Painting with Ty @ YOUmedia
Join Ty to explore timeless artistic techniques through hands-on projects focused on traditional painting and classic craft methods.
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Cozy Crafters Club
Bring your latest project and supplies and join us at the Cozy Crafters Club! Whether you knit, crochet, embroider, quilt, needlefelt, make jewelry, or simply enjoy coloring, this welcoming group is the perfect spot to relax, share ideas, and connect with other creative spirits. Crafts should be...
Dance Party
Calling all toddlers and preschoolers! Join us for this loosely structured dance party to burn off some extra energy, sing, dance and play with instruments.
Creative Writing Workshop
Join us for a welcoming, monthly creative writing workshop led by Glastonbury Poet Laureate Victoria Nordlund. This workshop offers writers a supportive space to share works in progress and engage in thoughtful, constructive discussion. Participants are invited to bring poems, short fiction,...
Mother’s Day Craft
Children, Youth & Teens All Ages Join in on the fun and celebrate Mother’s Day with a cool craft!
Monthly Silent Book Club
READ & RELAX Join Ropkins Library's Monthly Silent Book Club Read your chosen book / magazine / graphic novel in silence. “You can even listen to an audiobook - remember to bring your headphones.” No pressure to talk or engage other readers. Optional discussion of your reading afterward...
Creation Station: Egg Crate Flowers
Ages: 3 - 10yrs with an adult Come make a craft at the library while supplies last. This week: Mother’s Day is coming quick and we have the perfect craft to gift to mom. A few materials, some paint and a lot of love will make these beautiful flowers bloom.
Crafty Kids
Join Ms. Linda at the Ropkins library to explore your creativity with a seasonal weekly craft!
Tinkerlab
Families with kids ages 5 & underNo registration neededThe TINKERLAB is place for little ones to learn, play, create, and explore with a favorite adult. Activities will include the light table, building bricks, and different craft and science tables each month. The Children's Department will be...
Crafternoon
Bring your own knitting, quilting, cross stitching or other preferred craft and craft together with others. The group meets every Wednesday in the Wayzata Library Meeting Room.
Firefly Wishes Paint Night
Nothing says summer like the bright lights of fireflies! Joins us for a magical evening of fun for a step-by-step painting of a summer night sky full of fireflies! This program is for ages 13+. Ashley Ewert is a Children's Librarian by day and a crafter of all things by night! She loves to share...
Holiday Art
Holiday Art is a creative program where participants explore seasonal and cultural holidays through arts and crafts.
2nd Tuesday Book Club: Wild Dark Shore
This month we're reading: "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy. A family living in isolation on the remote island of Shearwater—home to the world’s largest seed bank and now abandoned by all but the Salt family—find their routine upended when a mysterious woman, Rowan, washes ashore during the..
Bedazzle a Book
There’s a new trend and it might just be our most favorite thing yet –bedazzling books! Bring a trade paperback book with a cover that you like and then bling the picture or title by gluing on rhinestones/gems. Think diamond art, but the book cover is your canvas. We'll have crafting music...
Thursday Morning Book Club
For the month of May , we will be discussing There are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak. An epic novel connecting three characters across time—1840s London, 2014 Turkey, and modern-day London—bound by the Tigris and Thames rivers and a single drop of water.
DIY Cinco De Mayo Maracas
Ages 6 - 12. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with this fun, hands-on activity, making your very own maracas using plastic spoons and simple craft supplies.
Food, Art & Nature
Lecture and Q&A with community leader, Kamora Herrington on the healing powers of food, art and nature. This event builds off of the library's Bid Read programming around the book Bite by Bite , written by Aimee Nezhukumatathil.
Sit & Stitch at North Haven Memorial Library
Join us for a relaxing Sit & Stitch session at the library. Bring your current projects or works-in-progress, yarn, and tools to work with other fiber artists and chat! Our Tech Services Librarian, Alexa, will provide a new crochet stitch and guide discussion. Please note: this is not an...
Low-Key Creations
Low-Key Creations is a relaxed art space where you can relax to some calming music and creative calming projects.
Bite by Bite: Food, Art & Healing
Join Kamora Herrington, community organizer and healer, for a discussion of Bite by Bite and a guided conversation on the healing powers of food, art, and nature. Share your ideas and reflections in this interactive community space.
Teen Game Club
Join the Teen Game Club at the library for a game-filled adventure! Each week, we alternate between playing Nintendo Switch games and board/party games. It’s the perfect chance to team up, compete, and make new friends while enjoying a variety of games. Come level up your gaming experience and have.
Reading Fightin Phils at Hartford Yard Goats
MiLB Double-A: Reading Fightin Phils at Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin' Park
Play Pals
Come play with us at the Library! Join us each week to connect with other families and explore the power of play. A variety of toys will be out for free play including building materials, crafts, sensory toys and imaginative play. The activities we have planned are aimed at children age 1-5,...
Emma Straub Discusses American Fantasy with Jenna Bush Hager
Please join us when Emma Straub, one of the most beloved voices in contemporary fiction, discusses her much anticipated novel American Fantasy, with Jenna Bush Hager, journalist, author and co-host of the fourth hour of NBC's Today show. What happens when your teenage fantasy comes true after...
