Upcoming Events

Enjoy music inspired by the world of Jane Austen as you listen to enchanting, Regency-era songs, complete with harpsichord accompaniment. Partnership with Orlando Sings. 

Farmer-florist Eileen Tongson of FarmGal Flowers leads this Jane Austen-inspired flower arranging demonstration, teaching you how to create an elegant, timeless arrangement that evokes the beauty and grace of the Regency era.

Ages 13+. A spirited young woman is sent away to live on the great country estate of her rich cousins to learn the ways of proper society in this 1999 adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1814 novel.

PG-13. 110 min runtime. 

April Novel: Mansfield Park

From Wickham to Willoughby, we love to hate them! Let’s talk about the baddies in Jane Austen's novels and how they bring depth and relatability to her writings. Partnership with Jane Austen Society of North America.

Age 18+. Explore the intersection of Georgian theater and Jane Austen’s writing, including key playwrights, actors, popular plays, and the distinctive characteristics and playhouse structures of the era.

Aching to teach one of Jane Austen's masterpieces and not sure where to begin? Whether for a full unit or a few days, learn the tools to keep your students engaged.

All ages. Drop in to play board games and party games inspired by Jane Austen's books and the parlour games of her era.

Light refreshments will be served. 

Enrollment is not required.

Be our guest for an evening of poetry, literature, and inspired art presented by the Triskelion Chapter of the National English Honor Society.

An overview of some Austen contemporaries who contributed to the Regency world through astronomy, mathematics, paleontology, politics, travel and exploration, literature, and the arts. Partnership with Jane Austen Society of North America.

Ages 2-8.

Explore Bath during the Regency era, giving focus to its architecture, social life, and cultural significance as a fashionable city.

Ages 18+. We’ll examine how Joan Hassall’s illustrations of Jane Austen’s novels for The Folio Society’s editions in the 1950's and 60's captured the elegance and social intricacies of Austen’s world with refined line-drawings.

Our Year With Jane Austen continues with a screening of the 1995 adaptation of Persuasion.

Ages 18+. What was learning like in the Regency period?

As part of the Library’s Year of Jane Austen, this month’s novel Persuasion is set shortly before Waterloo, with a key character, Captain Wentworth, a returning Royal Navy hero. Napoleon Bonaparte escaped his exile on

June Novel: Persuasion

Ages 2-7.

You and your favorite stuffed animal are invited to our Regency tea party! Enjoy an afternoon of fun with themed snacks, crafts, and games.

Go on a visual journey through Regency era women's fashion and see how it evolved throughout Jane Austen's lifetime. Partnership with Jane Austen Society of North America.

Ages 13-Adult. Like, totally join us for a special screening of Clueless as part of the library's Year with Jane Austen series!

Ages 18+. Caroline Bingley has resigned herself to a life of spinsterhood, living with her brother and his family. Jasper Soulden is a jubilant, comedic playactor who must leave his work to better provide for his family. He takes a job as Mr.

August Novel: Emma

Join us for a delightful screening of the 1996 adaptation of Emma as part of our Year With Jane Austen celebration.