Recuperation journey: Looking at the sky

... at 6:50 p.m.

The moon today is in waxing gibbous phase and is 69 percent illuminated.

Seymour Public Library to host Pet Boredom Busters presentation

Bad weather, injuries, short winter days: What can you do to curb your pets' boredom and deep them happy and healthy? 

Learn different DIY tips and tricks to keep all types of pets active. This program is FREE to humans, unfortunately, we can't invite animals to attend this program. 

For those who wish to donate, non-perishable, unexpired and unopened pet food will be accepted for the CT Humane Society that evening as well.

This is shared from the Seymour Public Library Facebook page.

Ansonia Farmer's Market to open June 17 and run until November

From the City of Ansonia Facebook page:

ANSONIA - The Ansonia Farmer's Market will begin next Friday, June 17 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., and will continue every Friday until November.

Location is Main Street and Daniel Hayes Drive. Get ready for that summer salad with freshly grown vegetables from Gazy Brothers Farm. Additional vendors will be announced soon.

Derby Historical Society to host storyteller spinning tales as she spins wool

ANSONIA - Join us at 10 a.m. June 21 at the David Humphreys House for a performance of storytelling, all tales with spinning in them. 

These are performed while our storyteller Carolyn Stearns spins and cards wool. Then she will instruct the audience in how to spin with a drop spindle and everybody has a turn making yarn!

This is a press release from the Derby Historical Society.

Seymour Public Library to hold story time Friday

SEYMOUR - Join us from 10:30-11:15 a.m. Friday at Seymour Public Library for stories, songs, and a craft! Perfect for children 6 and under.

Registration is not required.
For more information please call 203-888-3903.

The Library is at 46 Church St.

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page. 

Derby Neck Library to host sidewalk arts fun

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

Join us outside of Derby Neck Library at 1 p.m. July 3 on our front stoop 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. 

Derby Neck Library is at 307 Hawthorne Ave.

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

Register here for this program: https://derbynecklibrary.org/.../sidewalk-arts-at-derby.../

And be sure to sign up for our Youth Mailing List here to stay in the loop on cancelations and other important info: https://forms.gle/Hf9wQiLWrB4dcmgMA 

This is shared from the Library's Facebook page.

'Turnback Tuesday' highlights Old Town Derby Community Well

Turnback Tuesday reminds us of what it was like to access water. It wasn't as easy as we have it today.

Most homes and businesses, even at the turn of the century, did not have water piped in. It was a process of digging a well or hole somewhere near your home, hooking up a system with ropes and pulleys, attaching a bucket and then lowering it down to collect this natural but necessary resource. 

This photo is the Old Town Derby Community Well taken in 1907 just before it was removed. The original location was at the intersection of Derby Avenue and Division Street, Derby and Elm Street, Ansonia.

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