Events

Wrap up our Color Your World Summer Reading Program with a tie dye party! We’re back at the Center School fields with a petting zoo, popsicles, and a DIY tie dye treat for everyone to take home. Plus, find out if you’re one of our lucky Summer Reading prize winners at 4:30pm! All ag...read more

Join Miss Jondahl as she takes this fun-filled, action-packed program on the road to Seamster Park!  This early literacy program incorporates lots of music, movement, and BUBBLES of course.  Sing songs, dance to favorites, work out those Monday wiggles. Bring a chair or blanket and meet up...read more

Start your morning with a splash—of paint and syrup! Come join us and paint what you want or follow along with Donna. No experience needed, just a hunger for creativity (and maybe waffles)

Put on your favorite pajamas and come down to the Library for a special nighttime storytime! We will read a bedtime favorite and make a fun craft together. 

Let our new pollinator garden inspire you in making a native flower pressed bookmark! All supplies is provided and registration is required.

Take a leadership role in shaping how the library serves teens like you. Bring your ideas, take initiative, make decisions, and get creative—while working as part of a fun, enthusiastic team. You’ll help plan programs, improve the Teen Space, and make a real impact. Sounds like a lot? Do...read more

Book Club gets outside for the summer, meeting at the picnic shelter at Sears Park. Bring your own comfy chair and come together to read and discuss the monthly selection. Copies of the month’s book are available for checkout at the circulation desk. Please register as inclement weather may af...read more

A storytime just for toddlers that includes music, a short book, and lots of free play! Ages 18 months-3 years. Drop ins and siblings welcome.

Designed for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers, this program features longer stories and a simple craft.  This program is a great way to build school readiness skills and to interact with other families in the community. Drop ins and siblings welcome.

Read with a canine buddy! Readers will be assigned a 15-minute time slot between 3:30-4:30pm to read to Jovie, a certified therapy dog. This is a great opportunity to read aloud in a comfortable environment, which can help improve comprehension and confidence!

A story time program for children ages 0-24 months and their caregivers. This early literacy program combines music & movement, bounce & lapsit, fingerplays, puppets and playtime.  Introduce your baby to the library, make new friends, find your happy place!Held in the library community ...read more

Drop into the Library Community Room with your current craft project and enjoy the company of other creative community members. Optionally, bring your own brown-bag lunch.

Join our Teen Writing Circle to express yourself and unleash your creativity! Bring your thoughts and ideas and enjoy a space where you can write and connect with fellow young writers in a supportive and inspiring environment. We’ll free write and have some time to share your work and inspire ...read more

As seasoned Connecticut horsewomen, photographer Sarah Grote and author Andrea Steele bring awareness to how equines come to be at risk, and introduce you to the Connecticut people who work tirelessly to rebuild the lives of these animals. In sensitive, revealing, and inspirational stories of n...read more

A storytime just for toddlers that includes music, a short book, and lots of free play! Ages 18 months-3 years. Drop ins and siblings welcome.

Designed for children ages 3-5 years old and their caregivers, this program features longer stories and a simple craft.  This program is a great way to build school readiness skills and to interact with other families in the community. Drop ins and siblings welcome.

Come play Magic: The Gathering! Whether you already know how to play the card game or want to learn, come together and play with people of all skill levels. Bring your own decks or use one of ours. For grades 7-12. 

A story time program for children ages 0-24 months and their caregivers. This early literacy program combines music & movement, bounce & lapsit, fingerplays, puppets and playtime.  Introduce your baby to the library, make new friends, find your happy place!Held in the library community ...read more

Drop into the Library Community Room with your current craft project and enjoy the company of other creative community members. Optionally, bring your own brown-bag lunch.