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Summer StoryWalk Meet Up

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Nature, Storytime, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join us at North Farms Park to kick-off the start of our Summer StoryWalk! We will walk the trail and read Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall together.    The ...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Nature, Storytime, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join us at North Farms Park to kick-off the start of our Summer StoryWalk! We will walk the trail and read Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall together. 

 

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Required

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read.&nbs...

Required
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read. 

Registration Required

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

This event is in the "Off Site" group.

Habitat Chat

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Animals, Educational, Nature
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Learn about the four essential components of a habitat – food, water, shelter, and space (air). We will play a game and meet live animal ambassadors while learning about native ani...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Educational, Nature
Required
Event Details:

Learn about the four essential components of a habitat – food, water, shelter, and space (air). We will play a game and meet live animal ambassadors while learning about native animals that live in CT habitats such as fields, forests, and ponds.

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Required

This event is in the "Atwater Memorial Library" group.

Wacky Wildlife

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library
Program Type:
Animals, Arts & Crafts, Educational
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Calling all animal lovers! Come to the library to learn about LIONS and to make your own lion to take home! Recommended for ages 6-11 years. Registration required.

Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Arts & Crafts, Educational
Required
Event Details:

Calling all animal lovers! Come to the library to learn about LIONS and to make your own lion to take home!

Recommended for ages 6-11 years.

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library

This event is in the "Atwater Memorial Library" group.

Owl Pellet Forensics

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library
Program Type:
Animals, Educational, Nature, Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Every pellet tells a story! Become a detective and forensic examiner as you dissect and explore an owl pellet. Registration required. Recommended for ages 6-12. Presented by ...

Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Educational, Nature, Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Every pellet tells a story! Become a detective and forensic examiner as you dissect and explore an owl pellet.

Registration required. Recommended for ages 6-12.

Presented by Meigs Point Nature Center.

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library

Parents Required

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read.&nbs...

Required
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read. 

Registration Required

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Book Reading and Signing: "Joan Joyce: The Wonder Girl"

Monday, June 24, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join Tony Renzoni, Keely Basiden Knudsen, and Lauren Salatto-Rosenay for a special reading and signing of their book about the legendary softball coach, Joan Joyce: ...

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Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join Tony Renzoni, Keely Basiden Knudsen, and Lauren Salatto-Rosenay for a special reading and signing of their book about the legendary softball coach, Joan Joyce: The Wonder Girl. 

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

Parents Required

This event is in the "Off Site" group.

Bubbleology

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Science & Technology, Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Event Details:

Learn how to make your own bubble solution and wands. We'll watch bubbles of all sizes float and dazzle us with their rainbow colors! Registration is not required. Recommended f...

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Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Birth to PreK, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Science & Technology, Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Learn how to make your own bubble solution and wands. We'll watch bubbles of all sizes float and dazzle us with their rainbow colors!

Registration is not required. Recommended for children of all ages.

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Required

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read.&nbs...

Required
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read. 

Registration Required

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

This event is in the "Off Site" group.

Furry Friends

Monday, July 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Animals, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Meet and learn about furry friends such as ferrets, guinea pigs, sugar gliders, rabbits, hedgehogs, and more! This program contains live animals. No registration required! ...

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Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Meet and learn about furry friends such as ferrets, guinea pigs, sugar gliders, rabbits, hedgehogs, and more!

This program contains live animals.

No registration required!

 

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Required

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Author Talk with Kate DiCamillo

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join us in-person at the Smith Library to make a craft inspired by Mercy Watson and to listen to a talk with Kate DiCamillo. Can't come in person? Click here to register ...

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Required
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join us in-person at the Smith Library to make a craft inspired by Mercy Watson and to listen to a talk with Kate DiCamillo. Can't come in person?

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

Parents Required

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Author Talk with Kate DiCamillo

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Speakers, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

To join us online click the "register here" button. To join us in person click here to register. Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with everyone’s favorite adventure loving ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Speakers, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

To join us online click the "register here" button. To join us in person click here to register.

This event is in the "Atwater Memorial Library" group.

Coding and Robotics Lab with Cool-ology

Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library
Program Type:
Educational, Games & Activities, Science/STEAM, STEM, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Participants will explore the fundamentals of unplugged coding concepts and robotics. We’ll investigate algorithms, ASCII binary code, and looping. Children will code mini robots i...

Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Games & Activities, Science/STEAM, STEM, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Participants will explore the fundamentals of unplugged coding concepts and robotics. We’ll investigate algorithms, ASCII binary code, and looping. Children will code mini robots including Dash, Sphero, and Bee Bots!

