Derby Public Library offers cooling station during severe heat wave

WARNING EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS! As Connecticut faces Severe Heat conditions Derby Public Library would like to remind our patrons that our Library is a Cooling Station. If you need someplace cool to relax or a bottle of water please visit us during out operating hours. Stay cool out there!

Hours of Operation
Mon: 9 AM - 8 PM
Tues & Wed: 9 AM - 7 PM
Thurs & Fri: 9 AM - 5 PM
Sat: 9 AM - 2 PM
Sun: Closed
The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St., Derby.
This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Plumb Memorial Library in Shelton moves Tai Chi class day

SHELTON - Plumb Memorial Library is offering Tai Chi workshops for adults.

Starting in July, the sessions will be held on Thursday mornings from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Meeting Room.

The class will be taught by Debbie Wooley, a certified instructor with the Health Institute who has been practicing Tai Chi for the past 10 years and been teaching it for five years.

She will be teaching the Tai Chi for Arthritis method which uses the Sun style. Each class will begin and end with a series of warm up and cool down exercises.

There is no prerequisite to participate in this class. No equipment is necessary and participants may do this seated if they feel more comfortable.

The program is free and open to the public.

The Library is at 65 Wooster St.

Shared from the Shelton Library System Facebook page.

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From the 'Turnback Tuesday' archives: Dr. Ambrose Beardsley featured

This week's "Turnback Tuesday" features Dr. Ambrose Beardsley. 

Dr. Beardsley was co-author of "The History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880," which is more widely known as "The Orcutt History of Derby." 

He was born in Monroe on October 23, 1811 and graduated from the Medical College in Pittsfield, Mass. in 1834. He then moved to Birmingham (aka Downtown Derby) in 1835 to set up his practice. 

He actually played a pivotal role in the case of serial murderer Lydia Sherman. 

Sadly, Dr. Beardsley died in October of 1884 at the age of 73.

[First posted on this date in 2017]

Thanks goes to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.

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