Library Events

Join us for some fun stories, songs, and finger plays. Then complete a related craft to take home!Ages 3-5Registration 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: 860-632-3447SeniorsRegistration Required

The knitting club meets twice a month at the library - but you can also join in via Zoom every Friday evening! Other fiber artists and crafters are also encouraged to attend.For more information on how to access the Zoom link please email our volunteer knit-club coordinator at: cromwellknitclub...read more

Rescheduled date!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! 

Join us on Tuesday mornings through the summer to work in the garden! We'll be watering, weeding, harvesting and generally doing whatever the garden needs that week. Remember to dress expecting to get messy!Located at the CBPL Children's Garden, not at the library. The garden is on Evergreen...read more

Join Food Explorers to learn how to make this healthy after-school snack while also learning how to be responsible in the kitchen!Recipe is nut-free but will contain dairy and gluten.Grades 2-5Registration Required - please only register for one session

Join Food Explorers to learn how to make this healthy after-school snack while also learning how to be responsible in the kitchen!Recipe is nut-free but will contain dairy and gluten.Grades 2-5Registration Required - please only register for one session

Join us at the CBPL Children’s Garden for stories and songs in the sun! We’ll learn how seeds grow and see what we have growing in the garden. This is your chance to show us your green thumb as you weed, water, and harvest the yummy veggies we have planted! We will also serve waterm...read more

Come take part in a relaxing crafternoon at the library. Grades 6-12Registration Required

Come wiggle, sing, dance, and get silly with librarians during our Music & Movement program!Drop in! No registration requiredAges 0-5

By popular demand, board Game Night for Adults is here! Looking for some new board game buddies? Curious to try out new and different games? Stop by and play games like Settlers of Catan, Sushi Go, and more.Drop-In - No Registration Required!Adults Only

Come enjoy a morning of children's music with sign language fun with Ms. Janine LaMendola, a musician/author/signer!Ages 0-5Registration 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: 860-632-3447SeniorsRegistration Required

Hang out with friends on a lazy Friday afternoon - play board, card or video games, make a craft, have a snack... no registration necessary, just drop in!Grades 6-12 (the grade you will be entering in September 2025)Drop in! No registration required

The knitting club meets twice a month at the library - but you can also join in via Zoom every Friday evening! Other fiber artists and crafters are also encouraged to attend.For more information on how to access the Zoom link please email our volunteer knit-club coordinator at: cromwellknitclub...read more

You and your little one will both enjoy this chance to make new friends, play, and socialize. Drop in! No registration requiredAges 0-5

Join us on Tuesday mornings through the summer to work in the garden! We'll be watering, weeding, harvesting and generally doing whatever the garden needs that week. Remember to dress expecting to get messy!Located at the CBPL Children's Garden, not at the library. The garden is on Evergreen...read more

Grab some friends and come play with the library’s NEW virtual reality system! We’ll have games like Beat Saber, Waltz of the Wizard, and more to try out.Ages 12+Drop in! No registration required 

Do you like a story with a good Happily Ever After? Which romance tropes are your favorite? There are no "guilty secret" excuses here - if you like reading romance then this is the space for you! Come join Emily for our monthly Romance Book Club meeting. We will be discussing TBD (let us k...read more

Meet with library staff Emma & Frances to discuss all of your burning tech questions or problems during a 20 minute appointment. Please make sure to bring your device, all chargers, and any passwords that you might need.

Come see The 860 and listen to some funky and soulful takes on classic tunes at the Library's Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party! Enjoy the band, lounge on a lawn chair or blanket, and picnic with food trucks including Twin Beaks Fried Chicken, Guard Dawgz hot dog cart, Kona Ice, and Bake Bake Hooray....read more

Come wiggle, sing, dance, and get silly with librarians during our Music & Movement program!Drop in! No registration requiredAges 0-5

Join us for our monthly knitting club - 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: ...read more

Join Laurie Lynn of Creative Girl Studios for an evening of crafting! 

Join us for some fun stories, songs, and finger plays. Then complete a related craft to take home!Ages 3-5Registration 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: 860-632-3447SeniorsRegistration Required

Hang out with friends on a lazy Friday afternoon - play board, card or video games, make a craft, have a snack... no registration necessary, just drop in!Grades 6-12 (the grade you will be entering in September 2025)Drop in! No registration required

The knitting club meets twice a month at the library - but you can also join in via Zoom every Friday evening! Other fiber artists and crafters are also encouraged to attend.For more information on how to access the Zoom link please email our volunteer knit-club coordinator at: cromwellknitclub...read more

Explore Connecticut’s critical role in the Underground Railroad and its dedication to preserving African American heritage with an engaging presentation by Tammy Denease, Outreach Director for the Connecticut Freedom Trail. Authorized by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1995, the trail comm...read more

Join us on Tuesday mornings through the summer to work in the garden! We'll be watering, weeding, harvesting and generally doing whatever the garden needs that week. Remember to dress expecting to get messy!Located at the CBPL Children's Garden, not at the library. The garden is on Evergreen...read more

Try out the Library's NEW Virtual Reality System! Reserve a 30 minute time slot to learn about VR and try out Beat Saber, Waltz of the Wizard, and more!

We’ll have board games and card games available so that you can play an old favorite - or try something new!Drop-In - No Registration Required!All Ages

The author of Station Eleven returns with a novel of art, time travel, love, and plague that takes the reader from Vancouver Island in 1912 to a dark colony on the moon five hundred years later, unfurling a story of humanity across centuries and space. There will be refreshments and we will get...read more

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

The knitting club meets twice a month at the library - but you can also join in via Zoom every Friday evening! Other fiber artists and crafters are also encouraged to attend.For more information on how to access the Zoom link please email our volunteer knit-club coordinator at: cromwellknitclub...read more

Stuck in a reading rut? We're here to help! Sign up for a Book Box and let us do the choosing for you! After you've registered, we'll email you a link to a google form where we'll ask a few questions about your reading preferences; at the end of the month you'll be able to p...read more

You choose a book & we'll provide an evening with snacks, warm drinks... and some peace & quiet so you can finally finish that book! Cozy up by the "fireplace" or find a quiet spot throughout the library - it’s your choice!AdultsDrop-in

Meet with library staff Emma & Frances to discuss all of your burning tech questions or problems during a 20 minute appointment. Please make sure to bring your device, all chargers, and any passwords that you might need.

Join us for our monthly knitting club - 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: ...read more

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 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner.In this exquisite story of family, food, grief...read more

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

The knitting club meets twice a month at the library - but you can also join in via Zoom every Friday evening! Other fiber artists and crafters are also encouraged to attend.For more information on how to access the Zoom link please email our volunteer knit-club coordinator at: cromwellknitclub...read more