Upcoming Events

Featured Events

8th Annual Poetry Inspired by Art

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Exhibits

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Exhibits

Event Details:

Victoria Nordlund, award-winning poet, Glastonbury Poet Laureate and lead master teaching artist at the Nook Farm Writers Collaborative at The Mark Twain House & Museum, has gathered a dazzling array of established and emergin

Silent Book Club

Saturday, January 31, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

The Gallery at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: The Gallery

Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

There’s no assigned reading at Silent Book Club—all readers are welcome! Grab a coffee next door, bring your own book, or find something new on the library shelves.

Teen Hangout!

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Teen Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Fun & Games

Age Group:

Teens

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Fun & Games

Event Details:

Teens, join us in the Teen Room for some afternoon fun! We will have our Nintendo Switch ready to go, as well as coloring and board games. This is a drop-in program for grades 7-12. Snacks provided.

Comic Crew

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group:

Children in Grades K-6

Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6

Registration Required

Event Details:

For kids in grades 2-6

Registration begins January 19 for residents; January 30 for nonresidents

In this monthly club, kids learn about a comic book/graphic novel from our children’s colle

The Birth of Rock and Roll (America's 250th)

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

America's 250th, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: America's 250th, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

As part of our "America's 250th" event series, travel back to one of the most dynamic and influential eras in U.S. history—when rock ‘n’ roll burst onto the scene and changed everything.

Cozy Crafters Club

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Glastonbury Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

Bring your latest project and supplies and join us at the Cozy Crafters Club!

KidStruction Lab

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 4:00pm - 6:30pm

Children's Story Nook at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

STEAM

Age Group:

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab.

Custom Laser Etched Wooden Keychains

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

2CF Studio, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6

Waitlist

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: 2CF Studio

Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6

Program Type: 2CF Studio, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Get ready to design your own personalized swag at our super cool engraved wooden keychain workshop!

ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Glastonbury Room

Age Group: Adults

Event Details:

Join us 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.

Drop-in; registration not required.

SMART Recovery Support Group

Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Glastonbury Room

Age Group: Adults

Event Details:

A supportive, non-judgmental space for anyone looking to build healthier habits and address addictive or problematic behaviors, including challenges with substances, gambling, food, shopping, and more.

Drop in; registration not required.

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Smart Start Storytime: WAITLIST

9:30am–10:00am

Preschoolers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

KidStruction Lab

4:00pm–6:30pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

STEAM

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab.

Bedtime Stories

6:00pm–6:30pm

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Put on your P.J.’s, grab your teddy bear, and settle down for a half-hour of stories, songs and rhymes.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Wee Rock! Music & Movement

10:00am–10:30am

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Music

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Music

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Move and groove to your favorite kids’ tunes. Wee Rock! is 30 minutes of songs, dance, and finger plays.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Take Your Child to the Library Day

9:30am–4:00pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games, STEAM, Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games, STEAM, Storytime

Event Details:

For families with children of all ages

No registration is needed.

"The Lucky Husky" Author Visit

10:00am–11:00am

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Open

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Registration Required

Event Details:

Disclaimer(s)

Duplicate Registrations

Duplicate registrations will be removed from the guest list. Each attendee must be registered with a unique name to secure their spot in the program. If you are registering multiple participants, please provide a distinct name for each individual. Thank you for your cooperation!

Together Time Tales

1:30pm–2:00pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Smart Start Storytime: WAITLIST

9:30am–10:00am

Preschoolers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

KidStruction Lab

4:00pm–6:30pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

STEAM

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab.

Crafternoon: Puzzle Valentines

4:15pm–5:30pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Arts & Crafts

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Craft Corner

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

For kids of all ages.

No registration needed. Drop-in during the timeframe.

Make a mini-puzzle valentine for someone special.

Little Bookworms Storytime

10:00am–10:30am

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Join the Children’s Librarians for stories, finger rhymes, songs and FUN in the Friends Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Library Closed

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Lunar New Year Celebration

1:30pm–4:30pm

Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games, Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fun & Games, Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids of all ages

No registration needed.

You are invited to join us for a fun and educational celebration of Lunar New Year, a special holiday that marks the beginning of a new year in ma

KidStruction Lab

4:00pm–6:30pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

STEAM

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab.

Bedtime Stories

6:00pm–6:30pm

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Put on your P.J.’s, grab your teddy bear, and settle down for a half-hour of stories, songs and rhymes.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Tinkerlab

10:00am–11:30am

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Arts & Crafts, STEAM

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Department

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, STEAM

Event Details:

Families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

The TINKERLAB is place for little ones to learn, play, create, and explore with a favorite adult.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

KidStruction Lab

10:30am–12:30pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

STEAM

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

Visit the Children's Story Nook for KidStruction Lab.

Smart Start Storytime: WAITLIST

9:30am–10:00am

Preschoolers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

KidStruction Lab

4:00pm–6:30pm

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

STEAM

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab.

Smart Start Storytime: WAITLIST

9:30am–10:00am

Preschoolers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Preschoolers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

Bedtime Stories

6:00pm–6:30pm

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Children's Story Nook

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Put on your P.J.’s, grab your teddy bear, and settle down for a half-hour of stories, songs and rhymes.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Colchester Continental Fife and Drum Corps in Concert (America's 250th)

6:30pm–7:30pm

Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

America's 250th, Music

Upcoming

Registration Required

Upcoming

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: The Commons

Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: America's 250th, Music

Registration Required

Event Details:

Step back in time with the stirring sounds of fifes and drums as the Colchester Continentals bring Revolutionary-era music and pageantry to life.

Together Time Tales

10:30am–11:00am

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration is needed

Young children and their caregivers are invited to drop in to the Friends Room for Together Time Tales.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Little Bookworms Storytime

10:00am–10:30am

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Storytime

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Join the Children’s Librarians for stories, finger rhymes, songs and FUN in the Friends Room.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

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Featured Events

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For kids in grades 2-6

Registration begins January 19 for residents; January 30 for nonresidents

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Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

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For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

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Accompanying Adults

For families with children of all ages

No registration is needed.

Disclaimer(s)

Duplicate Registrations

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

For kids of all ages.

No registration needed. Drop-in during the timeframe.

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

For families with kids of all ages

No registration needed.

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

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Accompanying Adults

Families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

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Accompanying Adults

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL.

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration is needed