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UPCOMING PROGRAMS

INFORMATIONAL PROGRAMS - Informational programs sponsored by NAMI-FVCT are held throughout the year and are open to the public free of charge.  Often experts are invited to these meetings to speak on such topics as mental health services, legal rights of the mentally disabled, financial support, etc.  Unless otherwise noted, programs are held at the Valley Community Baptist Church, 590 W. Avon Rd., Avon, CT - 2nd Floor Lecture Hall.   For more information, contact Janet at 860-620-7177 or Marilyn at 860-693-8482.
 
 
BOOK CLUB MEETINGS - Book discussions are held on a monthly basis, typically on the 4th Monday evening of each month, alternating between the Farmington, Simsbury and Bloomfield (Prosser) libraries.  Contact the appropriate library to reserve a book.  For additional information, contact the library or Janet at 860-620-7177.
The Farmington Library, 6 Monteith Dr., Farmington, CT 06032  (860) 673-6791
The Simsbury Library, 725 Hopmeadow Street, Simsbury, CT 06070  (860)658-7663
Prosser Public Library, 1 Tunxis Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002  (860) 243-9721
 
2013 Book Discussion Schedule
 
  • Monday, February 25th, 6:30-8:00 PM - Prosser Public Library - Lincoln's Melancholy by Joshua Wolf Shenk

  • Monday, March 25th, 7:00-8:30 PM - Farmington Public Library -Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia - Star wars

  • Monday,  April 22nd,  6:30 -8:00 PM - Simsbury Public Library  - Ben Behind his Voices by Randy Kaye
  • Monday, May 13th,  6:30-8:00 PM - Prosser Public Library  - Blackmen and Depression by John Head
  • Monday, June 24th,  7:00-8:30 PM - Farmington Public Library  - January First By Michael Schofield
  • Monday, July 22nd,   6.30-8.30 PM - Simsbury Public Library -  Recovered, not cured: A Journey through Schizophrenia by Richard McLean
  • Monday, September 23rd,  6:30-8:00 PM - Prosser Public Library  - Sharp by David Fitzpatric
  • Monday October 28th,  7:00-8:30PM - Farmington Public Library  - In the water they can not see you cry  by Amanda Beard
  • Monday, November 11th, 6:30 -8:00 PM - Simsbury Public Library  - Annie's Ghost by Steve Luxenburgh
2012 Book Discussion Schedule
 
  • Monday, February 27th, 6:30-8:00 PM - Prosser Public Library - Black Pain by Terri Williams - GUEST SPEAKER!

  • Wednesday, March 14th, 7:00-8:30 PM - Farmington Public Library -The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

  • Wednesday, April 11th,  6:30 -8:00 PM - Simsbury Public Library  - Exuberance by Kay Redfield Jamison
  • Monday, May 7th,  6:30-8:00 PM - Prosser Public Library  - Wrestling with our Inner Angels  by Nancy Kehoe
  • Wednesday, June 13th,  7:00-8:30 PM - Farmington Public Library  - Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him by Carlos Montalvan & Bret Witter
  • Wednesday, July 11th,   6.30-8.30 PM - Simsbury Public Library -  I never Promised you a rose Garden By Joanne Greenberg
  •  Wednesday, August 8th,  7:00-8:30 PM - Farmington Public Library  -  Broken Glass: A Family's Journey Through Mental Illness by Robert V. Hine
  • Wednesday, September 12th,  6:30-8:00 PM - Prosser Public Library  - Henry's Demon by Patrick Cockburn and Henry Cockburn
  • Wednesday, October 10th,  7:00-8:30PM - Farmington Public Library  - Reading My Father: A Memoir  by Alexandra Styron
  • Wednesday, November 14th, 6:30 -8:00 PM - Simsbury Public Library  - Songs from the Black Chair by Charles Barber

Related Files

NAMIFV 2012 conference (PDF File)
2012 Fall Conference (PDF File)
recovery conference 2013 (PDF File)

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