Hagaman Offering Cool Summer Stuff

Yup, there is a reading group at the Hagaman Memorial Library going on this summer. But the town's only library is offering the community so much more. Like a World War II machine gunner who will be guest speaker for the veterans discussion group later this month. And an identity theft seminar in July.

Check out the listings below. You just might see something that piques your interest. It's free. It's local. It's good stuff.

June 29, 2 p.m.: The WW II Veterans Discussion Group will feature Joseph Minto, a private, first class and machine gunner with the U.S. Army in Europe, who will show a DVD in which he is interviewed about his experiences when his river assault boat was knocked upside down by a German shell.  He will also speak about his involvement in the capture of Wernher von Braun.

July 5, 2 p.m.: A workshop on identity theft. Webster Bank rep Renee Gonzalez will talk about identity theft and offer useful tips and resources to help reduce the risk of being an identity-theft victim.

July 6 and Aug. 17, 6 p.m.:  New Haven tutor Ellis  Ratner will give an SAT preparation seminar, covering effective time management,  optimum approaches to the critical reading, sentence improvement and sentence error  identification sections.  He will focus on effective and rapid vocabulary development and how best to address  the essay writing section.

July 14, 7 p.m.: Learn about day trips and picnic areas in Connecticut with author Jan Mann. She will share recipes from her book, "Cruising Connecticut With a Picnic Basket," intermingled with the background of how her book came to be written (it took 25 years). Signed books will be available for $15. Part of the Novel Destinations Adult summer reading program, which runs every week from July 5 through Aug. 31.