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Featured Events

Meg's Movies: The Long, Long Trailer

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Movie

Event Details:

Join us for an afternoon at the movies! Our Head of Adult Services, Meghan Withers-Tong, has curated a lineup of her favorite films to share with the community. Come relax and connect with fellow movie lovers.

Together Time Tales

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

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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.

Teen Hangout!

Monday, January 5, 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.

Facing War: Connecticut in World War I (America's 250th)

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

America's 250th, Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: America's 250th, Lecture

Registration Required

Event Details:

What was life like on the home front during WWI?

Cozy Crafters Club

Tuesday, January 6, 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, January 6, 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.

Get Turned into a 3D Printed Octopus!

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

2CF Studio, Technology Class, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: 2CF Studio

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

Program Type: 2CF Studio, Technology Class, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Get ready for some wonderfully weird fun at our 3D Printed Octopus with Human Heads workshop!

ESL Conversation Club

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Glastonbury Room

Age Group: Adults

Registration Required

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.

Artist Reception: Sign of the Times by Emma Chadwick

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

The Gallery at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Exhibits

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: The Gallery

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Exhibits

Event Details:

Join us in the gallery to see our newest exhibit, meet the artist, and have the opportunity to ask questions about the work on display.

Light refreshments will be provided.

Drop-in; no registration required.

Comic Crew

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

America's 250th

Age Group:

Children in Grades K-6

Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6

Program Type: America's 250th

Registration Required

Event Details:

For kids in grades 2-6

Registration begins December 26 for residents; January 5 for nonresidents

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

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9 am		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Smart Start Storytime 9:30am–10:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Children's Story Nook Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Pre-K children ages 3-5 on their own Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718). 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.		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Side-by-Side 9:30am–10:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Children's Story Nook Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Children 24-36 months with an adult. Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718). 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.
10 am				This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Side-by-Side 10:30am–11:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Children's Story Nook Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Children 24-36 months with an adult. Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718). 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.	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Little Bookworms Storytime 10:00am–10:45am Babies & Toddlers Arts & Crafts, Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime Event Details: 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.
11 am		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Mother Goose 11:00am–11:30am Babies & Toddlers Storytime Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Babies birth-14 months with an adult This session is FULL, waitlist is FULL. Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718). 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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2 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group 2nd Tuesday Book Club: The Widows of Malabar Hill 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Book Discussion This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 will be reading "The Widows of Malabar Hill" by Sujata Massey.
3 pm			This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Very Scary Craft 3:30pm–4:30pm Children in Grades K-6 Arts & Crafts Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: 2CF Studio Age Group: Children in Grades K-6 Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: FOR KIDS IN GRADES 1-3 Registration begins September 27 for residents; October 8 for nonresidents. Kids will use a variety of materials and their imaginations to create their very own spoo
4 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Virtual Author Talk: European Travel Tips with Guidebook Author Rick Steves 4:00pm–5:00pm Adults Book Discussion Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussion Event Details: Join guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, Rick will teach you the secrets of safe, smart, inexpensive travel — low on stress and high		This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Harry Potter Book Day 4:15pm–5:15pm Children in Grades K-6 Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Children in Grades K-6 Registration Required Event Details: FOR KIDS IN GRADES 3-6 Registration begins September 28 for residents; October 9 for nonresidents. For one day only, Hogwarts is opening its doors to all muggles and magical creatures for
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6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Goths, Gargoyles, & God: Building the Magnificent Cathedrals of Europe 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Lecture Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Lecture Registration Required Event Details: At the turn of the 1000 AD millennium in Europe, churches were small, dark, thick-walled, and dingy.		This event is in the "Teens" group Teen: Journal Writing 6:30pm–8:00pm Teens Workshop Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: 2CF Studio Age Group: Teens Program Type: Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Anyone can journal! Explore journal writing with certified journal writing instructor, Jane Rossi. Participants will have a chance to decorate their own journal and practice a variety of journal writing styles and techniques.

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For kids in grades 2-6

Registration begins December 26 for residents; January 5 for nonresidents

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Pre-K children ages 3-5 on their own

Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718).

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Children 24-36 months with an adult.

Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718).

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Accompanying Adults

Children 24-36 months with an adult.

Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718).

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Families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed.

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Babies birth-14 months with an adult

This session is FULL, waitlist is FULL.

Registration for six-week session begins September 11 for residents, in person or by phone (860-652-7718).

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

FOR KIDS IN GRADES 1-3

Registration begins September 27 for residents; October 8 for nonresidents.

FOR KIDS IN GRADES 3-6

Registration begins September 28 for residents; October 9 for nonresidents.