Week Calendar

Featured Events

Holiday Story Break

Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers

View Details

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 is needed

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations with seasonal stories, rhymes and songs. Stories a

Teen Hangout!

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Teen Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Fun & Games

Age Group:

Teens

View Details

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 afternoon 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.

Holiday Card-Making Workshop for Adults

Monday, December 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults

Waitlist

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: 2CF Studio

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

Due to the space limitations of this program, registration begins by phone (860-652-7720) for Glastonbury residents with a valid library card on November 10th at 9 a.m. and opens online for all on November 17th at 9 a.m.

Holiday Story Break

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytime

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers

View Details

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime

Event Details:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration required.

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of holiday preparations with seasonal stories, rhymes and songs. Stories are selected to ap

Fiber Arts Friends

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm

2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

View Details

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.

2nd Tuesday Book Club: Lessons in Chemistry

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Book Discussion

Age Group:

Adults

View Details

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Glastonbury Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Discussion

Event Details:

This month we're reading: "Lessons in Chemistry" by Bonnie Garmus

KidStruction Lab

Tuesday, December 9, 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

View Details

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.

Extended Open Hours For Seasonal Makes!

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

2CF Studio at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class

Age Group:

Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6

View Details

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: 2CF Studio

Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6

Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Technology Class

Event Details:

Unlock your creativity at 2CF Studio! Take advantage of our extended Tuesday hours in November and December to craft seasonal items.

Career Navigation for Job Seekers with American Job Center

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Glastonbury Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group:

Adults

View Details

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Glastonbury Room

Age Group: Adults

Event Details:

Embark on a job-seeking adventure with the American Job Center!

Climb Aboard the Polar Express: Early Departure

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Storytime

Age Group:

Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Waitlist

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6, Preschoolers

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytime

Registration Required

Event Details:

For kids ages 4 to 10

Registration begins November 24th for Glastonbury residents only.

Imaginations will power this trip to the North Pole where children will enjoy a reading of the classic holiday story,

Filters

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (10/12)	Mon (10/13)	Tue (10/14)	Wed (10/15)	Thu (10/16)	Fri (10/17)	Sat (10/18)
All Day	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Spooky Glastonbury Writing Contest All Day 10/1–10/31 Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6 Virtual Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children in Grades K-6 Program Type: Virtual Event Details: Welles-Turner Memorial Library is celebrating spooky season with our 1st annual Spooky Glastonbury Writing Contest.
		Closing Library Closed All Day Branches: Welles-Turner Memorial Library
9 am			This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Side By Side Storytime: CLOSED 9:30am–10:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 CLOSED. Children ages 24-36 months with an adult Resident registration period is September 8th – September 14th. All registrations will be pro 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 Storytime: CLOSED 9:30am–10:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 CLOSED. Children ages 15-24 months with an adult Resident registration period is September 8th – September 14th. All registrations will be proces 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 Storytime: CLOSED 10:30am–11:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 CLOSED. Children ages 24-36 months with an adult Resident registration period is September 8th – September 14th. All registrations will be pro 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 Storytime: CLOSED 10:30am–11:00am Babies & Toddlers Storytime This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 CLOSED. Children ages 15-24 months with an adult Resident registration period is September 8th - September 14th. All registrations will be processe 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 Tinkerlab 10:00am–11:30am Preschoolers, Babies & Toddlers Arts & Crafts, STEAM This event is in the "Preschoolers" group This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group This event is in the "Preschoolers" group KidStruction Lab 10:30am–12:30pm 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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Visit the Children's Story Nook for KidStruction Lab.
11 am
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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group Virtual Lunch & Learn: Cryptocurrency 12:30pm–1:30pm Adults Finances, Virtual Closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults Program Type: Finances, Virtual Registration Required Event Details: Grab a notebook and a PB&J for this monthly lunchtime webinar series presented on Zoom! This month's topic is Cryptocurrency! Disclaimer(s) Duplicate Registrations Duplicate registrations will be removed from the guest list. Each attendee must be registered with a unique name to secure their spot in the program. If you are registering multiple participants, please provide a distinct name for each individual. Thank you for your cooperation!			This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Create your own Shrinky Dink Keychains! 12:30pm–1:30pm Teens, Children in Grades K-6 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, Workshop Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Children in Grades K-6" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: 2CF Studio Age Group: Teens, Children in Grades K-6 Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Get ready for some serious nostalgia and creative fun at our Shrinky Dink Keychain program! You'll draw and color your own awesome designs, then transform them into super cool, personalized keychains.
1 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Women and Money Roundtable 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Finances, Virtual Closed Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Virtual Age Group: Adults Program Type: Finances, Virtual Registration Required Event Details: *THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM* Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone will lead a lively and informative discussion on today’s financial markets and how they might fit into your portfolio. Disclaimer(s) Duplicate Registrations Duplicate registrations will be removed from the guest list. Each attendee must be registered with a unique name to secure their spot in the program. If you are registering multiple participants, please provide a distinct name for each individual. Thank you for your cooperation!
2 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group 2nd Tuesday Book Club: And Then There Were None 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults Book Discussion This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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: "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
3 pm
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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 ¡FIESTA! Spanish & Latin American Music with Judy & Mark (Ella Waters Event Series) 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults Music Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Music Registration Required Event Details: Experience this vibrant program featuring passionate, lyrical music from Spain and Latin America. Enjoy the fiery intensity of Spanish flamenco dances, the haunting beauty of a Catalan folk song, and the sultry rhythms of an Argentine tango. Disclaimer(s) Duplicate Registrations Duplicate registrations will be removed from the guest list. Each attendee must be registered with a unique name to secure their spot in the program. If you are registering multiple participants, please provide a distinct name for each individual. Thank you for your cooperation!	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 Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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 Advisory Board 6:30pm–7:30pm Teens TAB Closed Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library Room: Friends Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: TAB Registration Required 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.

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Program Type:

Age Group:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration is needed

Program Type:

Age Group:

Program Type:

Age Group:

Program Type:

Age Group:

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration required.

Program Type:

Age Group:

Program Type:

Age Group:

Program Type:

Age Group:

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

Program Type:

Age Group:

Age Group:

Program Type:

Age Group:

For kids ages 4 to 10

Registration begins November 24th for Glastonbury residents only.

Primary tabs

This program is FULL, the Waitlist is CLOSED.

Children ages 24-36 months with an adult

Resident registration period is September 8th – September 14th.

All registrations will be pro

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL, THE WAITLIST CLOSED.

Children ages 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration period is September 8th – September 14th.

All registrations will be proces

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is FULL, the Waitlist is CLOSED.

Children ages 24-36 months with an adult

Resident registration period is September 8th – September 14th.

All registrations will be pro

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL, THE WAITLIST IS CLOSED.

Children ages 15-24 months with an adult

Resident registration period is September 8th - September 14th.

All registrations will be processe

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

Families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

Disclaimer(s)

Duplicate Registrations

Disclaimer(s)

Duplicate Registrations

Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6

No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe.

Disclaimer(s)

Duplicate Registrations

For families with kids ages 5 & under

No registration needed

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults