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Children's Winter Reading Bingo

All Day 1/12 - 2/27
Children's Room at Simsbury Public Library

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

To enroll, just start a Bingo sheet for each child in your family.

early explorers

Early Explorers (Ages 1-5 w/Caregiver, Drop In)

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Early Explorers is a toddler enrichment program that will allow your toddler time to socialize with other toddlers while also engaging in a variety of activities each week that are fun, engaging, educational and developmentally appropriate. 

KidConstruct

KidConstruct (Gr. K-4, Sign Up Online)

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Discovery Center at Simsbury Public Library

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Discovery Center
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

What can you build? Bring your imagination and enjoy building with a wide variety of different materials. The possibilities are endless! 


 

learn embroidery machine

Learn the Embroidery Machine with Brynn Brown

Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Innovators' Workshop at Simsbury Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop

Age Group:

Adults, Business
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Innovators' Workshop
Age Group: Adults, Business
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Innovators' Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:
REGISTRATION OPENS 1/1/2026!

Join Brynn Brown for a beginner Embroidery Machine Workshop!

This class will be in the Innovators' Workshop Makerspace. 

bonjour

Bonjour, les mômes! French time (Ages Birth-5 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library

Program Type:

Language Groups, Storytime

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Language Groups, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to create a moment of connection between caregiver and child as we build our bilingual/multilingual community. We invite you to interact through movement, visuals, and props, with stories and music in French (and some English).

Don't Let Us Cook flyer frying pan with a bacon, egg, cheese bagel

Don't Let Us Cook!

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Weatogue Room at Simsbury Public Library

Program Type:

Food & Drink

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Weatogue Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food & Drink
Registration Required
Event Details:

Don't Let Us Cook is a program led by teens. This month, Sean will teach us how to make his infamous bacon, egg, and cheese bagel sandwiches! Registration is required. For Grades 7-12. 

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: Rabbi Philip Lazowski, Transforming Darkness Into Light.

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Author, Lectures
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Tariffville Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author, Lectures
Registration Required
Event Details:

Rabbi Philip Lazowski will be joined in conversation by co-author Suzanne Pinkes and educator Stu Abrams to discuss his new book, Transforming Darkness Into Light.

VIRTUAL - Secrets and Second Chances with Liz Moore

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Author
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

We are thrilled to welcome Liz Moore to discuss her latest work, The God of the Woods, an instant New York Times bestseller and one of NPR’s 2024 “Books We Love” highlight

VIRTUAL - Swashbuckling Heroines and High Seas Adventures with Novelist Vanessa Riley

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Author
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

Join us for an unforgettable experience as we chat online with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, based on the folk story of the female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.

VIRTUAL - Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Author
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.

VIRTUAL - Humor, Heart, and Reflective Rural Stories with Michael Perry

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Author
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

Join us in conversation with bestselling author and humorist Michael Perry, whose collection of genre-spanning works encapsulates the experiences–and the magic–of rural town communities and the everyday people who reside in them. 

VIRTUAL - Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic with Kate Quinn

7:00pm–8:00pm
Adults
Author
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

You’re invited to join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live ins

VIRTUAL - America’s Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis with Author Shoshana Walter

2:00pm–3:00pm
Adults
Author
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

Join us for a special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

The Friends of the Simsbury Public Library Present: An Evening with Author Kat Rosenfeld

6:30pm–8:00pm
Adults
Author, Lectures, Special Event
Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author, Lectures, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

New York Times bestselling author Kat Rosenfield will join the Friends on Wednesday, April 8 from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Friends program room to discuss How to Survive in the Woods, her soon-to-be published thriller novel.