Week Calendar

Name: Thursday Night Book Club: The Women
Start: 2025-03-13T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-13T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Featured Events

Thursday Night Book Club: The Women

Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults

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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 Thursday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk. Registration is not required.

Little Bookworms Storytime

Friday, March 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am

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 needed

Join the Children’s Librarians for stories, finger rhymes, songs and FUN in the Friends Room.

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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.

LEGO® Bricks Imagination Station

Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:30pm

Friends Room 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: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: STEAM

Event Details:

Appropriate for families with kids age 4 through grade 6

No registration needed

Drop-in to the Friends Room for some free building with LEGO® Bricks!

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.

Passport Adventures: Ireland

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group:

Children in Grades K-6

Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6

Required

Seats Remaining: 1

Event Details:

For kids in grades K-3

Registration begins March 3 for residents; March 14 for nonresidents.

If you’ve ever thought “I-rish I could visit Ireland on Saint Patrick’s Day,” then this is your lucky day!

Cookbook Club: The Complete Irish Pub Cookbook

Monday, March 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

2CF Studio, Book Discussion, Food

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: 2CF Studio

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: 2CF Studio, Book Discussion, Food

Event Details:

Calling all home chefs! Cook the recipe at home and then bring your creation in to share each month. Talk about what went right, what went wrong, and tips and tricks that you learned while tackling your recipe.

Fiber Arts Friends

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

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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.

KidStruction Lab

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 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.

Virtual Author Talk: Women’s Liberation with Clara Bingham

Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Virtual

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion, Virtual

Event Details:

*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

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Time	Mon (3/31)	Tue (4/01)	Wed (4/02)	Thu (4/03)	Fri (4/04)	Sat (4/05)
9 am	This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. SMART START STORYTIME: On Waitlist 9:30am - 10:00am Preschoolers Storytime This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. 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.	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. SIDE BY SIDE: On Waitlist 9:30am - 10:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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.		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. ONE IS WONDERFUL: On Waitlist 9:30am - 10:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. SIDE BY SIDE: On Waitlist 10:30am - 11:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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.		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. ONE IS WONDERFUL: Registration Required 10:30am - 11:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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.	This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Wee Rock! Music & Movement 10:00am - 10:30am Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers Music This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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.	This event is in the "Teens" group. College Entrance Exam Practice Session 10:00am - 2:00pm Teens Education Open Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Open Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Education Required Seats Remaining: 9 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. This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Together Time Tales 10:30am - 11:00am Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. MOTHER GOOSE: On Waitlist 11:00am - 11:30am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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		This event is in the "Adults" group. Fiber Arts Friends 12:00pm - 2:00pm Adults 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts This event is in the "Adults" group. 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					This event is in the "Adults" group. First Friday Films: Meet Me in St. Louis 2:00pm - 4:00pm Adults Movie This event is in the "Adults" group. 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			This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group. Smile, Sister!: A Raina Telgemeier Tel-ebration 3:30pm - 4:30pm Children in Grades K-6 Required This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group. 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		This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group. This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. KidStruction Lab 4:00pm - 6:30pm Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers STEAM This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group. This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. 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	This event is in the "Adults" group. CT's Black Bears 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Lecture, Nature Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Open 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Laser Engraving on Scratch Paper! 6:00pm - 7:30pm Adults, Teens 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Workshop Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Open Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: 2CF Studio Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Workshop Required Seats Remaining: 3 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! This event is in the "Adults" group. ESL Conversation Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Open 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.		This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. Bedtime Stories 6:00pm - 6:30pm Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Preschoolers" group. This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group. 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. This event is in the "Teens" group. Teen: Personal Nachos! 6:30pm - 7:30pm Teens Food Open Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Open Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Food Required Seats Remaining: 9 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			This event is in the "Adults" group. Virtual Author Talk: Jodi Picoult 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Book Discussion, Virtual Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Discussion, Virtual Event Details: *THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

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Featured Events

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For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

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Appropriate for families with kids age 4 through grade 6

No registration needed

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For kids in grades K-3

Registration begins March 3 for residents; March 14 for nonresidents.

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Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

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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.

Children ages 24-36 months with an adult

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

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Accompanying Adults

This program is FULL, Waitlist is OPEN.

Children ages 15-24 months with an adult

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

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Accompanying Adults

Children ages 24-36 months with an adult

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

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Accompanying Adults

Children ages 15-24 months with an adult

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

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Accompanying Adults

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

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Accompanying Adults

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College Entrance Exam

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration is needed

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Accompanying Adults

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

For kids in grades 4-6

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

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

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Accompanying Adults

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Food Allergies