Young Adult Novelist to Speak on April 7th

The Library will host a special "Meet-the-Author" program with novelist Susan Beth Pfeffer on Tuesday, April 7 at 7 pm. The program follows the library's recent intergenerational "Books Over Coffee" program where teens and adults discussed Pfeffer's award-winning novel, Life As We Knew It. The author program is free and open to the public.

Rosa DeLauro meets with you at the Library, Saturday, March 28

Congressman Rosa L. DeLauro will hold Neighborhood "office hours" here at the Stratford Library on Saturday, March 28, from 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. Rosa will be in our Main Lobby starting at 10:30 am to meet constituents on a first-come, first-served basis.

From Congresswoman DeLauro's official biography: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro has worked a lifetime for the people of Connecticut . She was first elected to Congress from Connecticut 's Third District in 1990, and is currently serving her tenth term. Congresswoman DeLauro sits on the influential House Appropriations and Budget Committees. She serves as chairwoman of the Agriculture-FDA Appropriations Subcommittee and as a member of the Labor-Health and Human Services-Education and Financial Services Appropriations Subcommittees. In 1999, she was elected Assistant to the Democratic Leader by her colleagues, making her the second highest ranking Democratic woman in the House of Representatives. She was re-elected to this position in 2000. She has served as co-chair of the House Steering and Policy Committee since 2002.

Congresswoman DeLauro was born and raised in New Haven's Wooster Square, where for years her grandmother owned and operated a pastry shop. Her father, Ted DeLauro, was a New Haven Alderman whose hard work earned him the nickname "Mayor of Wooster Square." DeLauro's mother, Luisa, was the longest-serving member of the New Haven Board of Aldermen, serving from 1965 to 1998. Since coming to Congress, DeLauro has built a solid reputation for constituent service and hard work. In 1998, 2000 and 2002, she was recognized as one of the House of Representative's top "Workhorses" by Washingtonian magazine, and was called a "hero for working families" by nationally syndicated columnist Tom Oliphant .

Save money @ Stratford Library

Have you used the Stratford Library to help save money during tough times? Share your story with Woman’s Day magazine! Do you have a story about using the resources and services at the library to save money, search for a job or manage your small business? If so, you could be selected to appear in Woman’s Day magazine. Between February 17 – May 18, women 18 and over are invited to tell their story in 700 words or less and send it to womansday@ala.org. Up to four stories will be highlighted in the March 2010 issue of Woman’s Day. For more information and to read the official rules, visit www.womansday.com/ala. The initiative was developed by Stratford Library Association, Woman’s Day and the American Library Association’s (ALA) Campaign for America’s Libraries, (ala.org/@yourlibrary) ALA's public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries and librarians. To read the Women's Day March 2009 article "The Library Made Me Healthier" click here

Sensory Storytime

Sensory Storytime will meet this Saturday, March 14th at 10:30 a.m. And ... this week's theme is blocks! I've had a peek in the box, and there are crunchy blocks, squishy blocks, and blocks with bells inside. Share stories and songs and then use all your senses to enjoy everybody's favorite toy ... blocks!

Sensory Storytime is designed for special needs children with tactile interest. Please call the Children's Department at 385-4165 to register, or for more information.

Read Around The World

Travel the world through books! Last week, we displayed India-themed books to celebrate the Oscar wins for the movie "Slumdog Millionaire." This week, check out the fiction books from or about Ireland, currently displayed in the lobby. Later in the month? Who knows where you'll go!