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Join the Quest! D&D Club

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:45pm
BW Community Room at Brightwood Branch
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

If you love collaborative storytelling and role-playing, join the Tabletop RPG Club! 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Location: Brightwood Branch
Room: BW Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you love collaborative storytelling and role-playing, join the Tabletop RPG Club! 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints. 

UMASS Extension visit Clarendon

Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
MS Community Room at Mason Square Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

Umass Extension is going to train our Clarendon educators on the importance of nutrition.

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

Umass Extension is going to train our Clarendon educators on the importance of nutrition.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Knot Just Knitters

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
East Springfield Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Knot Just Knitters:

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.

Library Location: East Springfield 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chair Yoga

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:15pm
EFP Community Room at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Chair Yoga:

Using gentle stretching while seated, chair yoga allows adults of all abilities to improve flexibility and balance. 

Join us for 45 minutes of chair yoga. Using gentle stretching while seated, chair yoga allows adults of all abilities to improve flexibility and balance. Instructor Cindy Senk, a certified accessible yoga teacher, will lead the class.

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Using gentle stretching while seated, chair yoga allows adults of all abilities to improve flexibility and balance. 

Join us for 45 minutes of chair yoga. Using gentle stretching while seated, chair yoga allows adults of all abilities to improve flexibility and balance. Instructor Cindy Senk, a certified accessible yoga teacher, will lead the class.

This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Community Dance & Drum with the Community Music School of Springfield

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
EFP Community Room at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Performances
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Performances
Event Details:

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

Disclaimer(s)

Limited Space

Space is limited and participation will available on a first come, first served basis. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Knot Just Knitters

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Mason Square Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Knot Just Knitters:

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.

Library Location: Mason Square 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Open Sew

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Mason Square Branch at Mason Square Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun!

Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: Mason Square Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Lego Freestyle Club

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm
SA Community Room at Sixteen Acres Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

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.

Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch
Room: SA Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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.

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.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Home City Families Playgroup

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Children's Room at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Storytimes & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children
Home City Families Playgroup:

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 t...

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

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Children's 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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Keir White in Concert at the Hungry Hill Center

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Performances
Age Group:
Adults

Keir will perform love songs, standards, ballads, and soft rock, including artists such as Josh Groban, Billy Joel, Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison, Elton John, John Denver, and Nat King Cole.

Offsite Event
Library Location: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performances
Event Details:

Keir will perform love songs, standards, ballads, and soft rock, including artists such as Josh Groban, Billy Joel, Louis Armstrong, Roy Orbison, Elton John, John Denver, and Nat King Cole.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Rolling Video Games Game Van

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Indian Orchard Branch
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

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.  

Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

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.  

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.

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Summer Scrabble Drop-in

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Games, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

Come to the East Forest Park branch library to show off your Scrabble skills! Test your vocabulary – and your opponents – at this weekly drop-in program, this summer only. Ages 16+.

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Games, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come to the East Forest Park branch library to show off your Scrabble skills! Test your vocabulary – and your opponents – at this weekly drop-in program, this summer only. Ages 16+.

This event is in the "Teens" group

Intuitive Painting for Teens

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Makerspace at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Age Group:
Teens

Looking to de-stress? Join us on Fridays in July for Intuitive Painting. 

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025
Event Details:

Looking to de-stress? Join us on Fridays in July for Intuitive Painting. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group

LEGO Challenge

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Children's Storytime Room at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Technology
Age Group:
Children, Tweens

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!

Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: Children's Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology
Event Details:

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!

This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Calm Coloring

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:45pm
Program Den at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Age Group:
Tweens, Teens

Come to the Forest Park Library to color in a calm environment. We've got a wide array of options from crayons to acrylic markers. Enjoy quiet music and snacks, talking is optional. Every other Friday afternoon in the summers. 

Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Summer Reading
Event Details:

Come to the Forest Park Library to color in a calm environment. We've got a wide array of options from crayons to acrylic markers. Enjoy quiet music and snacks, talking is optional. Every other Friday afternoon in the summers. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group
This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Community Dance & Drum with the Community Music School of Springfield

Friday, July 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
East Springfield Branch
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Performances
Age Group:
All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

Library Location: East Springfield Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Performances
Event Details:

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

Disclaimer(s)

Limited Space

Space is limited and participation will available on a first come, first served basis. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Romance Book Club

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Online
Program Type:
Book Groups & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Romance Book Club:

Get your Happily Ever After fix from the Romance Book Club!

We discuss a different romance novel each month - our choices explore all the sub-genres, and a wide representation of characters. One Saturday a month, online via Zoom.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Library Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get your Happily Ever After fix from the Romance Book Club!

We discuss a different romance novel each month - our choices explore all the sub-genres, and a wide representation of characters. One Saturday a month, online via Zoom.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

DDHC Postcard Writing Event

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
CL Community Room at Central Library
Purpose of Meeting:

We will begin our postcard- writing campaign to voters for the upcoming Nov elections., and combine this with a brief monthly meeting.

Central Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

We will begin our postcard- writing campaign to voters for the upcoming Nov elections., and combine this with a brief monthly meeting.

This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Children" group

Sunshine Storytime

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Children's Program Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Storytimes & Playgroups
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers, Children

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.

Library Location: Central Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

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.

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.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Scrabble Tournament

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:30pm
FP Community Room at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

Prove you're the best wordsmith in Springfield at the Forest Park Library. Winners will receive prizes and bragging rights. Registration is optional, but recommended. 

Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: FP Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Prove you're the best wordsmith in Springfield at the Forest Park Library. Winners will receive prizes and bragging rights. Registration is optional, but recommended. 

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Adult D&D

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:30am - 2:30pm
EFP Community Room at East Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adults

Do you want to try Dungeons & Dragons but don’t know how to start? Do you remember playing, but don’t have a group to play with now? Come to the East Forest Park library’s Dungeons & Dragons for Adults group! All levels welcome.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Location: East Forest Park Branch
Room: EFP Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you want to try Dungeons & Dragons but don’t know how to start? Do you remember playing, but don’t have a group to play with now? Come to the East Forest Park library’s Dungeons & Dragons for Adults group! All levels welcome.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints. 

This event is in the "Adults" group

Chainmail Club

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 11:30am - 2:30pm
Mason Square Branch at Mason Square Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults

Join us at the Mason Square Branch the 2nd Saturday of every month for some chain-mailling! We'll have a few different patterns from past classes to make again!

Cancelled
Library Location: Mason Square Branch
Room: Mason Square Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us at the Mason Square Branch the 2nd Saturday of every month for some chain-mailling! We'll have a few different patterns from past classes to make again!

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "Tweens" group
This event is in the "Teens" group

Rolling Video Games Kids VR

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
CL Community Room at Central Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Children, Tweens, Teens

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 8 and up. 

Library Location: Central Library
Room: CL Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

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 8 and up. 

This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group

Sew Fun! Drop-In

Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
FP Community Room at Forest Park Branch
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Open sew:

Develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun!

Stop by the Forest Park Library to develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun! Each month we will have a guided project to build your skills, or bring your own project and meet other sewers. Share your skills and tips with others!

Cancelled
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: FP Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun!

Stop by the Forest Park Library to develop your sewing skills, make new friends, and have fun! Each month we will have a guided project to build your skills, or bring your own project and meet other sewers. Share your skills and tips with others!