Name: Smile, Sister!: A Raina Telgemeier Tel-ebration
Start: 2025-04-02T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-02T16:30:00-04:00
Location: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Raina, Callie, Maya, and Friends holding comics

Smile, Sister!: A Raina Telgemeier Tel-ebration

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Age Group:

Children in Grades K-6

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Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Children in Grades K-6

Required

Seats Remaining: 11

Event Details:

For kids in grades 4-6

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

Smile!

Virtual Author Talk: Jodi Picoult

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

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

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*THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM*

Teen: Personal Nachos!

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Food

Age Group:

Teens

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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.

Wee Rock! Music & Movement

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Music

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: 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.

First Friday Films: Meet Me in St. Louis

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

Adults

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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)

College Entrance Exam Practice Session

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Education

Age Group:

Teens

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Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Education

Required

Seats Remaining: 5

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.

Teen Hangout

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Teen Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Fun & Games

Age Group:

Teens

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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.

New England Pirates

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Friends Room at Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Program Type:

Lecture

Age Group:

Adults

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Open

Library Branch: Welles-Turner Memorial Library

Room: Friends Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Lecture

Required

Seats Remaining: 12

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.

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!

Fiber Arts Friends

Tuesday, April 8, 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.

2nd Tuesday Book Club: The Other Americans

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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 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.

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10 am			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: 5 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.
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6 pm	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 Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. 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: 2CF Studio Age Group: Adults, Teens Program Type: 2CF Studio, Arts & Crafts, STEAM, Workshop Required Seats Remaining: 0 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 "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.

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