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Join the Summer Reading Program!

All Day 6/20 - 8/13
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children, All Ages
Event Details:
Join the 2022 Summer Reading Program: Celebrate Simsbury Summers! We encourage readers of all ages to sign up and log your books online to win prizes. Visit simsburylibrary.info/summer for more info and to register.  ...

Teen Beginner Ukulele Group

7:00pm - 7:45pm
Music & Dance
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Music & Dance
Registration Required
Event Details:
Want to learn a new musical instrument? Join our beginner ukulele group! We will meet on the library lawn as long as the weather permits. If the weather is bad, we will meet inside. Ukuleles will be provided, but feel free to bring your own too! ...

Outdoor Family Yoga (Gr. K-6 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

10:00am - 10:30am
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us on the Library Lawn as a certified yoga instructor guides us through 30 minutes of movement and breathing for families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. We will have some mats for you to borrow, but encourage you to bring your own.&n...

Outdoor Courtyard Play: Chalk (Ages 1- 6 w/Caregiver, Drop In)

10:00am - 12:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Lower Level Courtyard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Join us for hands-on outdoor play in the lower level courtyard outside the Children's Room. Drop in. ...

Teen Movie: Thor Ragnarok

3:00pm - 5:15pm
Film
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Film
Event Details:
Hang out and watch a movie! ...

PICKUP - Magic Scratch Fish (Gr. PreK-6)

9:30am - 1:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
Stop by the Children’s Room to pick up a craft or activity each Saturday during the Summer Reading Program. First come, first served while supplies last. ...

Outdoor Born to Read (Ages Birth to Crawling w/Caregiver, Drop In)

10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
We welcome newborns and infants to join us on the Library Lawn for our interactive program of rhymes, songs, lap bounces, and books for babies. For babies who are not yet walking and their caregivers. This program is scheduled to be outdoors, but ...

Outdoor Meet a Princess (Gr. PreK-2 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

11:00am - 12:00pm
Special Event
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come to the library to meet and take pictures with Ariel and Tinkerbell! Kids are encouraged to dress up, and will get to make their own crowns and take the princess pledge. This program is scheduled to be outdoors, but in cases of inclement weath...

Teen Maker Monday: Cardboard Creations

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:
This Teen Maker Monday we are making Cardboard Creations! Want to make a castle for your pet? Create anime armor? Make Minecraft cosplay? You bring your imagination and we'll supply the materials. This program will be in the Teen Space for rising 7-1...

Beginner Dungeons & Dragons: Morning Session

10:00am - 12:00pm
Gaming
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Do you have what it takes to delve into the Lost Mines of Phandelver?! This is a 7-week beginner D&D game. You will learn how to create a level one character in the first session. All materials will be provided for you.  ...

Outdoor Fresh Air Art: 3D Construction Paper (Gr. K-6, Sign Up Online)

11:00am - 11:30am
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us on the Library Lawn for a creative art activity for kids. This week we are making 3D construction paper art. This program is scheduled to be outdoors, but in cases of inclement weather or extreme temperatures, it may be moved indoors for t...

Beginner Dungeons & Dragons: Afternoon Session

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Gaming
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
Adventure awaits for beginner D&D players in our afternoon session! You will learn how to create your own character and then play in a 7-week campaign. This program will be in the Teen Space, and is for rising 7-12 graders. ...

Connecticut Wineries with “The Nutmeg Nose”

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lectures, Travel & Culture
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Travel & Culture
Registration Required
Event Details:
Take a virtual ride through Connecticut’s wine country and learn about our state’s 40+ wineries. Our wine guide is Michelle Griffis, an enthusiast of Connecticut’s wineries, nicknamed by friends as “The Nutmeg Nose.”  Michelle will discuss ...

Outdoor Music with Marie (Ages 1-4 w/Caregiver, Drop In)

10:00am - 10:30am
Music & Dance, Storytime
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music & Dance, Storytime
Event Details:
Marie Lim and her guitar present a fun-filled music and movement program on the Library Lawn. Come sing songs, make music, and move to the beat! This program is scheduled to be outdoors, but in cases of inclement weather or extreme temperatures, i...

Teen Game Day: Nintendo Switch Sports

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Gaming
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:
This week we're going to try out Nintendo Switch Sports! Let's bowl, y'all!  ...

LEGO Club (Gr. K-6, Sign Up Online)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us at the library to build with LEGOs. This is an in-person INDOOR program.  ...

We Are Very Likely To Die: The Incredible True Story of the Sinking of the R/V Sea Surveyor

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Registration Required
Event Details:
On January 6th, 1969, a 118 ft. research vessel named the R/V Sea Surveyor departed Groton, CT on a testing mission for the United States Navy. She never made it to her destination and never returned to port. Learn about the R/V Sea Surveyor, her mis...

Outdoor Big Book Storytime (Ages Birth to 6yrs w/Caregiver, Drop In)

10:00am - 10:30am
Storytime
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:
Join us for an outdoor storytime for young children featuring a "big book" that we'll read aloud, along with songs, fingerplays, and movement for little ones that help them learn and grow. Please bring your own chair/blanket.  This progr...

Graphic Novel Book Club: Babysitters Club (Gr. 3-6, Sign Up Online)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Book Groups
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Book Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Ms. Stephanie and other graphic novel fans to talk about the Babysitters Club series by Ann Martin and Raina Telgemeier and do some fun activities based on the graphic novels.  This is an in-person INDOOR program. ...

Teen Beginner Ukulele Group

7:00pm - 7:45pm
Music & Dance
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Music & Dance
Registration Required
Event Details:
Want to learn a new musical instrument? Join our beginner ukulele group! We will meet on the library lawn as long as the weather permits. If the weather is bad, we will meet inside. Ukuleles will be provided, but feel free to bring your own too! ...

Kate White and Andrea Bartz in Conversation (Virtual Author Event)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Author Visit
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Author Visit
Event Details:
Join us for a virtual conversation between Kate White and Andrea Bartz! We’re celebrating the release of Kate’s new book, The Second Husband,  and the paperback release of Andrea’s book, We Were Never Here. Kate White ...

Outdoor Family Yoga (Gr. K-6 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

10:00am - 10:30am
Health & Wellness
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us on the Library Lawn as a certified yoga instructor guides us through 30 minutes of movement and breathing for families. Children must be accompanied by an adult. We will have some mats for you to borrow, but encourage you to bring your own.&n...

Learn to Use the Sewing Machine

1:00pm - 3:30pm
Innovators' Workshop
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join instructor Pam Palmer in the Library's Innovators' Workshop on how to use the sewing machine. Guidance will be provided on basic sewing machine techniques and how to create simple items. This class does not teach you how to sew. You must registe...