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Simsbury Public Library

9:30am-5:30pm

Simsbury Public Library
725 Hopmeadow St.
Simsbury, CT 06070
United States

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Sun: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Thu: 9:30am-8:30pm

Fri-Sat: 9:30am-5:30pm

Week Calendar

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Time	Sun (2/22)	Mon (2/23)	Tue (2/24)	Wed (2/25)	Thu (2/26)	Fri (2/27)	Sat (2/28)
All Day	This event is in the "Children" group Children's Winter Reading Bingo All Day 1/12–2/27 Children This event is in the "Children" group Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Children's Room Age Group: Children Event Details: To enroll, just start a Bingo sheet for each child in your family.
9 am			This event is in the "Adults" group AARP Tax Assistance 9:30am–5:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Tariffville Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Finance Event Details: AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers will provide free individual income tax filing assistance. You must book an appointment ahead of time by calling the Simsbury Senior Center at (860) 658-3273.	Veteran's Outreach Assistance 9:30am–2:00pm Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Wagner Conference Room Event Details: Office hours by appointment to assist veteran's with filling out any required paperwork and answer questions you may have concerning your military service. Due to demand, walk-in assistance is not available.	This event is in the "Adults" group AARP Tax Assistance 9:30am–5:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Tariffville Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Finance Event Details: AARP Tax-Aide Volunteers will provide free individual income tax filing assistance. You must book an appointment ahead of time by calling the Simsbury Senior Center at (860) 658-3273.
10 am		This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Books & Bubbles Storytime (Ages 1-5 w/Caregiver, Drop In) 10:00am–10:30am Children This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us for stories, songs, movement, and bubbles! Please plan to attend only ONE session (either 10AM OR 10:30AM). This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Books & Bubbles Storytime (Ages 1-5 w/Caregiver, Drop In) 10:30am–11:00am Children This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us for stories, songs, movement, and bubbles! Please plan to attend only ONE session (either 10AM OR 10:30AM).	This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Born to Read (Ages Birth to Crawling w/Caregiver, Drop In) 10:00am–10:30am Children This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Simsbury Public Schools are operating on a 2 hour delay, so morning children’s programs are canceled. This event is in the "Adults" group Morning Knitting Group 10:00am–11:30am Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Barnes Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: 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. This event is in the "Adults" group Great Decisions Morning Session 10:00am–12:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Weatogue Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Current Events, Discussion Groups, Great Decisions Event Details: This program provides background information and policy options for the eight most critical issues facing America each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Topics for discussion this year include: This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Baby Playgroup (Ages Birth to Crawling w/Caregiver, Drop In) 10:30am–11:00am Children This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Event Details: 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.	This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Music and Movement (Ages Birth-6 years w/Caregiver, Drop In) 10:30am–11:00am Children This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Music & Dance Event Details: Sing, dance, and experience the parachute in this fun early childhood music program. Simsbury Schools are on a 2 hour delay so morning Children’s Programs are canceled.	This event is in the "Children" group Play Day (Ages Birth-6 w/Caregiver, Drop In) 10:00am–11:00am Children This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Event Details: Children ages birth-6 and their caregivers are welcome to join us for playtime in the FSPL Program Room. Kids can choose from different free play activities in a fun and relaxed environment.	This event is in the "Children" group Bonjour, les mômes! French time (Ages Birth-5 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online) 10:30am–11:15am Children Full Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Language Groups, Storytime Registration Required Event Details: Join us to create a moment of connection between caregiver and child as we build our bilingual/multilingual community. We invite you to interact through movement, visuals, and props, with stories and music in French (and some English). This event is in the "Adults" group English Conversation Club 10:30am–12:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Wagner Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Language Groups Event Details: 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.
11 am				This event is in the "Adults" group HYBRID - Spanish Conversation Group 11:00am–12:30pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Barnes Conference Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Language Groups Registration Required Event Details: 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.
12 pm
1 pm			This event is in the "Children" group Kitchen Odyssey for Homeschoolers (Ages 5-12 w/ Caregiver, Sign Up Online) 1:30pm–3:00pm Children Full Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Food & Drink Registration Required Event Details: Join us for our new series Kitchen Odyssey, where kids will use a variety of tools, skills and techniques to create delicious recipes using the Library's mobile kitchen, The Charlie Cart. This month we will be making Chocolate Truffle Balls.
2 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group Uke Hoot 2:00pm–4:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Tariffville Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Live Performance, Music & Dance Registration Required Event Details: Join us as Kinetic Ukes 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! This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "All Ages" group 2026 Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony Livestream 2:30pm–4:30pm Adults, Teens, Children, All Ages This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Children" group This event is in the "All Ages" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children, All Ages Program Type: Live Performance, Special Event Event Details: Join us for the Olympic Closing ceremony! Experience the excitement as athletes parade in and close out the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics.		This event is in the "Adults" group VIRTUAL - Smithson’s Gamble: The Incredible History Behind the World’s Largest Museum with Smithsonian Curator Emeritus Tom Crouch 2:00pm–3:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Event Details: Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.		This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group This event is in the "Teens" group Maker-in-Residence Ava: INTERMEDIATE T-Shirt Cricut Class! (BYOT) 2:30pm–4:00pm Adults, Business, Teens Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group This event is in the "Teens" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Innovators' Workshop Age Group: Adults, Business, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Business & Career, Innovators' Workshop Registration Required Event Details: REGISTRATION OPENS 2/5! NEW INTERMEDIATE CLASS!
3 pm			This event is in the "Teens" group Sketch Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Teen Space Age Group: Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Let’s make art! This is an open studio program where participants can create whatever they want. Art supplies will be provided. For Grades 7-12.	This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled Teen Game Club 3:30pm–4:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Teen Space Age Group: Teens Program Type: Gaming Event Details: Join the Teen Game Club at the library for a game-filled adventure! Each week, we alternate between playing Nintendo Switch games and board/party games.
