Do you enjoy murder mysteries? Join us on Saturday, April 7 at 2:30 pm as we investigate the missing of Agatha Christie. Agatha is Missing is a fun-filled-interactive murder mystery in which actress Prudence Wright Holmes plays Ace Detective, Miss Clarissa Marbles as she tries to solve the real-life disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926. The audience plays all the other

characters and everyone is a suspect. Then they vote on whodunnit and a prize is given for the best answer. Gunshots ring out, screams are heard in the night and a rollicking good time is had by all. Prudence Wright Holmes has worked on Broadway in the show Happy End with Meryl Streep and has portrayed a nun in Sister Act I and II with Whoopi Goldberg. She also worked

Agatha is Missing!

North Sea Gas

Scottish folk band North Sea Gas will be back at the Li-brary on Tuesday, April 24 at 7:00 pm. Members Dave Gilfillan, Ronnie McDonald and Grant Simpson entertain with gui-tars, mandolin, fiddle, ouzouki, bodhran, whistles, banjo, and great vocals featuring tremendous three part harmonies. Their show, as their albums, consists of traditional, contemporary and self-penned material, all put together with a style of their own. With Gold and Silver disc awards from the

Scottish Music Industry Association they consistent-ly sell out shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Put simply, North Sea Gas is a highly entertaining Scottish folk band. Multi-instrumental, tremendous harmonies and great craic, they have an ever-growing fan base which ranges through all age groups thus giving the "Gas" show a

universal appeal. All are welcome to this free program. Funding for this

program is provided by the Friends of the Meriden Public Library.

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News

Coming in May

May 1—Adult Craft

Night: Origami with

Day

May 3—Adiós Coco

Chanel! DIY Herbal

Perfume with Ehris

Urban and Velya Jancz

-Urban

May 7—Concerned

C i t i z e n s P u b l i c

Discussion

Inside this issue:

Reversing Heart

Disease

2

Bluegrass, Newgrass,

Old-time & American

2

Attracting Birds, Butter-

flies & Beneficials

3

Friends News 4

CCALC Programs 5/6

Children’s Programs 7/8

Teen Programs 9

with Woody Harrelson in Kingpin. All are welcome to this free program. Funding for this program is provided by the Friends of the Meriden Public Library.

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Look for the Bookmobile

at the Daffodil Festival

Saturday April 28 from

10 am to 6 pm

and Sunday, April 29 from

10 am to 5 pm

Dr. Keith Zeitlin, a board certified Naturopathic Physician, will discuss reversing heart disease on Tuesday, April 3 at 6:00 pm in the Griffin Room. This presentation will provide the latest research based options for preven-tion and treatment of heart disease. The focus will be: early diagnosis of risk factors beyond cholesterol. We will also discuss the

natural and lifestyle factors that have been shown to slow and even reverse the progress of heart disease. Dr. Keith Zeitlin is licensed in both Connecticut and Washington State. He is the medical director of 5 Elements Naturopathic Health Center, LLC and the former medical director of Achieving Wellness.

He is a regular contributor to Delicious Living and Living Well magazines and the past secretary to the Connecticut Naturopathic Association. All are welcome to this free program. If you would like to reserve a seat, contact the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349 or visit www.meridenlibrary.org and click on the Events tab.

clay bead crafting with Danielle Walker. Registration is required- limited seating. Sign up today at www.meridenlibrary and

Calling all adults! You have seen your children and teens doing clay bead crafting – now it’s your turn. Come to the Meriden Public Library on April 9 at 6:30 pm and have fun with

click on Events, or call the Community Services Department at (203) 630-6349. Funding for this program is provided by the Friends of the Meriden Public Library.

Reversing Heart Disease

Clay Bead Craft for Adults

Bluegrass, Newgrass, Old-Time, and American Music

of Americana Music, and Heartbeat, Warble, and the Electric Powwow: American Indian Mu-sic has covered the roots music scene for newspapers, magazines, and music-oriented web-sites for more than four decades. A skilled hand drummer, he's appeared in concert and/or on re-cordings with Rod Mac-Donald, C.J. Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Zyde-co Band, Jonathan Ed-wards, Greg Brown, Don White, Melanie, and the late Rick Danko (The Band) and Merl Saun-ders. He is currently a member of the Standing Bear Jam Band and the Gaea Star Band (with

whom he cohosts the weekly Gaea Crystal Radio Hour). Applehead/SONY released their CD, Who We Are in November 2015. Possessing a Master’s in education, Harris taught music in public and charter schools for a quarter of a century before launching his multicultural, participa-tory, and fun-for-all-ages Drum Away the Blues program in 2009. All are welcome to this free program. Funding for this is provided by the Friends of the Meriden Public Library.

