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Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Solar Eclipse Glasses Sign-up

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Children, Baby, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary School Age, Teens, Adults
Nature
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Age Group: Children, Baby, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

There will be a solar eclipse on April 8, 2024! Register to pick up a pair of solar-viewing glasses. Please note the following guidelines:
9 am

One is Wonderful

9:30am - 10:00am
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Storytime
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Children 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration for the 5-week session begins March 4 and must be made through the Children’s Department in person or by phone (860-652-7718). On-line registration is not available.

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

9:30am - 10:00am
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Storytime
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This program is FULL and the waitlist is CLOSED.

Pre-K children ages 3-5 on their own 

Resident registration for the 6-week session begins March 4 and must be made through the Children’s

Side-by-Side

9:30am - 10:00am
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Storytime
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Children 24-36 months with an adult.

Resident registration for the 6-week session begins March 4 and must be made through the Children’s Department in person or by phone (860-652-7718). On-line registration is not available.

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

One is Wonderful

10:30am - 11:00am
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Storytime
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Children 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration for the 5-week session begins March 4 and must be made through the Children’s Department in person or by phone (860-652-7718). On-line registration is not available.

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.

Side-by-Side

10:30am - 11:00am
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Storytime
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Children 24-36 months with an adult.

Resident registration for the 6-week session begins March 4 and must be made through the Children’s Department in person or by phone (860-652-7718). On-line registration is not available.

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
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Music
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

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.

College Entrance Exam Practice Session

10:00am - 2:30pm
Teens
Education
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Education
Required
Seats Remaining: 15

The Welles-Turner Memorial Library is partnering with C2 Education to offer free full-length practice tests for the Digital PSAT, Digital SAT, and ACT for local high school students. Students will get to experience a real test environment and will then receive their score via email.

Testers are asked to provide their own calculator for all practice tests. Digital PSAT and SAT testers must bring their own fully charged laptop or iPad in order to take the test. 

Please be aware that C2 Education will need to collect your contact information, including your name and email address, in order to send test results. 

Disclaimer(s)

College Entrance Exam

Please note: Teens who attend multiple testing events are not guaranteed a unique exam each session. 
11 am

Mother Goose

11:00am - 11:30am
Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Storytime
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

This program is FULL and the waitlist is CLOSED.

Babies birth-15 months with an adult

Resident registration for the 6-week session begins March 4 and must be made through the Children’s Depart

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.
12 pm

Fiber Arts Friends

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Arts & Crafts
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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.
1 pm
2 pm

Virtual Author Talk: A History of Food & Culture with the Smithsonian

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion, Food
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Food
Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

First Friday Films: Singin’ in the Rain

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Movie
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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 "Singin’ in the Rain" (1952)
3 pm

Book Buffet Day

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Elementary School Age
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Elementary School Age
Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

For kids in grades 3-6.

Registration begins March 19 for residents; March 30 for nonresidents.

You’re invited to a Book Buffet in celebration of International Children’s Book Day
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

Our Connecticut River: From Sea to Source

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Event Details:

Historian Kelvin W. Cole will bring a comprehensive and refreshing overview of what the Connecticut River has meant since its first discovery.

ESL Conversation Club

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Education
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Glastonbury Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Education
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. Drop-in; no registration required.

Solar Eclipses 101

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Elementary School Age, Teens, Adults
Lecture, STEAM
Closed
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Lecture, STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Join us for an introductory lesson on eclipses from Chris Markiewicz of the Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford.
Cancelled

CANCELLED Teen: Yoga

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Health & Wellness
Required
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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Teens, are you feeling stressed and anxious? Reset your mind by doing some relaxing yoga with instructor Gina LaRosa. Wear comfortable clothes and bring your own yoga mat and water.