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Children's Halloween Costume Swap!

09/08/2025 @ 10:00am to 09/22/2025 @ 7:00pm
Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Babies/Toddlers, Children

Don't buy new-swap and save! Bring your child's gently used costumes in September, then return in October to pick out a "new-to-you" costume just in time for Halloween! For ages birth to 10 years. 

Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Don't buy new-swap and save! Bring your child's gently used costumes in September, then return in October to pick out a "new-to-you" costume just in time for Halloween! For ages birth to 10 years. 

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Other
Age Group:
Teens

There is a whole universe in a pinecone, acorn, leaf or flower! In this mindfulness class, we will make close observations and record our findings in words and expressive drawings in our journals.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

There is a whole universe in a pinecone, acorn, leaf or flower! In this mindfulness class, we will make close observations and record our findings in words and expressive drawings in our journals.

This event is in the "Children" group

Animal Explorers

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Get ready for a wild adventure! Each week, we'll journey into the exciting Animal Battles series to discover two incredible animal competitors and their amazing super skills.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for a wild adventure! Each week, we'll journey into the exciting Animal Battles series to discover two incredible animal competitors and their amazing super skills.

This event is in the "Children" group

Coding Crew

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other, STEAM
Age Group:
Children

Come have fun learning to program our Ozobot robots! Use colorful codes to give your bot special commands- make it twirl, navigate mazes, and even hunt for treasure on a pirate map.

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come have fun learning to program our Ozobot robots! Use colorful codes to give your bot special commands- make it twirl, navigate mazes, and even hunt for treasure on a pirate map.

This event is in the "Children" group

Nightfall Stories & Stretch

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Other
Age Group:
Teens

There is a whole universe in a pinecone, acorn, leaf or flower! In this mindfulness class, we will make close observations and record our findings in words and expressive drawings in our journals.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

There is a whole universe in a pinecone, acorn, leaf or flower! In this mindfulness class, we will make close observations and record our findings in words and expressive drawings in our journals.

This event is in the "Children" group

Animal Explorers

Monday, September 29, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Get ready for a wild adventure! Each week, we'll journey into the exciting Animal Battles series to discover two incredible animal competitors and their amazing super skills.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Other, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready for a wild adventure! Each week, we'll journey into the exciting Animal Battles series to discover two incredible animal competitors and their amazing super skills.

This event is in the "Children" group

Coding Crew

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other, STEAM
Age Group:
Children

Come have fun learning to program our Ozobot robots! Use colorful codes to give your bot special commands- make it twirl, navigate mazes, and even hunt for treasure on a pirate map.

Closed
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Come have fun learning to program our Ozobot robots! Use colorful codes to give your bot special commands- make it twirl, navigate mazes, and even hunt for treasure on a pirate map.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Divided Loyalty in Revolutionary Connecticut

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Which side are you on? That’s the question that every single person in Connecticut had to answer in 1775, as the thirteen colonies began a rebellion against British rule. Loyalty was not only a matter of words or opinion.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Which side are you on? That’s the question that every single person in Connecticut had to answer in 1775, as the thirteen colonies began a rebellion against British rule. Loyalty was not only a matter of words or opinion.

This event is in the "Adults" group
This event is in the "General Interest" group

Salmon Brook Quilt Exhibit

All Day 10/2 - 10/31
Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults, General Interest

The Lower Farmington River & Salmon Brook Quilt Project portrays 20 locations along the Farmington River and seven locations along Salmon Brook.

Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Age Group: Adults, General Interest
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

The Lower Farmington River & Salmon Brook Quilt Project portrays 20 locations along the Farmington River and seven locations along Salmon Brook.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Other
Age Group:
Teens

There is a whole universe in a pinecone, acorn, leaf or flower! In this mindfulness class, we will make close observations and record our findings in words and expressive drawings in our journals.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

There is a whole universe in a pinecone, acorn, leaf or flower! In this mindfulness class, we will make close observations and record our findings in words and expressive drawings in our journals.

