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🌱 Patch AM: Berlin Library Unveils 'Best Books' List For 2025, What Books Are On It?
Also check out Kenn Morr at Art & Soul Music Series on the Berlin Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:
- See which 2025 reads Berlin librarians loved most
Also on today's calendar: Kenn Morr at Art & Soul Music Series.
Find out what's happening in Berlinfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Today's riddle: What did the hair spray say to the hair when it got back from vacation? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 37 and low of 32 degrees.
- Wednesday: A shower in the a.m.; cloudy, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
- Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 46 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Berlin Library Unveils 'Best Books' List For 2025, What Books Are On It? (patch.com) — Readers in Berlin can check out the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library staff’s favorite books of 2025, now highlighted in a newly released list. Library director Carrie Tyszka also reminds residents that the Berlin library offers far more than books, from museum passes and board games to upcoming 3D printing, while still celebrating reading as the heart of the community’s library experience.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Berlin
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- Kenn Morr at Art & Soul Music Series
328 Paddock Ave, Meriden
7:00 pm
Saturday January 10
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Other local events
- Tai Chi Classes in Berlin, CT
130 Webster Square Rd , Berlin
6:30 pm - The Healing Art of Tai Chi
130 Webster Square Rd , Berlin
6:30 pm
Wednesday January 7
Wednesday January 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Movers and Groovers
Farmington Library , 71 Main St , Farmington
10:00 am - Telephone BINGO
Newington, CT Calendar
1:00 pm - Alphabet Academy
Farmington Library , 6 Monteith Drive , Farmington
2:00 pm - Boys Basketball @ Griswold (Rocky Hill)
Middletown Public Schools , 311 Hunting Hill Avenue , Middletown
4:00 pm - Newington Housing Authority Regular Meeting
Newington, CT Calendar , 241 West Hill Road , Newington
4:30 pm - Russell Library Executive Committee
Middletown, CT Calendar
5:00 pm - Tween DIY Nail Art
Newington, CT Calendar , Lucy Robbins Wellles Library 100 Garfield Street , Newington
6:00 pm - Committee Concerning People with Disabilities
Middletown, CT Calendar Middletown, CT 06457
6:00 pm - Insurance & Claims Committee
Middletown, CT Calendar Middletown, CT 06457
6:00 pm - Town Council Special Meeting
Cheshire, CT Calendar
6:30 pm
Tuesday January 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Molly Maid posted a job opening for Maid in New Britain. Apply here.
- Whitsons Culinary Group posted a job opening for Warehouse and Logistics Manager - New Britain in New Britain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Berlin here.
🗞 Nearby News
New Britain
- New Britain YMCA adding 71 spots to child care program (wtnh.com)
- Special Election Day Arrives in 25th District (newbritainindependent.com)
- Advocates take a chilly dip to push back against animal abuse in Old Lyme (wtnh.com)
Southington
- Southington's New Town Website Goes Online This Week (patch.com)
Middletown
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-- The Patch AM Team
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