Adults

Plainfield Historical Society meeting at the Meriden Library.

Mindful Mondays are designed for you to start your week with an
intentional pause and practice a meditation exercise with your community.

All you need to do is show up, turn your phone off, and be!

This is a drop-in time for you to come with your tech questions.

Please come with your device(s) and all necessary
passwords. We can take this time to make sure you are
set up properly to take advantage of all the library has
to offer, or to help you get up and running with your
email program, social media, and the like.
If we can’t help you, we’ll find an answer or point you in
the direction of finding it yourself. We hope you’ll take
advantage of this new service. If the time is not right for
you, just let us know and we can set up an appointment.
Tech Tuesdays @ PRML - 10:30-11:30 am (drop in help)
Tech Thursday @ ML - 3-4: 30 pm (drop in help)

PRML 9:30 am to 11:30 am in the meeting room.

Meriden Library

Wednesdays 10-11 am

Plainfield Democratic Committee Meeting

Drop-in board games - 2 pm at the Meriden Library

This is a drop-in time for you to come with your tech questions.

Please come with your device(s) and all necessary
passwords. We can take this time to make sure you are
set up properly to take advantage of all the library has
to offer, or to help you get up and running with your
email program, social media, and the like.
If we can’t help you, we’ll find an answer or point you in
the direction of finding it yourself. We hope you’ll take
advantage of this new service. If the time is not right for
you, just let us know and we can set up an appointment.
Tech Tuesdays @ PRML - 10:30-11:30 am (drop in help)
Tech Thursday @ ML - 3-4: 30 pm (drop in help)

Kevin’s informal talk covers a few of the main topics of his book about New England stone walls, The Granite Kiss (Countryman Press), touching on history, technique, stylistic development, and aesthetics. He explains how and why New England came to acquire its thousands of miles of stone walls, how they and other dry stone structures were built, how their styles emerged and changed over time, and their significance to the famous New England landscape. Other topics may include: differences in approach between historical and contemporary wall-builders, a discussion of restoration tips and techniques, and information about design, acquisition of materials, preservation, and analysis. There is always a generous question-and-answer period, during which listeners are encouraged to bring up specific problems or projects on their own properties. Along the way, Kevin occupies himself building a miniature wall or walls on a tabletop, using tiny stones from a five-gallon bucket. He often brings along his collection of books about stonework, and copies of The Granite Kiss will be available for sale, as well as his most recent book, Stone Building – How To Make New England Style Walls and Other Structures The Old Way. Since the publication of The Granite Kiss, Kevin has presented his program at dozens of historical societies, bookstores, and town libraries all over New England, including Canterbury Shaker Village, the NH Historical Society, Castle-in-the-Clouds, Old Sturbridge Village, Boston's Arnold Arboretum, and many, many more.