You may register online, in person, or by calling the library 860.673.3331

Knitting @ the BPL
Wednesday, February 8 and March 7
@ 6:30 pm

Join us at the library for our knitting program. It is a great time to sit and work on your projects while meeting new knitting friends. All are welcome to attend and knit with us no matter what your skill level is. Knitting lessons and project help are also available in the fun and supportive environment.

You may register online, in person or by calling the library 860.673.3331

Outlook & Opportunities
Wednesday, February 1 @ 6:30pm

Should I ......
Get back into the market?
Worry about my municipal bonds?
Invest in emerging markets?

Find the answer to these questions and more at our Outlook and Opportunities seminar with financial planner James Zeller.

Registration required. You may register online, in person, or by calling the library 860.673.3331

Love, Laughter & Living Used Book Sale
February 11, 2012, 10 am to 4 pm
“Books to warm the heart”

Black Forest Bake Sale
February 11, 2012, 10 am ’til sold out
Delicious chocolate & fruit baked goods.

Bakers Wanted - See sign-up sheets at the library for more details. Bakery donations call Nancy at 860-673-9132. Drop off baked items February 10, from 10:00am to 5:00pm and February 11  9:00am-10:00am.

Love, Laughter & Living Used Book Sale and The Black Forest Cake Sale are sponsored by Burlington Library Association “Friends of the Library,” whose consistent support is needed to supplement the Burlington Public Library’s town tax appropriation.

Computer Class - Adobe Photoshop Elements
Saturday, February 18 @ 1:00 pm

Learn some tips and tricks on photo management using photoshop elements.

Registration required. You may register online, in person, or by calling the library 860.673.3331

AM Book Discussion
Tuesday, February 21 @ 11:00 am
Start your morning with a good book, good food, and good friends.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

In nineteenth-century China, in a remote Hunan county, a girl named Lily, at the tender age of seven, is paired with a laotong, “old same,” in an emotional match that will last a lifetime. The laotong, Snow Flower, introduces herself by sending Lily a silk fan on which she’s painted a poem in nu shu, a unique language that Chinese women created in order to communicate in secret, away from the influence of men. As the years pass, Lily and Snow Flower send messages on fans, compose stories on handkerchiefs, reaching out of isolation to share their hopes, dreams, and accomplishments. Together, they endure the agony of foot-binding, and reflect upon their arranged marriages, shared loneliness, and the joys and tragedies of motherhood. The two find solace, developing a bond that keeps their spirits alive. But when a misunderstanding arises, their deep friendship suddenly threatens to tear apart.

Books available at the library for participants. No registration required. New members welcomed.

Classic Film Fest @ the Library
The classic film fest is back!
Saturday, February 25 @1:00 pm

Enchanted Cottage with Dorothy McGuire
and Robert Young

After a crash disfigures his face and maims his body, pilot Oliver Bradford (Robert Young) hides from family and friends in a seaside cottage. There he befriends homely, gentle Laura Pennington (Dorothy McGuire). The two marry for companionship - until some rare magic within the cottage transforms them into ardent and beautiful lovers. Director John Cromwell's delicate, achingly romantic film is based on Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, written in a post-World War I era of broken men returning to families who could not recognize them. When history sadly repeated itself, World War II film audiences likewise embraced a story of the transcendent power of love. The film so moved Young that he named his own California home The Enchanted Cottage.

A brief discussion will precede the start of each movie. Popcorn will be served.
No registration required.

Evening Book Group
Tuesday, February 28 @ 7:00 pm

A visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

Jennifer Egan’s spellbinding interlocking narratives circle the lives of Bennie Salazar, an aging former punk rocker and record executive, and Sasha, the passionate, troubled young woman he employs. Although Bennie and Sasha never discover each other’s pasts, the reader does, in intimate detail, along with the secret lives of a host of other characters whose paths intersect with theirs, over many years, in locales as varied as New York, San Francisco, Naples, and Africa.

Books available at the library for participants. No registration required. New members welcomed.