Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Ansonia Library to host Holiday Extravaganza Thursday


Santa's sleigh will leave the library at 6:30, so be sure to arrive in time to snap a selfie! 

The Workshop will have an assortment of crafting activities for you to create (while supplies last!). Enjoy it all while sipping on delicious hot cocoa and let your creativity sparkle and shine!


Shared from The Children's Room at the Ansonia Library Facebook page.

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Winter band, chorus concert slated tonight at Derby High School


From Derby High School Principal Jennifer Olson:
We hope you can join us for a festive evening of music at the DHS Winter Band and Chorus Concert tonight Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m.!
Mr. Ruel is excited to showcase the hard work, creativity, and holiday spirit our students have put into preparing for this event!
We hope you’ll join us in person or tune in from home using the live link below.
You will enjoy performances by our talented band, choir, and jazz ensemble. It’s sure to be a highlight of the winter season!
Use this link for the livestream performance: https://youtube.com/live/C6pRyEyZeSM?feature=share

Shared from the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Derby Neck Library to host first Snowflake Festival Dec. 18


DERBY - Derby Neck Library will host its first Snowflake Festival, a multi-denominational winter holiday celebration, from 3-6 p.m. Dec. 18.

The event will take place throughout the main sections of the library and offer a variety of fun activities, guest performers, yummy snacks, and holiday cheer.

The children’s room will feature story hours with crafts centered around major December holidays, including Christmas, Hanukkah, and Winter Solstice. 

These activities will be facilitated by guest presenters from the community, beginning with a visit from Mrs. Claus herself!

The Snowflake Festival will present many opportunities for all-ages crafting fun. In addition to the kids’ crafts, teens are invited to make gingerbread people and houses, as well as personalized bead trees. Adults will have a chance to make miniature Christmas trees, too. The library will also be providing delicious brownies and blondies that patrons of any age can decorate and eat, with complimentary hot cocoa to wash them down.

Once visitors have crafted and snacked to their hearts’ desires, take it easy and grab a comfy chair for a holiday movie that we’ll be screening in the background. There is truly something for everyone!
Drop in at any time to enjoy the festivities, but be on the lookout for the forthcoming schedule of events so you can be sure not to miss your favorite activity. We hope to see you there.

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

 

Monday, December 8, 2025

Adam's House in Shelton to host 'thank you' gathering Thursday


All volunteers and supporters are welcome to join us Thursday, Dec. 11 from 6-8 p.m. for a 'thank you' gathering to celebrate all you've done for us. Adam's House is at 241 Coram Ave., Shelton.


Voting open for Turnback Tree decorating contest at Derby Public Library





DERBY - Turnback Tree voting at Derby Public Library is now open!
Stop by to vote on your favorite decorated tree. Ask our circulation desk for a ballot and return it to the desk when you're done!

The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St.

Enjoy a movie matinee today at Derby Neck Library


DERBY - Join us [at Derby Neck Library today] at 3:30 as we watch the bleakest, most venomous Christmas movie ever made, Blast of Silence  (1961). 

Allen Baron’s brutal, hard-boiled film noir is a true Christmas miracle, made on a shoestring budget with abandoned camera equipment that the director smuggled out of revolutionary Cuba. 

Its extraordinary 2nd-person voiceover narration, written by blacklisted writer Waldo Salt and delivered by blacklisted actor Lionel Stander, is iconic: “Remembering. Out of the black silence you were born in pain…You were born with hate and anger built-in. Took a slap in the backside to blast out the scream. And then you knew you were alive.” 

Hot, fresh popcorn will be served! 

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave., Derby.


St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Shop in Derby posts this week's sales


Light the way toward Christmas with these wonderful sales! 

So many unique items put out every day! Decorate your home! Get some new outfits! Find some one-of-a-kind gifts!

Christmas hams in great demand now! Drop food off in the back and shop in the front for the COMPLETE SVDP EXPERIENCE.


Shared from the organization's Facebook page.