Week Calendar

Stop by the Children's Room to pick up an octopus egg craft. First come, first served, while supplies last. 

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.

Our new Morning Knitting Group is a welcoming space for knitters of all levels to gather, share ideas, and enjoy the art of knitting together.

In this lively early literacy program, we will read a story, learn action rhymes and fingerplays, move to music, and share ukulele songs together! This program is for ages 1-5 with a caregiver.

Join Ms. Stephanie for this special storytime series. Each program will take place at a different location in Simsbury. This week, meet us at the Simsbury Historical Society. After the storytime, kids will be able to tour the wigwam.

Join us on Thursday mornings to move and groove all summer long.

Join us for hands-on outdoor play in the lower level courtyard outside the Children's Room. Drop in.

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 beautiful cards! Limited to adults and teens 13+ years of age.

Did you take 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 in-person or virtually.

Join us as we play through American roots and popular music favorites. An open mic for ukulele players (including baritone ukes) has also been added! All playing abilities are welcome so come share what you have been working on!

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

Catch a matinee at the library every week for our Summer Matinee Series! This week, catch Love, Weddings and Other Disasters (2020), popcorn included. You may also bring your own snacks and closed top refreshments. 

Acompaña al autor e ilustrador Raúl the Third mientras nos habla de su libro ¡Vamos! ¡A leer! Conoce a Lobito y sus amigos mientras exploran el Festival del Libro Love de su biblioteca.

Get ready for the ultimate summer face-off! Up to 15 Simsbury teens will go head-to-head with 15 Avon teens in a series of wild, wacky, and water-filled challenges.

Drop-in to the Technology Learning Center (TLC) to ask questions and work on Adobe Illustrator designs with Amlisha.

Get ready for a summer of sweet creativity! Join our "Summer Sweetness" art class where we'll be inspired by all our favorite summer treats like ice cream and popsicles. Let's make some cool art together!

Join us for Teen Maker Monday at the library! Unleash your creativity with a variety of hands-on projects and activities. We try a new craft and/or skill from art projects, writing, and crafting every week. For rising Grades 7-12.

Join us for camping-themed fun with arts and crafts! We will have stations with 4 different crafts for kids to do including: toilet paper roll binoculars, paper smores, a paper lantern, and paper bag kite.

Join author and illustrator Raúl The Third as he discusses his book ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read!. Meet Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival!

Adventurers, are you ready for your quest? Then play in the Library D&D club this summer! There will be two dungeon masters running games throughout the summer. We will play one-shot monster-hunting games all summer.

Get ready to get messy with this exciting messy art opportunity. Drop the paintbrush and pick up your water blaster and bubble wand and see what kind of art you can make!

Join us each week this summer for Game Club, where we level up the fun with a new type of game every session! From video game showdowns in Smash Bros.

Anime Club is the place to be if you're a fan of manga and anime! We'll do an activity each week while watching anime on Crunchyroll. We will vote democratically for which show we will watch. The program is for rising Grades 7-12.

Join Furry Scaly Friends to meet, touch, and learn about live animals. This week's critters will include long and short haired guinea pigs, a chinchilla, prairie dogs, hamsters, and gerbils!

Come learn Adobe software with one of our staff members, Amlisha! This is a four-week course focusing on Adobe Illustrator where you will learn some of the basic functions and tools of the software. 

At the end of the week, ever wonder where the time went? It happens more than we think to many of us. 

Celebrate summer with local libraries and Back East Brewery at our Community Book Swap! Bring 1 to 3 books in good condition you want to swap and go home with new reads! Don’t have any to swap? We will have extra!

Join banjoist Kent Besocke for a fun and easy introduction to the banjo! Perfect for absolute beginners, this workshop provides the banjos, so you can dive right in.

Down to the summer of 1774 most people in Massachusetts were reluctant to enter the opposition to British imperial policies.