Pomfret Public Library - Events

Join us on Thursday mornings for playgroup and story time! Free play for a while with all our activities, games, and crafts and we'll finish our time together with a fun story and music moment. 10:30am til about noon
Registration is not required, this is a drop-in program. If you would like to recieve updates on Story Time, special days, and date changes, please register with your email address. 

(re) Imagine: Contemporary tellings of classic tales
Join us for an informal discussion the first Thursday of each month. 
Copies of the book are available at the library.

September 7 - Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew)
October 5 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie (Sophocles’ Antigone)
November 2 - His Hideous Heart, ed. by Dahlia Adler (Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories)
December 7 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver (Dickens’ David Copperfield)

Sam Rajaniemi will be at the library on December 7th at 6pm to share her skill and expertise in cookie decorating!
Royal Icing is typically used for decorating various kinds of desserts, though it is most common for cookie decorating. This type of icing dries hard which allows for layering different colors and achieving more intricate designs. 
Geared at adults and teens who are looking to up their cookie technique or just enjoy a fun and creative evening at the library. 

 

Engineering a house or any structure out of gumdrops isn't as easy as it sounds. This month we'll be helping the Spicer Family build a new home, seeing as ~someone~ ate their gingerbread house. Best for grades K-5. Registration required 

Join host Kim Farragher for our new evening book discussion club! We'll be meeting the second Wednesday of each month at 7 PM. No registration is necessary and books are available at the library.

December 13th: Writers and Lovers by Lily King

Join us on Thursday mornings for playgroup and story time! Free play for a while with all our activities, games, and crafts and we'll finish our time together with a fun story and music moment. 10:30am til about noon
Registration is not required, this is a drop-in program. If you would like to recieve updates on Story Time, special days, and date changes, please register with your email address. 

Year 3 of our kids book club is starting up in September! This year our theme is Renegade Readers as we jump from genre to genre throughout the shcool year. This is an "immersive" book club, we don't sit around and discuss different aspects of the book. Jump into the book with active activities, games, crafts, snacks, and even dress up if you like! There are some exciting books and activities in the works and you definitely don't want to miss this. Our meetings are an hour long on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and for children age 8-12 years. Registration required, you are signing up for the club from Sept-May (don't worry about having to miss a couple)

September's Book is "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling and there are multiple copies available at the library now.  

Meeting Dates:
Sept 26th
Oct 31st
Nov 28th
Dec 19th
Jan30th
Feb 27th
Mar 26th
Apr 30th
May 28th

Join us on Thursday mornings for playgroup and story time! Free play for a while with all our activities, games, and crafts and we'll finish our time together with a fun story and music moment. 10:30am til about noon
Registration is not required, this is a drop-in program. If you would like to recieve updates on Story Time, special days, and date changes, please register with your email address. 

2023 is almost over and its time to welcome a new year! Join us for an evening of crafts, games, karoke, treats, and more! Geared for ages 3-10y, if you have any questions on the age feel free to ask. Thursday December 28th 4pm-5pm.
Registration required so that we have a headcount for party supplies, see you there! 

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for creativity and camaraderie! We'll have half an hour of chatting about our current projects, challenges, and goals before splitting off for dedicated writing time.
All experience levels welcome, no pressure to share if you don't want to. 

Registration appreciated.

Year 3 of our kids book club is starting up in September! This year our theme is Renegade Readers as we jump from genre to genre throughout the shcool year. This is an "immersive" book club, we don't sit around and discuss different aspects of the book. Jump into the book with active activities, games, crafts, snacks, and even dress up if you like! There are some exciting books and activities in the works and you definitely don't want to miss this. Our meetings are an hour long on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and for children age 8-12 years. Registration required, you are signing up for the club from Sept-May (don't worry about having to miss a couple)

September's Book is "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling and there are multiple copies available at the library now.  

