Home City Families: Gross Motor Playgroup

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Mason Square Branch
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Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: MS Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, movement, crafts, and playtime! This is a great opportunity to meet other parents and give your child the opportunity to socialize with other children their age.

No registration required. Adult must accompany children. Presented in collaboration with Home City Families. For ages 12 mos. - 6 years, siblings welcome.

No registration required. Adult must accompany children. Presented in collaboration with Home City Families. For ages 12 mos. - 6 years, siblings welcome.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Cancelled

Splatter Painting

11:30am - 12:30pm
Children
Mason Square Branch
Registration
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Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Create abstract masterpieces... by throwing, dripping, or splashing paint at the canvas! This creative (and cathartic) event is aimed at children and their families, but all ages are welcome.

Reservation

Peer Support

12:30pm - 1:30pm
Mason Square Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: MS Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Peer Support For Persons suffering Amputation

Knot Just Knitters

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Adults
Sixteen Acres Branch
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Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Whether you knit, crochet, cross-stitch, or crewel, these groups are the place for you.

New members are welcome, and current members are often willing to share their skills. Some yarn and needles can be provided, but donations are always welcome.

Bilingual Playgroup

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Brightwood Branch
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Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Room: BW Community Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Vengan y participen todos los miércoles del programa bilingue en Inglés y Español: Disfruten de cancioncitas, rimas, cuentos, y actividades manuales.

Come and join us every Wednesday for a bilingual story time in the English and Spanish languages: songs, rhymes, stories, and crafts. Make friends and enjoy snacks. 

Ages 1-5 / Edades 1-5

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Code Builders 2.0

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

 

Mobile Farmers Market

3:00pm - 3:30pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
East Springfield Branch
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Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Food & Cooking
Event Details:

The Mobile Farmers Market is back.  The colorful truck will be making a weekly stop on Wednesdays.  The Farmers Market truck brings affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables to local neighborhoods. 

Game Day

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Teens
Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Stop by the Forest Park Branch Library on Wednesday afternoons for some gaming fun! Play a board game, a card game, or even a game on our Nintendo Switch! For ages 11-18. 

Candy Sushi

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Library Express at Pine Point
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Library Location: Library Express at Pine Point
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Event Details:

Come to Pine Point to make your own Candy Sushi! We'll use Rice Krispies, Swedish Fish and other candies to make a delicious spin on sushi. Please come to the library with clean hands a sweet tooth!

Wednesday Crafternoons for All Ages

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Indian Orchard Branch
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Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join Meg as we do a different craft every week on Wednesday afternoons. Tissue Paper Painting, Watercolor painting, finger painting, and floral book marks are some of the crafts we will be exploring.

Teen Night

4:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Teen Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

Join us every Wednesday evening for games, crafts, snacks, and conversation. Come hang out in our big comfy chairs and wind down with a friend. 

For teens 13+

Reservation

Information Session for New Affordable Housing Opportunity at 31 Elm St Apts

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Central Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Provide information and distribute rental applications for new affordable housing units at 31 Elm St.

Connecticut River Birding and Nature Walk

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Off Site
Offsite Event
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Library Location: Off Site
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Join us at Riverfront Park as we learn about birding and the ecology of the Connecticut River Watershed with Bill Randolph, a naturalist with the US Fish & Wildlife Service. 

Fiero Code Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens, Teens
Central Library
At Capacity
Registration
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Library Location: Central Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Want to learn to code! Do you like video games, robotics, and website design or just think it's neat. Come to Fiero Code Club to learn the basics of computer programing and all the skills needed to become a master coder.

Drop-In Tech Help & Tinkering

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens, Adults
East Forest Park Branch
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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

Bring your device and technology-related questions and issues to our sessions!

Do you have questions about using your smartphone or laptop? You are not alone!