• One Minute a Free Woman: Elizabeth MumBet Freeman, Performed by Tammy Denease

    Wardell Community Room, Scoville Memorial Library

    2:00 PM for children & families; 4:00 PM for adults.
    Tammy Denease brings to life the extraordinary Elizabeth MumBet Freeman, a Sheffield resident and the first enslaved woman to file and win a freedom suit in Massachusetts (1781), setting a precedent that would contribute to the abolition of slavery in the state in 1783.

  • Steeped in History: Tea and Liberty with Mike Harney

    The Reading Room, Scoville Memorial Library

    Join Mike Harney of Harney & Sons Fine Teas to explore the intertwined histories of tea, global colonization, and resistance that sparked the American Revolution. We’ll also hear about Salisbury’s

  • Spring Wildflowers with Margery Winters

    Wardell Community Room, Scoville Memorial Library

    Presented by the Salisbury Association in Partnership with the Scoville Memorial Library Connecticut has a myriad of spring wildflowers. During this season of colorful emergence, join us to discover why

  • Meet Your Greens with Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy

    The White Hart 15 Under Mountain Rd., Salisbury, CT, United States

    Meet Your Greens is Northwest Connecticut’s “green” happy-hour, providing opportunities to make connections and exchange news about environmental issues, conservation initiatives, local farming, land use, and more.

  • Book Launch: Tom Shachtman, A JERICHO’S COBBLE MISCELLANY

    Scoville Memorial Library 38 Main Street, Salisbury, CT

    Join author Tom Shachtman in conversation for the launch of his new book, A JERICHO'S COBBLE MISCELLANY (April 2026, Madville Publishing), a genre-bending novel depicting a New England town through over 100 voices. Told