3D Design For Teens Via Zoom. Learn to design 3D objects in Tinkercad with Norwalk Public Library. This 3D Design class is scheduled to take place on Thursdays from 5 pm -6 pm. It will be held live on the Zoom platform. Prior registration is required to join this program. Email bhighland@norwalkpl.org to register. Ages 13-17, Ages 10-12 if accompanied by parent / guardian.

Clap, sing and dance along with Miss Deirdre and her lively and interactive music program! This program will be held on Zoom.

Where do you get ideas to write fiction stories? New and experienced writers are invited to explore new ways of generating story ideas and creative possibilities including the OuLiPo method to banish writer's block! Author and writing teacher, Kim Kovach, shares how to create unique characters and interesting stories in this 10-week adult writing program. Classes will meet each week on Zoom. Registration required. Kim Kovach teaches popular fiction and nonfiction writing classes for adults. Kim is the author of six fiction books and writes a weekly newspaper column for Halston Media. Please visit her website at www.kimkovachwrites.com

Students will learn how to code with Scratch using a computer science program called CS First. Scratch is a free block-based computer programming language developed by MIT which can be used to create interactive stories, games and animations. This online program will be offered via the Zoom platform. Login information will be emailed to participants after registration. Students in Grades 2-5 (Ages 7-11) are welcome to attend this program. It is recommended that a parent or legal guardian be with you during the program.

Grab your drumsticks, put on your favorite Talking Heads album, and revel in REMAIN IN LOVE. "A music memoir that is as much about love as music, Frantz's highly detailed, 'true inside story' is a goldmine for fans of the 1970s and '80's music scene" Books will be available for purchase through the Library and arrangements will be made for Chris Frantz to sign a gift plate. To register and to purchase books, please contact Cynde Bloom Lahey, clahey@norwalkpl.org.

3D Design For Teens Via Zoom. Learn to design 3D objects in Tinkercad with Norwalk Public Library. This 3D Design class is scheduled to take place on Thursdays from 5 pm -6 pm. It will be held live on the Zoom platform. Prior registration is required to join this program. Email bhighland@norwalkpl.org to register. Ages 13-17, Ages 10-12 if accompanied by parent / guardian.

Students will learn how to code with Scratch using a computer science program called CS First. Scratch is a free block-based computer programming language developed by MIT which can be used to create interactive stories, games and animations. This online program will be offered via the Zoom platform. Login information will be emailed to participants after registration. Students in Grades 2-5 (Ages 7-11) are welcome to attend this program. It is recommended that a parent or legal guardian be with you during the program.

Nonfiction Chat with Tina via Zoom. The lead books highlighted in that session will be Au Revoir, Tristesse by Viv Groskop and Socrates Express by Eric Weiner. For more information and for a Zoom invitation, email vkramer@norwalkpl.org

Not sure if there were recent changes in your Medicare coverage and want to make changes? Open Enrollment is the time to review your coverage! Open Enrollment begins Thursday October 15th and ends Monday December 7th. Call Eva Beau-Span at (203) 434-0664 to schedule your appointment! All appointments will be held at the Norwalk Library on Belden Avenue this year.

CHOICES Medicare Counseling will provide two counselors from CHOICES (Connecticut's program for Health insurance assistance, Outreach, Information and referral, Counseling, Eligibility Screening). Counselors are available by appointment. During the open enrollment period they are available weekly on Friday's, October 16 - Dec 4. Appointments are available between 10:00am -1:00pm. Please register by visiting the Reference Desk or calling 203-899-2780 x15106

Where do you get ideas to write fiction stories? New and experienced writers are invited to explore new ways of generating story ideas and creative possibilities including the OuLiPo method to banish writer's block! Author and writing teacher, Kim Kovach, shares how to create unique characters and interesting stories in this 10-week adult writing program. Classes will meet each week on Zoom. Registration required. Kim Kovach teaches popular fiction and nonfiction writing classes for adults. Kim is the author of six fiction books and writes a weekly newspaper column for Halston Media. Please visit her website at www.kimkovachwrites.com

There's a new online High School Book Club for you at the Norwalk Public Library! We'll be reading and talking about books that have been nominated for the 2021 High School Nutmeg Book Award, starting with The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo. You can check out a physical book from the library through curbside pickup, or download it free through Hoopla.

Not sure if there were recent changes in your Medicare coverage and want to make changes? Open Enrollment is the time to review your coverage! Open Enrollment begins Thursday October 15th and ends Monday December 7th. Call Eva Beau-Span at (203) 434-0664 to schedule your appointment! All appointments will be held at the Norwalk Library on Belden Avenue this year.

Jacqueline (Jackie) Algon studied Zoology/Pre-Med as an undergraduate, holds her MA in ESL, and her PhD in Information Science. After working for Merck & Co., Inc. in New Jersey for 32 years, and consulting for a decade, she retired and discovered a new 'calling' in conservation and nature. Jackie became a Master Gardener in 2006, and serves on the Wilton Conservation Commission and Chairs the Town's Tree Committee. She co-chairs the Conservation Committee of Wilton Garden Club, and is a founding member of the Northeast Pollinator Pathway. Contact Sally at snacker@nowalkpl.org with any questions

CHOICES Medicare Counseling will provide two counselors from CHOICES (Connecticut's program for Health insurance assistance, Outreach, Information and referral, Counseling, Eligibility Screening). Counselors are available by appointment. During the open enrollment period they are available weekly on Friday's, October 16 - Dec 4. Appointments are available between 10:00am -1:00pm. Please register by visiting the Reference Desk or calling 203-899-2780 x15106

Where do you get ideas to write fiction stories? New and experienced writers are invited to explore new ways of generating story ideas and creative possibilities including the OuLiPo method to banish writer's block! Author and writing teacher, Kim Kovach, shares how to create unique characters and interesting stories in this 10-week adult writing program. Classes will meet each week on Zoom. Registration required. Kim Kovach teaches popular fiction and nonfiction writing classes for adults. Kim is the author of six fiction books and writes a weekly newspaper column for Halston Media. Please visit her website at www.kimkovachwrites.com

Students will learn how to code with Scratch using a computer science program called CS First. Scratch is a free block-based computer programming language developed by MIT which can be used to create interactive stories, games and animations. This online program will be offered via the Zoom platform. Login information will be emailed to participants after registration. Students in Grades 2-5 (Ages 7-11) are welcome to attend this program. It is recommended that a parent or legal guardian be with you during the program.

Not sure if there were recent changes in your Medicare coverage and want to make changes? Open Enrollment is the time to review your coverage! Open Enrollment begins Thursday October 15th and ends Monday December 7th. Call Eva Beau-Span at (203) 434-0664 to schedule your appointment! All appointments will be held at the Norwalk Library on Belden Avenue this year.

It’s July 1921, “flickers” are all the rage, and Irene Van Beck has just declared her own independence by jumping off a moving train to escape her fate in a traveling burlesque show. When her friends, fellow dancer Millie Martin and comedian Henry Weiss, leap after her, the trio finds their way to the bright lights of Hollywood with hopes of making it big in the burgeoning silent film industry...What begins as a quest for fame and fortune soon becomes a collective search for love, acceptance, and fulfillment as they navigate the backlots and stage sets where the illusions of the silver screen are brought to life. The book is available to Norwalk library cardholders in print, and in ebook and e-audiobook versions on Overdrive. Please contact Caryn, at cfriedman@norwalkpl.org to register, and for information about joining this live program

Welcome to the NPL Video Game Club! Video games are a part of so many people's lives these days, and perhaps more so now in a COVID-19 world. Considering in-person meetups are not an option at current time, why not take advantage of the wonderful opportunities technology grants us, and host an online meetup? Join our resident gamer Aldo as he plays a rotating selection of video games each week, while also leaving the door open for discussions about video games, be it gaming news, memories, or friendly debates! Sit back, relax, and meet some new friends through the wonderful avenue of online networking!

Trick-or-Treaters can come in costume to our front door for a bag of treats! *While supplies last*