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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.

Little Bookworms Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers
Storytime
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.

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

2nd Tuesday Book Club: The Other Americans

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Book Discussion
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're reading: "The Other Americans" by Laila Lalami.

Virtual Author Talk: Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming

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*
3 pm

Teen Hangout

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teens
Fun & Games
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 after-school 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.
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.

Egg-Cellent Story Stroll

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers
Arts & Crafts, Food, Storytime
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Food, Storytime
Event Details:

Registration is required and begins online through Parks & Recreation (glastonburyct.myrec.com) on March 4 at 8AM. 

Due to the popularity of this program it is for Glastonbury residents only.

The Welles-Tu

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.

The Great Mathemachicken

4:15pm - 5:15pm
Children in Grades K-6
STEAM
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Children in Grades K-6
Program Type: STEAM
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

For kids in grades K-3

Registration begins March 27 for residents; April 7 for nonresidents.

We are so eggs-cited to meet our new baby chickens this week that we decided to get cracking on
5 pm
6 pm

New England Pirates

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Lecture
Open
Required
Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
Room: Friends Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Event Details:

Join teacher and historian Luca Rebussini as he delves into the hidden history of piracy in New England during the Golden Age of Piracy.

Thursday Night Book Club: Listen for the Lie

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Book Discussion
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.