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Branches:
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
9 am

SIDE BY SIDE: Registration Required

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Nook
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This program is FULL, the waitlist is OPEN.

Children 24-36 months with an adult

Resident registration begins January 13th for the 6-week session and must be made through the

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.

ONE IS WONDERFUL: Registration Required

9:30am - 10:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Nook
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration begins January 13th for the 6-week session and must be made through the Children’s Department 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

SIDE BY SIDE: Registration Required

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Nook
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This program is FULL, the waitlist is OPEN.

Children 24-36 months with an adult

Resident registration begins January 13th for the 6-week session and must be made through the

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.

ONE IS WONDERFUL: Registration Required

10:30am - 11:00am
Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Children's Story Nook
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Children 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration begins January 13th for the 6-week session and must be made through the Children’s Department 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.

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.

College Entrance Exam Practice Session

10:00am - 2:00pm
Teens
Education
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Education
Required
Seats Remaining: 12

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
12 pm

Fiber Arts Friends

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: 2CF Studio, 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.

Virtual Lunch & Learn: Cancer Screenings & Prevention

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Adults
Health & Wellness, Virtual
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.
1 pm

Glastonbury Celebrates Black History: A "Visit" from Madam C.J. Walker

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Performance
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

*THIS EVENT IS OFF-SITE AT RIVERFRONT COMMUNITY CENTER*

Visit the Riverfront Community Center to see Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti perform a one-woman show as Madam C.J. Walker!
2 pm

Virtual Author Talk: Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion, Virtual
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*

Rainbow Magic Fairy Party

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Children in Grades K-6
Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Music, Storytime
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Children in Grades K-6
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Discussion, Music, Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

For kids in grades K- 3 

Registration begins February 4 for residents; February 15 for nonresidents.

Boys and Girls! Do you love the Rainbow Magic books? Which fairy is your favorite?
3 pm
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm

Design and etch your own wooden keychain!

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Children in Grades K-6, Teens, Adults
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Teens, Adults
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Come in and join us in creating your very own wooden keychain. Design your keychain on our computers using our laser etcher software. After watch as it comes into reality and engraved into wood!

CT's Fearsome Foursome (Raccoons, Skunks, Opossums, & Porcupines)

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Lecture, Nature
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,

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.

Teen Advisory Board

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens
TAB
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: TAB
Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Join the Teen Advisory Board and share your ideas for programs, materials, and improvements we can make in the Teen Department. In addition to giving your opinion, you can earn volunteer/community service hours. This is a monthly program.