Digital Security: Defending Your Accounts, Devices, & Anonymity

Milford, CT –Milford Public Library is presenting a program on digital security. Hacking affected nearly half of all Americans last year and cost businesses nearly half a billion dollars. Learn what you can do to better protect your online accounts, devices, and privacy. We will discuss types of threats, encryption schemes, strong and unique passwords, two-factor authentication, Tor/VPNs, and more. If you’re looking for methods to better secure your online presence and devices, and for ways to better protect your privacy in digital environments this is the program for you! Come down on Tuesday, April 11 at 11:00am. Milford Public Library is located at 57 New Haven Ave. in Milford, CT. To contact the Library, call 203-783-3290 or visit milfordlibrary.org.

TINKER TUESDAY in the BRAIN STATION: “WISH YOU WERE HERE!”  Tuesday April 11 from 11am-3pm Make sure you visit our library makerspace for hands-on tech and engineering activities.  And have fun with our green screen!  Take a virtual vacation and “send” a postcard of yourself “visiting” a world landmark!

The Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive, will host a program on planning your estate.  Wednesday, April 12 at 1:00 p.m. The presentation, by Attorney Marilyn S. Inge, Esq. who has been practicing in Connecticut for over 20 years, will discuss what steps you need to take and how to get started. Attorney Inge is associated with AFLAC, Transamerica and VSP Insurances.

203- 877-5131 for additional information.  

Create colorful art together inspired by our OCOS books, celebrating our diverse family stories.  For young artists ages 5 and up plus a caregiver. Space is limited.  Register beginning Monday March 27.

Loving reading romances?   You'll love this book discussion group!

In April we're discussing  Never Seduce a Duke by Maya Banks. 

Copies of the book are available in advance at the Reference Dept. 

Nappy’s Puppet’s are back!  Shadow theater is an art form enjoyed all over the world.  Come and enjoy fun and engaging stories from around the globe told with the magic of shadow puppets. 

Live @ the Mac is proud to present Emily Haviland Baker a fiddler, singer and songwriter from the Greater-Boston area.  Emily is currently a student at the Berklee College of Music, where she is she is studying with famous performers like Darol Anger, Bruce Molsky, Matt Glaser, Joe Walsh, Dr. David Wallace, Dave Hollander, Tony Trischka, Jason Anick, and Casey Driessen. 

Emily has performed at an array of different venues, ranging from halls such as New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall and Boston's infamous Symphony Hall, to venues like the Cantab Lounge & Club Passim in Cambridge, MA, and The Red Room in Boston, as well as Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, Fresh Grass Festival, & Newport Folk Festival. She performed at the Newport Folk Festival 2016, backing up Margo Price & Aoife O'Donovan.

The concert is at the Milford Center for the Arts, 40 Railroad Avenue, Milford, CT.  Tickets for the Emily Haviland Baker, Live @ the Mac show are $15.00 and $10 for MAC members. Student tickets are available for $5 with valid student ID.  The show takes place on Friday, April 14.  Doors open at 7:30PM and the show starts at 8PM.  Come and enjoy an intimate performance in a friendly environment.  Snacks, beer and wine will be available for a nominal charge.  The coffee is free.  For tickets, go to www.milfordarts.org or call (203) 878-6647, Tuesday- Friday 10- 5 pm.  Reservations are highly recommended, as Live @ the Mac events sell out quickly. For directions and further information about the Live @ the Mac series, visit www.milfordarts.org.  For more information about Emily Haviland Baker, please visit emilybakermusic.co

Mia and her abuela have so many interesting stories they want to share with one another.  But learning a new language can be a challenge.  Maybe their new pet Mango, a talking parrot can help them communicate a little better.  Animal Embassy will help us celebrate our OCOS book for young readers and show us parrots and birds from around the world and talk about the different ways they communicate.  Just like people, these birds have lots of things that make them the same and also many great things that make them unique.

Anyone who read the book – whether you loved it or not – is invited for fun activities, friends and lunchroom snacks.  We’ll be sure to save you a seat!