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A casual, simple storytime featuring new and classic stories read by volunteer Hesch Sommer in a quiet corner of the children’s room.  One Monday a month at 10:30am.  All ages.  […]

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Do you want to slay monsters and go on adventures? Then join Dungeons & Dragons for beginners and experienced players alike! All you need is imagination and a cooperative attitude, and we provide the rest! Meetings will be a continuous 4-week campaign led by experienced Dungeon Master Marina Capezzone.

Free and open to all in grades 5-8. Registration is required. Please note when registering you are registering for all 4 sessions. Please plan to attend all dates.

drawing of bee with books

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Join us for a fun and informal conversation about new books at the Library, taking place the first Tuesday of every month from 11am to noon. Librarians will give you the inside scoop about which books are flying off the shelves as well as hot new titles scheduled for release. Group members can share what they are reading and get tips on what to read next.

This program will be held in a hybrid format; in person at the Library, and virtually on Zoom. Please register if you would like to attend the program virtually and a Zoom link will be emailed to you.

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You know the game Pictionary? It’s that, but with pudding. Draw clues in chocolate pudding instead of using paper and pencils and have you teammates guess what you drew.  

Winning team gets a prize! And the prize is NOT more pudding!

Free and open to all in grades 5-12. Registration is required.

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Join Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a monthly talk about how to care for your financial future in a virtual forum designed just for women. This monthly discussion group, which is a collaboration between several libraries, offers an opportunity to learn more in a comfortable setting with other women. Participants’ questions are encouraged. This program is free and open to all.

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Days are getting shorter and colder, and sometimes you just want to hibernate! Resist the urge and keep your spirits up by learning a fun new skill! Our Circulation Assistant, Caroline, will teach you to play the ukulele! We will provide instruments, but you’re welcome to bring your own ukulele if you have one! No experience required.

Free and open to all in grades 5-12. Registration is required.

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Fast-paced, interactive and hip, Brian Gillie’s live musical show, “The Roots of Rock ‘n’ Roll: 1950 – 1965,” is a fresh and joyous rock experience, and a 70-minute retro-groove of song and dance.

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Songs, stories, felt boards, and fun with volunteer storytime reader Mimi!  You’ll love her songs on flute and guitar, her hand-embroidered felt board stories, and her energetic picture book readings.  Open to all ages.  No need to register.  Held once a month on Thursdays at 11 a.m.

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Join us for a Sunday concert with the a cappella group Silk‘n Sounds. Silk‘n Sounds is a women’s chorus based in the Greater New Haven area, bound together by our love of singing.

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Grab a journal and pass it around to your friends! Each participant will write a different prompt in the journal for you to complete when you get home! Think ‘stick as many stickers to this page as you can’ or ‘tear this page out and fold origami with it’. Let’s get creative!

Free and open to all in grades 5-12. Registration is required.

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Best selling author Maddie Dawson will discuss her latest book “Set Your Life on Fire.” Copies will be available for purchase and signing. This program is free and open to all. Please register.

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The Guilford Free Library is always excited to have new volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering at the Library, please register for one of our volunteer orientations that take place in the beginning of each month.

For students in grades 7-12. Registration required.

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Join two sports chiropractors for an engaging and practical discussion on the often-overlooked side of athletic performance: recovery. Designed with youth athletes and their parents in mind, this seminar will explore how sleep, nutrition, hydration, mobility, active recovery, and smart training habits work together to help athletes perform at their best while staying healthy throughout the season.

This seminar is ideal for youth athletes, parents, coaches, and anyone interested in maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle. The seminar is free. Registration is required. 

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The Guilford Free Library is always excited to have new volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering at the Library, please register for one of our volunteer orientations that take place in the beginning of each month.

For students in grades 7-12. Registration required.

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Celebrate the magic of storytelling at our annual Tellabration!  Featuring a great performer from the Connecticut Storytelling Center, Meris Palmer, this program will have kids enraptured by tales of adventure […]

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Kenny Epstein is a music man with a passion for children’s songs.  Sing along with Ken as he plays your favorite early childhood music on his guitar and sings.  Ken […]

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While it’s good to go to the library any day, Take Your Child To The Library Day is a special nationwide celebration of all things library! This national initiative started here in Connecticut to encourage people everywhere to see all the things the library has to offer for children of all ages. This year, Guilford Free Library is hosting a Spinderella Storytime, with everyone’s favorite giant plush spider and mascot of the children’s room, Spinderella. Saturday, February 6th from 10:00-11:00am.

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Join Adriana Zabala, Associate Professor Adjunct of Voice and Assistant Dean of Collaborative Arts at the Yale School of Music, for an engaging pre-broadcast talk on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Silent Night, which will be broadcast live in theaters on Saturday, March 20 at 1:00 PM.

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Join Alan Mann for an engaging pre-broadcast talk on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Manon” which will be broadcast live in theaters on Saturday, April 3 at 12:00 PM.

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Join Alan Mann for an engaging pre-broadcast talk on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Otello,” which will be broadcast live in theaters on Saturday, April 24 at 1:00 PM.

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Join Roger Grant for an engaging pre-broadcast talk on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of “Parsifal,” which will be broadcast live in theaters on Saturday, June 5 at 12:00 PM.