Churches to host Back to School Kickoff on Derby Green

 

Derby Public Library to host virtual Teen Advisory Board meetings

DERBY - On Sept. 1 and 15, starting at 3:30 p.m., the Derby Public Library invites all young adults ages 12 to 17 to virtual Teen Advisory Board meetings.

Attendees are encouraged to voice their ideas for improving and expanding young adult library services and teen programming. 

Focus will include participant input that contributes to the library fulfilling its mission of quality-of-life enhancements in: knowledge; entertainment; and citizenship. 

Zoom access link will be provided via email the day prior to meeting date. 

Sign up at the library’s Events Calendar at www.derbypubliclibrary.org. 

For more information visit www.derbypubliclibrary.org, or call 203-736-1482.

This is a release from Tony DeLos, young adult librarian, Derby Public Library.

Derby Neck Library hosts Be A Reading Kid program

DERBY - Stop in at the [Derby Neck] library to read to dogs and Be A Reading Kid (B.A.R.K.)! 

We are so excited to welcome certified therapy dogs Spirit and Brian back to the Derby Neck Library. 

The sessions are slated for Sept. 28, Oct. 26, and Nov. 30.

Both pups love children and are fantastic listeners. 

Reading aloud to a dog provides an attentive audience and may boost a child's confidence in their reading skills.

Each participant will receive a commemorative photo of themselves with the dogs, as well as an experience they won't soon forget!

Registration is not required for this program! 

Just stop by our garden anytime between 5 and 6 p.m. if the weather's nice, or stop in at the Children's Room if it's raining. 

Be sure to sign up for our Youth Mailing List here to stay in the loop on cancelations and other important info: https://forms.gle/Hf9wQiLWrB4dcmgMA

Please note that at this time, masks are still required for anyone over the age of 2 who is not fully vaccinated, subject to change per local health department guidelines.

This is shared from Derby Neck Library Facebook page.

Klarides-Ditria: Overdose Awareness Day is a day to remember lives lost

Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, a day to remember those we lost to this awful disease, and to acknowledge the grief of the loved ones left behind. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 93,000 people died from an overdose in 2020, a nearly 30% increase in deaths compared to 2019. This issue affects everyone of us, our friends and certainly our communities.  In an effort to combat this epidemic, the legislature passed HB 5597, a bill I co-sponsored, to establish a pilot program to expand a peer navigator program - similar to the successful New London Cares project - that requires participating municipalities to send peer navigators out to address the health care and social needs of people with opioid use disorder.  Peer navigators also receive updated training on non-coercive and non-stigmatizing methods for engaging people with the disorder. I also supported HB 6588 to prohibit health care providers from being required to prescribe more than the physician-recommended dose of prescription drugs if deemed clinically inappropriate, reducing the potential for substance misuse or abuse. For more information on Opioids, Overdose Prevention, and Naloxone/Narcan, please visit: https://portal.ct.gov/dph/Health-Education-Management--Surveillance/The-Office-of-Injury-Prevention/Opioids-and-Prescription-Drug-Overdose-Prevention-Program Please join me on Aug. 31 in support of the men and women bravely fighting this disease, and to recognize all those we lost.  Sincerely,