FEBRUARY Events at NPL
Join us for a month of fun and educational programming!
Community Art Exhibit: Colors of the Coral Reef
The exhibit consists of fifty photographs by Ellen Jonsson from her scuba diving trips to Dominica, the Caymans, Honduras, Cozumel and Cancun. The photographs were taken in the 1980 and 1990’s with a Nikonos V camera with a strobe attachment. The colorful photographs illustrate the beauty of the underwater world, and the interdependence of algae, coral, sponges, tunicates, fish, starfish, tubeworms, and other reef inhabitants. All photographs were handprinted by the photographer.
Showing January 3 – February 28 | Community Room
AFTERSCHOOL
LEGO Tuesday
Create what you want or participate in our weekly challenges. Creations will be displayed in the library each week and you’ll de-construct your masterpiece the following week. Snacks provided. This is a drop-in event. Children under 5th grade must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Tuesdays, February 3, 10, 17, 3:30pm-4:30pm| Meet in the community room
Tabletop Game Wednesdays
We’re playing board games and card games Wednesday afternoons in December! Play one of the many games we have at the library or bring your own. This is a drop-in event. Children under 5th grade must be accompanied by a caregiver.
Wednesdays, February 3, 10, 17, 2:30-4:00 PM | Meet in the Community Room
Heart Salt Painting
Get creative with us as we use salt and water colors to paint Valentine’s (or whatever your heart desires!). All painting is fun, but salt painting is extra exciting as there is an element of surprise. You will love watching the watercolor paint travel along the salt and the colors merge together.
Thursday, February 12, 3:30-4:30 PM | Meet in the Community Room
Misfortune Cookies
In honor of Friday the 13th we’ll be decorating cookies of our favorite superstitions. Decorate your cookie like a black cat, a broken mirror, the number 13, or wherever your superstitions lie!
Friday, February 13, 3:30-4:30 PM | Community Room
Lunar New Year Celebration
Join us in the children’s room after school as we celebrate the Lunar New Year and welcome the Year of the Horse!
Tuesday, February 17, 3:30-5:00 PM | Drop in | Children’s Room
Cozy Day
We are celebrating the start of February vacation with cozy vibes, hot cocoa, and tea. Wear your coziest outfit and listen to chill music while we relax into vacation mode.
Friday, February 20, 3:30-5:00 PM | Community Room
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Winter Warm Up
February might be the shortest month but it’s tall on patron love here at NPL and there is something for patrons of all ages. Pick up your bingo card – and start earning entries towards end-of-month prizes for kids and adults.
Adult Prizes:
Gift Certificate to the Norwich Bookstore
Choice of cooperative game from Family Pastimes
Winter Warm Up goodie basket
Kids Prizes:
Gift Certificate to the Norwich Bookstore
Gift Certificate to Dan & Whits
Winter Warm Up goodie basket
Read more about Winter Warm Up HERE.
Neighborhood Forest
NPL is partnering with Neighborhood Forest for the third year to bring FREE trees to local families.
Trees provided through this program are native to our area so that they have the best chance of thriving in our climate. Sign up period runs from February 1 through March 15. We will be notified of the tree species in early April. Trees will be delivered to the library for distribution around Earth Day – April 22.
New this year!
Tree registrations are now open to all members of the community! You can register a child for a free tree, purchase trees as a supporter (Buy One, Fund One), or make a donation.
Memory Café
A Memory Café is a program designed to bring together individuals with memory loss and their care partners to socialize, share experiences, engage in activities that promote cognitive function and overall well-being, and for caregivers to find resources for daily living and future planning.
NPL’s Memory Café is made possible by a generous Community Grant donation from the Norwich Women’s Club.
For questions or to RSVP, email Lisa Milchman at lisa.milchman@norwichlibrary.org or call 802-649-1184
Monday, February 9, 10 AM – 11:30 AM
Adult Arts & Crafts Creation Time
Come hang out at the library and work on whatever project you’ve got going.
The library will have some materials and tools available for use.
Tuesday, February 24, 5:30-7 PM | Community Room
Cook Book Club
Join us for the first meal of the new NPL Cookbook Club. Our featured cookbooks are Deb Perlman’s, The Smitten Kitchen series. Stop by the library and take a look at the three cookbooks we own. Choose a recipe and don’t forget to register HERE for the dinner. This is our first time doing this, so anything can happen! We’ll meet, eat and enjoy lively conversation. Please join us!
Thursday, February 26, 5:30-7 PM | Community Room
(4th Fridays – January, February & March)
Enjoy lively tunes and light refreshments while shaking off the winter chill and visiting with your friends and neighbors. All ages are welcome.
February 27: Za’atar duo of Middle Eastern sounds:
Craig Macrae plays oud, Valerie Ritter plays violin/viola. Their repertoire extends from traditional Ottoman court music to the contemporary music of Arab and Turkish musicians, and crossover World Fusion styles.
March 27: The jazz sounds of Alex Riley
Friday, February 27, 4 PM – 5 PM | Community Room
EARLY LITERACY
Storytime
Join us in the Community Room for an interactive morning full of stories, songs, rhymes, and dancing. All you need to bring is your enthusiasm. Be ready to shake your sillies out– singing and laughter is encouraged! Stay and play during social hour after storytime. All ages welcome.
Wednesdays, February 4, 11, 18, 10:30-11:30 AM | NO STORY TIME ON FEB 25
Storytime @ The Family Place
Join us at The Family Place (319 US Route 5 in Norwich) for a story time full of stories, songs, rhymes, and dancing. All you need to bring is your enthusiasm! Stay and play during social hour after storytime.
Tuesday Feb 3, 10:30 am at The Family Place
Winter Playgroup
We are going to get our wiggles out on Fridays with friends! We will have lots of toys to choose from for open play time. This playgroup is designed for babies and children ages 0-5 and their caregivers. Fridays, February 6, 13, 20, 10:30-11:30 AM | NO PLAY GROUP ON FEB 27
ADULT PROGRAMS
NPL Writing Group
NPL’s friendly monthly writing group! Whether you’re a seasoned writer or just interested in dabbling, come on by. NPL staff will facilitate playing with writing prompts, discussing great writing, and sharing as we go.
Register HERE to reserve your spot for our February gathering (you can indicate on the form if you are interested in having an excerpt of your own writing workshopped during the session).
The group will meet every third Wednesday of the month. Monthly participation is encouraged, but there’s no commitment. New members are always welcome!
Wednesday, February 19, 1-2:30 | Meet in the community room
Tech Help
Did you get a new device recently? Can’t seem to get ebooks to download? Need to set up email or run a confusing update? We are here for you! Easily make an appointment and stop by on Thursday afternoons or at our Friday time to let us troubleshoot all your tech-related challenges.
Thursdays, 1-4 PM & Fridays, 11 AM-1 PM | Call 802-649-1184 or email circulation.desk@norwichlibrary.org to make an appointment
