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Sep

Shakespeare’s World : Seeing the Plays through Elizabethan Eyes (Part III)

5:00pm - 7:00pm

At the library

Adults

Sep

Tuesdays are for Twos Storytime for ages 2 to 3

10:00am - 10:30am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Sep

Tech Help Tuesday

10:30am - 12:00pm

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Adults

Sep

Fire on the Hill: The Battle for New Haven, 1779

6:00pm - 7:30pm

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Adults

Sep

Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months

10:00am - 10:30am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Sep

Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months (class two)

10:45am - 11:15am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Sep

Community Resources Drop-In: East Shore District Health Department

11:00am - 1:00pm

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Everyone

Sep

Stay and Play

11:15am - 11:45am

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Children (ages 0-5)

Sep

Teen Kitchen Creations: Cake Pop Cones

4:00pm - 4:45pm

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Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12)

Sep

250th Anniversary Of American Beer

6:00pm - 7:00pm

At the library

Adults

Sep

Community Resources Drop-In: Branford Counseling and Community Services

1:00pm - 2:30pm

At the library

Everyone

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Novelist Plus

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NoveList Plus is a powerful resource for reading recommendations that aids readers searching for their next good read. Readers can use a favorite title, series or author...

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The Palace Project

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Offers thousands of eBook and audiobooks from the CT State Library, the Digital Public Library of America, plus everything from the Libby app, available in multiple languages.

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ResearchITCT

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researchIT CT is the Connecticut State Library’s FREE research engine for use by libraries, schools, faculty, students, and residents throughout the state.

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Hoopla

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Download and stream ebooks, audiobooks, comics, movies, TV series and music to your computers, television and mobile devices.

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Independent, classic, international films, series and documentaries, plus the Criterion Collection, the Great Courses and PBS. Create an account at Kanopy, using your Blackstone Library card. Available...

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New Haven Register

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You will find full-text articles on local news, issues, events, people and much more from current and archived issues from 1988. Updated daily, it includes obituaries, editorials,...

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researchIT CT – Newspapers

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Anyone with a Connecticut library card can access a wide array of newspapers, including the New York Times, Hartford Courant, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times...

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Libby

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Thousands of best-selling and classic ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Download the Libby App or read online at libbyapp.com.

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Current News & Happenings

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Laughs on Tap: Comedy Fundraiser

A new fall fundraiser! Blackstone Library is partnering with CT Comedy for Cash to turn our beautiful and historic auditorium into a 21+ comedy club on Saturday, October 17! Come laugh, drink, eat, and bid all in support of library programs and services! Limited...

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