Library Events

Come wiggle, sing, dance, and get silly with Ms. Emily during our Music & Movement program!

Drop in! No registration required
Ages 0-5

This program has been cancelled due to staff illness. Those who are interested in discussing Small World are invited to join us next week, Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30 pm.

Join us for our monthly book club meeting - all are welcome! Copies are available at the library's front desk, starting after the prior month's meeting.
This month we will be reading & discussing Small World by Laura Zigman.
A year after her divorce, Joyce is settling into being single again. She likes her job archiving family photos and videos, and she’s developed a secret comforting hobby: trolling the neighborhood social networking site, Small World, for posts that help solve life’s easiest problems. When her older sister, Lydia, also divorced, calls to tell her she’s moving back east from Los Angeles after almost thirty years away, Joyce invites Lydia to move into her Cambridge apartment. Temporarily. Just until she finds a place of her own.

But their unlikely cohabitation—not helped by annoying new neighbors upstairs—turns out to be the post-divorce rebound relationship Joyce hadn’t planned on. Instead of forging the bond she always dreamed of having with Lydia, their relationship frays. And they rarely discuss the loss of their sister, Eleanor, who was significantly disabled and died when she was only ten years old. When new revelations from their family’s history come to light, will those secrets further split them apart, or course correct their connection for the future?

Written with wry humor and keen sensitivity, Small World is a powerful novel of sisterhood and hope—a reminder that sometimes you have to look back in order to move ahead.
Adults
Registration Optional
 

Join us for our twice-monthly knitting club - now back in-person!
Bring yourself and your latest knitting project to work on and share. Other fiber artists and crafters are also encouraged to attend!
This club also meets virtually on Friday evenings, via Zoom.
For more information, please email the coordinator: cromwellknitclub@gmail.com
Adults
Registration Recommended

Join us for some fun stories, songs, and finger plays. Then complete a related craft to take home!

Ages 3-5
Registration Required

Join us each Friday afternoon for a fresh showing of a new film on the big screen!
Please call the Senior Center to register: 860-632-3447
Seniors
Registration Required

Don't want to leave your cozy house for the in-person Knitting Club? Then join their weekly Zoom sessions, every Friday evening! Work on your latest craft project and chat with fellow fiber enthusiasts, all from the comfort of your own home.
If you are interested in joining, please reach out to cromwellknitclub@gmail.com to request the Zoom link.

This popular program is back! Who better to practice your reading skills with than our therapy dog friends, Phoenix, Maple, and Dodger? Reserve a 20 minute time slot to pet and read to a furry companion. Make sure to come early to pick out your book!

Children of all ages
Registration Required

Come wiggle, sing, dance, and get silly with Ms. Emily during our Music & Movement program!

Drop in! No registration required
Ages 0-5

Join us for this Cromwell favorite - not your average follow-along class! Members of the Cromwell Arts Alliance will help you choose and create your own version of the month's themed painting.
Adults
Registration Required; registration will open at 10 AM

You choose a book, we'll provide an evening with snacks, warm drinks, and even a crackling "fireplace"... and some peace & quiet so you can finally finish that book!
Adults
Drop-in

Join us for some fun stories, songs, and finger plays. Then complete a related craft to take home!

Ages 3-5
Registration Required

Join us each Friday afternoon for a fresh showing of a new film on the big screen!
Please call the Senior Center to register: 860-632-3447
Seniors
Registration Required

Don't want to leave your cozy house for the in-person Knitting Club? Then join their weekly Zoom sessions, every Friday evening! Work on your latest craft project and chat with fellow fiber enthusiasts, all from the comfort of your own home.
If you are interested in joining, please reach out to cromwellknitclub@gmail.com to request the Zoom link.

Attention aspiring Pokémon Trainers! Get ready for an epic journey into the world of Pokémon. Join us for an afternoon of games, crafts, and Pokémon-inspired fun that will capture the hearts of anyone trying to catch them all!

Grades 1-5
Registration Required

You and your little one will both enjoy this chance to make new friends, play, and socialize. 

Drop in! No registration required
Ages 0-5

The Friends of the Cromwell Belden Public Library are looking for new members! Stop by their monthly meeting, and help brain-storm new ways to support your local library. The Friends provide funding for museum passes, events and more.
Drop-in! 

Embark on a cosmic adventure with our captivating Galaxy in a Jar craft designed to ignite the imagination of young stargazers!

Grades 4-6
Registration Required

New to anime? A seasoned pro? Join us to watch anime on the big screen and eat Japanese snacks or make crafts!

Grades 7-12
Registration required

Come wiggle, sing, dance, and get silly with Ms. Emily during our Music & Movement program!

Drop in! No registration required
Ages 0-5

Join us for our monthly knitting club - now back in-person!
Bring yourself and your latest knitting project to work on and share. Other fiber artists and crafters are also encouraged to attend!
This club also meets virtually on Friday evenings, via Zoom.
For more information, please email the coordinator: cromwellknitclub@gmail.com
Adults
Registration Recommended