Plant and care for the library’s native plant butterfly and pollinator garden! Learn about the importance of native plants and how you can help. Do crafts and participate in citizen science/community science activities, where ordinary citizens/community members help scientists by gathering local data. Help the library raise monarch caterpillars to be released as butterflies at the end of the summer.
Do you believe in Magic? Join local artist Samantha Barlow-Beamer for an hour-long workshop where you’ll make your own fairy house using material gathered across beaches, forests and fields in […]
Join us for our video game free play event, hosted by Massachusetts Esport and Gaming Venue, One Up Games! Explore virtual worlds with the Oculus Quest, or play the latest titles on XBox Series S, Playstation 4, and Nintendo Switch!
Free and open to all in grades 5-12. Registration is required.
D&D is back by popular demand! Join local storyteller Marina for an amazing adventure in 4 parts! Never played before? No problem! The library will provide everything you need to succeed, just bring a can-do attitude and a character sheet!
Please note that this is a 4-session program. Please plan on attending all 4 weeks, as the story will build over time. When registering, you are registering for all 4 sessions.
Free and open to all in grades 5&6. Registration is required.
Plant and care for the library’s native plant butterfly and pollinator garden! Learn about the importance of native plants and how you can help. Do crafts and participate in citizen science/community science activities, where ordinary citizens/community members help scientists by gathering local data. Help the library raise monarch caterpillars to be released as butterflies at the end of the summer.
Try your hand at pottery! Pinch those pots! Make those vases! Compete for the title of ultimate sculptor extraordinaire and prizes! Similar to the British tv show, contestants will compete to complete a pottery challenge. At the end of the program, projects will be judged on overall functionality and appearance. Prizes will go to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.
Free and open to all in grades 5-12. Registration is required.
Meet award-winning author Jasmine Warga and have the chance to ask her questions about her life and works.
No registration necessary for this event. All ages welcome, though most suited for children ages 9 & up.
Award-winning middle-grade author Jasmine Warga will lead a workshop for aspiring young writers to hone their talent and creativity in the art of telling stories.
One Saturday each month, come to the library to learn about local & global animals & plants and meet wildlife/animals. This month we will be learning about all different owls found in Connecticut. Meet three different owls and a hawk, comparing their nocturnal and diurnal lifestyles and adaptations.
Sooo you guys… GFL hasn’t been exactly winning these past few tournaments. Think you can reclaim our glory? Join us on our home turf in a Fortnite tournament against Madison Scranton and Old Saybrook Acton libraries! Brought to you by One Up Games!
Free and open to all in grades 5-12. Registration is required to compete in the tournament. Spectators are welcome to come! You do not need to register to be a spectator.
Learn about the life cycle of honeybees, try on beekeeper gear, and learn how beekeepers harvest honey from this unconventional farm animal, the honeybee! Lots of fun give-aways in this interactive presentation. Presenter: Humble Bee Honey Co.
Plant and care for the library’s native plant butterfly and pollinator garden! Learn about the importance of native plants and how you can help. Do crafts and participate in citizen science/community science activities, where ordinary citizens/community members help scientists by gathering local data. Help the library raise monarch caterpillars to be released as butterflies at the end of the summer.
Plant and care for the library’s native plant butterfly and pollinator garden! Learn about the importance of native plants and how you can help. Do crafts and participate in citizen science/community science activities, where ordinary citizens/community members help scientists by gathering local data. Help the library raise monarch caterpillars to be released as butterflies at the end of the summer.
Celebrate the real science behind many of the magical special effects in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series (no spoilers, though, if you haven’t read them all yet). You’ll experience a Thickening Potion and its Antidote, Indoor Snow, a Crystal Ball full of pearly white mist, and many other dramatic chemical and physical changes. Professor Sepoc features lots of eye-catching sparks, flames, foams, and color changes involving safe, simple chemicals.
This inclusive, family-friendly show welcomes anyone ages 5 & up who can listen to instructions and be respectful to attend. Registration required.
Meet nature’s clean-up crew and learn about all the essential services some of our less-fancy native birds provide. Loveable once you get to know them, you can meet a crow, raven, vulture, and other birds once deemed, “pests” by humans. Presenter: Horizon Wings Raptor Rehabilitation
Plant and care for the library’s native plant butterfly and pollinator garden! Learn about the importance of native plants and how you can help. Do crafts and participate in citizen science/community science activities, where ordinary citizens/community members help scientists by gathering local data. Help the library raise monarch caterpillars to be released as butterflies at the end of the summer.
Butterfly release days are to be determined, based on how many monarch caterpillars we find and successfully raise from our gardens, when they decide to emerge, and weather. Register below if you want to be informed of when butterfly releases are happening.
Plant and care for the library’s native plant butterfly and pollinator garden! Learn about the importance of native plants and how you can help. Do crafts and participate in citizen science/community science activities, where ordinary citizens/community members help scientists by gathering local data. Help the library raise monarch caterpillars to be released as butterflies at the end of the summer.
Plant and care for the library’s native plant butterfly and pollinator garden! Learn about the importance of native plants and how you can help. Do crafts and participate in citizen science/community science activities, where ordinary citizens/community members help scientists by gathering local data. Help the library raise monarch caterpillars to be released as butterflies at the end of the summer.
Meet some of the local animals that live where you do and learn how each of them survives in the wild. Featuring: a turtle, a frog, owls, a vulture, and a millipede. Presenter: Earthplace
| Sunday | CLOSED | |
| Monday | 9am-8pm | |
| Tuesday | 9am-8pm | |
| Wednesday | 9am-8pm | |
| Thursday | 9am-8pm | |
| Friday | 9am-6pm | |
| Saturday | 9am-5pm |