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Fiber Arts Friends

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Start your afternoon with a knitting, crochet, quilting, or sewing project and some good conversation at WTML! Join us in the 2CF Studio, our newly opened area where “makers” in th...

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Start your afternoon with a knitting, crochet, quilting, or sewing project and some good conversation at WTML! Join us in the 2CF Studio, our newly opened area where “makers” in the community can meet to learn from each other.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Talk: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs with Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pand...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group.

Have a picture of the family pet etched in wood!

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6
Event Details:

Come and learn how to engrave a picture of your family's pet into wood material using our laser engraver. Find out what free software you can use to touch up blurry pictures, enhan...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come and learn how to engrave a picture of your family's pet into wood material using our laser engraver. Find out what free software you can use to touch up blurry pictures, enhance, and get an image laser ready!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Drop-in to practice speaking English with other language learners at this monthly conversation group. Improve your English communication skills and increase your confidence in the ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Glastonbury Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:

Drop-in to practice speaking English with other language learners at this monthly conversation group. Improve your English communication skills and increase your confidence in the language.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Learn to Play Bridge

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to play bridge? Join Annmarie Hughes, a representative of the Hartford Bridge Club, as she teaches you the rules, skills, and strategies needed to...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to play bridge?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Language of Flowers Poetry Workshop

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Riverfront Community Center at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS EVENT IS OFF-SITE AT RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER*Unlock the secret language of flowers in this unique poetry workshop led by Glastonbury Poet Laureate, Victoria Nordlund. Ins...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Riverfront Community Center
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Event Details:

*THIS EVENT IS OFF-SITE AT RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER*

Unlock the secret language of flowers in this unique poetry workshop led by Glastonbury Poet Laureate, Victoria Nordlund.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

First Friday Films: Hidden Figures

Friday, February 7, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a movie on our big screen!  Registration is not required.This month we will be watching "Hidden Figures" (2016)Starring Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Jane...

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

Join us for a movie on our big screen!  Registration is not required.

This month we will be watching "Hidden Figures" (2016)

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Winter Poetry Reading

Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of poetry as award-winning poets gather to share their powerful work. Featuring Connecticut’s State Poet Laureate Antoinette Brim-Bell, Glast...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Event Details:

Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of poetry as award-winning poets gather to share their powerful work.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Glastonbury Celebrates Black History: Connecticut's African American Heroines

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

African Americans have played a major role in the development of our state, our nation and our world. African American women from Connecticut are no exception! Join us for an inter...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

African Americans have played a major role in the development of our state, our nation and our world. African American women from Connecticut are no exception!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fiber Arts Friends

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Start your afternoon with a knitting, crochet, quilting, or sewing project and some good conversation at WTML! Join us in the 2CF Studio, our newly opened area where “makers” in th...

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Start your afternoon with a knitting, crochet, quilting, or sewing project and some good conversation at WTML! Join us in the 2CF Studio, our newly opened area where “makers” in the community can meet to learn from each other.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

2nd Tuesday Book Club: The Great Alone

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
2nd Tuesday Book Club:

Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the second Tuesday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk...

Event Details:

This month we're reading: "The Great Alone" by Kristin Hannah.In 1974, Ernt Allbright, a Vietnam War veteran, returns home a changed man, struggling to adapt to life after the war....

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Glastonbury Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the second Tuesday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk. Registration is not required.

This month we're reading: "The Great Alone" by Kristin Hannah.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group.

Create your very own Hologram box!

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6
Event Details:

Create your very own hologram box from a kit made with our very own laser cutter. Follow step by step direction to build your viewer, than using a smart phone to make the holograms...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Create your very own hologram box from a kit made with our very own laser cutter. Follow step by step direction to build your viewer, than using a smart phone to make the holograms come to life! The hologram box is yours after the program!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Talk: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective—A Conversation with Waubgeshig Rice

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*Join bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice for an engaging discussion about Moon of the Turning Leaves, the highly anticipated sequel to his acclaimed novel...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Virtual
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Glastonbury Celebrates Black History: Slavery and Abolition in Glastonbury

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Lecture
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS EVENT IS OFF-SITE AT RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER*Diane Hoover and Julie Thompson from the Historical Society of Glastonbury will discuss the history of slavery and abolition ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

*THIS EVENT IS OFF-SITE AT RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER*

Diane Hoover and Julie Thompson from the Historical Society of Glastonbury will discuss the history of slavery and abolition in Glastonbury from colonial times throug

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Women and Money Roundtable

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Finances, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio.Reg...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finances, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 98
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Thursday Night Book Club: The House of Eve

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the second Thursday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Des...

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Glastonbury Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Event Details:

Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the second Thursday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk. Registration is not required.

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Welles-Turner Memorial Library
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Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fiber Arts Friends

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Start your afternoon with a knitting, crochet, quilting, or sewing project and some good conversation at WTML! Join us in the 2CF Studio, our newly opened area where “makers” in th...

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Start your afternoon with a knitting, crochet, quilting, or sewing project and some good conversation at WTML! Join us in the 2CF Studio, our newly opened area where “makers” in the community can meet to learn from each other.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Talk: Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*Join journalist and author Lee Hawkins for a compelling discussion about his memoir, I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free....

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Virtual
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group.

Design and etch your own wooden keychain!

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6
Event Details:

Come in and join us in creating your very own wooden keychain. Design your keychain on our computers using our laser etcher software. After watch as it comes into reality and engra...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Come in and join us in creating your very own wooden keychain. Design your keychain on our computers using our laser etcher software. After watch as it comes into reality and engraved into wood!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Lunch & Learn: Cancer Screenings & Prevention

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness, Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Virtual Lunch & Learn:

Grab a notebook and a PB&J for this monthly lunchtime webinar series presented on Zoom!

Event Details:

This month's topic is cancer screenings and prevention! Join Maggie from UConn Health for an informative presentation on the importance of cancer education and early screenings. Le...

Open
Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 94
Event Details:

Grab a notebook and a PB&J for this monthly lunchtime webinar series presented on Zoom!

This month's topic is cancer screenings and prevention! Join Maggie from UConn Health for an informative presentation on the importance of cancer education and early screenings.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Glastonbury Celebrates Black History: A "Visit" from Madam C.J. Walker

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Performance
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS EVENT IS OFF-SITE AT RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER*Visit the Riverfront Community Center to see Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti perform a one-woman show as Madam C.J. Walker!Madam ...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

*THIS EVENT IS OFF-SITE AT RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER*

Visit the Riverfront Community Center to see Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti perform a one-woman show as Madam C.J. Walker!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

CT's Fearsome Foursome (Raccoons, Skunks, Opossums, & Porcupines)

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Lecture, Nature
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Ginny Apple, a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the DEEP, will enlighten us on the life and habits of four common CT nocturnal creatures (opossum, skunk, raccoon, and porcupine...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: 55
Event Details:

Ginny Apple, a Master Wildlife Conservationist with the DEEP, will enlighten us on the life and habits of four common CT nocturnal creatures (opossum, skunk, raccoon, and porcupine) and how unique characteristics help them navigate their environs,

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cookbook Club

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
2CF Studio, Book Discussion, Food
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Calling all home chefs! Cook the recipe at home and then bring your creation in to share each month. Talk about what went right, what went wrong, and tips and tricks that you learn...

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Book Discussion, Food
Event Details:

Calling all home chefs! Cook the recipe at home and then bring your creation in to share each month. Talk about what went right, what went wrong, and tips and tricks that you learned while tackling your recipe.