Huntington Branch Library – Shelton Library System

Sunday, May 3, 2026

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Shelton Library System

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203-926-0181 41 Church Street, Shelton, CT 06484

Upcoming Events

May

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library04May5:30 pm6:30 pmWorld of Teawith Frank KweiAgesAdults 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library05May11:00 am11:30 amBaby and MeAges0 - 2 Years Old 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library06May5:30 pm6:30 pmAdult Book Club: Cooking the BooksAgesAdults 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library07May11:00 am11:30 amToddler TimeAges3 - 5 Years Old 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library09May11:30 am1:30 pmHand Sewingwith Miss RebeccaAges8 - 14 Years Old 11:30 am - 1:30 pm

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library13May5:00 pm6:15 pmHome Tweet HomePaint Your Own BirdhouseAges6 - 12 Years Old 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library15May1:00 pm1:45 pmChip, Chip, Hooray!Storytime and Food CraftAges2 - 5 Years Old 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library19May11:00 am11:30 amBaby and MeAges0 - 2 Years Old 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library21May11:00 am11:30 amToddler TimeAges3 - 5 Years Old 11:00 am - 11:30 am

Event Organized ByHuntington Branch Library26May10:00 am12:18 pmBeaded Flag KeychainTake-and-Make CraftAgesChildren 10:00 am - 12:18 pm

Wowbrary Service

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You can see this week’s listings below:

New Items at the
Plumb Memorial Library

Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents

Survivor: Forged by Fire

Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden

The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love

Look Twice: Your Guide to Staying Safe in an Unsafe World, Volume I

Navigating Food Allergies: A Parent's Guide to Care, Coverage, and Confidence

Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans

All Carry

One of Us

Permanence

The Midnight Show

The Shock of the Light

Underlake

A Killer in the Family

Harmless Women

Hope Rises

Mad Mabel

Strangers in the Villa

The Model Patient

Chasing the Clouds Away

Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents

Reference

Why We Talk Funny: The Real Story Behind Our Accents

By Valerie Fridland. A fun, smart and surprising dive into the past, present and future of accents – and the enduring power of sounding differentAccents have long held our fascination. As far back as the 7th century BCE, Egyptian pharaohs experimented with babies to test out theories about the “original”

Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden

Home & Garden

Plant This, Not That: Over 200 Native Plant Swaps for a More Sustainable, Pollinator-Friendly Garden

By Elise Howard. "A timely, ever-so-useful guide" (Douglas W. Tallamy, author of Nature's Best Hope) to creating a native plant gardenThese days, home gardeners know that many traditional, non-native garden plants—like English ivy, barberry, and burning bush—don't support our bees, butterflies, birds,

The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love

Home & Garden

The Best Dog in the World: Essays on Love

By Alice Hoffman. Fifteen beloved authors celebrate the life-changing bond with their canine companions in this heartwarming essay collection edited by New York Times bestselling author and lifelong dog lover Alice Hoffman.Anyone who has ever been fortunate enough to share their life with a dog knows

Look Twice: Your Guide to Staying Safe in an Unsafe World, Volume I

Health, Mind & Body

Look Twice: Your Guide to Staying Safe in an Unsafe World, Volume I

By Tim Beard. Tim Beard-a career security professional who honed his expert skills in the US Marines and CIA's Clandestine Service-shows you the very secrets he has used to stay alive in risky situations in the most dangerous places on earth-secrets you can use to avoid becoming the next victim of a

Navigating Food Allergies: A Parent's Guide to Care, Coverage, and Confidence

Parenting & Family

Navigating Food Allergies: A Parent's Guide to Care, Coverage, and Confidence

By Alice Hoyt. The practical guide to managing your child's food allergy challenges.When your child has a food allergy, every season of life brings new challenges. Navigating Food Allergies is the trusted, practical resource for parents seeking clarity, confidence, and control in a world that too often

Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans

Parenting & Family

Through Mom's Eyes: Simple Wisdom from Mothers Who Raised Extraordinary Humans

By Sheinelle Jones. From the beloved TODAY show host Sheinelle Jones comes an inspiring collection of heartfelt life-lessons from hard working moms who raised some of our favorite celebrities.When Sheinelle Jones launched "Through Mom's Eyes," a recurring TODAY show segment interviewing celebrities'

New Items at the
Huntington Branch Library

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Die My Love

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Henry David Thoreau

Jimpa

Masterpiece: The Forsytes Season 1

Primate

Send Help

Shelter

Song Sung Blue

A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick

Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs

Rolling Stone and the Rise of Hip Capitalism: How a Magazine Born in the 1960s Changed America

The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet

Birds on a Wire

Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead

If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King

Piglet

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

DVDs

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Expanding upon the world created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland in 28 Years Later - but turning that world on its head - Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. In a continuation of the epic story, Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) finds himself in a shocking new relationship - with consequences

A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

Biographies & Memoirs

A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides

By Gisèle Pelicot. A Hymn to Life will tell Gisèle Pelicot's story in her words, offer solace and hope, and make a positive contribution to changing the conversation around shame and to changing the worldIn 2024, Gisèle Pelicot inspired millions of people with her astonishing courage and dignity as she

America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick

Biographies & Memoirs

America's Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, from President to Political Maverick

By Bob Crawford. An accessible and entertaining biography of our nation's greatest public servant and original political maverick John Quincy Adams, from the bassist of the Grammy-nominated band the Avett Brothers.During the tumultuous period between the era of the Founding Fathers and the disunion of

Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs

Biographies & Memoirs

Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs

By Antony Beevor. From one of our most acclaimed historians, a major new biography of one of history's most disturbing, dubious masterminds, showing how a Siberian peasant, through his seduction of the imperial household, contributed to the collapse of the greatest autocracy in the worldWhen Russia's

The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet

Outdoors & Nature

The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet

By Scott Weidensaul. From the New York Times best-selling author of A World on the Wing, the uplifting story of bird recovery, reintroduction, and habitat reclamation.As populations fall and once-great migration multitudes wither away, the future of birds may seem grim. But surprisingly, from gnatcatchers

Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead

Literature & Fiction

Cleo Dang Would Rather Be Dead

By Mai Nguyen. A darkly humorous yet uplifting novel about a grieving mother who starts working at a funeral home and discovers that the best way to honor the dead is to live—from the author of the “insightful, moving” (Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author) Sunshine Nails.All Cleo Dang

If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

Literature & Fiction

If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

By Daniel Hahn. How does Shakespeare remain Shakespeare when every word is changed? In this playful, meditative exploration of translating the world's most beloved playwright, Daniel Hahn guides us through the magic of bringing the Bard to a global audience.Shakespeare may have breathed the air of sixteenth-century

Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King

Literature & Fiction

Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King

By Caroline Bicks. After Caroline Bicks was named the University of Maine's inaugural Stephen E. King Chair in Literature, she became the first scholar to be granted extended access by King to his private archives, a treasure trove of manuscripts that document the legendary writer's creative process—most

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