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James Blackstone Memorial Library

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James Blackstone Memorial Library
758 Main St
Branford, CT 06405
United States

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Tue-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri-Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Featured Events

"Rod Serling: Submitted for your approval" Artist Gallery Display for May and June

"Rod Serling: Submitted for your approval" Artist Gallery

All Day 5/1 - 6/30

Art Exhibit Second Floor at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Music, Arts & Culture

Age Group:

Everyone

Saturday Cinema on Saturday, May 31st will be watching Conclave (2024), rated PG

Saturday Cinema

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Music, Arts & Culture

Age Group:

Adults

Rabbit Moon by Jennifer Haigh

Best Seller Book Club

Saturday, May 31, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Virtual at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Book Groups

Age Group:

Adults

Grief support group every Monday at 6pm in the Lucy Hammer Room.

Grief Support Group

Monday, June 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Lucy Hammer Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops, Clubs & Discussion Groups

Age Group:

Adults

Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o, In Our Mothers’ House by Patricia Polacco, & The Baby Tree by Sophie Blackall

Banned Book Club

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Book Groups

Age Group:

Adults

Writers Group Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm in the Lucy Hammer Room

Writers Group

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Lucy Hammer Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops, Clubs & Discussion Groups

Age Group:

Adults

Teen Volunteer Orientation: June 4th at 4-5pm

Teen Volunteer Orientation for Grades 7-12

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Youth Services at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops

Age Group:

Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12)

Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller

First Friday Book Discussion

Friday, June 6, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Virtual

Program Type:

Book Groups

Age Group:

Adults

Shred-a-Thon

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm

James Blackstone Memorial Library

Age Group:

Adults

Homeschool meetup meets 6/9, 7/14, and 8/11 from 2-3pm

Homeschool Meetup

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lucy Hammer Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops, Music, Arts & Culture, Science

Age Group:

Youth, School Aged (grades k-4)

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Time	Sun (7/07)	Mon (7/08)	Tue (7/09)	Wed (7/10)	Thu (7/11)	Fri (7/12)	Sat (7/13)
All Day	This event is in the "Everyone" group. Erin Michaud’s Expressive Acrylic & Oil Portraits All Day 7/1 - 8/31 Everyone
		This event is in the "Everyone" group. StoryWalk®: A Progressive Book Reading for All Ages 07/08/2024 @ 9:00am - 08/05/2024 @ 4:00pm Everyone Offsite Event
10 am		This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Children (ages 0-5)" group. Preschool Stories for ages 3-5 10:00am - 10:30am Youth, Children (ages 0-5)	This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Children (ages 0-5)" group. Tuesdays are for Twos Storytime for ages 2 to 3 10:00am - 10:30am Youth, Children (ages 0-5)	This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Children (ages 0-5)" group. Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months 10:00am - 10:30am Youth, Children (ages 0-5) This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Children (ages 0-5)" group. Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months (class two) 10:45am - 11:15am Youth, Children (ages 0-5)			This event is in the "Everyone" group. Blackstone Library Tour 10:00am - 11:00am Everyone Registration Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Intro to Pilates 10:00am - 11:00am Adults Registration Closed Registration Required
11 am			This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech Help Tuesday 11:00am - 12:00pm Adults	This event is in the "Adults" group. Meet AtoZ Databases and Transparent Languages 11:00am - 12:00pm Adults Registration Closed Registration Required		This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "Children (ages 0-5)" group. Video Stories for Babies up to age 5 11:00am - 11:30am Youth, Children (ages 0-5)
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm		This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "School Aged (grades k-4)" group. Homeschool Meetup 2:00pm - 3:00pm Youth, School Aged (grades k-4) Registration Closed Registration Required					This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Everyone" group. Bharatanatyam: Indian Classical Dance 2:00pm - 3:30pm Adults, Everyone Registration Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Middle School (grades 5-8)" group. This event is in the "High School (grades 9-12)" group. Saturday DnD: A Teen Roleplaying Club 2:00pm - 4:30pm Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12) Registration Closed Registration Required
3 pm			This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "School Aged (grades k-4)" group. Food Explorers: Strawberry Shortcake Parfaits 3:00pm - 4:00pm Youth, School Aged (grades k-4) Registration Closed Registration Required		This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Middle School (grades 5-8)" group. This event is in the "High School (grades 9-12)" group. The Ultimate Potato Chip Taste Test 3:00pm - 4:00pm Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12) Registration Closed Registration Required
4 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Middle School (grades 5-8)" group. Junior Teen Advisory Group for grades 6-8 4:00pm - 5:00pm Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8)
5 pm
6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Second Tuesday Book Club 6:15pm - 7:15pm Adults This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Middle School (grades 5-8)" group. This event is in the "High School (grades 9-12)" group. Teen Volunteer Orientation 6:30pm - 7:30pm Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12) Registration Closed Registration Required	This event is in the "Adults" group. Blackstone Fiber Art Community 6:00pm - 8:00pm Adults	This event is in the "Youth" group. This event is in the "School Aged (grades k-4)" group. Read Aloud to a Therapy Dog for Grades 1 and up 6:00pm - 7:00pm Youth, School Aged (grades k-4)	This event is in the "Adults" group. F2G2 Adult Game Night 6:00pm - 9:00pm Adults
7 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Awakening to Change 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Registration Closed Registration Required Virtual Event