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Mah jongg

Monday Night Mah Jongg

Monday, March 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!

Amazing Tales with Mike Allen

The Trail of the Whispering Giants - Livestream

Wednesday, March 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:

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Caregivers of Alzheimer's and Other Dementias

Thursday, March 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.

Rear Window Movie Poster

Pat's Picks Movie Club, "The Rear Window"

Thursday, March 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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T.A.B. Meeting for Grades 7 and up

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library

Program Type:

Community, Games & Activities, General Programs

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community, Games & Activities, General Programs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Are you looking to give back to your community and have say in what your public library offers for teens? If you are in grades 7 - 12 you are invited to take part in North Branford Public Libraries Teen Advisory Board (T.A.B).

Lou and Jessica Pelletier

Secure Your Future: Retirement Planning

Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Smith Library Community Room at Edward Smith Library

Program Type:

Business & Personal Finance, Educational, Law & Legal, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Personal Finance, Educational, Law & Legal, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the dynamic Father/Daughter team of Lou and Jessica Pelletier for an engaging and interactive Comprehensive Retirement Planning Workshop! 

Kate Quinn and her Astral Magic book cover

Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

Thursday, March 12, 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:

You’re invited to join us for a conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a

Quilts

Quilter's Club

Friday, March 13, 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, March 16, 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, March 17, 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!

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Wacky Wildlife

5:30pm–6:00pm
Atwater Memorial Library
Children, Elementary
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Arts & Crafts, Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Recommended for ages 6-11 years.

Registration required.

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Only available at Atwater Library

Read with Libby

5:00pm–6:00pm
Atwater Memorial Library
Children, Elementary
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Seminar Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Educational, Literature
Event Details:

Children in grades 3-5 are invited to take turns reading to Libby, a trained therapy dog. 

Read with Libby

5:00pm–6:00pm
Edward Smith Library
Children, Elementary
Library Branch: Edward Smith Library
Room: Smith Library Seminar Room
Age Group: Children, Elementary
Program Type: Animals, Educational
Event Details:

Children in grades 3-5 are invited to take turns reading to Libby, a trained therapy dog. 

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Only available at Smith Library

Parents Required

Bring Back the Fireflies

6:30pm–8:00pm
Atwater Memorial Library
Teens, Adults
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Atwater Memorial Library
Room: Atwater Library Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Animals, Community, Educational, Hobbies, Nature, Speakers
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Nancy Tipping, Xerces Society Ambassador, to learn about the life cycle of fireflies, and the simple things you can do in your own yard that will increase their survival so there will be more of them to enjoy during

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Only available at Atwater Library