Derby Public Library group to discuss 'The Namesake'

DERBY - Derby Public Library will hold its monthly Lunchtime Book Discussion at 12:30 p.m. Feb. 26.

February’s featured book is The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri.

   
In The Namesake, Pulitzer Prize winner Lahiri brilliantly illuminates the immigrant experience and the tangled ties between generations.
 
Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. 
The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts of honoring tradition in a new world - conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through divided loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs.

Lunchtime Book Discussions are held the last Wednesday of the month and are free and open to the public. 

Multiple copies of the book will be available at the circulation desk. 

Drop-ins are welcome - no registration required. The Library is at 313 Elizabeth St. 

For more information contact the Reference

Desk, 203-736-1482.

This is a press release from Kathy Wilson, Head of Adult Circulation.

Recuperation journey: Sharing an FB memory from 6 years ago

Local friends: Look at all the snow we had on the ground on Feb. 11, 2014. 

It's pretty but ... 

32nd Annual Bowl-2-Benefit slated at AMF Circle Lanes in East Haven

From the event's website:

The Bowl-2-Benefit is the largest single-day fundraiser that supports victims of domestic violence and their children in your community. We serve domestic violence victims in Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Branford, Derby, East Haven, Guilford, Hamden, Madison, Milford, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, Orange, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton, West Haven, and Woodbridge. 

All our services are free and confidential.
Last year, we provided over 7,700 victims and their children with domestic violence services which include 24-hour toll-free crisis lines, safety planning and emergency shelter, court advocacy, counseling and support groups, and community education. 

Your support of this event helps us continue to provide these much-needed services.

Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

Happy Wednesday! Enjoy the sunshine today. I know I will.

Derby Public Library announces delayed opening

Sharing from the Library's Facebook page:

"The Library will have a delayed opening on Thurs., Feb 13th @ 10 AM due to a Staff Meeting. We apologize for the inconvenience."

'Turnback Tuesday' (on Wednesday) features USS Constitution commander

Turnback Tuesday introduces Commander Tyrone Gabriel Martin of the USS Constitution from August 1974 to June 1978. 
Martin was a guest at Derby’s 300th Celebration in 1975. 
He was invited by the Tercentenary Celebration Committee a month before the festivities when they visited him on the USS Constitution docked in Boston. 
Martin, born in Greenwich, was the 58th commanding officer of the Constitution. Our own native hero Commodore Isaac Hull was in command of the ship "Old Ironsides" during the War of 1812.


Thanks to the staff at Derby Public Library for sharing interesting local history each week!  

Learn Therapeutic Touch at Griffin Hospital in Derby

Holly Major, Therapeutic Touch coordinator for Griffin Hospital, will conduct a two-day workshop March 6 and 27./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Griffin Hospital is promoting well-being in the community with a two-day Foundations of Therapeutic Touch workshop from 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. March 6 and 27.

Therapeutic Touch is an energy healing technique derived from the ancient practice of laying on of hands. 
It has been taught to thousands of health care professionals and can help reduce pain and anxiety, expedite healing, and increase overall feelings of well-being.

The purpose of this Basic Level TT Workshop is to explain the concepts and practice of TT, allowing ample time for hands-on practice. 

Participants must attend both workshop sessions to receive credit. The workshop is open to the public; there are no prerequisites to attend.

The workshop instructor, Holly Major, NP, MSN, QTTT, is an adult nurse practitioner and the TT Coordinator for Griffin Hospital. 
Major has been teaching TT since 2000 and is a qualified TT instructor through Therapeutic Touch International Associates, the international association of Therapeutic Touch.

Fee for the workshop is $100, and includes all class materials. Deadline to enroll is Feb. 28. For more information or to enroll contact Laura Howell, 203-732-7466 or lhowell@griffinhealth.org.

Griffin offers TT to its patients as a way to reduce stress and promote healing. This training program is part of Griffin’s ongoing effort to transform health care by not only treating illness, but also helping people stay healthy. Griffin actively empowers individuals to play an active role in their health and wellbeing by providing them with information, tools and support to prevent, or proactively manage chronic diseases, such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, depression, and stress.
The hospital is at 130 Division St.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.