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Environmental History: From Theodore Roosevelt to Modern Environmental Law with Professor Joseph MacDougald

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
History, Lectures, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

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 environmental work of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

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 environmental work of President Theodore Roosevelt.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Past and Present Divides: The Enduring Impact of Discriminatory Housing Policies with Nadiyah Humber

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
History, Lectures, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Learn about civil rights & how it concerns housing with Nadiyah Humber, Associate Professor of Law at UCONN Law. More details to come, stay tuned! This event takes place at Avon Free Public Library. 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures, Special Event
Event Details:

Learn about civil rights & how it concerns housing with Nadiyah Humber, Associate Professor of Law at UCONN Law. More details to come, stay tuned! This event takes place at Avon Free Public Library. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Declaration of Independence Reading & Connecticut's 4 Signers

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
History, Lectures, Live Performance, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

The Declaration of Independence will be read by actors representing the four Connecticut signers of this most important document in 1776.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures, Live Performance, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Declaration of Independence will be read by actors representing the four Connecticut signers of this most important document in 1776.

This event is in the "Adults" group

The Ancient Olympic Games

Saturday, February 21, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
History, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Please join us for a presentation from Dr. Roger Travis as he discusses the Ancient Olympic games.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us for a presentation from Dr. Roger Travis as he discusses the Ancient Olympic games.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Rosie the Riveter

Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
History, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Co-sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center and Presented by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History:

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Co-sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center and Presented by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History:

This event is in the "Adults" group

Benedict Arnold: Connecticut’s Conflicted Traitor with Mike Allen

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
History, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Benedict Arnold’s name is synonymous with being a traitor. At an important point in the Revolutionary War, he orchestrated the handover of top-secret plans about the Patriots’ most important fort, West Point, to British spy John Andre.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Benedict Arnold’s name is synonymous with being a traitor. At an important point in the Revolutionary War, he orchestrated the handover of top-secret plans about the Patriots’ most important fort, West Point, to British spy John Andre.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Tapping into the Past: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
History, Lectures
Age Group:
Adults

Co-Sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center and Presented by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History.

Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Co-Sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center and Presented by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Why the 250th Matters with Andy Horowitz

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Offsite
Program Type:
History, Lectures, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for the final lecture in our To Form A More Perfect Union series as we host Andy Horowitz, Associate Professor at UCONN and CT State Historian, as he explores the relevance of the American Revolution for Co

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History, Lectures, Special Event
Event Details:

Join us for the final lecture in our To Form A More Perfect Union series as we host Andy Horowitz, Associate Professor at UCONN and CT State Historian, as he explores the relevance of the American Revolution for Co