Monday: All Aboard!
Mondays 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.
Tuesday: Storytime Fun for All Ages
Tuesday mornings 10:30 to 11:00 in the Community Center Activity Room for children of all ages.
Starting January 14
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 February 11 and April 15.
Wednesday: Baby Sign and Sing
Wednesdays mornings, 10:30 to 11:00 in the Children’s Storytime Room.
For ages birth to three, and older siblings are always welcome.
Starting January 15
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 16.
Thursday: Sing & Stomp
Thursday mornings 10:30 to 11:00 in the Community Center Activity Room for all ages.
Starting January 16
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.
February 20: Musician Greg Sherrod presents an interactive concert for children in honor of Black History Month!
We will not meet on February 13 and April 17.
Friday: All Aboard!
Fridays 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.
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.
Starting January 14
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 February 18 and April 15.
Middle Grade Students:
Young Adult After School Craft Days
Middle Grade Students:
Young Adult Book Club
Join 7th grader and YA Book Club founder Amelia Massey to talk about favorite books. This club meets the second Wednesday of each month during the school year. Students under the age of 12 need a signed permission slip to participate.
Visit the Registration button for titles and to sign up. Registration is required.
Monthly Take and Make Craft Kits
Craft kits are designed by our staff 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.