Burnham Library

Burnham Bunch Storytime
2024-05-09 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-05-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2024-04-25 05:30 - 06:00 (America/New_York) | CT
Burnham Library Presents: Burnham Bunch Storytime

Thursdays at 10:30am
Spring Session April 25th-May 30th
Drop in Event
Stories, songs, bubbles and friends! For the 5 and under crowd!

Mythical Makers
2024-05-07 15:15 - 16:00, 2024-04-09 15:15 - 16:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Mythical Makers with Miss Katie
Join Miss Katie to learn about mythical creatures and make crafts inspired by them! Each session will focus on a different mythical creature.
This three program series will take place on Tuesdays April 9th, May 7th, and June 4 from 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM. This program is for grades 1-5. Registration required. Email lambruso@burnhamlibrary.org to RSVP.

May the 4th Drop-in Celebration
2024-05-04 10:00 - 12:00 | CT
May the 4th be with our Burnham Jedis
All ages welcome Drop-in the SBYLC from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Design a Droid, make Yoda Origami and even build new rebel starships or empires with LEGOS. Train like a Jedi by taking down some enemies by playing Stormtrooper bowling! Oh, and don’t forget the snacks and a raffle.

CANCELED The Great Burnham Bake-Off
2024-05-04 10:00 - 12:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
The Great Burnham Bake-Off
CANCELED
The Great Burnham Bake Off is the ultimate baking battle! Are you famous for your sweet quickbread loaves? Think you could be crowned Burnham’s Best Baker? Loaves will be judged by the community and special Guest Judge TBA!
Register today and/or to receive more information email jkallay@burnhamlibrary.org

Out of This World Trivia Night
2024-05-03 18:30 - 20:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Be transported to worlds beyond with a night of “Out of This World” themed trivia, snacks, drinks, and prizes! You don’t have to be an expert to reign victorious! Questions will range from “Back to the Future” to “Game of Thrones”, from “Lilo and Stitch” to “Field of Dreams”, from “Mary Poppins” to constellations – and more!
This program is for adults, 21+. Register as a team or single. No team? No problem! Join a team and make new friends! Registration is required. Please RSVP below for each person you are registering here.
Suggested donation of $5 per person. Questions? Email ksteele@burnhamlibrary.org

Town Event: St. Mark's Penny Auction
2024-04-27 11:00 - 14:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States

Town Event: Bridgewater Congregational Church Town Wide Tag Sale
2024-04-27 08:00 - 17:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States

Poetry Reading & Open Mic Night feat. Desirée Alvarez
2024-04-26 18:00 - 20:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Join us for a poetry reading by Bridgewater poet Desirée Alvarez (see her bio below!), followed by an Open Mic Night! Register to perform and share a favorite work or original piece, or just come to listen and enjoy the performances, snacks, and drinks!
You don’t have to be a professional – we seek to create a supportive space for everyone to share! Any kind of performance is welcome – play an instrument, share a favorite monologue, poem or written work by someone else that inspires you, your own original work, dance, acoustic music, you name it!

This program is for ages 12+. Registration is required for audience members and performers as indicated below, since space is limited:

To attend as an audience member, please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15uZ8UTuRI69-n5pNZBZ6BoshcZdB3IDI4gDx8u6h1w0/edit
To register as a performer please RSVP here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qeIWkUuf7wj3OMRW79Hqy9DbSrTjLAHRgH8GjtoqjMI/edit

Performers, please note: Each performance will be limited to 5 minutes, and we ask that performances be kept PG-13. The host will share a set list for registered performances prior to the event.

Questions? Email Katie at ksteele@burnhamlibrary.org
Desirée Alvarez is a poet and painter. Her second book, Raft of Flame, 2020, received the Lake Merritt Poetry Prize from Omnidawn. Devil’s Paintbrush, her first book, received the May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize. Her poetry was awarded the Prairie Schooner Glenna Luschei Poetry Award, Brooklyn Poets Whitman Bicentennial Poetry Contest Award (from Mark Doty), and the Robert D. Richardson Non- Fiction Award from Denver Quarterly. She has received grants, awards, and fellowships from New York Foundation for the Arts, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Foundation for Contemporary Art, European Capital of Culture, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Yaddo Art Colony, P.S. 122, and Poets House. Her work is anthologized in Other Musics: New Latina Poets (University of Oklahoma Press), Stronger Than Fear: Poems of Empowerment, Compassion, and Social Justice (Cave Moon Press; winner of the International Book Award for Poetry Anthology), and What Nature (MIT Press). She teaches at New York City College of Technology, CUNY, and The Juilliard School. Alvarez shows internationally and has exhibited at Brooklyn Botanic Conservatory Gallery, Art on Paper Fair, El Museo del Barrio, IPCNY, Taller Boricua, Nathan Cummings Foundation, Bennington College, American Academy of Arts and Letters, Housatonic Museum, Long Island University, Wesleyan University, and many galleries. She has published poetry in journals including The Slowdownn Podcast, The Iowa Review, Ecotone Magazine, Lit Hub, The Massachusetts Review, Poetry Magazine, Fence Magazine, Prairie Schooner, La Presa Journal, Boston Review, Denver Quarterly, Black Renaissance Noire, and Luna Luna Magazine.

