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Tales Together

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

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Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Children

Program Type: Storytime

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for a fun and engaging storytime featuring lively stories, interactive flannel board activities, music and movement, and an occasional simple craft, or hands-on activity that supports early literacy and a love of books.

Kitchen Equipment Essentials

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

Open

Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn to get the most from your electric pressure cooker (e.g., Instapot, Ninja, Breville) and electric air fyer (e.g., Ninja, Cuisinart, Cosori) when Nancy Costopulos shares tips and provides a "How to" demonstration for home cooks.

Nightfall Stories & Stretch

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch

Open

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.

Mini Movers

Friday, February 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

Open

Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Children

Program Type: Music and Dance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for an interactive music program featuring songs, dancing, scarves, and shaker eggs. Suitable for children ages 14 mos. - 4 yrs. This program meets Fridays, February 20 & 27.

ABCs of Starting Seeds

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

Open

Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Event Details:

Spring is just around the corner; now is the perfect time to prepare for this year's garden!

Tom Callinan playing guitar in tricorn hat.

Music in the Stacks: My Country, 'Tis of Thee

Sunday, February 22, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

Open

Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults, General Interest

Program Type: Music and Dance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Tom Callinan, Connecticut's first State Troubadour, visits Granby Public Library and performs patriotic tunes. Enjoy hearing the music that helped found a nation, and be sure to join in on the chorus!

Conservation Conversation: Feeding the Soil

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

Open

Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Event Details:

The key to sustainable success is feeding the soil. Join Joe O'Grady, Farm Manager, Holcomb Farm, to learn about numerous soil management strategies utilized to promote sustainable success at Holcomb Farm.

Tales Together

Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

Waitlist

Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Children

Program Type: Storytime

Registration Required

Event Details:

Nightfall Stories & Stretch

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm

Children's Program Room at Main Library Branch

Open

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.

Mini Movers

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Reading Room at Main Library Branch

Open

Library Branch: Main Library Branch

Room: Reading Room

Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Children

Program Type: Music and Dance

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for an interactive music program featuring songs, dancing, scarves, and shaker eggs. Suitable for children ages 14 mos. - 4 yrs. This program meets Fridays, February 20 & 27.

