Week Calendar

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. 

Hit the trail with the Library! Join us on a light, 1.1-mile hike and enjoy the fall views at Rosedale Farms & Vineyards. Participants of all ages who are able to walk independently are welcome. Please bring water and bug repellent.

Hola Bebé is a Spanish language storytime. Speakers of all languages are welcome to join us for stories, songs and rhymes. Whether you already speak Spanish or want to learn something new, this is a fun program for all.

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.

Join our moderator, Carole Shmurak, for an interesting and lively discussion of the mystery book Haunted Ground by Erin Hart. All are welcome to attend.

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.

The Avon Free & Simsbury Public Libraries are excited to offer a picture book writing course with Pegi Deitz Shea, two-time winner of the CT Book Award for Children’s Literature.

The Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project (“KSCPP”) will present a lotus lantern craft class, which involves making a traditional Korean lotus lantern, PPT presentation about the lotus & lantern festival and followed by the craft.

Join us to meet real live raptors and learn about these fascinating birds of prey on a Simsbury Schools no school day.

Question...? Are you going to the movies this weekend to see Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour? Make sure you're Bejeweled by making Swiftie friendship bracelets to wear & trade! You wouldn't want bad Karma by not accessorizing properly.

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. 

Utilizing fabric glue, scissors, and markers, kids will create and customize a no-sew rocket ship felt pencil topper. 

Join us at the library to build with LEGOs.

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 youth and adult staff from Q Plus to explore and discuss what it means to apply for college as a queer student.

Professional Organizer, Leslie Raycraft, is back and she will help you to Keep Calm and Downsize in this presentation. 

David Eberly is a renowned pianist in the Greater Hartford area. Blind since birth, David started playing piano by ear around the age of three.