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9 am

SMART START STORYTIME: On 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:

This program is FULL, the waitlist is OPEN.

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

Resident registration period is March 3rd – March 9th.

SIDE BY SIDE: On Waitlist

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 ages 24-36 months with an adult

Resident registration period is March 3rd – March 9th.

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: On Waitlist

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, Waitlist is OPEN.

Children ages 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration period is March 3rd – March 9th.

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: On Waitlist

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 ages 24-36 months with an adult

Resident registration period is March 3rd – March 9th.

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 ages 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration period is March 3rd – March 9th.

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.

College Entrance Exam Practice Session

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

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. 

Together Time Tales

10:30am - 11:00am
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 is needed

Young children and their caregivers are invited to drop in to our story nook 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.
11 am

MOTHER GOOSE: On Waitlist

11:00am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

This program is FULL, the Waitlist is OPEN.

Babies birth-15 months with an adult

Resident registration period is March 3rd – March 9th.

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
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Start your afternoon with a knitting, crochet, quilting, or sewing project and some good conversation at WTML! Join us in the 2CF Studio, our newly opened area where “makers” in the community can meet to learn from each other.
1 pm
2 pm

First Friday Films: Meet Me in St. Louis

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Movie
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 "Meet Me in St. Louis" (1944)
3 pm

Smile, Sister!: A Raina Telgemeier Tel-ebration

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children in Grades K-6
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Children in Grades K-6
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

For kids in grades 4-6

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

Smile!
4 pm

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.
5 pm
6 pm

CT's Black Bears

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Lecture, Nature
Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Nature
Required
Seats Remaining: 42
Event Details:

Join Master Wildlife Conservationist Ginny Apple as she talks about Black Bears, focusing on the natural history of Black Bears in Connecticut, an overview of their habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction and current research efforts.

Laser Engraving on Scratch Paper!

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Teens
2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Workshop
Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: 2CF Studio
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Come and learn how to engrave images unto scratch paper using our laser engraver. Find out what free software you can use to touch up blurry pictures, enhance, and get an image laser ready!

ESL Conversation Club

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Glastonbury Room
Age Group: Adults
Required
Seats Remaining: 15
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.

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: Personal Nachos!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Teens
Food
Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Event Details:

Join Food Explorers for a deliciously cheesy cooking program! We’ll be making homemade nacho cheese sauce to drizzle on top of your own personal nachos, filled with chips and your choice of tasty and fresh ingredients.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
7 pm

Virtual Author Talk: Jodi Picoult

7:00pm - 8:00pm
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*