4 pm		This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Science Shenanigans (Gr. 2-6, Sign Up Online) 4:00pm–4:30pm Children Full Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Discovery Center Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Join us for fun hands-on science experiments for kids! This month we will do a fun experiment to learn how frost is made.	This event is in the "Children" group LEGO Club (Gr. PreK-6 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online) 4:00pm–4:45pm Children Full Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Gaming Registration Required Event Details: Join us at the library to build with LEGOs.	This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Chess Club (Gr. 2-6, Sign Up Online) 4:00pm–5:00pm Children Full Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Cancelled Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Gaming Registration Required Event Details: 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. This event is in the "Adults" group Adult Chess Club 4:00pm–6:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Weatogue Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Gaming Registration Required Event Details: Looking to play more chess? Come check out the Adult Chess Club, where you will have the opportunity to play against fellow chess enthusiasts. All skill levels are welcome. Please note this is not a class to learn how to play.	This event is in the "Children" group Imaginative Animal Sculptures, Run Wild! (Gr. K-3, Sign Up Online) 4:00pm–4:30pm Children Full Registration Required This event is in the "Children" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Discovery Center Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts Registration Required Event Details: Put your creativity to the challenge with this art filled afternoon activity. A plastic animal, clay plus your choice of googly eyes, feathers, rhinestones and so much more! What will your imagination sculpt?! We can't wait to see! This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group This event is in the "Teens" group Maker-in-Residence Ava: INTERMEDIATE T-Shirt Cricut Class! (BYOT) 4:00pm–5:30pm Adults, Business, Teens Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group This event is in the "Teens" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Innovators' Workshop Age Group: Adults, Business, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Business & Career, Innovators' Workshop Registration Required Event Details: REGISTRATION OPENS 2/5! NEW INTERMEDIATE CLASS!
5 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled Teen Advisory Board 5:00pm–6:00pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Teen Space Age Group: Teens Event Details: Joining the Teen Advisory Board is a great way to have your voice heard about what you'd like to see at the Library.	This event is in the "Children" group Q Plus Preteen Group (Drop In) 5:30pm–6:30pm Children This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Weatogue Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming Event Details: Make friends and build community!. All identities are welcome! Every month, we'll try a different activity. Quieter activities like coloring sheets, legos, and origami are also available for those who need a chill space.
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled Great Decisions Evening Session 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Tariffville Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Current Events, Discussion Groups, Great Decisions Event Details: This program provides background information and policy options for the eight most critical issues facing America each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Topics for discussion this year include: This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled Old Growth Forest: Nature's Biotic Water Pump 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Cancelled Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Film, Gardening & Nature, Lectures Registration Required Event Details: 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?	This event is in the "Adults" group Tuesday Night Movie: Valentine's Day 6:00pm–8:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Weatogue Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Film Registration Required Event Details: Come catch a night time movie at the library! This month, catch Valentine's Day (2010), treats, popcorn & water included. You may also bring your own snacks and closed-top beverage.	This event is in the "Adults" group Snow Date Great Decisions Evening Session 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Tariffville Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Current Events, Discussion Groups, Great Decisions Event Details: This program provides background information and policy options for the eight most critical issues facing America each year and serves as the focal text for discussion groups across the country. Topics for discussion this year include:	This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group Canva PROJECTS with Ava Rodrigues - INTERMEDIATE Workshop 6:00pm–7:15pm Adults, Business Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Technology Learning Center Age Group: Adults, Business Program Type: Business & Career, Computer & Technology Registration Required Event Details: New Intermediate Class! Canva for Business Beginners Class is a Prerequisite or equivalent experience. Join Ava Rodrigues and make an animated social media post using Canva! This event is in the "All Ages" group Board Game Night 6:00pm–8:00pm All Ages Full Registration Required This event is in the "All Ages" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Friends of the Library Program Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Gaming Registration Required Event Details: Do you love board games? Come on down for a fun night of board games at the library! We will have board games set up from our Library of Things and you are welcome to bring in your own games from home to play with others! This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group Meet the Maker with Denise Smith, Nature Artist 6:15pm–8:15pm Adults, Business Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Tariffville Room Age Group: Adults, Business Program Type: Innovators' Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Denise Smith, Nature Artist returns for Birdhouse Decorating!
7 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled CANCELED - 3D Printing Workshop in the Technology Learning Center 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults, Business, Teens Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group This event is in the "Business" group This event is in the "Teens" group Cancelled Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Technology Learning Center Age Group: Adults, Business, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Computer & Technology, Innovators' Workshop Registration Required Event Details: Join Library Staff for a 3D Printing workshop! Limited to adults and teens 13+ years of age (teens must be registered for the class with a parent/caregiver.)	This event is in the "Adults" group Gardeners of Simsbury Present Pruning: Why, How, When? 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Room: Tariffville Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Gardening & Nature, Lectures Registration Required Event Details: The Gardeners of Simsbury present Dr. Yonghao Li, a plant pathologist leading the Plant Disease Information Office at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, CT.		This event is in the "Adults" group VIRTUAL - Parenting Disability Support Group 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults Full Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Full Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Simsbury Public Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Event Details: Are you a parent or caregiver of a child with disabilities? Consider the Parenting Disability Support Group - a safe and supportive space for those who are raising children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.