Percussionist/educator Craig Harris will bring the program Bluegrass, New-grass, Old-time, and Amer-icana Music: A Journey into Musical Roots to the Meriden Public , April 14 at 2:30 pm. Archival record-ings, rare video, insightful discussion and collective music making come together in this program. Craig leads the way through a multimedia, participatory, and fun uncovering of America’s musical roots. Driven by a passion for music, percussionist/educator Craig Harris (Drum Away the Blues), author of The New Folk Music, The Band: Pioneers

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Join us for Adult Craft Night this month at the Meriden Public Library on April 5 at 6:00 pm. This month’s class is a fun and easy wine glass painting class. During this class you will have the oppor-

tunity to decorate a pair of wine glasses that you can take home at the end of the night. With some simple steps, these will be dishwasher safe and ready to use. There are many simple, yet fabulous,

designs that our artist, Karen Jaime, will help you create over the course of the evening. Seating is limited – registration required. Contact the library at (203) 238-2346 or (203) 630-6349 or visit

numbers) side of West Main Street starting at Colony Street and ending at 109 W. Main St. In 1994, Attorney James Ullman gave the Meriden Historical Society 21 3X5 black and white photo-graphs nailed to a long strip of wood. The images had to be taken in 1960, the election year of Kennedy vs. Nixon. This program is part of the Meriden Historical

The Meriden Historical Society invites you to join us on Thursday, April 12

th,

2018 at 6:30 pm at the Meriden Public Library for a nostalgic photographic “walk” along West Main Street Meriden as it was photographed 58 years ago, back in 1960. This is the Historical Society’s newest power-point slide presentation which captures the store fronts along the north (odd

Society's "Oral History Project". We would hope that people from the audience will add their recollections and we'll add those into notes that will get attached to the images so that future generations will be able to "hear" voices recounting the past. This program is free and open to both Historical Society members and the public. Refreshments will be served.

Adult Craft Night – Painting Wine Glasses

Up West Main and Down Memory Lane

Attracting Birds, Butterflies and other Beneficials

presented, and organic gardening and landscap-ing methods are discussed. Comments and questions are welcome throughout the program. John Root is a Certified Organic Landscape Professional, Northeast Organic Farming Association, Apprentice Nurseryman, Tripple Brook Farm, Southampton, MA, Graduate Study in Botany,

University of Maryland and UNC at Chapel Hill, Sec-ondary School Science Teacher Certification, Columbia Union College, Takoma Park, MD Bachelor of Arts in Biology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH. All are welcome to this free program. Funding for this program is provided by the Friends of the Meriden Public Library.

John Root, naturalist and educator, will present Attracting Birds, Butter-flies, and other Beneficials at the Library on Tuesday, April 17 at 6:30 pm. This program is a power point presentation that provides guidance on attracting a variety of beneficial wildlife. Descriptions of annual and perennials that sustain these organisms are

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April 2018

Meriden Historical Society

Classics Book Club

The Classics Book Club at the Meriden Public Library meets monthly on a Thursday afternoon. The next meeting is on April 12 at 1:30 pm. The April selection to be discussed is The Ambassadors by Henry James. All are welcome

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Friends News

The semi-annual book sale will take place from April 16 to April 21 in the bookstore. All books will be on sale for $5.00 per bag (we will provide the bag.) The Friends will be at the

Daffodil Festival in April! More information will follow. The next Friends meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 17 at 4:30 pm in the

Marion Cook Room. Don’t forget to renew your Friends membership—application attached to newsletter.

Writer’s Network Guest Speaker: Susan Strecker

Susan Strecker, the award-winning author of Night Blindness and NoWhere Girl (Thomas Dunne Books), will host a writing workshop on Tuesday, April 24th at the Library in Meriden from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Writing novels, especially an author’s first, can feel overwhelming and difficult to keep on track and finish.

The workshop will focus on the seven essential ele-ments of successful books. These include starting the novel with a powerful kicker and including the protago-nist’s flaws and poverties. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss their own work and how it relates to the essential elements of novel writing. Each member of the group will be given the chance to

share their work, if he or she wishes. Writers of all experience and ability levels are welcome. Please feel free to bring your laptop or a pad and a pencil to take notes and your work to share, if you wish. All are welcome to this free program.

Meriden Poetry Society

The Meriden Poetry Society will meet April 18, 2018 at 1:30p.m. in the Marion Cook Room. Ruth Kahn, a member of the group will read from her latest book Coming

and Going. Ruth grew up in Boston and has been a resident of the Meriden area since 1956. She received a B.S. degree from Syracuse Universi-ty. She has published many books of poetry and

has had her poems appear in numerous newspapers and journal. All poets and those interested in poetry are invited to attend this meeting.

Remembering Connecticut’s Witch Trial History

Connecticut's authors Beth Caruso, and Katherine Spada-Basto will join activist Tony Griego to tell the story of Connecticut's forgotten witch trial history on Monday, April 2 at 1:00 pm in the Griffin Room.

This will focus on the first witch trial case in the American colonies, that of Alice Young and the Hartford Witch Panic. They will also explain the recent progress that has been made to remember

the victims and current actions being undertaken to create a memorial. All are welcome to this free program sponsored by Castle Craig Adult Learning Center

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April 2018

Israel Putnam, Hero of the American Revolution

Leonard Bernstein, An American Treasure

Bernstein was the most gifted, famous, popular and successful musician produced by America. He was a virtuoso pianist and conductor, a composer of music ranging from Broad-way musicals to the classi-cal repertory, an educator, a lecturer, an author and a TV personality. There was

very little he couldn't do extremely well. 2018 is the centenary of Bernstein's birth and it is a good time to celebrate this American treasure. Hear details from his life and excerpts from his musical background by Jeffrey Engel, Professor of

Music at Northwestern Community College on Wednesday, April 4 at 1:00 pm in the Meriden Public Library. All are welcome to this free program sponsored by Castle Craig Adult Learning Center.