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All Day							Closing Cossitt Closed All Day Branches: Cossitt Library Branch
10 am			This event is in the "Adults" group Ken Burns' The American Revolution 10:15am–12:15pm Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Fox Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movie Registration Required Event Details: Join us to watch the highly acclaimed six part, 12-hour, PBS documentary series exploring the birth of American democracy. The series explores America’s founding and the era’s inspiring ideology, brutal reality and ongoing relevance.	This event is in the "Adults" group Sketchbook Basics 10:30am–12:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Cossitt Library Branch Room: Upper Level Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Artist Doug Williams instructs beginners and advanced beginners in various sketching techniques. Learn to simplify what you see, create value scales, practice lines/shapes, and gain an understanding of shading and perspective.		This event is in the "Adults" group Passion for Papercraft: Victorian Valentines 10:30am–12:00pm Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Reading Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Step back in time and discover the charm of Victorian-era Valentines!	This event is in the "Children" group TYCTTLDAY: Simply Enchanted 10:30am–11:00am Children Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Reading Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Performance Registration Required Event Details: Celebrate "Take Your Child to the Library" with the Little Mermaid and the Wayfinder! Sing along to their favorite songs, hear a story, play games and the Wayfinder will even teach you the dance native to her island, the hula!!
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12 pm							This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "General Interest" group TYCTTLDAY: Welcome Wags with Emmie 12:00pm–1:00pm Children, Teens, Adults, General Interest Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "General Interest" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Other Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults, General Interest Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Come meet Emmie, a sweet and gentle Havanese who loves making new friends! The visit gives children a calm, welcoming way to meet a dog and spend time getting comfortable with a furry friend.
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Something About the Author Book Discussion 1:30pm–2:30pm Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Fox Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Discussing author Penelope Fitzgerald. An English novelist, poet essayist, and biographer. She won the Booker Prize in 1979 for her novel Offshore. Her work is noted for its wit, precision, and poignant humor.		This event is in the "General Interest" group Februllage Kickoff: LIVE, Virtual Event hosted by Creativebug 1:00pm–3:00pm General Interest Virtual Event This event is in the "General Interest" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Virtual- Zoom Link Provided Age Group: General Interest Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Maker Workshop Event Details: Ready to collage your way through February? Februllage is an Instagram-powered collage challenge that unites artists worldwide in celebrating daily artistic expression. This event is in the "Adults" group Makin' Mosaics: Glass Mosaic Trays 1:30pm–3:30pm Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Cossitt Library Branch Room: Programming with Makerspace Technician Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Maker Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Work with the Makerspace Technician to design and craft your very own custom glass mosaic tray!	This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Digitizing Demo and Training 1:30pm–2:30pm Teens, Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Cossitt Library Branch Room: Digitizing Station Training Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Maker Equipment Training Registration Required Digitizing Demo and Training Join us in the makerspace for a demonstration and training on a variety of equipment that converts old technology into new, digital formats. The components include vinyl, cassette tapes, VHS, DVD, CD, slides, photos and 8 mm film. For more information on how you can be successful Digitizing your media and see what formats we can digitize take a look at our Getting Started Guide. Upon completion of this training, attendees will be certified to reserve and use the equipment through our Library Calendar website. ----------------- Age Requirements All patrons, 10 and up should sign up individually. Registration is required for all active and passive participants. Children under the age of 10 are not allowed in the space. Youth between 10-16 may use the space under the direct supervision of a parent/guardian who has completed a training session with the Makerspace staff. Limit one youth per Adult. Safety and use guidelines: Please follow the guidelines and sign the Patron Equipment Use Agreement and the Patron Code of Conduct while in the Makerspace. (Printed copies of the Use Agreement are available in the Makerspace) Closed-toe shoes are required in the makerspace. This training was made possible in part by the sponsorship of The Friends of the Granby Public Libraries.		This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group TYCTTLDAY: Wildlife on Wheels 1:00pm–1:45pm Children, Teens Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "Teens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Reading Room Age Group: Children, Teens Program Type: Other Registration Required Event Details: Join us at the library to meet 5 animals from the Zoo in Forest Park and learn about their special adaptations, habitats, diets and status in the wild. Recommended ages 4 and up. Registration required.
2 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group Music in the Stacks: String Theory RESCHEDULED DATE 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Reading Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Music and Dance Registration Required Event Details: Dave Giardina and friends return to Granby Public Library for an entertaining afternoon featuring three talented classical guitarists. The ensemble draws on many styles and techniques, especially Latin jazz.
3 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group Fiber Arts Club: Cross Stitch 3:00pm–5:00pm Teens Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Join our monthly Teen: Fiber Arts Club and explore a new craft each session! This month, join us for a simple introduction to cross stitch and turn thread into fun, pixel-like-art featuring animal and nature patterns.
4 pm		This event is in the "Children" group Portraits from the Heart 4:30pm–5:00pm Children Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: STEAM Registration Required Event Details: Travel back to colonial America and explore how people captured memories before photography! Children will create their own traditional silhouette portraits using historic art techniques, then design a decorative frame to complete their artwork.	This event is in the "Children" group Animal Explorers: Penguins 4:30pm–5:00pm Children Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: STEAM Registration Required Event Details: Discover the wonders of the animal world through stories, experiments and creative projects. This session features the fascinating and fun world of penguins! Registration required. This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group 3D Printing Demo and Training 4:30pm–5:30pm Teens, Adults Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Cossitt Library Branch Room: Bambu Lab P1S 3D Printer Training Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Maker Equipment Training Registration Required 3D Printing Demonstration and Training Join us in the makerspace for a demonstration and training on how to design for and use the Bambu 3D Printer. Attendees will gain an introductory exposure to how to find a 3d file (STL) on sites like Thingiverse and design their own files with software like Tinkercad. Following this attendees will then learn how to use the Bambu P1S 3d printers to print basic projects. For more information on how you can be successful designing and printing in 3D take a look at our Getting Started Guide. Upon completion of this training, attendees will be certified to reserve and use the equipment through our Library Calendar website. ----------------- Age Requirements All patrons, 10 and up should sign up individually. Registration is required for all active and passive participants. Children under the age of 10 are not allowed in the space. Youth between 10-16 may use the space under the direct supervision of a parent/guardian who has completed a training session with the Makerspace staff. Limit one youth per Adult. Safety and use guidelines: Please follow the guidelines and sign the Patron Equipment Use Agreement and the Patron Code of Conduct while in the Makerspace. (Printed copies of the Use Agreement are available in the Makerspace) Closed-toe shoes are required in the makerspace. This training was made possible in part by the sponsorship of The Friends of the Granby Public Libraries.
5 pm
6 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Millennials Read- Virtual Trivia Night 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Remaining seats Remaining waitlist seats Library Branch: Main Library Branch Room: Virtual- Zoom Link Provided Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Event Details: The Danbury Library does an amazing job with their trivia night, let's join as team Millennials Read! This is a hybrid event that takes place at Danbury's local brewery.

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