Teen Homeschool Hangout
Want to meet other homeschooled teens? Come hang with us! We'll play games, work on a craft, and share what we’ve been up to since our last hangout. Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to participate. Registration encouraged.
Nightlife in Colony, CT
Bars, clubs, breweries, live music, and nightlife in Colony, CT. Your guide to going out.
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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...
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.
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,...
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.
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...
Painting with Ty @ YOUmedia
Join Ty to explore timeless artistic techniques through hands-on projects focused on traditional painting and classic craft methods.
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.
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.
Baby Prom
This is our PROMPOSAL to you! Join us for a very special baby prom where we’ll have dancing, toys, and a craft. Plus, a special photo wall with “limo” service to commemorate baby's first prom. Dress to impress and come dance and play the morning away.
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.
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.
Crafty Kids
Join Ms. Linda at the Ropkins library to explore your creativity with a seasonal weekly craft!
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...
Bedtime Stories
For families with kids ages 5 & underNo registration neededPut on your P.J.’s, grab your teddy bear, and settle down for a half-hour of stories, songs and rhymes.
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.
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...
Next Steps for High School Seniors
Tutoring and college readiness support for immigrant teens
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...
Mother’s Day Craft
Children, Youth & Teens All Ages Join in on the fun and celebrate Mother’s Day with a cool craft!
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...
Real or Fake? How AI Is Changing What You See, Hear, and Trust
Artificial intelligence can now clone a person’s voice from a few seconds of audio, create photos of people who don’t exist, and make it harder than ever to know what’s genuine. Join Alex Linos, IT Director for the Town of North Haven, for a plain-language, empowering presentation on how AI is...
Jewelry Shop
Students will create various types of jewelry from crystal wrapping, to braiding, and more.
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...
Teen: Arts & Crafts Club
Teens, join us for an hour of arts and crafts! We will have some supplies out, but feel free to bring your own project.
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.
Afterschool Meal
Every day after school we will have lunch available at 3-4 Monday-Thursday and 12-1 Fridays. [We use Achievement 1st's calendar]
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.
Booktime Boogie
Time to shake, rattle and roll… at the library. We’ll read some groovy stories, sing songs and play instruments in this loosely structured, rockin’ storytime.
Street Photography
Inspired by Gordon Parks, students will study the history and style of street photography around the Albany Branch Library
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..
Needlework Crafts Group (Drop-In)
Weekly drop-in for Needlework Crafters. All welcome whether you knit, crochet, needlepoint, embroider or do any other needlework by hand. Make new friends, get tips and share ideas while working on your own projects, or a group project for donation to a charitable cause. Bring your own...
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.
Next Steps to College
Homework tutoring and college prep support for teen English language learners
Senior Care Options for Concerned Families
Of the 820,000 seniors currently living in Connecticut, most want the same thing: to stay safe, independent, and in their own homes for as long as possible. But many families don’t know what support is available or when it’s time to plan ahead. That’s why Assisted Living Home Care Services, a...
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..
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