This event is in the "Children" group

Coding Crew

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other, STEAM
Age Group:
Children

Join us for a hands-on, three part coding adventure using Ozobots-tiny robots with big personalities! Learn how to guide your bot through twirls, turns, and tricky challenges using hand drawn color codes.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on, three part coding adventure using Ozobots-tiny robots with big personalities! Learn how to guide your bot through twirls, turns, and tricky challenges using hand drawn color codes.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Teen: Dungeons and Dragons

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Teens

Join us for a thrilling session of Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master PK!  Prepare to face new challenges, exciting battles, and explore deeper into the fantasy world. The adventure awaits- are you ready? Light snack provided.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a thrilling session of Dungeons & Dragons with Dungeon Master PK!  Prepare to face new challenges, exciting battles, and explore deeper into the fantasy world. The adventure awaits- are you ready? Light snack provided.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Salmon Brook and the Lower Farmington River

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Join members of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee for an informative presentation featuring this important natural resource. Learn why the waterway is special and how it's being protected.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join members of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee for an informative presentation featuring this important natural resource. Learn why the waterway is special and how it's being protected.

This event is in the "Children" group

Nightfall Stories & Stretch

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Native Pollination and DIY Seed Balls

Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Master Gardeners Beth Ann Loveland Sennett and Susan Grew will explain the pollination process, identify important local pollinators and the challenges they face, and offer ways to support and sustain them.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Master Gardeners Beth Ann Loveland Sennett and Susan Grew will explain the pollination process, identify important local pollinators and the challenges they face, and offer ways to support and sustain them.

This event is in the "Children" group

Autumn Apple Treats

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Other, STEAM
Age Group:
Children

Join us for a tasty, hands-on adventure as we whip up homemade applesauce together and dive into apple-themed activities! After all the fun, we will treat ourselves to warm applesauce and delicious apple cider donuts. For grades K-2.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a tasty, hands-on adventure as we whip up homemade applesauce together and dive into apple-themed activities! After all the fun, we will treat ourselves to warm applesauce and delicious apple cider donuts. For grades K-2.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Welcome Wags with Emmie

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Catch some pawsitive vibes with four-footed, furry friend Emmie. Join us the second Monday of the month, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, for tail-waggin' fun at the library. A visit with Welcome Wagger Emmie and Handler Kathryn K.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Catch some pawsitive vibes with four-footed, furry friend Emmie. Join us the second Monday of the month, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, for tail-waggin' fun at the library. A visit with Welcome Wagger Emmie and Handler Kathryn K.

This event is in the "Children" group

Nightfall Stories & Stretch

Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

This event is in the "Children" group

Coding Crew

Monday, October 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other, STEAM
Age Group:
Children

Join us for a hands-on, three part coding adventure using Ozobots-tiny robots with big personalities! Learn how to guide your bot through twirls, turns, and tricky challenges using hand drawn color codes.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Other, STEAM
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on, three part coding adventure using Ozobots-tiny robots with big personalities! Learn how to guide your bot through twirls, turns, and tricky challenges using hand drawn color codes.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Conservation Conversation: Worm Warning - Why These Wigglers are Not Wanted

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Granby Conservation Commission member David Desiderato shares important information about the jumping worm.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

Granby Conservation Commission member David Desiderato shares important information about the jumping worm.

This event is in the "Children" group

Nightfall Stories & Stretch

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Age Group:
Children

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Other, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Children are invited to join us for an independent mindfulness program featuring stories, stretches, and an interactive activity. For children ages 4-7 years old; registration required.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Witches in Connecticut

Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England continues to haunt our present-day imagination. The trials and executions of witches in Connecticut predated the more famous Salem witch panic by over 40 years.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

The harrowing story of the hanging of witches in Colonial New England continues to haunt our present-day imagination. The trials and executions of witches in Connecticut predated the more famous Salem witch panic by over 40 years.

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Big Rise: A Sourdough Experience

Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Reading Room at Main Library Branch
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults

Enjoy an introduction to sourdough breadmaking. See, touch, and smell real examples as you learn to make a great sourdough loaf. Isabelle Laufer offers a tasty presentation, complete with a show and tell of her preferred baking equipment.

Library Branch: Main Library Branch
Room: Reading Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Enjoy an introduction to sourdough breadmaking. See, touch, and smell real examples as you learn to make a great sourdough loaf. Isabelle Laufer offers a tasty presentation, complete with a show and tell of her preferred baking equipment.