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Virtual Author Talk: The Year of Magical Overthinking with Amanda Montell

Thursday, January 23, 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 us for a conversation with New York Times bestselling author Amanda Montell about her latest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern ...

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.

Cookbook Club

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
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: 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fiber Arts Friends

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for y...

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

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for your next creation.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Virtual Author Talk: An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*If you're writing a book or thinking about it, join us for an insider's guide to the early stages of publishing with Seth Fishman, Vice President and Lit...

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

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Learn to Play Bridge

Wednesday, January 29, 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...

Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to play bridge?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Career Navigation for Job Seekers with American Job Center

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Embark on a job-seeking adventure with the American Job Center!Connect with a career navigator to explore available programs, register for CTHires, and complete the Workforce Innov...

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Glastonbury Room
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Embark on a job-seeking adventure with the American Job Center!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Local Author Talk: "Monkeyface: A Memoir" by Judith Podell

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us at WTML as we welcome local author Judith Podell. Ms. Podell will tell us about her recently published memoir, Monkeyface. This is the story of a life well-lived by an extr...

Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
Event Details:

Join us at WTML as we welcome local author Judith Podell. Ms. Podell will tell us about her recently published memoir, Monkeyface.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Fiber Arts Friends

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

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for y...

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

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for your next creation.

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 ...

Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Glastonbury Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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...

Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 24
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:

Unlock the secret language of flowers in this unique poetry workshop led by Glastonbury Poet Laureate, Victoria Nordlund. Inspired by the Victorian tradition where every bloom conv...

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

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: 53
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...

Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
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:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for y...

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

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for your next creation.

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.

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:

Diane Hoover and Julie Thompson from the Historical Society of Glastonbury will discuss the history of slavery and abolition in Glastonbury from colonial times through the civil wa...

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

Diane Hoover and Julie Thompson from the Historical Society of Glastonbury will discuss the history of slavery and abolition in Glastonbury from colonial times through the civil war amendments, including both African American and Indigenous slaver

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...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finances, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 100
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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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:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for y...

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

Knit, crochet, quilt, or stitch your way through the afternoon with others who share your passion for the fiber arts. Bring your own project, ask for advice, and get inspired for your next creation.

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...

Required
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Virtual
Required
Seats Remaining: 95
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:

Visit the Riverfront Community Center to see Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti perform a one-woman show as Madam C.J. Walker!Madam C.J. Walker was an American entrepreneur, philanthropis...

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

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...

Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: 60
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,