Investing and Photography

Investing Basics: 20 Tips for Becoming a Smart Investor.  Thurs. Apr. 18, 6:30 - 7:30pm.  John Vaccaro CFP, CLU, Westport Resources, discusses how investing fits into an overall financial plan and provides information about investing concepts, and investing itself.  For Money Smart Week @ Your Library April 20 -27.  Register.  Free. 

Tween/Teen Photography Workshop with Sally Delmerico.  Sat. Apr. 20, 2:30 – 4pm.  Learn how to take great photos with your 'point and shoot' digital camera.  Included are some basic Photoshop  techniques that will help you manipulate and enhance your photos.  Register.  Limited to 15. 

How to Pair Food and Wine! with Bernard Klem, Wine Connoisseur. Sundays Apr. 21 & 28, 2 – 3pm. You've planned the perfect meal with one of your famous entrees, now, what wine to serve?  What to do in a restaurant when everyone is eating a different dish?  Bernard Klem will answer these questions and more for people who like to cook, eat, and drink wine:  just a little common sense and sound advice!  Register for each session separately.  Come to one or both.  

Teen Book Discussion.  Tues. Apr. 23, 4:30 - 5:30pm.  April's title is Diary of a Part Time Indian by Sherman Alexie.  Please join us for discussion and refreshments!  Bring a friend.  Copies of the book will be made available in the Children's Department.   Register. 

Your Kidneys and You - Preventive Care!  Tues. Apr. 23, 6:30 - 7:30pm.  Kidney disease in our country is on the rise!  One in three Americans are at risk if they have (or get) diabetes, high blood pressure, ethnicity, a family history, or if they are over 60.  Ms. Hilditch, Regional Program Manager of the National Kidney Foundation, explains risk factors for kidney disease, and how you can protect your family's kidneys.  Please register.  Free.  

Author Talk, with Robert Tougias.  The Quest for the Eastern Cougar: Extinction or Survival?  Tues. Apr. 30, 6:30 - 7:30pm.

Children’s Events

Family Chess Club.  Sat. Apr. 20, 10am – 12pm.  Selva Selvarajan's Family Chess Club will assemble on the first and third Saturdays (except for long weekends).  Chess learners and experts from 4 to 94 are welcome. Meet in the Children's Section with your own board, or come to watch.

Storytime for 2's.  Tues. Apr. 23, 9:30am – 10am.  Toddlers bring your caregivers! Stories, music and fun.  Children or caregivers from Trumbull.  Register. 

Storytime for 2 1/2 - 3 Year Olds.  Tues. Apr. 23, 10:30 - 11am & Wed. Apr. 24, 9:30 – 10am.  Eye-catching books, fingerplays, music, and a themed craft make for a wonderful learning experience for our young pre-readers and their caregivers. Children or caregivers from Trumbull. Register. 

Pre-K Storytime. Tues. Apr. 23, 11 - 11:30am. New storytime just for children entering kindergarten in the fall.  Sharing books and songs has never been so much fun.  Child or caregiver from Trumbull.  Register.  

3 & 4 Year Old Storytimes.  Wed. Apr. 24, 10:30 – 11am.  A new addition to our story times. Sharing books and songs has never been so much fun!  Child or caregiver from Trumbull.  Register. 

Baby Cafe - 6 months to 2 years.  Wed. Apr. 24, & Thurs. Apr. 25, 11-11:30am.  Babies and caregivers can expect a jam-packed session of rhythm and rhymes guaranteed to enchant our littlest explorers. Baby's first introduction to the library! Drop in. 

Fairchild Nichols Branch

Storytime for 4 year olds at Fairchild-Nichols.  Tues. Apr. 23, 10:15 - 10:45am.  Music, stories, and a craft!  Caregivers stay in Children's area. Trumbull residents.  Register. 

Fairchild's Baby Cafe: Ages 6 mos. to 2 Years. Thurs. Apr. 25, 10:15 - 10:45am.  Introduce your little one to books, music, rhymes and finger play to bond, have fun and increase early literacy skills! Child or caregiver Trumbull resident.  Drop in.

Storytime for 2's & 3's at Fairchild Nichols Branch.  Thurs. Apr. 25, 11 - 11:30am.  Come join us for storytime!  We will have a little bit of music, a little bit of dancing, a lot a bit of stories and a show- stopping craft. Child or caregiver Trumbull residents.

Check out our website at www.trumbullct-library.org, see upcoming events from the home page, and register online. 203-452-5197.