Event List

This program provides background information and policy options for the eight most critical issues facing America each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Topics for discussion this year include:

Bring your baby to our drop-in playgroup which immediately follows our Born to Read program. Stay for bubbles, conversation with other caregivers, and social tummy time.

Join us at the library to build with LEGOs. 

Join the Gardeners of Simsbury as they host Rose Hiskes to discuss invasive Species updates. Learn about these pests and how they affect your garden.

Sing, dance, and experience the parachute in this fun early childhood music program.

Did you take Spanish in high school and want to refresh your language skills? Our lively group meets weekly to speak Spanish and discuss various language customs. New members are always welcome in-person or virtually. 

Join the Teen Game Club at the library for a game-filled adventure! Each week, we alternate between playing Nintendo Switch games and board/party games.

For students in grades 2-6 interested in learning to play chess or improving their chess game. Students should know how the chess pieces move before their first visit.

Joining the Teen Advisory Board is a great way to have your voice heard about what you'd like to see at the Library.

Career series with Sarah Eiseman, CCSP, CPRW, with recipes for your resume, LinkedIn profile, and Interview success!

More info to come...

Join banjoist Kent Besocke for a fun and easy introduction to the banjo! Perfect for absolute beginners, this workshop provides the banjos, so you can dive right in.

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlight

Early Explorers is a toddler enrichment program that will allow your toddler time to socialize with other toddlers while also engaging in a variety of activities each week that are fun, engaging, educational and developmentally appropriate. 

REGISTRATION OPENS 1/8/2026!

Join Maker-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut class making VALENTINES!

Ms. Katie is excited to share some basics tenets of theater for our young patrons.

REGISTRATION OPENS 1/8/2026!

Join Maker-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut class making VALENTINES!

New Intermediate Class! Canva for Business Beginners Class is a Prerequisite or equivalent experience.

Join Ava Rodrigues and make a polished presentation using Canva! 

Join us as we host Joseph MacDougal, Professor-in-Residence and Executive Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Law at UCONN Law to discuss the evolution of environmental law as it pertains to US history from Theodore Roosevel

Children ages birth-6 and their caregivers are welcome to join us for playtime in the FSPL Program Room. Kids can choose from different free play activities in a fun and relaxed environment. 

The Friday English Conversation Club provides a welcoming atmosphere for English as a second-language speakers to participate in lively back-and-forth conversation. Meet and get to know others who are also adjusting to life in the U.S.

Do you love history and strategy games? Then sign up to play in the historical miniature war game! Participants will play the Battle of the Bulge using small miniature models and figures.

REGISTRATION OPENS 1/12/2026!

Join Brynn Brown for a beginner Embroidery Machine Workshop!

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