This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group This event is in the "Children" group Sep 8 - 22 2025 Children's Halloween Costume Swap! 09/08/2025 @ 10:00am–09/22/2025 @ 7:00pm Babies/Toddlers, Children This event is in the "Babies/Toddlers" group This event is in the "Children" group Sep 8 - 22 2025 Children's Halloween Costume Swap! 09/08/2025 @ 10:00am–09/22/2025 @ 7:00pm Babies/Toddlers, Children Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 22 2025 Mon Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us 1:30pm–2:30pm Teens Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Sep 22 2025 Mon Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us 1:30pm–2:30pm Teens Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 22 2025 Mon Animal Explorers 4:30pm–5:00pm Children Open Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Sep 22 2025 Mon Animal Explorers 4:30pm–5:00pm Children Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 23 2025 Tue Coding Crew 4:15pm–5:00pm Children Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Sep 23 2025 Tue Coding Crew 4:15pm–5:00pm Children Closed Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 25 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Open Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Sep 25 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 29 2025 Mon Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us 1:30pm–2:30pm Teens Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Sep 29 2025 Mon Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us 1:30pm–2:30pm Teens Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 29 2025 Mon Animal Explorers 4:30pm–5:00pm Children Open Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Sep 29 2025 Mon Animal Explorers 4:30pm–5:00pm Children Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 30 2025 Tue Coding Crew 4:15pm–5:00pm Children Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Sep 30 2025 Tue Coding Crew 4:15pm–5:00pm Children Closed Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Sep 30 2025 Tue Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Divided Loyalty in Revolutionary Connecticut 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 30 2025 Tue Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Divided Loyalty in Revolutionary Connecticut 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 2 - 31 2025 Salmon Brook Quilt Exhibit All Day 10/2–10/31 Adults, General Interest This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "General Interest" group Oct 2 - 31 2025 Salmon Brook Quilt Exhibit All Day 10/2–10/31 Adults, General Interest Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 6 2025 Mon Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us 1:30pm–2:30pm Teens Open Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Oct 6 2025 Mon Teen Nature Journaling: Delight in the Wonders All Around Us 1:30pm–2:30pm Teens Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 6 2025 Mon Coding Crew 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Oct 6 2025 Mon Coding Crew 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 7 2025 Tue Teen: Dungeons and Dragons 3:00pm–5:00pm Teens Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Oct 7 2025 Tue Teen: Dungeons and Dragons 3:00pm–5:00pm Teens Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 7 2025 Tue Salmon Brook and the Lower Farmington River 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 7 2025 Tue Salmon Brook and the Lower Farmington River 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 9 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Oct 9 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 9 2025 Thu Native Pollination and DIY Seed Balls 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 9 2025 Thu Native Pollination and DIY Seed Balls 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 13 2025 Mon Autumn Apple Treats 10:30am–11:15am Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Oct 13 2025 Mon Autumn Apple Treats 10:30am–11:15am Children Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 13 2025 Mon Welcome Wags with Emmie 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 13 2025 Mon Welcome Wags with Emmie 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 16 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Oct 16 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 20 2025 Mon Coding Crew 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Oct 20 2025 Mon Coding Crew 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 21 2025 Tue Conservation Conversation: Worm Warning - Why These Wigglers are Not Wanted 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 21 2025 Tue Conservation Conversation: Worm Warning - Why These Wigglers are Not Wanted 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 23 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Oct 23 2025 Thu Nightfall Stories & Stretch 6:00pm–6:30pm Children Upcoming Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 23 2025 Thu Witches in Connecticut 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 23 2025 Thu Witches in Connecticut 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Open Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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 Oct 25 2025 Sat The Big Rise: A Sourdough Experience 10:30am–12:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 25 2025 Sat The Big Rise: A Sourdough Experience 10:30am–12:00pm Adults Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats 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.