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Happy Birthday Jane Austen!
2025-12-16 18:00:00 2025-12-16 20:00:00 America/New_York Happy Birthday Jane Austen! Help us celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday with a film viewing, crafts, and regency fun! Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Tuesday, December 16
6:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-12-16 18:00:00 2025-12-16 20:00:00 America/New_York Happy Birthday Jane Austen! Help us celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday with a film viewing, crafts, and regency fun! Memorial Hall Library - Memorial Hall

Memorial Hall Library

Memorial Hall

Help us celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday with a film viewing, crafts, and regency fun!

Join us in Memorial Hall to celebrate all things Jane Austen, born 250 years ago on December 16, 1775. 

We will have the 2006 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice playing on the big screen. While the film plays, we will also have love tokens to design and fold, and regency paper dolls to create and decorate. 

Feel free to bring a craft of your own to work on- knitting, crochet, embroidery, etc.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Library Program--Adults |

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