Youth Enrichment Program: Reaching Our Communities

9:30am–12:30pm
South End Branch at Waterside
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Library Branch: South End Branch at Waterside
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

A free six-week enrichment program of workshops focusing on life skills, mental health workshops and the arts. This program will help participants grow and learn in fun and meaningful ways.

Breakfast will be served.

Ages 12 to 18.

Combo Yoga: Hatha and Kundalini

11:00am–12:00pm
South End Branch at Waterside
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Library Branch: South End Branch at Waterside
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Mark Covello will lead a high-energy class the combines the Hatha and Kundalini styles. 

Little Gardeners Workshop

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let’s dig into gardening by planting your own cucumber seeds to take home and watch grow.

Ages 5 and older.

Registration required.

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults.

 

Gizmo's Pawesome Guide to Mental Health

1:30pm–2:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

A supportive storytime based on Gizmo's Pawesome Guide to Mental Health that takes a proactive approach to youth mental health and wellness, offering valuable insights and practical tools i

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Silent Book Club

2:00pm–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

During our very own chapter meeting of the Silent Book Club (SBC), a community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters around the world, we will gather in person to read together in quiet camaraderie.

A Celebration of Music and Dance, an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Program

3:00pm–4:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Music & Concerts
Event Details:

Commemoration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, with musical and dance performances by the Connecticut Chinese Chorus and the Connecticut Chinese Dance companies as well as Jingling Dance Group.

All ages.