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Teen Drop-In Craft: DIY Croc Charms

04/15/2024 @ 2:30pm - 04/18/2024 @ 4:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:
Drop by the Teen Space to make your own Croc Charms! This craft will be available Monday-Thursday 2:30pm-4:00pm as supplies last! First come first serve. Event will be updated if supplies run out. Open to those in Grades 7-12. Email sgen...

Disclaimer(s)

If you have special needs to attend this program, please contact the library in advance.

Bite Size Science- SPRING FLING!

10:00am - 10:30am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Science & Technology, Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
This session we will explore Spring themes while practicing our early Science concepts.  Please note: No class on April 9th ...

Movers and Groovers Dance Party

10:00am - 10:45am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film, Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
Let’s move and groove together in the Library! We will read a fun book and do some dancing. We will meet in the Gallery upstairs at the Barney. This is a drop in program. ...

Picture Book Theater

11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
Ages 3-6. Each week we’ll watch a picture book come to life on our projector screen, followed by coloring or craft time! Drop-in event.  ...

Oh Baby! Baby Storytime

9:15am - 10:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
For babies ages 0 to 12 months with their caregivers. Registration required; registering for one class registers you for the whole session.   Perfect for our littlest patrons, this storytime enriches the language learning abili...

Pop through the Pages

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 2.5 - 3 and their caregivers. Registration required; register once for the 7-week session.   Picture books with a twist! Picture books "come to life” told in an engaging and interactive way. Please note: no class April 10 ...

Library Board Meeting

6:00pm - 9:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Non-Library Events
Event Details:
There is time for public comment at each regularly scheduled Board meeting. Should you wish to speak please register with the Administration office. Click here to find the Public Comment Policy. ...

Around the World with the Very Hungry Caterpillar - American Sign Language

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for School Age Kids, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Come take a trip around the world with our favorite caterpillar!  We'll read this classic book in both English and another language, then do some fun activities together to learn about the featured culture.  You'll get a special passport bo...

Onederful Ones

9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
A fun-filled half hour for child and caregiver featuring books, fingerplays, and lots of music.  Registration required; register once for the whole session.      ...

Pint- Sized Picassos

10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
In Pint-Sized Picassos we share a story and explore a different art medium that will aim to focus on both early literacy and fine motor skills. Caregiver must accompany their child. (Please note there is a separate registration for each Pint-Sized...

Afternoons at Bijou

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bijou Film
Event Details:

Classic films and popcorn, every Thursday afternoon!

The Sound of Music (1965): Part 2 A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer. Starring Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and Eleanor Parker. Part 2: approx. 82mi...

THE NO BOOK BOOK CLUB

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Event Details:
Join the No Book Book Club where there's no assigned reading. This book club gives you the opportunity to make new friends and learn about many books in a one-hour meetup.  Do you like audiobooks? Share your favorite listen.  Are yo...

Finance 101

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Business & Personal Finance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
One in four adults agree that they could benefit from advice and answers to everyday financial questions from a professional. Do you agree with them? If so, come to our presentation, Finance101. We will help you understand your current financial stan...

PJ Storytime- Dino-ROAR! Drop-in

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones, Series for School Age Kids
Event Details:
Calling all dinosaur fans! Join us in your jammies for a PJ storytime. We will read stories and complete lots of fun hands-on activities.   ...

Tots and Tunes and Tales

9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
Drop-in program. This high-energy music and movement class will have us dancing and laughing!  We'll start with a story and then move to the music.     ...

Beekeeping Demonstration & Honey Tasting

10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gardening, Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Have you heard the BUZZ? Did you know that only female bees can sting? Learn more fascinating facts about bees and pollination during this 1-hour program. Beekeeper Mark Ceneri will lead this demonstration as he wears his bee suit and shows how be...

Fun with Math

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 4 and 5 for the child alone; caregivers must stay in the Kids’ Place. Registration required once for entire session. Please register for only one class, Friday at 1:00 or 2:00  In this Kindergarten readiness program children will read ma...

Fun With Math

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 4 and 5 for the child alone; caregivers must stay in the Kids’ Place. Registration required once for entire session. Please register for only one class, Friday at 1:00 or 2:00  In this Kindergarten readiness program children will read ma...

Swiftie Friendship Bracelet Poetry Magnets

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:
Celebrate Taylor's newest album (and National Poetry Month) by making some friendship bracelet magnets! Be a mastermind and create your very own poetic magnet masterpiece. Open to those in Grades 7-12. Register to save your seat! ...

Disclaimer(s)

If you have special needs to attend this program, please contact the library in advance.

Read to a Dog

9:30am - 11:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Please call the Library at 860-673-6791 to schedule your very own one-on-one reading time with a certified therapy dog.  Bring your own book or choose one of ours to snuggle and read.   ...

Shelf-Discovery Book Club

10:00am - 11:00am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Group
Event Details:
This book group is for those ages 18-30 looking to meet new people and discover new favorite books. Our books will range from literary fiction to sci fi/fantasy and memoirs to mystery/suspense.  This month we will be discussing "Homegoing"&nb...

Terrific Twos

9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
For two-year-olds and their caregivers. Registration required; register once for the 7-week session.  Enjoy stories together with music, finger rhymes and puppets too! Your child must be 2 when the program begins.  Please note th...

Celebrate April

10:00am - 10:45am
Barney Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0

Ages 2 - 5. Celebrate the season!  Come for a special story time and craft. Sing and dance, be prepared to get messy!

PLEASE REGISTER