Ledyard Public Library Events

Take a trip to Poppi's Planet! Through mindfulness activities, dance, and her puppet friends, Poppi addresses different personalities and emotions to foster each unique child. Inspired by Social-Emotional Learning, Poppi implements elements of empathy, compassion, and joy into each of her perfor...read more

Each week a different activity or craft will be available for you to pick up and take home to complete at your leisure. Activities will be geared toward preschool and early elementary ages.  While supplies last!Drop in to either library to pick up your craft today! 

Cookbook Club meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Gales Ferry Community Center for a potluck-style lunch. Each month we cook from a different cookbook or cookbook theme. We then discuss the process of making our chosen recipes and swap tips and tricks for the kitchen! Books can be picked u...read more

Are you a video game master? Do you play games like Fortnite, Pokemon, Legend of Zelda, or Minecraft? Test your video game expertise and knowledge against your friends and family! The winner will get a Steam gift card. Light refreshments will be provided. Ages 11-18Drop in! 

We've got the supplies--you've got the creativity!  This open studio time is for those who love to create with what is at hand.  There will be paint, brushes, easels, collage materials, markers, extra craft kits, and more.  Mrs. Burt will be there to help as needed but the bes...read more

Kelly Caisse from KDCrop Farms will present an on-site cooking demonstration on how to make a shelf stable jarred jam from fresh or frozen berries. Participants will learn about the problems of setting, foam, and preserving the fruit for later use and eating.  Other preserving methods like dehy...read more

This is a very special edition of our Lego Club!  Kids ages 5 - 12 will design and build a small LEGO creation to take home. Everyone will receive a bag of loose bricks and whatever they build with those bricks are what they take home.Special note: mini figures will stay at the library for futu...read more

Inspired by Death Cafes, created by Jon Underwood, and The Order of the Good Death, Dying to Talk About This is an open forum discussion on death. From superstitions and traditions, to funeral costs and hidden fees, or how to write wills and obituaries, each month we'll discuss another topic rel...read more

Have you ever wanted to go on an epic quest? Pretend to be a daring knight or powerful magician? Join us for a monthly Dungeons and Dragons tabletop roleplaying session! Pre-rolled characters will be provided, or roll your own, with the help of our Dungeon Master, Miss Raven! All instances are one-s...read more

Each week a different activity or craft will be available for you to pick up and take home to complete at your leisure. Activities will be geared toward preschool and early elementary ages.  While supplies last!Drop in to either library to pick up your craft today! 

Investigate Earth’s very own satellite! Participants will make moon-like craters, investigate moon phases using Oreo cookies, and design mini-rockets they can launch. We’ll take a close look at the surface of the moon, then do some moon STEAM activities which may include:-Fizzy Moon Rock...read more

Need a new bag to carry all of your books? Come to the library and make your own custom tie-dyed library tote bag! All materials will be provided. Space is limited; registration is required. Ages 11-18Registration Required 

Explore movement, rhythm, and music at the library. For babies through 5-year olds and their caregivers. No registration required.Birth - Age 5Drop in! 

Welcome to this "bring your own book" book chat! Each month we will be discussing books based on a central theme. Learn about new genres, books you've forgotten about, or even books that you absolutely loathe. Don't like the theme? Didn't get a chance to read this month? You ca...read more

No Shelf Control is a Saturday morning book club for the eclectic reader. Copies of each month's book can be picked up either Gales Ferry Library or Bill Ledyard Library.March 2026 is: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy by Douglas AdamsSeconds before the Earth is demolishe...read more

Join us on the third Monday of the month for our fiber arts club Craft & Chat! Bring whatever project you're working, be it knitting, crocheting, felting, lace making, spinning, weaving, or even nålbinding. We'll sit, talk, and slowly get through our unfinished projects togeth...read more

Are you interested in delving into your family history but don’t know where to begin? Join the Ledyard Library’s Genealogy Club! Each month, we will have a reading selection that utilizes and discusses pertinent methodologies for genealogists such as "microhistory" or interpret...read more

The February book chat was cancelled due to weather. We will discuss both books in March!Each month we meet at the Ledyard Senior Center to discuss a new book. Check in regularly to see what the next book will be!March 2026 is: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean VuongOn Earth We're Bri...read more