Meeting Dates:
Sept 26th
Oct 31st
Nov 28th
Dec 19th
Jan30th
Feb 27th
Mar 26th
Apr 30th
May 28th

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for creativity and camaraderie! We'll have half an hour of chatting about our current projects, challenges, and goals before splitting off for dedicated writing time.
All experience levels welcome, no pressure to share if you don't want to. 

Registration appreciated.

Year 3 of our kids book club is starting up in September! This year our theme is Renegade Readers as we jump from genre to genre throughout the shcool year. This is an "immersive" book club, we don't sit around and discuss different aspects of the book. Jump into the book with active activities, games, crafts, snacks, and even dress up if you like! There are some exciting books and activities in the works and you definitely don't want to miss this. Our meetings are an hour long on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and for children age 8-12 years. Registration required, you are signing up for the club from Sept-May (don't worry about having to miss a couple)

September's Book is "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling and there are multiple copies available at the library now.  

Meeting Dates:
Sept 26th
Oct 31st
Nov 28th
Dec 19th
Jan30th
Feb 27th
Mar 26th
Apr 30th
May 28th

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for creativity and camaraderie! We'll have half an hour of chatting about our current projects, challenges, and goals before splitting off for dedicated writing time.
All experience levels welcome, no pressure to share if you don't want to. 

Registration appreciated.

Year 3 of our kids book club is starting up in September! This year our theme is Renegade Readers as we jump from genre to genre throughout the shcool year. This is an "immersive" book club, we don't sit around and discuss different aspects of the book. Jump into the book with active activities, games, crafts, snacks, and even dress up if you like! There are some exciting books and activities in the works and you definitely don't want to miss this. Our meetings are an hour long on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and for children age 8-12 years. Registration required, you are signing up for the club from Sept-May (don't worry about having to miss a couple)

September's Book is "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling and there are multiple copies available at the library now.  

Meeting Dates:
Sept 26th
Oct 31st
Nov 28th
Dec 19th
Jan30th
Feb 27th
Mar 26th
Apr 30th
May 28th

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for creativity and camaraderie! We'll have half an hour of chatting about our current projects, challenges, and goals before splitting off for dedicated writing time.
All experience levels welcome, no pressure to share if you don't want to. 

Registration appreciated.

Year 3 of our kids book club is starting up in September! This year our theme is Renegade Readers as we jump from genre to genre throughout the shcool year. This is an "immersive" book club, we don't sit around and discuss different aspects of the book. Jump into the book with active activities, games, crafts, snacks, and even dress up if you like! There are some exciting books and activities in the works and you definitely don't want to miss this. Our meetings are an hour long on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and for children age 8-12 years. Registration required, you are signing up for the club from Sept-May (don't worry about having to miss a couple)

September's Book is "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling and there are multiple copies available at the library now.  

Meeting Dates:
Sept 26th
Oct 31st
Nov 28th
Dec 19th
Jan30th
Feb 27th
Mar 26th
Apr 30th
May 28th

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for creativity and camaraderie! We'll have half an hour of chatting about our current projects, challenges, and goals before splitting off for dedicated writing time.
All experience levels welcome, no pressure to share if you don't want to. 

Registration appreciated.

Year 3 of our kids book club is starting up in September! This year our theme is Renegade Readers as we jump from genre to genre throughout the shcool year. This is an "immersive" book club, we don't sit around and discuss different aspects of the book. Jump into the book with active activities, games, crafts, snacks, and even dress up if you like! There are some exciting books and activities in the works and you definitely don't want to miss this. Our meetings are an hour long on Tuesdays at 4:30pm and for children age 8-12 years. Registration required, you are signing up for the club from Sept-May (don't worry about having to miss a couple)

September's Book is "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling and there are multiple copies available at the library now.  

Meeting Dates:
Sept 26th
Oct 31st
Nov 28th
Dec 19th
Jan30th
Feb 27th
Mar 26th
Apr 30th
May 28th

Join us on the first Thursday of each month for creativity and camaraderie! We'll have half an hour of chatting about our current projects, challenges, and goals before splitting off for dedicated writing time.
All experience levels welcome, no pressure to share if you don't want to. 

Registration appreciated.