Portland Sea Dogs at Hartford Yard Goats
MiLB Double-A: Portland Sea Dogs at Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin' Park
VIRTUAL - How to Robot-Proof Your Kids (and Yourself) with Dr. Vivienne Ming
Join us for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next steps towards building a better future with self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Dr. Vivienne Ming as we discuss her new book, Robot-Proof: When Machines Have All the Answers, Build Better People. In Robot-Proof, Dr. Vivienne Ming helps...
Safe Kids on E-Bikes & More: All Things Bike Safety for Parents
Biking in all forms gives us the freedom of movement, gets us outdoors, and is a great way for us to interact with our friends and our community. Of course, being safe on the road is key to that freedom, especially when it comes to e-bike safety. Please join us for a conversation aimed at adults...
How to Robot-Proof Your Kids and Yourself (Online)
Join us for a timely conversation on AI, humanity, and the next steps towards building a better future with self-proclaimed “mad scientist” Dr. Vivienne Ming as we discuss her new book, Robot-Proof: When Machines Have All the Answers, Build Better People. This book presents, then answers, pressing.
STEM Explorers : Hands-On Science at the Library
Children ages 4 through 8 are invited to join us to dive into science, technology, and engineering, with hands-on activities! Experience a different fun-filled STEM adventure designed especially for curious kids each time. No experience necessary—just bring your curiosity and a big...
Folk Songs: Derek Piotr Fieldwork Archive
The Derek Piotr Fieldwork Archive (fieldwork-archive.com) was established by Derek Piotr in August 2022. The Archive contains over 1,500 audio recordings made from March 2020 onward, and preserves diverse representations of folklife; ballads, hymns, tales, poems, children’s songs, and interviews...
Science Saturday: Young Explorers (Session 1)
Inspire wonder and Ignite curiosity at Science Saturday! This program explores big ideas in science using hands-on experiments, spectacular demonstrations, and plenty of live music and body movement to keep all learners engaged and excited. Each program explores a new theme and is thoughtfully...
ASML Author Series: LeUyen Pham
Book fans ages 4 to adult are invited to join us to learn about the life and adventures of children’s book artist LeUyen Pham, creator of over 140 books for children. From her early refugee days to her time in animation, from her travels around the world, back to the pages of her books, Uyen will...
Children's Museum Mobile Maker Space
Join the Children’s Museum for creative play using STEM tools and the engineering design process. STEM tools include 3D printing, Chomp Saw, & Cricut. For ages 5-12. Registration required.
Virtual- Book Chat: Everything I Never Told You
Join us for this Virtual Book Chat about Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng. This book discussion is a collaboration with the Simsbury High School “Make Us Count” documentary project highlighting Asian American & Pacific Islander experiences. Copies of the book are available digitally on...
Fables & Frolic
Join us for stories, songs, friends, and free play. Drop-in, no registration required. Recommended for children ages 0-5, siblings welcome. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell Library. To get all of the Youth & Family Learning department events right into your inbox every other...
Book Character Bingo
Love books? Love to play Bingo? You’re in luck! Come play Bingo with cards featuring some of our favorite children’s book characters.
Flute Songs & Sonatas with the Hanoverian Ensemble
Please join us in the Brubeck Room for a unique concert by the Hanoverian Ensemble. The concert bookends a musical era, with Van Eyck's birdsong-based works for solo recorder (1644) at one end and Rameau's Piece de Clavecin en concert No. 5 (1749) at the other. The ensemble will play on modern...
3D Modeling and Printing
Design your own digital masterpieces from scratch or bring in your existing files to watch your creations come to life on our 3D printers.
Teen Library Council
The Wilton Teen Library Council (TLC) is a monthly group for youth in grades 6-12 who are interested in becoming more involved with the library. All Wilton teens are welcome. Benefits include: helping librarians choose teen materials, brainstorming ideas for teen programs, gaining experience...
Videogame Design @ YOUmedia
Team up to design your own game or help build a group project using Unity. Learn game dev skills, from coding to design and bring your ideas to life in this hands-on workshop.
Chess Club
Love chess or just want to learn? All ages and abilities are welcome at our new Russell Library Chess Club. Drop-in, no registration required. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell Library. To get all of the Youth & Family Learning department events right into your inbox every...
Mother Goose on the Loose
Children ages 6 months to 2 years old will enjoy this fun storytime with music, puppets, picture books, and nursery rhymes. No registration required.
Terrific Tales for Tots
Active children ages 1 and up and their caregivers are invited to join us for this family storytime! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and use scarves or instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.
Lines & Life
Lines & Life is a hands-on drawing program where participants learn how to draw, develop their skills, and create original characters through expressive lines and creative techniques.
Teen Hangout!
Teens, join us in the Teen Room for some afternoon fun! We will have our Nintendo Switch ready to go, as well as coloring and board games. This is a drop-in program for grades 7-12. Snacks provided.
Paint it Up!
We have added a daytime session to our very popular Paint it Up! program. Come join us for a fun and relaxing morning. We'll supply the canvas, paints, brushes and a collection of masterpieces to copy and inspire you. No art experience required. Just a desire to pick up a brush, have fun and let..
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