Adult Monthly Program Calendar for May 2024

MAY 
PROGRAMS 
Adults 
Tuesday, May 21, 6:30PM – 7:30PM  
AI Essentials: A 60-Minute Primer * 
With Mary McPheat Vice President of Opera-
tions with Magnetude Consulting. 
Co-Sponsored with Groton, Stonington Free, 
Wheeler of North Stonington and the Otis  Li-
brary of Norwich.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tuesday, May 21, 7:00PM - 8:00PM ONLINE 
Virtual Author Talk with Rebecca F. Kuang* 
 
Thursday, May 23, 6:30PM - 7:30PM  
Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone! 
The Importance of Historical Preservation 
with Stefon Danczuk from 
Preservation     Connecticut. 
Co-sponsored by Waterford 
Historical Society. 
 
 
Friday, May 24, 1:00PM—2:30PM 
Friday Afternoon Book Club 
Bewilderment by Richard Powers (2022) 
 
Tuesday, May 28, 6:00PM - 7:00PM ONLINE 
Social Security Myths & Realities: What You 
Should Know* with Rod Duxbury, a Ray-
mond James Financial Advisor with Liberty 
Bank . 
This program is hosted by Otis Library, Groton 
Public Library, Mystic & Noank Library, Bill 
Memorial Library, Waterford Public Library, 
and Wheeler Library.  
Wednesday, May 1, 3:00PM - 4:00PM ONLINE 
Virtual Author Talk with Douglas Brunt* 
 
Wednesday, May 1, 6:30PM – 7:30PM  
Mystery Book Club 
The Arctic Fury by Greer Macallister (2020)   
 
Fridays, May 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31, 
11:00AM - 12:30PM  
Scrabble Club 
All ages and abilities. 
 
 
 
Wednesday, May 8, 6:30PM – 7:30PM  
Out of the Basement: Working Together to Achieve 
Mental Health (A panel discussion.) 
See back for more details. 
 
Wednesday, May 8, 7:00PM - 8:00PM ONLINE 
Virtual Author Talk with Nina Simon * 
 
Thursday, May  9, 6:30PM - 8:00PM  
World Affairs Lecture on Russia with Dr. Eric Fleury 
 
Monday, May 13, 7:00PM - 8:00PM ONLINE 
Speculative Fiction Book Club* 
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (2021)    
 
 
Wednesday, May 15, 6:30PM – 
7:30PM  
Guest Author Katie Tietjen* 
See back for more details. 
05/24 
All programs are free and open to the public.  * Registration is suggested or required. 
Access our online event calendar for more information and to register. 

www.waterfordpubliclibrary.org        
All programs are free and open to the public. 
All programs are in person unless online is specified. 
49 Rope Ferry Rd Waterford, CT 06385 
860-444-5805 
www.waterfordpubliclibrary.org 
Please help if you can. 
Support the library and donate to our Annual fund drive. 
Mental health awareness month 
Art Wall: Camilla Buckley 
Her art will include watercolors, flower drawings, 
zentangles, mixed media, and collage. 
Wednesday, May 8, 6:30PM – 7:30PM  
Out of the Basement: Working Together to Achieve Mental Health (A panel discussion.) 
Join author and psychology teacher James Rourke as he discusses the role mental 
health plays in our lives and in his novel Out of the Basement. 
Insights will be provided by a special guest panel: Jennifer Muggeo, Director of 
Health, Ledge Light Health District, Dani Gorman, Human Services Administrator, 
Town of Waterford, and Lori Hauser, School Psychologist, Waterford High 
School.   
Wednesday, May 15, 6:30PM – 7:30PM  
Guest Author Katie Tietjen* 
We are excited to welcome Katie Tietjen to our library!  Inspired by the real-
life mother of forensic science, Frances Glessner Lee, and featuring a whip-
smart, intrepid sleuth in post-WWII Vermont, this debut historical mystery 
will appeal to fans of Victoria Thompson and Rhys Bowen.  Drawing inspira-
tion from true crime and offering readers a smartly plotted puzzle of a mys-
tery, Death in the Details is a stunning series debut.  
 
Bank Square Books of Mystic will be available at this event to     
assist with purchasing Katie's book.   
MAY is... 
Registration is required. 
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