The Valley Voice: 06/30/22

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Shelton Libraries to close in observance of Independence Day

Please visit us during our regularly scheduled hours. 

Plumb Memorial Library hours: 
00am - 4:00pm   Monday (closed July 4th) 
00pm - 7:00pm   Tuesday
00am - 4:00pm   Wednesday
00am - 4:00pm   Thursday
00am - 4:00pm   Friday
00am - 3:00pm   Saturday

Huntington Branch Library hours: 
00am - 4:00pm   Monday (closed July 4th) 
00am - 4:00pm   Tuesday
00am - 4:00pm   Wednesday
00pm - 7:00pm   Thursday
00am - 4:00pm   Friday
00am - 3:00pm   Saturday

Ansonia Library slates chromatography garden-making for kids

Make a summer tote bag at Ansonia Library adult craft night

Derby to present Mostly Green Band Friday before fireworks

Seymour Public Library to hold kids' program on inventing

Seymour Public Library is at 46 Church St., Seymour.

Derby Neck Library to host sidewalk art fun Sunday

DERBY - If you think sidewalk chalk is just a ho-hum childhood pastime, think again!

Join us outside on our front stoop at Derby Neck Library to learn some chalk drawing and painting techniques.

Together we’ll make our own sidewalk chalk and chalk paint and then use what we’ve learned to create an amazing piece of art together.

Each participant will get their own sidewalk square to decorate, with prizes being awarded at 4:30 p.m.!

The Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

St. Vincent de Paul in Derby seeks help restocking food bank

Hi Neighbors!

We gave out 19,192 pounds of food in May to Valley folks in need.

Can you help us restock?

Oatmeal - Hamburger Helper - pasta/sauce - saltines - canned gravy - pancake mix/syrup - Jiffy mix - shampoo/conditioner - any nonperishables!

Open 9:30-2:30 6/30,7/1, then Wed-Sat in July. THANK YOU!

St. Vincent de Paul Food Bank is at 237 Roosevelt Drive, Derby.

Save the dates: Made in Connecticut Expo 2022 on tap in Naugatuck

Derby Public Library posts Fourth of July holiday closing

DERBY - Derby Public Library will be closed Monday, July 4th in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Book drops will be open to return library items.

Quarry Walk, Griffin Health to present Valley Shakespeare Festival performances

Recuperation journey: Around the yard - Part 77

The whatchamacallits bloomed this week.

Usually they bloom by Father's Day - a little late this year.

Quaker Farms Fire Company in Oxford readies annual carnival

OXFORD - Quaker Farms Fire Company will hold its annual carnival July 27-30 from 6-11 p.m. every night at Oxford High School.

There will be fireworks at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.

Credit cards accepted; Tufano Amusements

This is shared from a Facebook event page.

Learn about the stars at Ansonia Nature Center program

Star Hopping - July 15, 8 p.m. (Rain Date July 16, 8 p.m).

Like stepping stones across a river, Astronomers can navigate the darkness of space by following a trail of stars until they arrive at the object they were looking for.

Join Ranger Jeremy on a crystal clear night and learn the patterns of the stars. Discover the link between constellations and their roles in human history.

Please register in advance at ansnaturectr@ansoniact.org Date and time are subject to change. Ages 8 and up.

This is shared from a nature center press release.