A colorful figure of 18th century America, Israel Putnam (1718-1790) played a key role in both the French and Indian War and the American Revolu-tionary war. In this presentation on Tuesday, April 10 at 1:00

pm in the Library, you will learn of his close relation-ships with Aaron Burr, Alexander Hamilton, and John and Abigail Adams. Learn more about the life of a revolutionary whose seniority in the continental Army was second only to that of George Washington.

Robert Hubbard, author and retired Professor, Albertus Magnus College will present this program. All are welcome to this free program sponsored by Castle Craig Adult Learning Center.

Bunty’s War (Surviving the bombing in England

during World War II

Join us at 1:00 pm on April 13 at the Meriden Public Library to hear Ida Greene discuss her book documenting her experi-ences during World War II. In Bunty's War, Ida Greene tells the true story from her diaries as a young schoolgirl growing to womanhood in World War II England.

It is a record of horror and courage, despair and determination, cruelty and kindness. Bunty's life is turned upside down by wartime living in her London suburb, over-shadowed by the constant threat of annihilation from the skies. But the reader also shares her humorous

adventures, as she juxta-poses them in her diaries with the progressing events of the war. The book ends with the joy of victory in Europe and meeting the love of her life. All are welcome to this free program sponsored by Castle Craig Adult Learning Center

Chess Club

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Scrabble

Wednesday, April 25 at 6:30 pm

All are welcome.

Monday, April 9 and April 23

2:00 pm

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Ponderous Pachyderms & Fire Proof Women: Life in

Circus Fandom

Some collect coins or postage stamps. But the circus is Gary Payne's hobby. Payne is certain he is the last kid in Connecti-cut to earn a free pass by carrying water for elephants! He shares tales of excite-ment, drama, and humor

under the big top on Monday, April 16 at 1:00 pm in the Griffin Room. He was there for the recent final performance of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Fear not - the circus is alive and well and waiting for you!

Gary C. Payne is the Past National President/Founder-Worldwide Circus Summit, Circus Fans Association of America. All are welcome to this free program sponsored by Castle Craig Adult Learn-ing Center.

Fake News, Unprofessional Journalists & a

Disgusted Electorate

Lisa Moody, Professor at Middlesex Community College will discuss “Fake news, unprofessional jour-nalists and a disgusted electorate” on Wednesday, April 18 at 1:00 pm in the Griffin Room. Fake news is not a fake

thing. Journalists are supposed to be unbiased and deal with only facts. Far too many aren't and don't. Politicians care more about campaigning than governing and use fake news and biased journalists to their advantage. No wonder Americans distrust

and dislike their govern-ment. What's at stake? Just our democracy. All are welcome to this free program sponsored by Castle Craig Adult Learn-ing Center.

The Eastern Coyotes in Connecticut

Paul Coburn, Master Wild-life conservationist, will present the program “The Eastern Coyotes in CT” on Wednesday, April 25 at 1:00 pm in the Griffin Room. This presentation focuses

on the history of coyotes in Connecticut, which includes an overview of coyote habitat, diet, behavior, and reproduc-tion. It also provides practical recommendations for optimum coexistence with

our coyote population. Coyote artifacts are shared with the audience. All are welcome to this free program sponsored by Castle Craig Adult Learning Center.

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MONDAYS 10:30 am 3’s & 4’s Preschool Storytime

6:30 pm Grades K-2 STEAM Storytime

TUESDAYS 10:30 am* Terrific 2’s & 3’s (with caregiver)

6:30 pm Bedtime Storytime 2-3 year olds with caregiver

WEDNESDAYS 10:30 am* 2’s & 3’s Wiggles, Rhymes & Storytime (with caregiver)

6:30 pm 3’s & 4’s Reading Stars!

THURSDAYS 10:30 am* Start on Stories (Birth-2)

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Saturday at 10:30 am

La hora del cuento es un programa divertido para familias y niños. Leyendo juntos los niños se preparan para ir a la escuela y tener éxito. Todos están invitados a celebrar cuentos y juegos divertidos en español y en inglés. Habrá refrescos y bocadillos. Story hour is a fun program for families and children. Reading together helps prepare children for success in school. Everyone is invited to listen to stories in English and Spanish and participate in games and crafts. Refreshments and snacks will be served.

* Program held in Cook Room on Tuesday, Wednesday

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March 26 to May 14

After Ferdinand, a bull with a big

heart, is mistaken for a dangerous

beast, he is captured and torn from

his home. Determined to return to his

family, he rallies a misfit team on the

ultimate adventure.

Rated PG; 1 hr 48 min

Friday, April 20, at 10 am

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