Event List

Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library every Friday to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace.

Register here to make an appointment.

A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more.

Ages 18 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required.

Drop in and stomp around while enjoying stories, songs, and movement.

All ages.

Meet animals from your favorite books. From the Salamander Room to Charlotte’s Web, we’ll see creatures almost jump from the pages.

All ages. 

Registration required.

Award-winning writer Gabi Coatsworth, author of Love’s Journey Home, returns to offer a new workshop for writers who have taken one of her previous memoir-writing sessions, or who have already begun a memoir.

The 2026 open enrollment fair for individuals and family.

Practice your reading skills by reading to a trained therapy dog.

Bring a favorite book or pick one from the library before your 15-minute session.

Ages 5 to 12.

Registration and appointment required; spots are limited.

Picture book author Stefanie Foster Brown will read from her new book, My Heart Speaks Kriolu, about the relationship between a young girl and her grandfather.

Book sale and signing will follow.

Ages 3 to 8.

Practice your English language skills by reading to trained therapy dog, Winnie.

Bring a favorite book or pick one from the library before your 15-minute session.

Grades 3 and higher.

Teens Making a Difference program, where you learn about upcoming events, share reading suggestions, get free books and make a difference in the community. Participation counts as volunteer work.

Pizza and chips will be served.

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics presents an opportunity to learn more about robotic telescopes, astrophotography, image analysis, space exploration and science/STEM careers.

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration appreciated.

Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Presentation of the the workshop Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), a bystander intervention training program designed to teach you how to step in and help someone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts.

Work on your own knitting and crocheting projects in the company of others.

Use our Nintendo Switch to game on the large screen in our auditorium.

Ages 10 and older.

A Spanish-language experience with Ms. Gloria featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.

Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

All levels welcome.

Grades 2 to 5.

Learners of all levels are invited to practice and improve their English conversational skills through peer interaction.

Grades 6 to 12. 

A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism.

Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia.

Meet bestselling author Kiran Desai, who will discuss her latest novel, The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny.