Dec 24 - 25 2025 Library Closed All Day 12/24–12/25 Closing Dec 24 - 25 2025 Closing Library Closed All Day 12/24–12/25 Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Dec 31 2025 Wed Library Closes at 5:00 p.m. 5:00pm–9:00pm Closing Dec 31 2025 Wed Closing Library Closes at 5:00 p.m. 5:00pm–9:00pm Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Jan 1 2026 Thu Library Closed All Day Closing Jan 1 2026 Thu Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Jan 5 2026 Mon Facing War: Connecticut in World War I (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250, Lecture Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jan 5 2026 Mon Facing War: Connecticut in World War I (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Lecture Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250, Lecture Registration Required Event Details: What was life like on the home front during WWI? 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!
Jan 19 2026 Mon Library Closed All Day Closing Jan 19 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Feb 2 2026 Mon The Birth of Rock and Roll (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250, Lecture Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Feb 2 2026 Mon The Birth of Rock and Roll (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Lecture Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250, Lecture Registration Required Event Details: As part of our America 250 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. 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!
Feb 16 2026 Mon Library Closed All Day Closing Feb 16 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
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 This event is in the "Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Mar 6 2026 Fri Colchester Continental Fife and Drum Corps in Concert (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers America 250, Music Upcoming Registration Required 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 This event is in the "Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Mar 6 2026 Fri Colchester Continental Fife and Drum Corps in Concert (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Music 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 250, 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.
Apr 3 2026 Fri Library Closed All Day Closing Apr 3 2026 Fri Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Apr 5 2026 Sun Library Closed All Day Closing Apr 5 2026 Sun Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Rosie the Riveter (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250, Lecture Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Apr 6 2026 Mon Rosie the Riveter (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Lecture Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250, Lecture Registration Required Event Details: “Rosie the Riveter” became an iconic image of working women during World War II. What was it really like for them? 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!
This event is in the "Adults" group May 4 2026 Mon The Sporting Events That Changed America (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250, Lecture Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group May 4 2026 Mon The Sporting Events That Changed America (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Lecture Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250, Lecture Registration Required Event Details: Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a fascinating journey through the sporting events that helped shape the nation's history, culture, and identity. 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!
May 10 2026 Sun CLOSED Sundays for the summer / Resume after Labor Day All Day Closing May 10 2026 Sun Closing CLOSED Sundays for the summer / Resume after Labor Day All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
May 25 2026 Mon Library Closed All Day Closing May 25 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 1 2026 Mon The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250 Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jun 1 2026 Mon The Web They Wove: Women & their Wardrobes during New England’s Revolution (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250 Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250 Registration Required Event Details: Explore the often-overlooked role of women whose choices in textiles and fashion helped shape the course of the American Revolution.
Jun 19 2026 Fri Library Closed All Day Closing Jun 19 2026 Fri Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 6 2026 Mon Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Divided Loyalty in Revolutionary Connecticut (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250, Lecture Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Jul 6 2026 Mon Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Divided Loyalty in Revolutionary Connecticut (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Lecture Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250, Lecture Registration Required Event Details: Which side are you on? That’s the question that every single person in Connecticut had to answer in 1775, as the thirteen colonies began a rebellion against British rule. Loyalty was not only a matter of words or opinion. 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!
This event is in the "Adults" group Aug 3 2026 Mon Patriotic Paint Night with Pam (America 250) 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults America 250 Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Aug 3 2026 Mon Patriotic Paint Night with Pam (America 250) 6:30pm–8:00pm America 250 Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: 2CF Studio Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250 Registration Required Event Details: Bring a touch of Americana to your canvas! Follow instructor Pamela Halligan of Pam’s Picassos as she guides you in painting a vibrant, patriotic scene.
Sep 7 2026 Mon Library Closed All Day Closing Sep 7 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 9 2026 Wed From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals "1776" and "Hamilton" (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250, Lecture Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 9 2026 Wed From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals "1776" and "Hamilton" (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Lecture Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250, Lecture Registration Required Event Details: Take a closer look at how two groundbreaking Broadway musicals bring America’s early history to the stage.
This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 5 2026 Mon Connecticut Cryptids & Legends (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250, Lecture Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 5 2026 Mon Connecticut Cryptids & Legends (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250, Lecture Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250, Lecture Registration Required Event Details: Explore the fascinating folklore of Connecticut through the lens of cryptids—creatures whose existence is debated but whose stories reflect the state’s rich cultural history.
Oct 12 2026 Mon Library Closed All Day Closing Oct 12 2026 Mon Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 2 2026 Mon An Evening with Edgar Allen Poe (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults America 250 Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Nov 2 2026 Mon An Evening with Edgar Allen Poe (America 250) 6:30pm–7:30pm America 250 Upcoming Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: America 250 Registration Required Event Details: Spend an evening with the master of the macabre himself—Edgar Allan Poe. Step into the shadowy world of one of America’s most enduring literary voices as acclaimed actor Campbell Harmon brings Poe to life at WTML.
Nov 11 2026 Wed Library Closed All Day Closing Nov 11 2026 Wed Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library