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Arts & Crafts (Gr. K-6, Sign Up Online)

4:30pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Kids can choose from various arts and crafts activities to complete and take home.  ...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Drop-In Intro to Design Space

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Event Details:
Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of the Cricut Maker with Ava Rodrigues, one of our new Makers-in-Residence! Ava will give demonstrations using the Cricut Maker. Drop in to learn the basic tools in Design Space or ask questio...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Greeting Cards Class

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut Greeting Cards class!  Learn to craft greeting and holiday cards with the Cricut.  Good for beginners. Ava will teach you some basic and intermediate Cricut functions a...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Greeting Cards Class

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut Greeting Cards class!  Learn to craft greeting and holiday cards with the Cricut.  Good for beginners. Ava will teach you some basic and intermediate Cricut functions a...

VIRTUAL - A Literary Examination of Power, Love, and Art with Xochitl Gonzalez

8:00pm - 9:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Author
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Author
Event Details:
Xochitl Gonzalez is the New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming. Named Best of 2022 by The New York Times, TIME, Kirkus, Washington Post, and NPR, Olga Dies Dreaming was the winner of the Brooklyn Public Library Book Prize in Fiction ...

Crafternoon in the Innovators' Workshop

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: Adults, Business
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Chris O'C for this April Crafternoon making jewelry in the Innovators' Workshop!  Space is limited, so please only sign up for a slot if you can attend on the day of the workshop. ...

Q Plus Preteen Group

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Weatogue Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Come be your authentic self and learn to paint in a fun, friendly, environment! All skill levels are welcome, no materials are needed. Pizza will be provided. This program is intended for ages 9-12. Please register to guarantee your spot. If you have...

Maker-in-Residence Ayla: Laser-Engraver Drop-In Instruction

11:00am - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Event Details:
Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of our Laser-Engraver with Ayla (eye-lah) Duve, one of our new Makers-in-Residence! Ayla will give demonstrations using the laser-engraver. She will demonstrate how a design is created in the ...

Teen Homeschool Hangout

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Fandoms, Gaming
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fandoms, Gaming
Registration Required
Event Details:
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. A variety of crafts and games will be available.  For ages 13-18. Please regist...

Maker-in-Residence Ayla: Laser-Engraver Class

11:00am - 12:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ayla (eye-lah) Duve, for a Laser-Engraver class!  Ayla will introduce you to our Laser-Engraver, teaching you some basics on the software and you may be able to customize your project during the class....

Maker-in-Residence Ayla: Laser-Engraver Class

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ayla (eye-lah) Duve, for a Laser-Engraver class!  Ayla will introduce you to our Laser-Engraver, teaching you some basics on the software and you may be able to customize your project during the class....

Visible Mending

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Weatogue Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Darning is the technique of mending a hole in cloth with a needle and thread alone. The process incorporates basic stitching and weaving to create beautiful, functional repairs. With a visible mending approach, we will learn the basics on a prov...

Maker-in-Residence Ayla: Laser-Engraver Class

11:00am - 12:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ayla (eye-lah) Duve, for a Laser-Engraver class!  Ayla will introduce you to our Laser-Engraver, teaching you some basics on the software and you may be able to customize your project during the class....

Maker-in-Residence Ayla: Laser-Engraver Class

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ayla (eye-lah) Duve, for a Laser-Engraver class!  Ayla will introduce you to our Laser-Engraver, teaching you some basics on the software and you may be able to customize your project during the class....

Earth Day: Seedlings (Gr. K-6, Sign Up Online)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Nature
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Nature
Registration Required
Event Details:
Children will learn about gardening on Earth Day by starting a flowering plant from seed and then taking it home to enjoy watching it sprout. ...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Make Your Own Shirt Class

12:30pm - 3:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut Make Your Own Shirt class! Please supply your own shirt for this class - all other materials will be provided. Learn to design and press your own shirt.  Best for Cricut use...

Outdoor Tween Club (Gr. 5-6, Sign Up Online)

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Arts & Crafts, Fandoms
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Library Lawn
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Fandoms
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join Mary and Mika for Tween Club where this month we'll gather on the Library Lawn (weather permitting) around the fire pit to make s'mores, tell scary stories, and play lawn games.  ...

Maker-in-Residence Ayla: Laser-Engraver Drop-In Instruction

11:00am - 3:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Event Details:
Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of our Laser-Engraver with Ayla (eye-lah) Duve, one of our new Makers-in-Residence! Ayla will give demonstrations using the laser-engraver. She will demonstrate how a design is created in the ...

Maker-in-Residence Ayla: Laser-Engraver Drop-In Instruction

9:30am - 1:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Event Details:
Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of our Laser-Engraver with Ayla (eye-lah) Duve, one of our new Makers-in-Residence! Ayla will give demonstrations using the laser-engraver. She will demonstrate how a design is created in the ...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Drop-In Intro to Design Space

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Event Details:
Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of the Cricut Maker with Ava Rodrigues, one of our new Makers-in-Residence! Ava will give demonstrations using the Cricut Maker. Drop in to learn the basic tools in Design Space or ask questio...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Greeting Cards Class

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut Greeting Cards class!  Level-up your card designs with undiscovered DesignSpace Tools. Good for Cricut users with experience. Ava will teach you some basic and intermediate ...

Meet the Maker with Kristen Skelton of Milo+Molly

6:30pm - 8:15pm
Arts & Crafts
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Tariffville Room
Age Group: Adults, Business
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
  Meet Kristen Skelton from Milo + Molly at the Library and create fabric button bookmarks! There is a $5 materials fee (cash-only) for this class. Please bring this with you on the day of the program. ...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Greeting Cards Class

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
Join one of our new Makers-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut Greeting Cards class!  Level-up your card designs with undiscovered DesignSpace Tools. Good for Cricut users with experience. Ava will teach you some basic and intermediate ...

Little Loom Weaving (Gr. 2-6, Sign Up Online)

4:00pm - 4:30pm
Arts & Crafts
Registration
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:
Explore weaving with yarn on an adorable pocket-sized loom. We'll learn about warp, weft, and woven patterns. All materials are provided, and kids can take home whatever woven piece they finish during this intro session.  ...