Upcoming Events

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.

Join us for the Teen Game Club at the [Library Name], where the fun never stops! Open to students in Grades 7-12, our club meets every other week for a chance to unwind, socialize, and play a variety of games.

In this board game we’ll speed around a racetrack, zooming forward whenever we land on a multiple of 8. Which team will reach the finish line first in this fun math-themed activity? 

If you've ever wanted an introduction to sign language, here's your chance. Together with Signing Basics, we are offering a 4 part sign language learning series. Space is limited.

Are you a homeschooling parent or interested in getting started in homeschooling?

AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers will provide free individual income tax filing assistance. You must book an appointment ahead of time by calling the Simsbury Senior Center at (860) 658-3273.

Join us to explore Social Emotional Learning (SEL) for young children. This program is part storytime, part playgroup and includes lots of activities and sensory experiences.

Register today for this fun taste test event! We'll sample different flavored Peeps & rank them on a scale of delicious to disgusting. Please register so we know how many peeps to provide.

Miss Katie is excited to share some basics tenets of theater for our youngest patrons.

Join moderator Jackie Takiff for a lively discussion of this month's book, The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. All are welcome to attend. Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the Circulation Desk.

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.

Are you a homeschooling teen in the Farmington Valley? Want to meet other teens your age? Come hang out at Simsbury Public Library, and we'll have a chill time. For ages 13-18.

Stop by the Children's Room to pick up a coloring book to celebrate Earth Day. First come, first served, while supplies last. 

Join Maker-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, to learn the Cricut Design Space software in the Technology Learning Center and you'll learn how to make paper craft. Limited to adults and teens 13+ years of age.

Join us for storytime featuring a book that we'll read aloud, plus songs, fingerplays, and movement for little ones that help them learn and grow. 

Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of the Cricut Maker with Ava Rodrigues, Maker-in-Residence!

Looking to play more chess? Come check out the Adult Chess Club, where you will have the opportunity to play against fellow chess enthusiasts. All skill levels are welcome. Please note this is not a class to learn how to play.

Join us as Red & Yellow present songs that accompanied daily American life into the 1950s, plus a musical peek into the “Rockin’ 50s & Swingin’ 60s”” and their new blend of traditional, country and rhythm & blues styles. 

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.

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 our moderator, Carole Shmurak, for an interesting and lively discussion of the mystery book Everyone Dies by Michael McGarrity. All are welcome to attend.

Join us on a Simsbury Schools no school day for fun with arts and crafts! We will have stations with different crafts and activities for kids to do. Parents should plan to stay to help. 

The 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: