Weekly Events for Young Children

Monday: All Aboard!

Monday mornings 9:30 to 2:30 in the Storytime Room for ages 2 and up with a caregiver.
Stop by the Children’s Storytime Room to free build with our reserve collection of wooden trains!
Registration not required. Weekly through May 18.

Tuesday: Storytime Fun

Tuesday mornings 10:30 to 11:00 in the Community Center Activity Room.
Best for children 2 and up, but children of all ages are welcome.
January 6 - May 19.
Read, sing, and dance with Miss Zoe! Enjoy books, interactive songs, and movement activities. Have fun dancing with scarves, shaking shakers, and playing parachute.
Registration not required.
We will not meet on April 14 or April 28.

Wednesday: Baby Sign and Sing

Wednesdays mornings from 9:30 to 10:00, and 10:30 to 11:00 in the Children’s Storytime Room. Designed for birth to three years, and older siblings are always welcome.
January 7 - May 20.
Learn baby sign language with Miss Sarah at this fun, interactive storytime for babies and toddlers! Sing, play, dance and learn through stories, rhymes, puppets and songs.
Registration not required.
We will not meet on April 15.

Thursday: Sing & Stomp

Thursday mornings 10:30 to 11:00 in the Community Center Activity Room for all ages.
January 8 - May 21
Read, sing, and dance with Miss Rebecca! Enjoy books, interactive songs, and movement activities. Have fun dancing with scarves, shaking shakers, and playing parachute.
Registration not required.
We will not meet on April 16.

Friday: All Aboard!

Friday mornings 9:30 to 2:30 in the Storytime Room for ages 2 and up with a caregiver.
Stop by the Children’s Storytime Room to free build with our reserve collection of wooden trains!
Registration not required. Weekly through May 22.

For Elementary Aged Children

Elementary Students:
Read to Hazel
the Therapy Dog

Tuesday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:00 in the Children’s Storytime Room. For readers ages 6 and up. January 6 through May 26.
Children gain confidence by reading aloud to a non-judgmental, friendly therapy dog! Nicole Goolsbey and Hazel are volunteers with the Alliance of Therapy Dogs. Hazel is six years old. She loves water, toys, and getting lots of pets!
Sign up each week for a ten minute time slot with Hazel.
To allow more children to read to Hazel, sign ups are limited to two weeks at a time.
Pre-registration required at 860-739-6926 ex. 2 or stop by the Children’s Library Desk.
We will not meet on April 14.

For Young Adults in Grades 5-8

Love to read? Want to meet peers who also love to read? Join 8th grader and YA Book Club founder Amelia Massey to talk about the book of the month and do activities related to the book’s theme.

We meet on the second Wednesday of every month in the Storytime Room from 3:15-4:15pm. 
Students under the age of 12 need a signed permission slip to participate. 
Registration is required, please register using the button below. Call with any questions: 860-739-6926 ext. 2. 

January 14: The Bookwanderers by Anna James
February 11: The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
March 11: Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
April 8: Adventures with Waffles by Maria Parr
May 13: Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George

Books are available for check out at the Circulation Desk one month before each meeting. 

Monthly Take and Make Craft Kits

Craft kits are designed by our volunteers for ages 4-8 to complete at home. They are available starting the first Friday of each month while supplies last at the Children’s Library Desk.