February’s display case features the art and culture of Haiti. This collection was kindly provided by resident Dolores Caturano. Dolores visited Haiti in 1999, as part of the Outreach to Haiti program through the Diocese of Norwich. The display features photographs of the people and landscapes of […]
Read more →January’s display case features an extended show of Sandy Smith’s oil paintings, with new additions to the December collection. Barns on River Road and Route 81 are featured, as well as scenes to remind us all of the warmer months: cyclamen blooms, Hammonasset in summer, and a […]
Read more →December’s display case features the sites and scenes of Killingworth, as painted by local artist Sandy Smith. This is the 9th year we have hosted Sandy’s beautiful artwork, and this year’s array includes the last dairy farm in town, the brook off Titus Coan Road, and local […]
Read more →In October’s display case, artist and jeweler Gloria Nilsson brings awareness to the plight of the honeybee in her brand new jewelry collection titled “to Bee, Or Not To Bee”. The Honey Bee, the great pollinator we cannot live without, becomes her muse for creating unique, sculptural […]
Read more →During the month of September, the Killingworth Library will feature oil paintings by Daniel Dahlstrom. The public is invited to a reception for Dan at the library on Saturday, September 13th from 10am to noon. Light refreshments will be served. Dan Dahlstrom is a Connecticut native, was […]
Read more →To celebrate the 100th anniversary of World War I, the display case at the library will feature memorabilia from one man’s experiences toward the end of the conflict. Sergeant Percy Winslow Eustis served with the U.S. Army from fall of 1918 through spring of 1919. He first […]
Read more →Joseph Brunjes is a Wilmington, NC native who currently lives in Killingworth, CT. Joseph was a first prize winner in the 2014 Images photography competition and exhibition for his large format portraits of musicians. Primarily a film photographer, Joseph attended a wet-plate collodion workshop in December of […]
Read more →Tea Caddies are simply storage containers for loose tea leaves. At first they were made of pottery or porcelain resembling medicine bottles, shaped either round, square or flat-sided, with lids serving as measuring devices. The tea box or “caddy” came later towards the end of the 18th […]
Read more →April’s display case featured rainbows of handmade jewelry, provided by Kathy Lawton of KLSB Designs. Kathy creates her pieces using freshwater pearls, gemstones, crystals, blown glass beads, sterling silver and pewter. Her works have been featured at local craft fairs, and she designs pieces for weddings, proms, […]
Read more →At a meeting in January 1964, a group of about 20 residents voted to start an adult library in a space in the Killingworth Elementary School loaned by the Board of Education. It was to be an organization separate from the school library with its own by-laws, […]
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