Books Over Coffee for TEENS!

You are invited to join us for a discussion of the One Book, One Stratford selection of The Black Girl Next Door by Jennifer Baszile.   This special Books Over Coffee event for Teens will take place Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Stratford Library Lovell Room.  Please call 203-385-4167 for more information.

Wii Fit Event

Calling all Teens!
(grades 7-12)
Are you a Wii Fit fan!  Join us in the Lovell Room on Thursday February 18, 2010 from 3:00-4:00 pm for some Wii Fit fun.  Bring a friend.  Call 203-385-4167 or stop by Teen Services for more information.

Black History Month Contest

South End Community Center and Stratford Library Teen Services Department announce our annual Black History Month Contest for Stratford students in grades 6 - 8.

Essays or art must be returned to the Stratford South End Community Center or the Stratford Library Teen Services Department by February 12, 2010.

First, Second and Third Prize winners will be formally announced and prizes awarded at a celebration event on Thursday, February 25, 2010 in The Stratford Library Lovell Room from 5-6:30p.m.  Click here  or call 203-385-4167 for complete details about how to enter and win!

Teens are invited!

“One Book, One Stratford”, a community-wide reading event has announced programs for the January-March 2010 event. The idea behind the “One Book” program is that everyone in town reads the same book at the same time, much like a town-wide book club. The library has chosen Jennifer Baszile’s The Black Girl Next Door, her acclaimed memoir about growing up black in a white section of Los Angeles in the 1970s and ‘80s. The series is co-sponsored by Simon & Schuster and the Stratford Library Board of Trustees. All events take place in the Lovell Room and are free and open to the public.

Programs scheduled in conjunction with the “One Book” celebration are:

• A Conversation with Jennifer Baszile – Intergenerational, intimate discussion with the author. Tuesday, March 2 at 6:30 pm.
• FINALE! Notable area residents will share personal reflections about The Black Girl Next Door with special guest Jennifer Baszile in attendance. Tuesday, March 23 at 6:30 pm.

HOSA meeting cancelled

The HOSA meeting scheduled for today, January 21, 2010, in the Lovell Room from 3-5 pm has been canceled by its organizers.

Black History Essay Contest

South End Community Center and Stratford Library Teen Services Department announce our annual Black History Month Contest for Stratford students in grades 6 - 8.


Essays or art must be returned to the Stratford South End Community Center or the Stratford Library Teen Services Department by February 12, 2010.

First, Second and Third Prize winners will be formally announced and prizes awarded at a celebration event on Thursday, February 25, 2010 in The Stratford Library Lovell Room from 5-6:30p.m.
Choose one of the following topics:
Essay 1:
Write an essay about any African American past or present (both famous and not so famous) and why you think that he or she should receive the Nobel Peace Prize or any other similar award.

Essay 2:
Write an essay about any African American past or present (both famous and not so famous) and explain why you would like to grow up to be like that person.


Write a poem or create artwork :
Write a poem or create a drawing or other artwork about an African American person or a special event in African American history.

All essays must be typed with a cover page including student’s name, age, phone number, school, grade and teacher

For more information contact:
South End Community Center  203-377-0689                                                       
Stratford Library Teen Services  203-385-4167

New Computers Are Here!

Come on in and check out the new computers in Teen Services. The PCs are brand new and ready for you to access the internet and use Microsoft Office applications. The PCs have read/write CD drives and USB ports to save your work. We have new black & white and color printers too!

Come in and see us in 2010!