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Technology Help with James Chapin

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Reference Area at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Help
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Technology Help
Event Details:

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Blank coloring page with various designs and heart in the center with 5 colored pencils

Adult Coloring Club

Monday, April 27, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Coloring Club:

Join us for a relaxing hour of therapeutic coloring in the Kingsley Room. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

Registration is requested.  This program is sponsored by library staff and donors.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Coloring Club

Join us for a relaxing hour of therapeutic coloring in the Kingsley Room. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

Registration is requested.  This program is sponsored by library staff and donors.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Photography Workshop

Photography Workshop

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to explore the art of photography with our volunteer Sophia.

In this session. learn how to take and edit pictures using an Android or Apple phone. 

*Bring your phone with a camera

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to explore the art of photography with our volunteer Sophia.

In this session. learn how to take and edit pictures using an Android or Apple phone. 

*Bring your phone with a camera

Arts and Crafts Club Image

Arts & Crafts Club

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

Join us at the Southbury Public Library for our new Arts & Crafts Club.  All crafts, skill levels and ages welcome. Bring your own projects and have a space to work and chat.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the Southbury Public Library for our new Arts & Crafts Club.  All crafts, skill levels and ages welcome. Bring your own projects and have a space to work and chat.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Strangers in Time book cover

Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Evenings & Weekends
Age Group:
Adults
Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club:

With no registration required, new members are always welcome to the Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club. Copies of this month’s book are available at the Circulation Desk.

This month we'll be discussing Strangers in Time by David Baldacci. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club

With no registration required, new members are always welcome to the Tuesday Night Fiction Book Club. Copies of this month’s book are available at the Circulation Desk.

This month we'll be discussing Strangers in Time by David Baldacci. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Cover Art for "Hamnet"

Wednesday at the Movies- Hamnet

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Movies
Age Group:
Adults
Wednesday at the Movies:

Our Wednesday movie screenings start at 1pm and begin on the second Wednesday of each month. Closed captions are available unless otherwise noted. *Rated R movies are for ages 1...

Hamnet (2025)

Rated PG-13 . 2 hours and 5 minutes. CC

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Jacobi Jupe

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Wednesday at the Movies

Our Wednesday movie screenings start at 1pm and begin on the second Wednesday of each month. Closed captions are available unless otherwise noted.

*Rated R movies are for ages 17 and up only, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian.*

Film screenings are sponsored by the Friends of the Southbury Public Library.

Registration IS required.

Hamnet (2025)

Rated PG-13 . 2 hours and 5 minutes. CC

Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Jacobi Jupe

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Graphic Novel Book Club

Graphic Novel Book Club

Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

Greetings everyone, hello and welcome. This will be an adult focused group that discusses graphic novels, manga, and the individuals or teams that bring the publications to life.

Cancelled
Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Greetings everyone, hello and welcome. This will be an adult focused group that discusses graphic novels, manga, and the individuals or teams that bring the publications to life.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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Technology Help with James Chapin

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Reference Area at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Help
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Technology Help
Event Details:

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Image of a family tree

IN PERSON- Basics of New England Research

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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ZOOM- Basics of New England Research

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

Image of Faith Vicinanza

Meet the Artist: Faith Vicinanza

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Join us and meet Faith Vicinanza, the artist displayed this month in the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery. Faith Vicinanza will discuss her art work and the painting process in this drop in session.

Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Event Details:

Join us and meet Faith Vicinanza, the artist displayed this month in the Gloria Cachion Art Gallery. Faith Vicinanza will discuss her art work and the painting process in this drop in session.

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Technology Help with James Chapin

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Reference Area at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Help
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Technology Help
Event Details:

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Cover Art for Blind Descent by Nevada Barr

Mystery Book Club

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults
Mystery Book Club:

With no registration required, new members are always welcome to the Mystery Book Club. Copies of this month’s book for are available at the Circulation Desk.

