Calendar of Events

            Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day Friday, March 17 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.  at a dinner dance at the Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive. A corn beef or roast beef. dinner will be catered by Lasse’s Restaurant.  Vinnie Carr, DJ will provide music to ensure the afternoon will be fun for everyone. Tickets for the event from are $15.00 and can be purchased at the front office of the Center through Tuesday, March 14. 203 877-5131 for additional information.

They called the steep valley of Connecticut’s Naugatuck River, "Brass Valley,” because from the time the world began running on steam and bearings, trolleys and soot, the Naugatuck Valley came to be where most of the world’s brass manufacturing happened. Brass Valley: The Fall of an American Industry (Schiffer Books, 2015) is a book of pictures and stories about how it all happened. 

Ansonia Copper & Brass was the last descendent of Anaconda American Brass, last of the “Big Three” brass-makers with working mills in the Naugatuck Valley. It operated in historic buildings on historic properties using equipment, some of which went back to the 19th century. With Wright Brothers era technology they made metal tube for 21st century submarines - until the factory closed for good in December, 2013. The book’s photographs catch the men and equipment in all stages of production and in the knick of time.

The book tells at least three stories. First, is the story of the last working brass mill, the men and the machinery used to cast, extrude, and process the metal. Second are the stories of how Brass Valley came to be, what it was, and how we changed in the process. Finally there is the story told by the pictures of the men and communities that made Brass Valley and the culture we call the American Dream.

Author Emery Roth II will appear at Milford Library, 57 New Haven Ave., on March 20 at 7pm. His talk is accompanied by vivid photographs of Brass Valley from the book and others taken more recently. He shares experiences and discoveries made while photographing, and talks about what it means to try to find Brass Valley, a place in time that has not quite vanished.

This program is free and open to the public. All are welcome.

            Aging in place and living independently as long as possible is important to you and your loved ones.  A presentation, presented by Gladys Buckman Csizmar, Director of Marketing and Sales, Home Care Plus will present and uncover the many ways home care service can help and who is eligible.  The program will take place Tuesday, March 21^st at 1:00 p.m. at the Milford Senior Center, 9 Jepson Drive. 203 877-5131

 We'll be discussing "The Dig" by John Preston.

All are welcome.

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

Drive Safely – The AARP S TAn AARP Safe  Driver course will be held from 9:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Please call Ed Berry 203-549-9629 to register.

Milford Public Library is presenting an overview of the note taking app Evernote. Big ideas, little details, and everything in between. Anything that matters to you can be captured in a note, ready for when you need it! Evernote captures everything from webpages to photos and text, so that you have easy access when you need it later on. Come on down on Wednesday, March 22 at 6:00pm and join the discussion. The Milford Public Library is located at 57 New Haven Ave. in Milford, CT. To contact the Library, please call 203-783-3290, or visit milfordlibrary.org.