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Scrapbooking

Scrapbooking Class

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Hobbies

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us for a fun Scrap Booking event!

Bring your own projects or bring blank pages along with pictures and supplies!

Quilts

Quilter's Club

Friday, January 30, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Hobbies

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the Atwater Memorial Library every Friday from 10AM - 2PM for our Quilting Club!

A casual group whose members all share their creative love of quilting! 

Mah jongg

Monday Night Mah Jongg

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library

Program Type:

Games & Activities, Hobbies

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Games & Activities, Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to Join?

Monday Night Mah Jongg is for those looking to play the game with, or a group of players looking to join!

Vanessa Riley

Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Literature, Online/Virtual, Speakers

Age Group:

Everyone
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Discussion, Literature, Online/Virtual, Speakers
Event Details:

Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley, Award-Winning Author of Island Queen and Murder in Westminster

Quilts

Quilter's Club

Friday, February 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Hobbies

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at the Atwater Memorial Library every Friday from 10AM - 2PM for our Quilting Club!

A casual group whose members all share their creative love of quilting! 

Mah jongg

Monday Night Mah Jongg

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library

Program Type:

Games & Activities, Hobbies

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Games & Activities, Hobbies
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to Join?

Monday Night Mah Jongg is for those looking to play the game with, or a group of players looking to join!

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Monthly Writers Group

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Atwater Library Seminar Room at Atwater Memorial Library

Program Type:

General Programs, Hobbies, Literature, Writing Workshop

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Seminar Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: General Programs, Hobbies, Literature, Writing Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you consider writing to be a passion, hobby, or general interest? If that's the case, then our Monthly Writers Group might just be for you!

Amazing Tales with Mike Allen

Benedict Arnold: Connecticut’s Conflicted Traitor - Livestream

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library

Program Type:

Community, Educational, Hobbies, Online/Virtual

Age Group:

Adults, Everyone
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community, Educational, Hobbies, Online/Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Zoom Link: Click Here

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Caregivers of Alzheimer's and Other Dementias

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library

Program Type:

Community, Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Monthly Drop-In Caregiving Support Group: For Dementia and Alzheimer's Caregivers

Caregiving is challenging.

Sunset Boulevard

Pat's Picks Movie Club, "Sunset Boulevard"

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Atwater Library Community Room at Atwater Memorial Library

Program Type:

Community, Movies & Film

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Movies & Film
Registration Required
Event Details:

Too good to miss, good enough to see again!

Join us at the Atwater Memorial Library on the second Thursday of each month for Pat's Picks Movie Club! All titles are selected by our local movie expert, Patricia Cochrane! 

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Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

7:00pm–8:00pm
Virtual
Everyone
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Discussion, Literature, Online/Virtual, Speakers
Event Details:

Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley, Award-Winning Author of Island Queen and Murder in Westminster

Benedict Arnold: Connecticut’s Conflicted Traitor - Livestream

6:30pm–8:00pm
Atwater Memorial Library
Adults, Everyone
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community, Educational, Hobbies, Online/Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Zoom Link: Click Here

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Only available at Atwater Library

Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart

2:00pm–3:00pm
Virtual
Everyone
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Discussion, Literature, Online/Virtual, Speakers
Event Details:

Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic with Dr. Lindsey Stewart, Award-Winning Author and Professor of Philosophy, Thursday, February 12th at 2 PM ET.

Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch

2:00pm–3:00pm
Virtual
Everyone
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Book Discussion, Literature, Online/Virtual, Speakers
Event Details:

Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch,  A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration, Tuesday, February 24th at 2 PM ET.

The Trail of the Whispering Giants - Livestream

6:30pm–8:00pm
Atwater Memorial Library
Adults, Everyone
Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Community, Educational, Hobbies, Online/Virtual
Registration Required
Event Details:

Zoom Link: Click Here

Disclaimer(s)

Only available at Atwater Library