Week Calendar

Stop by the Children's Room to pick up a Halloween-themed craft. Halloween's origins can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain.

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.

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!

Marie Lim and her guitar present a fun-filled music and movement program. Come sing songs, make music, and move to the beat!

Join us for a program of lap bounces, songs with movement, and books designed for older babies who have begun walking up to 24 months. 

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.

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.

We're continuing our Wednesday Walking Club until the snow flies this fall! Meet us on the Library Lawn for an autumnal walk around Town to break up your week.

Teens, have you seen the sewing machines in our Innovators' Workshop, and thought that would be a fun skill to learn?

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.

Share Your Light, Simsbury

Tales of Deep-Rooted Magic features stories from cultures around the world, tales of the magic which waits for those who venture into the woods, into the wilds, into the deep, dark forest.

A Memory Cafe is a relaxed, social gathering for people experiencing memory loss, early stage dementia or a cognitive impairment.

Join us at The Coffee Spot for the Teen Simsbury Somewhat Silent Book Club! What is a Somewhat Silent Bookclub you ask? Everyone will bring a book they are currently reading.

School and/or life got you stressed? Join us for our new once a month Cookies & Coloring club! Eat cookies, listen to chill music, and color. Please email Mary Richardson (mrichardson@simsburylibrary.info) if you have any allergies. 

Check out our new Lego Club just for Teens! Every month we'll meet in the Teen Space and come up with a new theme or challenge. Then we'll build! 

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. 

Join us to celebrate K9 Clifton's Gotcha Day! Enjoy a cupcake treat and fun crafts. Kids are encouraged to make a card for Clifton. Each child will have a chance to visit with Clifton and his friends.

Join us to celebrate K9 Clifton's Gotcha Day! Enjoy a cupcake treat and fun crafts. Kids are encouraged to make a card for Clifton. Each child will have a chance to visit with Clifton and his friends.

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.

Kids will hand sew their own felt cuddle bear using a needle, thread, and creativity. This is a 2-session project to complete a single bear and children must attend both sessions.

Adventurers, are you ready for the quests that await you on Stormwreck Isle? Meet Runara priestess of the Temple of Bahamut and the leader of the wayward souls who have found this island amongst their journeys.

Join us for an enjoyable evening with the French Conversation group.

Based on a different prompt each month, local adult poets will write poems to share with the group for constructive feedback. 

Join us at the Library for a panel discussion with NBC Connecticut’s Taylor Kinzler, Chefs Chris Prosperi of Metro Bis and Tyler Anderson of Millwright’s, and Food Historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson, as they focus on three historic

Emmie Hudson from The Princeton Review will explain some simple, basic strategies to improve scores on students’ next practice or official exam.

The Friends are excited to host critically-acclaimed mystery writer, Sarah Stewart Taylor. Ms.

Join moderator Jackie Takiff for a lively discussion of this month's book, Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah. All are welcome to attend. Copies of the book will be available for checkout at the Circulation Desk.