Upcoming Events

Discussing Existence by David Brin.  Astronaut Gerald Livingstone is an orbital garbage collector clearing a hundred-year mess when he spots something unexpected – a sparkling crystal.

Discussing author Ayaan Hirsi Ali.  A Somali-born American writer, activist, and former politician. She is a critic of Islam and an advocate for the rights of Muslim women.

At this no-stress book discussion, join readers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to talk about current book picks. You do not need to be reading anything to participate. A partnership between Bloomfield, Granby, and Simsbury libraries and open to all.

Discussing The Road to Roswell by Connie Willis. When level-headed Francie arrives in Roswell, New Mexico for her roommate’s UFO-themed wedding complete with a true-believer bridegroom, she can’t help but roll her eyes.

Discussing author Penelope Fitzgerald.  An English novelist, poet essayist, and biographer.  She won the Booker Prize in 1979 for her novel Offshore. Her work is noted for its wit, precision, and poignant humor.

The Danbury Library does an amazing job with their trivia night, let's join as team Millennials Read! This is a hybrid event that takes place at Danbury's local brewery.

Discussing Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Kim Stanley Robinson.  The novel is set in an alternate 2007 in the Yiddish-speaking metropolis of Sitka, Alaska.

Discussing author Jamie Ford. An American author & is best known for his debut novel, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet. The novel spent 130 weeks  on the NYT Bestseller List.

At this no-stress book discussion, join readers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to talk about current book picks. You do not need to be reading anything to participate. A partnership between Bloomfield, Granby, and Simsbury libraries and open to all.

Discussing The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick. An alternative history novel that imagines a world in which the Axis powers won World War II.

At this no-stress book discussion, join readers in their 20s, 30s, and 40s to talk about current book picks. You do not need to be reading anything to participate. A partnership between Bloomfield, Granby, and Simsbury libraries and open to all.

Discussing author Shakespeare. An English playwright, poet, actor, and theater entrepreneur.  He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s preeminent dramatist.

Discussing The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson.  A science fiction novel about a future world where nanotechnology has become a part of everyday life.  Themes of education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial in

Discussing Michael Genelin.  An American author & former LA Head Deputy District Attorney. Born in Bronx, NY & raised in Queens he moved to Los Angeles where he attended UCLA.

Discussing Pandora’s Star by Peter Hamilton.  The first book in the Commonwealth Saga is set in the year 2380.  Humanity has colonized over six hundred planets with Earth all interlinked with wormholes.