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

Event Details:

*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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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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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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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.

Virtual Author Talk: Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming

Tuesday, April 8, 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*

Time	Mon (3/31)	Tue (4/01)	Wed (4/02)	Fri (4/04)
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.
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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)
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6 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. CT's Black Bears 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Lecture, Nature Closed 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: Lecture, Nature Required Seats Remaining: 24 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. 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 "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 "Adults" group. ESL Conversation Club 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Closed 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: Glastonbury Room Age Group: Adults Required Seats Remaining: 14 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. 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!
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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