Valley Shakespeare Festival to perform Julius Caesar at Plumb Memorial Library

SHELTON - Join us for an exciting live performance of Julius Caesar at Plumb Memorial Library May 27 at 6 p.m.!

Presented by the Valley Shakespeare Festival and directed by Executive Producer Tom Simonetti, this 2026 production re-imagines the classic tragedy as a sharply focused contemporary political thriller.

Part of the VSF2U Professional Mobile Tour, this high-energy, 60-minute adaptation proves that Shakespeare’s most powerful stories don’t need elaborate staging, just great storytelling and an engaged audience.

Special thanks to the Library Board for their continued support of this program!

Don't miss out. Register today!

Registration required. There are three ways to register.

Online: https://engagedpatrons.org/EventsExtended.cfm?SiteID=2661&EventID=585929&PK=

In-person at the Reference Desk.

Phone: (203) 924-1580 ext. 5102

The Library is at 65 Wooster St.

'Turnback Tuesday' seeks public's help identifying image

Turnback Tuesday needs some assistance. Derby Public Library has images taken by James Caporale Photographer from 1932 to 1946. The above image is not dated or labeled. This is where we could use your help.

The group of gentlemen seems to be at some meeting or ceremony, not sure where. There is a military photo on the back wall to the right as well as a document that says "Boy Scouts of America." The uniformed gentlemen seated in the center has a number 34 on his lapel. The cap on the table reads "Connecticut." This is where you come in.

We are looking for names of any of these gentlemen, where this image was taken, a possible year and what group or organization it was.

DPL has many more images taken by James. If anyone would like to help identify them, please contact our Local History Coordinator, Christine Boulay, at cboulay@biblio.org to make arrangements.

Thank you for your help.

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

3rd annual Oxford Spring Fair slated Saturday at Town Hall

 

Master's Table to serve meal May 17 at Huntington Congregational Church

 

Derby Neck Library to host growing together book club for parents

DERBY - Parents and caregivers are invited to join the Growing Together Book Club at 6:30 p.m. today in the Community Room! We'll be discussing our first book, No Drama Discipline, as we share opportunities to put the strategies into practice. 

We still have copies available at the Children's Desk and will be discussing it this month and next, so it's not too late to join! We hope to see you there.

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

Shared from the Library's Facebook page.

Derby Hall of Famer of the Week: Harold B. Yudkin

The Hall of Famer of the Week, Harold B. Yudkin, was a man of many talents - but his biggest legacy for the City of Derby is his record as the biggest builder of homes in Derby history. 

Read more about him https://electronicvalley.org/.../Hallof.../Yudkin,Harold.htm

Recuperation journey 2.0: Looking at the sky

 Backyard view at 7:38 p.m.