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Half day Mario Kart Tournament

Half Day Teen Mario Kart Tournament

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Teen Space at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Celebrate the Half Day by competing in the Mario Kart Tournament! Prizes & trophies awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Pizza & soda will be provided. Tournament Re...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

Celebrate the Half Day by competing in the Mario Kart Tournament! Prizes & trophies awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. Pizza & soda will be provided.

Tournament Registration: 12-12:30 pm.

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Intergenerational Thread Together

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 12:30pm - 3:00pm
Tariffville Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults, Teens, Children, All Ages
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing and calming threading activity while exploring the ways threading can help you de-stress and reduce worry or anxiety. Activities include: latch hooking, loom...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Tariffville Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us for a relaxing and calming threading activity while exploring the ways threading can help you de-stress and reduce worry or anxiety. Activities include: latch hooking, loom banding, crocheting, and knitting.

Teen Homeschool Hangout

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teen Space at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
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. This month we're pl...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
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. This month we're playing games on the Nintendo Switch. For ages 13-18.

Teen Somewhat Silent Book Club @ The Coffee Spot

Teen Simsbury Somewhat Silent Book Club

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 2:45pm - 3:45pm
Offsite
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

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. One r...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Offsite
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Groups
Required
Event Details:

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.

Historical Miniature Games for Teens

Historical Miniature Gaming for Teens

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 3:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming, History
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Do you love board games and history?! We have two amazing historical games for you to play! Game descriptions below: Trench Wars: The 1918 Spring Offensive. Russia has just surr...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming, History
Required
Event Details:

Do you love board games and history?! We have two amazing historical games for you to play! Game descriptions below:

Teen Game Club

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Space at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

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.  ...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

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. 

Teen Game Club

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Space at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

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.  ...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

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. 

Teen Advisory Board

Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 5:00pm - 5:00pm
Teen Space at Simsbury Public Library
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Join the Teen Advisory Board! We test out programming ideas, take care of some of the community garden beds, and help out around the library. Have your voice heard about what you'd...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Event Details:

Join the Teen Advisory Board! We test out programming ideas, take care of some of the community garden beds, and help out around the library. Have your voice heard about what you'd like to see at the library.

Teen Game Club

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Space at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

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.  ...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Gaming
Event Details:

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. 

Meet the Maker Series

Meet the Maker with Nature Artist Denise Smith

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Nature
Age Group:
Adults, Business, Teens
Event Details:

Meet the Maker with Nature Artist Denise Smith where you will be inspired with this Pinecone Flower craft experience. Create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece using materials f...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Business, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gardening & Nature
Required
Event Details:

Meet the Maker with Nature Artist Denise Smith where you will be inspired with this Pinecone Flower

Kinetic Ukes

Uke Hoot

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Friends of the Library Program Room at Simsbury Public Library
Age Group:
Adults, Teens
Event Details:

Uke Hoots are community play alongs for acoustic instruments and voices. Join us as we play through American roots and popular music favorites. All playing abilities are welcome. I...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Room: Friends of the Library Program Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Required
Event Details:

Uke Hoots are community play alongs for acoustic instruments and voices. Join us as we play through American roots and popular music favorites. All playing abilities are welcome.

VIRTUAL - Learning the Power of Poetry with Bestselling Author Elizabeth Acevedo (9th-12th)

Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Author
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

You’re invited to learn about the power of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo! In this exciting author conversation and Q&A, Acevedo will provide a short reading from her National B...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

You’re invited to learn about the power of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo!

VIRTUAL - Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story in a Graphic Novel with Dan Santat (5th-8th Grade)

Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Simsbury Public Library
Program Type:
Author
Age Group:
Teens, Children
Event Details:

Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels. His ...

Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Author
Event Details:

Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels.