at 10 am. If you need a library on Wednesday, please see the following list of libraries and their Wednesday hours:
—Case Memorial (Orange): 10 am to 5 pm
—Clark Memorial (Bethany): 10 am to 6 pm
—Seymour: 9 am to 8 pm
—Mitchell Branch (New Haven): 10 am to 6 pm
As summer progresses and temperatures rise, remember that we have air conditioning. Please come visit if you need to get out of your house/the heat.
Our hours:
Monday – Thursday: 10 am to 8 pm
Friday & Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm
Besides books and magazines, we also have wifi, puzzles, games, etc, if you need something to do. Be safe and hope to see you soon!
The Library will be OPEN on Monday, July 3 from 10 am to 8 pm. We will be CLOSED on Tuesday, July 4, but will RE-OPEN on Wednesday, July 5. Have a safe and happy 4th!!
Join Signing Basics for an all-ages American Sign Language event!
Registration is required.
We want to figure out the best ways to continue to serve the community, so please take five minutes to complete our anonymous survey! You can access it via the QR code (use your device’s camera), by clicking the image above, or by clicking here.
Presented by USA Financial
Learn how to get the most out of your retirement with these 4 critical components: Inflation, Social Security, Taxes Now & In Retirement, and Market Volatility & Income Needs.
Starts at 6 pm.
How did the Honey Bees get here? Are Honey Bees native to the United States? Who is L. L. Langstroth and why was Connecticut so important to him? Learn how the Langstroth Hive came to be and the Honey Bee’s importance to Agriculture!
This lecture is presented by Catherine Wolko, who is a second-generation Beekeeper and owner of The Humble Bee Honey company and The Hive @ The Pin, A Farm Store and Honey House located in Oakville.
There will be a raffle and giveaway for audience members! Please register!
In honor of Earth Day, join the Friends of the Library this Saturday and take advantage of great deals while keeping books and other items out of the landfill! Shop the Mezzanine and Bookstore Alley from 10 am to 3 pm. Read, Recycle, Repeat!
Join us for a talk and performance with author and classically trained pianist Sharon Ruchman. She will be discussing her book, The Gift of Rudy, which is a memoir about Sharon’s journey of discovery through the life and music of her father’s uncle, a young violinist who died in a tragic plane crash in Lake Michigan during the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair. For more than 25 years, she traced the life of Rudy Fuchs, a musical prodigy whose life would have a major bearing on her own career as a musician.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 contest!
From left: Children/Family: Peepardy!, Tween/Teen: Penfield Beach, Adult: Peeps in Wonderland
Thank you to everyone who participated—2023 had more than double the entries of 2022! Hope to see you back in 2024.
Join us for the Eighth Annual “Peeps in the Library” contest at the Woodbridge Town Library!
This contest is open to all ages and teams are welcome to enter!
Peep dioramas will be displayed in the library in front of the Circulation Desk during open hours!
Registration begins on Monday, March 20 and ends Saturday, April 1. You can register by stopping by the Reference Desk to pick up your package of Peeps, or by printing out the form below and obtaining your own package of Peeps.
Contest Rules
• We will provide each person or group who enters with one pack of peeps (4 individual).
• Create a diorama based on a book, literary character, or movie. Make the diorama using a standard shoebox sized box. You may add your own decorations and props.
• All characters must be portrayed by Peeps. You may use more than the ones provided.
• Contest is open to all ages. There are three separate prize categories: children/families, tweens/teens, and adults. Teams may include up to four members.
• Please do not use any other food items (other than Peeps) in your diorama.
• Limited to one entry per person/team.
• Please fill out the entry form (included with kit or at bottom of this page) and submit it with your diorama.
Drop off your diorama with a completed form during library hours Saturday, April 8. Voting will take place the week of April 10. The winners will be announced the following week. Winners will receive a prize, and their dioramas will be featured on our social media.
Fill out the following form and turn it in with your completed diorama:
Tonight’s film screening of The Inspection is cancelled. The library is still open until 8 pm. Sorry for any inconvenience!
Have plants that don’t spark joy anymore? Extra pots laying around the house? Seeds you don’t plan on planting?
Drop them off at the library 3/16-3/17. Then return on Saturday, 3/18 between 11 am and 1 pm to find new (to you) items!.
Register you (and your plants) here!
If you do not have any plants to swap, we ask that you come during the last hour of the swap, between 12 pm and 1 pm