This month we'll be discussing Blind Descent by Nevada Barr. Print copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Mystery Book Club

With no registration required, new members are always welcome to the Mystery Book Club. Copies of this month’s book for are available at the Circulation Desk.

This month we'll be discussing Blind Descent by Nevada Barr. Print copies are available at the Circulation Desk.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

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Arts & Crafts Club

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

Join us at the Southbury Public Library for our new Arts & Crafts Club.  All crafts, skill levels and ages welcome. Bring your own projects and have a space to work and chat.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the Southbury Public Library for our new Arts & Crafts Club.  All crafts, skill levels and ages welcome. Bring your own projects and have a space to work and chat.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

“The Golden Age of Television”: What Made the 1950s So Special for American TV

IN PERSON-Rockin’ Hollywood: Rock & Roll and the Movies From Bill Haley to the Beatles

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

“The Golden Age of Television”: What Made the 1950s So Special for American TV

ZOOM-Rockin’ Hollywood: Rock & Roll and the Movies From Bill Haley to the Beatles

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Julius Shakespeare on Tour

Julius Caesar — VSF2U Professional Mobile Tour

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Performances
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a 60 minute production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a 60 minute production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia

Nonfiction Book Club

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adults

This month we'll be discussing A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

This month we'll be discussing A Fatal Inheritance: How a Family Misfortune Revealed a Deadly Medical Mystery by Lawrence Ingrassia.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

I Do Victorian Wedding Traditions

IN PERSON- “I do!” Victorian Wedding Traditions

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program will be delivered via Zoom and will be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

I Do Victorian Wedding Traditions

ZOOM- “I do!” Victorian Wedding Traditions

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Online at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program will also be streamed to our Kingsley Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Zoom

This program will be taking place on Zoom. The invitation links will be sent via email on the day of the program. To ensure that the invitation link reaches you, check your inbox for the registration confirmation email after signing up.

Photos of three library buildings

Southbury Library: History and Memories

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Evenings & Weekends, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

May 2026 is the 20th anniversary of our 100 Poverty Road Building, making this our building's 20th Birthday! Before that, we were at 561 Main Street South from 1969 to 2006 and at 576 South Britain Road from 1904-1969.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evenings & Weekends, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

May 2026 is the 20th anniversary of our 100 Poverty Road Building, making this our building's 20th Birthday! Before that, we were at 561 Main Street South from 1969 to 2006 and at 576 South Britain Road from 1904-1969.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Poetry Open Mic

Poetry Open Mic

Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Kingsley Room A/B at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Evenings & Weekends, Performances
Age Group:
Adults

Southbury poet laureate Claire Schreier Warner will host a Poetry Open Mic on Sunday, January 18th from 3:30 to 4:45. Each poet will have 5 minutes to share their work.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Kingsley Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Evenings & Weekends, Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:

Southbury poet laureate Claire Schreier Warner will host a Poetry Open Mic on Sunday, January 18th from 3:30 to 4:45. Each poet will have 5 minutes to share their work.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

A teal background overlaid with images of a computer, tablet, and smartphone.

Technology Help with James Chapin

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Reference Area at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Technology Help
Age Group:
All Ages, Adults

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Reference Area
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Technology Help
Event Details:

Come by for Technology Help with local tech expert James Chapin, suitable for all technology skill levels from very basic to advanced. No registration is required and people are helped first come first served. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Blank coloring page with various designs and heart in the center with 5 colored pencils

Adult Coloring Club

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Brown Room at Southbury Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Coloring Club:

Join us for a relaxing hour of therapeutic coloring in the Kingsley Room. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

Registration is requested.  This program is sponsored by library staff and donors.

Registration Required
Library Branch: Southbury Public Library
Room: Brown Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Coloring Club

Join us for a relaxing hour of therapeutic coloring in the Kingsley Room. We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity!

Registration is requested.  This program is sponsored by library staff and donors.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.