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library

This event is in the "Atwater Memorial Library" group.

Spider Food Web

Wednesday, July 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library
Program Type:
Animals, Educational, Nature, Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

What are food webs and why are they so important? Build a spider web to learn what animals eat and who eats them! Registration required. Recommended for children ages 5-11. P...

Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Educational, Nature, Science/STEAM, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

What are food webs and why are they so important? Build a spider web to learn what animals eat and who eats them!

Registration required. Recommended for children ages 5-11.

Presented by Meigs Point Nature Center.

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library

Parents Required

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read.&nbs...

Required
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read. 

Registration Required

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

This event is in the "Off Site" group.

Scaly Friends

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Animals, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Meet and learn about scaly friends such as tortoises, hermit crabs, spiders, geckos, snakes, and more!   This program contains live animals. No registration required!...

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Meet and learn about scaly friends such as tortoises, hermit crabs, spiders, geckos, snakes, and more!

 

This program contains live animals.

No registration required!

 

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Required

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Author Talk with Max Brallier

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Educational, Speakers, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary, Middle School
Event Details:

Join us in-person at the Smith Library to do an activity and to listen to a talk with Max Brallier. Can't come in person? Click here to register to watch online at h...

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Required
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary, Middle School
Program Type: Book Discussion, Educational, Speakers, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join us in-person at the Smith Library to do an activity and to listen to a talk with Max Brallier.

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

Parents Required

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Author Talk with Max Brallier

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Educational, Speakers, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

To join us online click the "register here" button. To join us in person click here to register.   Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? Join us to talk with&...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Book Discussion, Educational, Speakers, Summer Reading Program
Event Details:

To join us online click the "register here" button. To join us in person click here to register.

 

This event is in the "Atwater Memorial Library" group.

Earth and Space Lab with Cool-ology

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library
Program Type:
Educational, Games & Activities, Science/STEAM, STEM, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Participants learn about wonder of outer space in this fast-paced, educational program. Exciting activities from NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education are incl...

Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Games & Activities, Science/STEAM, STEM, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Participants learn about wonder of outer space in this fast-paced, educational program. Exciting activities from NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Science Education are included!

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library

This event is in the "Off Site" group.

Find Your Way

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Games & Activities, Nature, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

North? South? Enrich your outdoor adventures by learning to read a map and use a compass then test your new skills with some orienteering games. Registration Required. Recommend...

Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Games & Activities, Nature, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

North? South? Enrich your outdoor adventures by learning to read a map and use a compass then test your new skills with some orienteering games.

Registration Required. Recommended for children ages 5-11.

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Required

This event is in the "Edward Smith Library" group.

Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:45pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read.&nbs...

Required
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Join in the fun as we read through a Choose Your Own Adventure book. We will end each session with a craft or activity that pertains to the adventure we've just read. 

Registration Required

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Smith Library

This event is in the "Atwater Memorial Library" group.

Wacky Wildlife

Monday, July 22, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library
Program Type:
Animals, Arts & Crafts, Educational
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Calling all animal lovers! Come to the library to learn about BEES and to make your own bee to take home! Recommended for ages 6-11 years. Registration required.

Register Now
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Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Arts & Crafts, Educational
Required
Event Details:

Calling all animal lovers! Come to the library to learn about BEES and to make your own bee to take home!

Recommended for ages 6-11 years.

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library

This event is in the "Atwater Memorial Library" group.

Science Magic with Cool-ology

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library
Program Type:
Educational, Games & Activities, Science/STEAM, STEM, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

Amaze your friends and mystify your parents (in a good way!) by learning how to use science to make magic. Learn mind-boggling magic tricks while exploring science concepts. Come p...

Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Games & Activities, Science/STEAM, STEM, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

Amaze your friends and mystify your parents (in a good way!) by learning how to use science to make magic. Learn mind-boggling magic tricks while exploring science concepts. Come prepared to be amazed and amused!

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library

This event is in the "Off Site" group.

Oozing Oobleck

Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Off Site
Program Type:
Educational, Summer Reading Program
Age Group:
Children, Elementary
Event Details:

After reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, we will explore the properties of different liquids and whether those properties change when the materials are combined to m...

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Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Educational, Summer Reading Program
Required
Event Details:

After reading Bartholomew and the Oobleck by Dr. Seuss, we will explore the properties of different liquids and whether those properties change when the materials are combined to make oobleck.

Disclaimer(s)

Parents Required