Curling Club Open House
As part of Winter Weekend in Norfolk, come to the Norfolk Curling Club to watch curling, enjoy refreshments and learn about this Olympic sport. A Curling Club member will be there all day on Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to explain the action and how curling is scored. There will be doubles curling matches at 10 and 11:30 a.m. followed by a Learn-to-Curl session at 2 p.m. This event is free of charge.

Kathleen and Aaron Borkowski to exhibit at Library 
Artists Kathleen Borkowski and Aaron Borkowski will exhibit their work at the Norfolk Library during the month of February. Kathleen has been a lettering artist since the 1980s when she took her first calligraphy class. She puts letters, words, and symbols together to create an image. Aaron is currently creating images using digital phone photography, which he edits and manipulates with phone applications to achieve the desired end result. Please join us at a reception for the artists on Sunday, Feb. 2, from 4 to 6 p.m 

Leila Philip to Speak at Norfolk Land Trust Annual Meeting
Leila Philip, author of “Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America,” will be the guest speaker at the Norfolk Land Trust’s annual meeting. Everyone is welcome to attend at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the Norfolk Library. A short business meeting will precede the presentation, which includes a sneak peak of Leila’s new book. Q&A and a book signing to follow. Please register on the library’s website, www.norfolklibrary.org/events.  

Mindfulness Series with Miranda Lee
Learn how to use mindfulness tools in your daily life as Miranda Lee continues her classes on Saturdays from 9:15 to 10 a.m. February’s theme is “the power of rest.” Learn how to use mindfulness to help you fall asleep, return to sleep, and find moments of rest during the day. Sponsored by the Library, this course is offered via Zoom. Anyone can join at any time. Please visit the Norfolk Library website www.norfolklibrary.org to register for the Zoom link or call front desk circulation 860-542-5075 ext. 2.

Pre-Kindergarten Screening
Botelle School will be conducting their pre-kindergarten screening for the 2025-26 school year, on Tuesday, March 18^,  from 1:15 to 2 p.m. at the school.  All Norfolk children born on or before Sept. 1, 2021 are eligible to attend this screening.  Please contact the Botelle School at 860-542-5286, ext. 200 or email Mary Pat Lasko at laskom@botelleschool.org to make an appointment. 

Books & Booties
Swap your hiking boots for your slippers and join us at the library for a discussion of Mary Oliver’s collection of essays, “Upstream,” on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 5:30 p.m. You do not need to have read the book to join us. This program is in partnership with the Norfolk Land Trust. Please visit the Norfolk Library website www.norfolklibrary.org to register or call front desk circulation 860-542-5075 ext. 2.

Documentary Film: “A Road Not Taken”
On Saturday, Feb. 15, at 4:30 p.m., “A Road Not Taken” (2010) will be shown at the Norfolk Library. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter hired a Connecticut-based energy team, including Norfolk resident Tom Strumolo, to install 32 solar hot water panels on the roof of the White House. The panels were removed after Ronald Reagan took office. In this documentary film, Swiss artists Christina Hemauer and Roman Keller investigate what happened to those panels and why they were removed. The film will be followed by Q&A with Tom Strumolo. Please visit the Norfolk Library website www.norfolklibrary.org to register or call front desk circulation 860-542-5075 ext. 2.

Winter Weekend in Norfolk is Back
Winter Weekend is coming up soon, with fun for everyone, indoors and outside. Bring family, bring friends, bring yourself and enjoy sports, food, music, art, movies and more at our own annual winter festival. For a complete schedule of event, go to https://weekendinnorfolk.org/events/  See you Feb. 22 & 23!

Concert: Irresistible Tango – from Buenos Aires to Warsaw
On Sunday, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m., pianist Natasha Ulyanovsky, flutist Gonzalo Cortez and mezzo soprano Monika Krajewska will present a musical history of the Argentinian Tango as it was developed by African, Spanish, Italian, French, Mexican and Eastern European immigrants. Please visit the Norfolk Library website www.norfolklibrary.org to register for this free concert or call front desk circulation 860-542-5075 ext. 2.

Berkshire Bateria Samba Band
Brazilian music comes to Norfolk Library on Saturday, March 1, at 5:30 p.m. just in time for Mardi Gras. The Berkshire Bateria is a lively troupe of musicians who will perform hot samba rhythms on traditional Brazilian percussive instruments including drums, bells, and shakers. Visit the Norfolk Library website www.norfolklibrary.org to register for this free concert or call front desk circulation 860-542-5075 ext. 2.