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News and Notices
Help us say Goodbye!
Please join us on Friday, May 18 at 5 p.m. for a reception hosted by the Friends and Trustees of Blackstone Library to honor departing Library Director, Kathy Rieger. Additional information can be found here.
Posted on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the James Blackstone Memorial Library: Library Director Position Announcement and Library Director Position Description.
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You can see our previous email newsletters here.
Friends of the Blackstone Library Annual Book Sale will take place on the Branford Green from September 20 to September 23, 2012.
Did you ever wonder about the trees and shrubs on the library grounds? We have a list of plantings with a numbered map available in the Reference Department or you can view and print a copy from this link.
Upcoming Events
On Thursday, May 17 at 3:30 p.m. the New Haven County Bar Association provides a free 15-minute consultation with an attorney. You can sign up in the Reference Department after 3 p.m.
On Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m. there will be an Allergy Awareness Parent Child Workshop for babies through age 5 and caregiver (in the auditorium). Registration is required; please call 203-488-1441, ext. 323.
Join us on Saturday, May 19 at 2 p.m. for a demonstration, sponsored by the Friends of the Library, on the evolution of an oil painting. Additional information is available on our flyer.
On Sunday, May 20 at 2 p.m. the Menunkatuck Audubon Society presents the film "Nourish." Additional information is available on our flyer.
On Sunday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m. the Compassion Club will hold its 15th Anniversary Charity Gala. Additional information is available here.
Join us on Monday, May 21 at 7 p.m. for our monthly opera lecture. Additional information is available on our flyer.
For our 2012 Ask-A-Lawyer schedule, click here.
For additional events, click on any day on the calendar below, view our monthly calendar or you can print the current month's calendar here.