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Make a Card for Marie (All Ages, Drop In)

10:00am - 10:30am
Special Event
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Ms. Marie from our beloved Music with Marie program is moving out of state. We will miss her so much and we know you will too! We invite you and your child to come to the library to make a farewell card for Marie. Supplies will be provided. The cards...

Music with Marie (Ages 1-4 years w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

10:30am - 11:00am
Music & Dance, Storytime
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music & Dance, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Marie Lim and her guitar present a fun-filled music and movement program. Come sing songs, make music, and move to the beat! ...

Spanish Conversation Group

11:00am - 12:30pm
Language Groups
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Fireplace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Groups
Event Details:
Took 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. Please contact Brynn Brown 860-301-9977 for further information...

Teen Half Day Movie & Pizza

12:30pm - 4:00pm
Film
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Film
Event Details:
Looking for something to do on your Half Day? Join us at the Library for a viewing of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! This movie will be screened in the Teen Space. Pizza & soda will be provided.  ...

Teen Game Club

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Gaming
Cancelled
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:
Game on at the library! Every week, we'll try out a different game. We run the gamut from video games like Mario Kart to board games like Exploding Kittens. For grades 7-12.  ...

Chess Club (Gr. 2-6, Sign Up Online)

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Gaming
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
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. Meetings focus on learning chess strategy, chess sportsmanship, and organizing gam...

Learn to Play the Ukulele

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Music & Dance
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Weatogue Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music & Dance
Registration Required

Millennials Read: Cookie Swap (Simsbury Public Library)

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Book Groups
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Tariffville Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Registration Required
Event Details:
Let's celebrate the holiday season together with a cookie swap and hot cocoa bar. For bonus fun: wear your ugly sweater and bring your own takeout dinner, if you'd like. Cookie Swap Loose Guidelines:   Make one or two dozen cookies &n...

Virtual - Simsbury Camera Club: Abstract Photography: A Personal Journey

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Lectures, Photography
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures, Photography
Registration Required
Event Details:
The Simsbury Camera Club is presenting Lewis Katz, a renowned photography educator, who will be covering the many forms of abstract photography and the techniques used to create them. Simplicity, composition, angle of view, lighting, harmony and most...

Small Steps (Ages Walking to 24 months w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for a program of rhymes, songs and books for older babies who have begun walking. This program is designed for children who are walking up to 24 months. ...

Novel Conversations Book Group

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Book Groups
Cancelled
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Weatogue Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:
Spend your lunch with the Library and join our newest daytime book club for community and conversation! Hosted by librarians and community partners, we'll read books featuring a diversity of authors and experiences. All are welcome! Stay...

Write a Picture Book in 8 Steps!

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Poetry & Writing
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Poetry & Writing
Registration Required
Event Details:
The Avon Free & Simsbury Public Libraries are excited to offer a picture book writing course with Pegi Deitz Shea, two-time winner of the CT Book Award for Children’s Literature. Participants will create a professional children’s picture book man...

Sew Kids (Gr. 4-6, Sign Up Online)

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Arts & Crafts
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kids will hand sew decorative stitches on colorful felt ornament shapes using a needle, thread, and creativity. This is a 2-session program so kids can complete as many ornaments as they like. (Already knowing how to tie a simple knot ...

HYBRID - Parenting 101 (Sign Up Online)

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Health & Wellness, Lectures, Special Event
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Barnes Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Lectures, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
This is a hybrid event, so you can attend from home OR come in-person to the library. Be sure to sign up so we can send you the Zoom link.  We welcome first time parents or expecting parents (both moms and dads) to join us for information ses...

Hola Bebé (All Ages w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Hola Bebé is a Spanish language storytime. Speakers of all languages are welcome to join us for stories, songs and rhymes. Whether you already speak Spanish or want to learn something new, this is a fun program for all. ...

English Conversation Club

10:30am - 12:30pm
Language Groups
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Weatogue Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Groups
Event Details:
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. We will share ...

Little Women Out Loud: The Christmas Chapter

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Live Performance, Spoken Word, Special Event
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Live Performance, Spoken Word, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us for this holiday-themed storytelling event as Carol Birch and Megan Wells present Louisa May Alcott's Little Women like you've never seen before. “Caring for one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.” Alcott wrote a lov...

Uke Hoot

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Registration Required
Event Details:
Uke Hoots are community play alongs for acoustic instruments and voices. Join us as we play through American roots and popular music favorites. All playing abilities are welcome. In addition, for 2023, we are adding an open mic for ukulele players (i...

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 for our interactive program of rhymes, songs, lap bounces, and books for babies. For babies who are not yet walking and their caregivers. ...

Baby Playgroup (Ages Birth to Crawling w/Caregiver, Drop In)

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:
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. ...

Mystery Book Group

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Book Groups
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups
Event Details:
Join our moderator, Carole Shmurak, for an interesting and lively discussion of the mystery book In the Woods by Tana French. All are welcome to attend. Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the Circulation Desk. ...

Candy Structures (Gr. K-6, Sign Up Online)

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join us to make geometric structures out of candy! ...

Local Author Talk w/ Lauren Hurst: North of Forty

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Author Visit, Health & Wellness, Photography
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Visit, Health & Wellness, Photography
Registration Required
Event Details:
In North of Forty, senior fitness expert Lauren Hurst and photographer Nick Cinea tell the stories of over 50 senior athletes ranging from ages 54 to 103, marathoners to martial artists to mountaineers, ordinary and extraordinary people. Told through...

Toddler Time (Ages 25 months up to 4 years w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Get ready for rhymes, shakers, and songs designed for curious toddlers. Focus will be on a familiar structure to each meeting, so little ones can listen, follow directions, and have lots of fun! ...