Upcoming Events

The Belden Forest, next to the Simsbury Library, is one of the oldest forests in Connecticut. In 2019 it was added to the national Old-Growth Forest Network (OGFN) as the Hartford County representative forest. During this talk Dr.

Join the Gardeners of Simsbury as they host Rose Hiskes to discuss invasive Species updates. Learn about these pests and how they affect your garden.

Join us as we host Joseph MacDougal, Professor-in-Residence and Executive Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Law at UCONN Law to discuss the environmental work of President Theodore Roosevelt.

Rabbi Philip Lazowski will join us virtually along with Voices of Hope Board Member Neil Kochen, with coauthor Suzanne Pinkus and educator Stu Abrams in-person to discuss his new book, Transforming Darkness Into Light

From legendary skater Sonja Heine winning gold at the first Winter Games in 1924 to the 1980 Miracle on Ice United States hockey team to modern superstars such as skier Lindsey Vonn, this fun and enlightening presentation will take patrons on an h

The Simsbury Camera Club is proud to present Hazel Meredith, APSA, HonNEC, award-winning photographer, teacher, public speaker & judge. Creative processing isn’t limited to our desktop computers!

Learn about civil rights & how it concerns housing with Nadiyah Humber, Associate Professor of Law at UCONN Law. More details to come, stay tuned! This event takes place at Avon Free Public Library. 

Join us for an interactive, youth-led workshop focused on building healthy relationships and raising awareness about teen dating violence.

The Declaration of Independence will be read by actors representing the four Connecticut signers of this most important document in 1776.

Please join us for a presentation from Dr. Roger Travis as he discusses the Ancient Olympic games.

Have you ever thought about where fresh water comes from? How does it gets here? Yes... rainfall brings it; but do you know how and why rain falls across the breadth of the land? Or possibly- why doesn't it?

Join Talcott Mountain Science Center for a hands-on workshop on engaging students in science. Kaitlyn Roberts, our Certified American Meteorological Society Teacher will model multiple approaches while conducting a lesson on weather.

Co-sponsored by the Simsbury Senior Center and Presented by the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History:

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.

Benedict Arnold’s name is synonymous with being a traitor. At an important point in the Revolutionary War, he orchestrated the handover of top-secret plans about the Patriots’ most important fort, West Point, to British spy John Andre.

Join us for the final lecture in our To Form A More Perfect Union series as we host Andy Horowitz, Associate Professor at UCONN and CT State Historian, as he explores the relevance of the American Revolution for Co