Library Events

The Bill Memorial Library in the City of Groton invites children in grades 1-5 to create a fall painting on Thursday, September 19 at 4:00 PM. Paint your own canvas with a colorful fall tree!  All materials are supplied. Registration is required and space is limited.

 

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

 

The Bill Memorial Library, a landmark on Groton Bank since 1890, is located at 240 Monument Street in the City of Groton, near the Groton Monument and historic Fort Griswold. To keep up with the latest happenings for adults, teens, kids and families, visit our web page at http://www.billmemorial.org, or check out our social media - follow us on Instagram at @billmemorialgrotonct or find us on Facebook at Bill Memorial Library.

Join us at the Bill Memorial Library on Thursday, September 19th at 6:00 PM for diamond painting. Diamond painting is an art form similar to paint-by-numbers using rhinestones instead of paint to color a picture. Tools and materials will be provided. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to attend. The program is free and registration is required as space is limited.

The Bill Memorial Library in the City of Groton invites children in grades 3 through 5 to an afterschool cooking class on Thursday, September 26 at 4:00 PM. Instructor Erica Benvenuti, RD, a community nutrition program educator with the UConn Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, will lead kids in creating delicious fall treats using apples. Registration is required and space is limited.

Something Else Entirely is a speculative fiction book club for busy readers that meets every other month on the second Saturday at Bill Memorial Library, starting February each year. Meetings go from 10:30-11:30 am, though members are encouraged to keep the discussion going after the fact. Selections for the upcoming book will be available one month in advance at Bill Memorial Library for convenience, though readers wishing to get an earlier start can request the book sooner by speaking to a member of staff.

What is speculative fiction? It's an umbrella term that encompasses many different genres: science fiction and fantasy, of course, but also horror, superheroes, dystopian stories and alternate histories. Something Else Entirely aims to hit a variety of moods and pacings based on member input each year, as well as hitting both contemporary speculative fiction as well as some of the classics.

2024 Selections:
February 10th: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
April 13th: The Giver by Lois Lowry
June 8th: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
August 10th: All systems Red by Martha Wells
October 12th: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
December 14th: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The Bill Memorial Library, a landmark on Groton Heights since 1890, is located at 240 Monument Street in the City of Groton, near the Groton Monument and historic Fort Griswold. To keep up with the latest happenings for adults, teens, kids and families, visit our web page at billmemorial.org; and check out our social media: follow us on Instagram at @billmemorialgrotonct or find us on Facebook at Bill Memorial Library.

There's no better time to talk about the paranormal than right before Halloween! Join us at Bill Memorial Library on Tuesday, October 22, at 6:30 pm for a presentation by Traci Boiselle, lead investigator and case manager for The Atlantic Paranormal Society, better known as TAPS. Traci, who has 16 years of experience in the field, will share basic theories of the paranormal and will introduce attendees to the TAPS method of investigation. She will also share her first-hand experiences from some of her favorite local investigations and will answer questions.

Founded in 1990, TAPS became famous with its "Ghost Hunters," "Ghost Hunters International" and "Ghost Nation" television programs.

Take your family's holiday photo at the Library this year! We provide the holiday-themed backdrop, you take the photos. You are welcome to bring your own props.

Pets are welcome to join in the pictures on Friday 11/1/2024 ONLY!

Sign up for a 10-minute time slot.

Check our web page and Facebook page for more information, or call us at 860-445-0392.

Take your family's holiday photo at the Library this year! We provide the holiday-themed backdrop, you take the photos. You are welcome to bring your own props.
Sign up for a 10-minute time slot.
Check our web page and Facebook page for more information, or call us at 860-445-0392.

Something Else Entirely is a speculative fiction book club for busy readers that meets every other month on the second Saturday at Bill Memorial Library, starting February each year. Meetings go from 10:30-11:30 am, though members are encouraged to keep the discussion going after the fact. Selections for the upcoming book will be available one month in advance at Bill Memorial Library for convenience, though readers wishing to get an earlier start can request the book sooner by speaking to a member of staff.

What is speculative fiction? It's an umbrella term that encompasses many different genres: science fiction and fantasy, of course, but also horror, superheroes, dystopian stories and alternate histories. Something Else Entirely aims to hit a variety of moods and pacings based on member input each year, as well as hitting both contemporary speculative fiction as well as some of the classics.

2024 Selections:
February 10th: The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
April 13th: The Giver by Lois Lowry
June 8th: The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo
August 10th: All systems Red by Martha Wells
October 12th: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire
December 14th: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson

Library hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The Bill Memorial Library, a landmark on Groton Heights since 1890, is located at 240 Monument Street in the City of Groton, near the Groton Monument and historic Fort Griswold. To keep up with the latest happenings for adults, teens, kids and families, visit our web page at billmemorial.org; and check out our social media: follow us on Instagram at @billmemorialgrotonct or find us on Facebook at Bill Memorial Library.