All Aboard! Holiday Hours: 9:00am to 15 minutes before the Library closes on Friday, December 19 through Sunday, January 4.

During the holiday weeks, the Children’s Storytime room is open for free building with our extensive collection of wooden trains. The room will be open from 9:00am until 15 minutes before the Library closes each day.
Drop in for however long you’d like to stay and play! For children ages 2 and up due to small parts. Children must be supervised by an adult caregiver. No registration needed.

Weekly Events for Young Children

Monday: All Aboard!

Monday mornings 9:30 to 3:30 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.
COMING IN JANUARY! ALL ABOARD WILL BE MONDAYS AND FRIDAYS, 9:30-2:30!

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.
September 23 - December 16
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.
December 9: Hanukkah Storytime
December 16: Santa comes to Storytime!
We will not meet on December 23 or December 30.

Wednesday: Baby Sign and Sing

Wednesdays mornings from 10:30 to 11:00 in the Children’s Storytime Room. Designed for birth to three years, and older siblings are always welcome. DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, WE ARE ADDING A SECOND BABY SIGN & SING AT 9:30 ON WEDNESDAY MORNINGS IN JANUARY 2026!!
September 24 - December 17.
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.
December 10: Hanukkah Storytime
December 17: Santa comes to Storytime
We will not meet on December 24 or December 31.

Thursday: Sing & Stomp

Thursday mornings 10:30 to 11:00 in the Community Center Activity Room for all ages.
September 25 - December 18
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.
December 11: Do the Horah and dance to songs by the LeeVees and Macaroons
We will not meet on December 25 or January 1.

Holiday Weeks: Schedule Changes

We do not hold our usual weekly programs on the weeks of holidays due to changing hours and staffing availability.
Thanksgiving Week, Christmas, & New Year’s Weeks: No storytimes or Sing & Stomp; All Aboard every day 9:00am until 15 minutes before the Library closes!

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. September 9 - December 16.
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 four 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 the following days: November 4, November 11, November 25, December 23, or December 30.

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: Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
May 13: TBD

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.