Event Tag: Adults

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Crochet Club for Adults. Every Wednesday at 4:00 pm in the Historical Room. All are welcome! Beginners, experts & everyone in between!

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Discover Italian with a course designed for beginners! This 8 week hybrid series will take place in-person at the library and online via Zoom. This series combines essential grammar, practical language skills, and a taste of Italian culture. Through a mix of listening, reading, and writing activities, students will gain confidence in speaking Italian. With personalized handouts, interactive presentations, and a variety of resources—including videos, music, and games—learning is both effective and fun.

drawing of bee with books

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Join us for a fun and informal conversation about new books at the Library, taking place the first Tuesday of every month from 11am to noon. Librarians will give you the inside scoop about which books are flying off the shelves as well as hot new titles scheduled for release. Group members can share what they are reading and get tips on what to read next.

This program will be held in a hybrid format; in person at the Library, and virtually on Zoom. Please register if you would like to attend the program virtually and a Zoom link will be emailed to you.

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Christine Falcone writes the Melanie Bass Mystery series. Her short stories have appeared in Imagine, Lancrom Review, and Deadfall: Crime stories by New England Writers. Prior to her retirement she worked for nearly forty years as an RN in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She lives on the Connecticut Shoreline with her family and her dog Toby who is not nearly as well behaved as Bruno, the beloved canine in her mystery series.

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Just in time for Valentine’s Day, this lively session will help set a romantic mood.   We will spend some time reading a variety of love poems, and we will see some videos of the poems being performed.   After discussing the poetry, the session leaders will guide you in practical approaches for writing love poems of your own.

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Join us at the Guilford Free Library where each month we’ll be screening four films as part of our afternoon matinee series. For the month of February we will be showing four academy award winning/nominated movies.

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Join instructor Julie Stepanek Murray for a virtual ukulele jam session. Grab your ukulele and play along – because playing is more fun when you do it with others. Lyrics and chords provided on screen. Participants will be muted, so don’t worry about how you sound! Please register online to receive the Zoom link for the class.

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Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a monthly talk about how to care for your financial future in a virtual forum designed just for women. This monthly discussion group, which is a collaboration between several libraries, offers an opportunity to learn more in a comfortable setting with other women. Participants’ questions are encouraged.

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Join Matt Yanarella from MyProductionsCT for a two hour class that takes you from dough to frying and filling our favorite Italian treat! Participants will learn the history behind the cannoli and the science behind making them. Bring your appetite and an apron, it’s going to be a great time!

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Relax the mind and release tension in the body in this 3-week gently Kripalu yoga series that is led by Erin Schuster. Modifications will be offered so all levels are supported in this beginners friendly class. Blocks and straps will be provided, please bring your own yoga mat.

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Join us at the Guilford Free Library where each month we’ll be screening four films as part of our afternoon matinee series. For the month of February we will be showing four academy award winning/nominated movies.

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Create a team of 4-6 people and complete the puzzle first to win!

Each team will build the same 1,000 piece puzzle. Prizes will be awarded to the teams who finish 1st, 2nd, and 3rd!

Free and open to all, but the puzzle recommended for ages 12+.

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Gain an insider’s view of book publishing with literary agent Jan Kardys from Black Hawk Literary Agency, Jan will share her 40 years of experience inside 10 major NYC book publishers on such topics as developing a concept, writing a manuscript, editing, finding a literary agent, book proposals, how to get the attention of a literary agent, components of a novel, self-publishing vs. traditional book publishing, subsidiary rights, marketing, utilizing the most cutting-edge technologies and social media services to increase visibility to literary agents, publishers and readers alike.

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Relax the mind and release tension in the body in this 3-week gently Kripalu yoga series that is led by Erin Schuster. Modifications will be offered so all levels are supported in this beginners friendly class. Blocks and straps will be provided, please bring your own yoga mat.

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Join us at the Guilford Free Library where each month we’ll be screening four films as part of our afternoon matinee series. For the month of February we will be showing four academy award winning/nominated movies.

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Interested in getting feedback on your manuscript? In this session, writers may submit their query letter along with the first 15 pages of their manuscripts for Black Hawk’s editorial comments and feedback. Instructions on how to write a query letter will be provided in the first session. We encourage you to bring your 15-page manuscript to the first session to allow time for editorial feedback in the second session.

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Relax the mind and release tension in the body in this 3-week gently Kripalu yoga series that is led by Erin Schuster. Modifications will be offered so all levels are supported in this beginners friendly class. Blocks and straps will be provided, please bring your own yoga mat.

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Join us at the Guilford Free Library where each month we’ll be screening four films as part of our afternoon matinee series. For the month of February we will be showing four academy award winning/nominated movies.

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Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a monthly talk about how to care for your financial future in a virtual forum designed just for women. This monthly discussion group, which is a collaboration between several libraries, offers an opportunity to learn more in a comfortable setting with other women. Participants’ questions are encouraged.

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The Guilford Poets Guild is delighted to kick off our Spring Second Thursday Series with two Guilford Poets Guilders sharing their poetry! On March 13th from 6:30pm-8pm we’ll enjoy an Open Mic followed by the poems of Sharon Austin Bloom and Kate Summerlin.

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Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a monthly talk about how to care for your financial future in a virtual forum designed just for women. This monthly discussion group, which is a collaboration between several libraries, offers an opportunity to learn more in a comfortable setting with other women. Participants’ questions are encouraged.

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Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a monthly talk about how to care for your financial future in a virtual forum designed just for women. This monthly discussion group, which is a collaboration between several libraries, offers an opportunity to learn more in a comfortable setting with other women. Participants’ questions are encouraged.

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Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a monthly talk about how to care for your financial future in a virtual forum designed just for women. This monthly discussion group, which is a collaboration between several libraries, offers an opportunity to learn more in a comfortable setting with other women. Participants’ questions are encouraged.