Event List

Join us on Wednesday nights this summer to level up your gaming skills! Bring your family and friends for a weekly offering of classic board games and periodically break out our Nintendo Switch! Light snacks will be provided.

Every Wednesday night in July, check out Family Game Night in Central Library’s community room! Join our Big Game or pick your own game to play. Snacks will be provided. Recommended for 6+ but all ages are welcome.

Come join us for educational fun and learning at a librarian facilitated playgroup! 

No registration required, just drop in anytime during the program. 

Birth - 5 years, siblings welcome.

Join us Thursday afternoons at 2:00 for a snack, a guessing game, and a mystery storybook or two.  We'll end with a special scavenger hunt just for our VIP detectives.  Ideal for ages 3-6 with all children welcome. 

Join us Thursday afternoons at 2:00 for a snack, a guessing game, and a mystery storybook or two.  We'll end with a special scavenger hunt just for our VIP detectives.  Ideal for ages 3-6 with all children welcome. 

Enjoy reading in a quiet, comfortable environment with this silent book club for kids. Each week, we'll get cozy at the library for half an hour of solo reading, plus time at the end to chat and enjoy some snacks.

Join us for our day-time, Open Studio session! You can bring a project to work on, or an idea to bounce off of other makers.

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library! 

Level-Up in a Big Way! Enjoy a day of big game fun at the Mason Square Library. All ages welcome.

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

Attention LEGO enthusiasts! All are invited to drop in for our freestyle Lego Building Club. Make new friends and browse our library's many LEGO-themed books. Have the freedom to build using your imagination.

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

Join us for a Mobile Video Game adventure! Rolling Video Games' Mobile Game Van will be visiting the Indian Orchard Library. Explore a gaming extravaganza with the best games on the latest consoles! Recommended for kids 6 and up.  

It is time to get your brick on!

Stop by the EFP Childrens’ Room for our weekly LEGO brick building challenge.  

For master builders aged 5-11!

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

Join us Saturday mornings this summer for an all ages, family storytime in the sunshine! Each week we'll meet in the Children's Room at 11:00 and head outside to the Museum Courtyard to read books, sing songs, and get silly.

Join us for a Virtual Reality adventure! Explore a digital playground full of exciting challenges and multiplayer missions with VR Headsets provided by Rolling Video Games. Recommended for kids 10 and up.

Join us in a sensory friendly space to read together, make friends, and explore sensory activities.  This program is inclusive, but primarily created with children on the Autism Spectrum in mind. For ages 5 and up.

Enjoy reading in a quiet, comfortable environment with this silent book club for kids. Each week, we'll get cozy at the library for half an hour of solo reading, plus time at the end to chat and enjoy some snacks.

Calling all parents with young children! We invite you along with your child for a fun filled hour of gross motor fun to develop physical abilities.

Find out how fun Monday afternoons can be! Join us this summer for a different Monday Funday activity each week. We'll play, build, craft, and create! Recommended for children ages 6 and up.
 

Welcome to Code Builders 2.0 - our all ages, drop-in club where you can explore robotics, coding languages (like Scratch and Python), and even 3D design & printing!

This club is open to aspiring coders of all ages.

Decorate a premade mini squishy or make a Minecraft inspired mini squishy with sponges and markers. Dress for a mess. Designed for older children, tweens, teens, and adults. 

Join us in the Children's Room on Mondays this July and August to create exciting crafts together!