Join us for upcoming events, classes and programs at Burlington Public Library! All events are free and open to the public. Registration required where noted.
Join us in the Community Room for an engaging watercolor program for adults of all skill levels! Nancy Roman will generously provide all materials for this painting program, but registered participants must bring in a 5x7 photograph/print of their furry, scaly, or feathered friends for reference. Once the two hour long workshop is complete, participants will have a unique watercolor portrait of their pet ready to be framed and hung up at home!
Let's get the Summer Reading party started! Kick off our 2023 program with an ultimate game night featuring Apples to Apples and Superfight! Prizes to our players with the highest scores.
Snacks served.
This program is for students entering grades 5-12. Sponsored by The Burlington Public Library.
It's the most wonderful time of the year -- summer at the library!! Come and learn what's happening this summer while you check out our new sensory walk and enjoy games, crafts and more. If that's not enough, there will be cotton candy provided by Burlington's own D.J. Sugar Spinners! No registration required.
Bring your sense of wonder and your funny bone -- the whole family will ooh, ahh, and laugh along to Ed Popielarczyk's interactive magic show. Registration required.
In this first event in our Community Quilting Series, funded by a generous grant from IMLS and the Connecticut State Library, author Lizzy Rockwell joins us to tell the story of the Norwalk Community Quilt Project and the picture book it inspired, The All-Together Quilt. This event is appropriate for adults, teens and school-age children. Registration is required.
Get ready to show off your baking expertise during the Teen Department’s 2nd Annual Cupcake Wars! This year's theme is Outdoor Adventure! You bring in your unfrosted/undecorated cupcakes and we will supply the toppings and flavorings. It is up to you to make some fabulously flavored and decorated cupcakes for judging. Prizes will be awarded to the tastiest and most creative cupcakes.
This program is for students entering grades 5-12.
*Participants must bring in 2 dozen cupcakes. They may also bring in any tools to help them frost and decorate. The secret ingredient that must be used will be revealed at the start of the competition.Sponsored by The Burlington Public Library.
Join us in the Community Room for an educational presentation from the Mattatuck Museum of Waterbury! The presentor will teach attendees about the early life of surrealist artist Kay Sage, including her marriage to a prince! The presentor will also examine Sage’s poetry and artwork with attendees, and time will be allotted for any questions.
Queen Frostine invites you to register for an epic night of giant gaming! We will be turning the Community Room into a giant Candy Land board where teams will battle it out to be the first ones to the Candy Castle. It won't be an easy journey, though, as you will meet delicious obstacles along the way.
This program is for students entering grades 5-12. Sponsored by The Burlington Public Library.
Register for a delicious art project where you replicate a book cover using candy! Candy will be provided but you are allowed to bring in any special candy items to help with your design (i.e. edible googly eyes or letters). Prizes will be awarded for the best book cover re-creations!
This program is for students entering grades 5-12.
Join us on Zoom for a virtual presentation all about the art of making delicious, alcohol-free Mocktails! Presenter Meg Buchsbaum will take the time to show patrons how the humble Mocktail can take the stage at your summer parties and picnics.
Register for an evening of wearable art! We will be transforming regular t-shirts into one-of-a-kind items. Bring in as many t-shirts as you'd like to try different techniques (dark t-shirts work best for bleach art and light ones work best for Sharpie and spray tie-dye).
This program is for students entering grades 5-12. Sponsored by The Burlington Public Library.
Join us in the Community Room for an engaging discussion about the most iconic rivalry in baseball history! Presenter Marty Gitlin will enlighten patrons about the origins and growth of the tensions between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Come and learn about this niche corner of America’s greatest pastime with us!
Register for a paint party provided by the Pop Up Art School! All the materials you need to create a canvas painting will be provided as we work along with video instructions from the Pop Up Art School. Everyone will have a painted masterpiece to take home!
Space is limited! This program is for students entering grades 5-12. Sponsored by Burlington Public Library.
Read, sing, move and rhyme along with Miss April and your storytime friends! Families with children of any age are welcome. Register online for each week you'd like to attend.
Bounces and rhymes, stories and songs for little ones. Parents/caregivers to be are also invited to develop an early literacy repertoire and meet peers. We'll be sure to save time to play and chat at the end of the program! Register online for each week you'd like to attend.
Join us for our monthly book club where we discuss mysteries and historical fiction. This month, we will be discussing The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont. Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation desk beginning May 3rd. New members always welcome! Light refreshments served. Sponsored by The Burlington Public Library.
Read, sing, move and rhyme along with Miss April and your storytime friends! Families with children of any age are welcome. Register online for each week you'd like to attend.
Join us in the Community Room for our monthly adult Trivia Corner! Each month we choose a different trivia theme, and this month the spotlight is on Disney movies. Work alone, in pairs, or as a group of no more than four people against other patrons and test your knowledge!
Read, sing, move and rhyme along with Miss April and your storytime friends! Families with children of any age are welcome. Register online for each week you'd like to attend.
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