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Sep

Community Resources Drop-In: Branford Counseling and Community Services

1:00pm - 2:30pm

At the library

Everyone

Sep

In the Zone Concert

5:00pm - 7:00pm

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Everyone

Sep

Video Stories for Babies up to age 5

11:00am - 11:30am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Sep

Introduction to Classical Latin

9:30am - 10:30am

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High School (grades 9-12), Adults

Sep

Blackstone Library Tour

10:00am - 11:00am

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Everyone

Sep

Intermediate Classical Latin

11:00am - 12:00pm

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High School (grades 9-12), Adults

Sep

Piece by Piece: A Community Puzzling Group

11:00am - 1:00pm

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Adults, Everyone

Sep

Saturday DnD: A Teen Roleplaying Club

2:00pm - 4:30pm

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

Sep

Preschool Stories for ages 3-5

10:00am - 10:30am

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Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Sep

Homeschool Meetup: I am a Scientist with the Whitney Water Center

2:00pm - 3:00pm

At the library

Youth, School Aged (grades k-4)

Sep

Dear Dealer Book Launch – Local Author Nadia Bowers in Conversation with Dani Shapiro

6:00pm - 7:00pm

At the library

Adults

Sep

Community Resources Drop-In: Community Dining Room

9:30am - 11:30am

At the library

Everyone

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The Palace Project

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New Haven Register

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