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Saturday, June 7, 14, and 28

This class will include a review of supplies needed, scene composition, and techniques for plein air painting. Weather permitting, some class time will be outdoors for those who wish to paint in natural surroundings. $75 for all three classes.

Registration is required.

Saturday, June 7, 14, and 28

This class will include a review of supplies needed, scene composition, and techniques for plein air painting. Weather permitting, some class time will be outdoors for those who wish to paint in natural surroundings. $75 for all three classes.

Registration is required.

Presented by Robert Lavorgna, UCONN Advanced Master Gardener 2024, UCONN Certified Master Composter 2024, UCONN Certified Master Gardener 2022

Mr. Lavorgna has taught “Composting for the Backyard Gardener” a multi-week class for the OLLI program at UCONN Waterbury Branch; mentored students at the UCONN Master Gardener Program; presented and discussed gardening and composting in many locations throughout northwestern Connecticut; presented Composting Basics at the Simsbury Sustainability Fair; and was a Garden Associate at White Flower Farm assisting in design, selection and care of plants. There will be three model composters on view at the event, two of which (a countertop electric and a wooden slat bin compost) will be given away in a drawing at the Ag Fair in September. Library attendees may enter their name in the drawing at no cost.

Please register for this event.

Sponsored by The Cornwall Conservation Commission and the Cornwall Library

The show includes watercolors of all sorts of gardens, flower gardens, vegetable gardens, and even some “gardening” of the woods. Just about all of the paintings are of Cornwall gardens. Moon will also show two botanically themed, elaborately embroidered jackets. Registration is requested for the reception.

The Library’s new Nature Group at the Library chose The Serviceberry, Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World as the next read. The author, Robin Wall Kimmerer is an indigenous scientist and as she harvests Serviceberries with the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity, the heart of the indigenous gift economy and how it informs values. The Serviceberry “distributes its wealth, its abundance of sweet, juicy berries, to meet the needs of the natural community. And this ensures its own survival.”  It can serve as a model, one based on reciprocity rather than accommodation, where wealth and security come from the quality of our relations, not from the illusion of self-sufficiency. Katie Freygang and Anne Zinsser will lead the discussion.  All are welcome.  There are several copies of the book available to borrow.

A presentation by Dee Salomon, an expert on native habitat restoration and the “Ungardener” columnist at the Lakeville Journal.

Dee Salomon writes, advocates, and consults on native habitat restoration. A former publishing and marketing executive, Dee moved from New York City to Litchfield County over a decade ago and began clearing invasive plant species from the woodland adjacent to the house where she and her husband now live full time. Dee has rehabilitated the 15 acres where she lives into a woodland paradise that nurtures native plants and animals. Along with many other ungardeners across the country, Dee advocates for the restoration of native habitats by removing invasive plant species and propagating native plants. She writes on the topic for several publications and has a monthly column in the Lakeville Journal, which can also be found on her website, Theungardener.com.

This talk will be held at the Cornwall Town Hall, 26 Pine Street in Cornwall Village, and will be followed by a cocktail reception next door at The Cornwall Library with live music by the Crownback Funk Trio.

Tickets are $40 for the talk, $30 for the garden tours or $65 for both. Please register and purchase via the link.

Explore four delightful Cornwall gardens, two of them new to the tour.

Tickets are $40 for the talk, $30 for the garden tours or $65 for both. Please register and purchase via the link.

Tickets and maps for the garden tour may be picked up at the Library on Friday, June 20 between noon and 5:30pm or on Saturday, June 21, from 10am, where there will also be a sale of new and out-of-print garden books and Thinking About Gardens, an exhibit of watercolors of Cornwall gardens by Ellen Moon.

The Annual Meeting of the Cornwall Library will be held at 4pm on June 27.

All are welcome, live or via this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82282562779?pwd=ETv5ngBYM9fpXrk2FfhBIDArk759dr.1

Saturday, June 7, 14, and 28

This class will include a review of supplies needed, scene composition, and techniques for plein air painting. Weather permitting, some class time will be outdoors for those who wish to paint in natural surroundings. $75 for all three classes.

Registration is required.

In 2021, Hali Lee was named to Forbes’ 50 Over 50: Impact in recognition of her work as a founder of the Donors of Color Network, the first-ever national network of wealthy folks of color, and Philanthropy Together, a national collective giving support organization. Today, she leads a boutique consulting practice, Radiant Strategies. In “The Big We,” Hali Lee strikes the balance between personal stories, industry critique, and practical instruction. Betsy Vorce will interview Lee. Vorce is a Senior Communications and Marketing Executive with extensive experience at iconic, high-visibility non-profit and commercial organizations and a consultant for a wide range of cultural, media, and mission-driven institutions.

Registration is required.

Come join us for a week of reading, arts & crafts, and new & exciting enrichment activities.

Open to ages 6-11, camp runs from 9am-5pm daily, $100 per child per session.

Email CornwallLibraryYA@gmail.com with questions!

Camp Guidelines: Campers must be entering 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade in the fall school year of 2025. Each week of library camp costs $100. The full cost of $100 must be paid at the time of registration in order to secure your camper’s spot. Scholarships are available. Library camp will be held Monday-Friday. Drop-off is at 9:00am each day and pick-up is at 5:00pm each day. Special arrangements can be made for early drop off or late pickups. We ask that families who register have the intent of their camper attending for the full 5 days of their registered session. Please present a photo ID in order to pick up your camper. Your camper must be reasonably self-sufficient and able to follow directions in order to take part in the program. No meals or snacks will be provided by the library and must be provided by caregivers at morning drop off, each day.

Come join us for a week of reading, arts & crafts, and new & exciting enrichment activities.

Open to ages 6-11, camp runs from 9am-5pm daily, $100 per child per session.

Email CornwallLibraryYA@gmail.com with questions!

Camp Guidelines: Campers must be entering 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, or 5th grade in the fall school year of 2025. Each week of library camp costs $100. The full cost of $100 must be paid at the time of registration in order to secure your camper’s spot. Scholarships are available. Library camp will be held Monday-Friday. Drop-off is at 9:00am each day and pick-up is at 5:00pm each day. Special arrangements can be made for early drop off or late pickups. We ask that families who register have the intent of their camper attending for the full 5 days of their registered session. Please present a photo ID in order to pick up your camper. Your camper must be reasonably self-sufficient and able to follow directions in order to take part in the program. No meals or snacks will be provided by the library and must be provided by caregivers at morning drop off, each day.