Preschool Playdough Play- Burnham Bunch
2024-04-26 05:30 - 06:00, 2024-04-19 05:30 - 06:00, 2024-04-12 05:30 - 06:00, 2024-04-05 05:30 - 06:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Burnham Library Presents: Preschool Playdough Play
Fridays , April 5th-April 26th
10:30am-11:00am
Story, then fun with Playdoh and other sensory items all around a weekly theme!
Register with Mrs. Lianne at lambruso@burnhamlibrary.org

'Dragon Loves Tacos' Party
2024-04-25 10:15 - 11:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Burnham Library Presents: Dragons Love Tacos Party
Thursday, April 25th
3:15-4:00pm
Grades K-2
Come enjoy some games, crafts and snacks all from the fun story “Dragons Love Tacos.”
Register with Mrs. Lianne at lambruso@burnhamlibrary.com

Book Discussion: The Measure by Nikki Erlich
2024-04-24 12:00 - 14:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Book Discussion: The Measure by Nikki Erlich
All are welcome to join in the lively monthly discussion on the third Wednesday of the month at 5:00 pm.
Questions? Email Catherine Flynn at cwflynn60@gmail.com
Copies of each selection will be available at the library or request curbside pick-up.

Give Local 2024
2024-04-24 02:00 - 2024-04-25 14:00 | CT
Join our Giving Day!

Burnham Satellite Library @ Hilltop Center
2024-04-23 07:30 - 08:30 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States

New Artist: Sue Melz - April 23 - May 30
2024-04-22 - 2024-04-23 | CT

Town Event: BWLT Town Cleanup
2024-04-20 05:00 - 08:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States

Two Town Tabletop Club
2024-04-13 08:00 - 12:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Two Town Tabletop Club

Join us for hobby gaming in a casual atmosphere! Adults. All experience levels and interests are welcome!
Email cfisher@burnhamlibrary.org to register.

Around the World in 80 Gardens with Dr. Richard Benfield
2024-04-11 13:00 - 14:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Around the World in 80 Gardens
Around the World in 80 Gardens is the culmination of Dr. Benfield’s career in tourism to the world’s great gardens. In this session, beginning in the lush gardens of the Pacific, through South America and Europe to South East Asia and Australia he will show garden enthusiasts and laymen alike the different and unique gardens and floral kingdoms of the world. He will take attendees through the three acres of gardens in Singapore airport, the arid gardens of Australia and the tropical gardens of the Seychelles (home of the love nut!) and the Canary Islands, and culminating in the beautiful English country gardens of his home country, finishing with the unique and different gardens in the United States and Canada … in total 80 gardens in seven continents.
Dr. Richard W. Benfield is Emeritus Professor of Geography at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut where he teaches courses in Human Geography, Plants, Predators and Parks, Russia, The European Union and many of the courses in the department’s tourism track.
In 2013 his best-selling book Garden Tourism was published by CABI Press, Abingdon, England and in 2020 a second edition, New Directions in Garden Tourism, will also be published by CABI. He is currently working on the nexus of Plants Predators and National Parks around the world.
Space is limited. Registration is required. Email jkallay@burnhamlibrary.org or call 860-354-6937

Veteran's Kiosk Ribbon Cutting
2024-04-06 04:00 - 04:30 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States

Taylor Swift Celebration
2024-04-05 12:30 - 14:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Burnham Library Presents: Taylor Swift Celebration
Friday, April 5th 5:30pm-7:00pm
All Ages Welcome!
Celebrate the release of Taylor’s new album! Enjoy snacks, friendship bracelet making, take some selfies and see if you are the biggest Swiftie with our Taylor Trivia!
Register with Mrs. Lianne at lambruso@burnhamlibrary.org

Passports to Connecticut Libraries: April 1-30
2024-04-01 00:00 - 23:59 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
April 1 – April 30th
Get ready to embark on a journey through Connecticut’s libraries with the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program! Over 150 libraries are participating, offering a chance to explore unique collections and atmospheres during the month of April. Grab your Passport from your local library, get stamped (and possibly receive a token gift)! Then take your passport along to other participating libraries. If you visit at least 5 participating libraries and return your passport by May 10, 2024, then you will be entered into a state-wide drawing for a chance to win a $200 Visa gift card for adults (18 and up) and a $200 Visa gift card for children (under 18).
For more information and a list of participating libraries, ask your librarian.
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April Adult and Teen Take & Make Craft: Pressed Flower Lanterns
2024-04-01 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Adult and Teen Take & Make: Pressed Flower Lanterns!
Stop by the library to pick up a take and make craft kit at the circulation desk! Kits will be available starting on April 1st and throughout the month while supplies last. April’s take and make is a Pressed Flower Lantern! Questions? Email ksteele@burnhamlibrary.org.

TOWN EVENT: Easter Egg Hunt
2024-03-30 06:00 - 07:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States

Winter Burnham Bunch Storytime
2024-03-28 06:30 - 07:00 | The Burnham Library, 62 Main Street South, Burnham Library, Bridgewater, CT, 06798, United States
Burnham Library Presents: Winter Burnham Bunch Storytime
Thursdays 10:30am
Stories, songs, bubbles & friends for the 5 and under crowd.
