This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Summer Reading Kickoff 12:00pm - 3:00pm East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Summer Reading Kickoff 12:00pm - 3:00pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: EFP Community Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Community Events Event Details: Join us for our Summer Reading Kickoff Party! All ages are invited for a FREE fun filled event for the whole family!Event times:
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Discover Your Summer Kickoff Party 1:00pm - 4:00pm Indian Orchard Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Discover Your Summer Kickoff Party 1:00pm - 4:00pm Indian Orchard Branch Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Room: IO Community Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Community Events, Book Groups & Reading Event Details: Celebrate the beginning of our Summer Reading Program with bubbles on the lawn, popsicles, a summer scavenger hunt and a summer craft. There will be activities for the entire family while you sign up for summer reading club.
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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Code Builders 2.0 2:00pm - 4:30pm East Forest Park Branch 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Code Builders 2.0 2:00pm - 4:30pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Technology Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Discover the Makerspace 6:00pm - 7:30pm East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 17 2024 Mon Discover the Makerspace 6:00pm - 7:30pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Event Details: The EFP Makerspace is open on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue What's Cooking Cookbook Club 10:00am - 11:00am Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue What's Cooking Cookbook Club 10:00am - 11:00am Online Library Location: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Groups & Reading, Food & Cooking Event Details: Join the Cookbook Club’s monthly discussion to improve your cooking skills, share great recipes, hear about the latest new cookbooks, and more. Every month we make the same dish and compare how it was made. The third Tuesday of each month online via zoom - click to join!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Learn the Basic Art of Meditation 10:30am - 11:30am East Springfield Branch Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Learn the Basic Art of Meditation 10:30am - 11:30am East Springfield Branch Registration Open Library Location: East Springfield Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health & Wellness Registration Required Seats Remaining: 6 Event Details: Meditating in a group gives a sense of community and camaraderie connected to sharing the practice and benefits of meditation. Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Ask a Law Librarian 1:00pm - 2:00pm Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Ask a Law Librarian 1:00pm - 2:00pm Online Library Location: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops Event Details: Join us on Zoom every Tuesday from 1-2 pm to ask a Hampden County Law Librarian your legal research questions. The Springfield City Library is delighted to partner with the Hampden County Law Library to offer the public the opportunity to talk with a Law Librarian from the Hampden County Courts.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Knot Just Knitters 1:30pm - 3:00pm East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Knot Just Knitters 1:30pm - 3:00pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Café Room 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. Jun 18 2024 Tue Knot Just Knitters 2:00pm - 3:00pm Central Library This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Knot Just Knitters 2:00pm - 3:00pm Central Library Library Location: Central Library Room: CL Community Room 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 "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Open Studio Tuesdays 2:00pm - 4:30pm East Forest Park Branch 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Open Studio Tuesdays 2:00pm - 4:30pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Event Details: 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Eager Readers Book Group 6:30pm - 7:30pm Sixteen Acres Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 18 2024 Tue Eager Readers Book Group 6:30pm - 7:30pm Sixteen Acres Branch Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Room: SA Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Groups & Reading Event Details: Join this long-running book group of reading enthusiasts! Newcomers welcome. The group reads mostly contemporary novels, although occasionally historical fiction, adventures, and some non-fiction. The book club members jointly choose upcoming books. No registration required, just drop by.
Jun 19 2024 Wed Juneteenth All Day All Branches Closing Jun 19 2024 Wed Closing Juneteenth All Day Branches: Central Library, Brightwood Branch, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch, Forest Park Branch, Indian Orchard Branch, Library Express at Pine Point, Mason Square Branch, Sixteen Acres Branch, Off Site, Online, Special Events Description: Closed for the holiday
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Raymond Jordan Senior Center Book Club 10:00am - 11:00am Off Site Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Raymond Jordan Senior Center Book Club 10:00am - 11:00am Off Site Library Location: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Groups & Reading Event Details: Come join us for a book club at the Raymond Jordan Senior Center! Love to read? If so, then meet us at the Raymond Jordan Senior Center for our monthly Book Club, where we delve into the heart of historical fiction, non-fiction, and even memoir. Adults 18+
This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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 "All Ages" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Chalk the Walk 2:00pm - 3:00pm Mason Square Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" 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 "All Ages" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Chalk the Walk 2:00pm - 3:00pm Mason Square Branch Library Location: Mason Square Branch Room: Mason Square Branch Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Celebrate the First Day of Summer! Express your voice through art as we decorate the sidewalk outside the Library's State Street entrance with sidewalk chalk. We provide the chalk; you provide the art. All ages.
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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Sew Fun! Drop-In 2:00pm - 5:00pm East Forest Park Branch 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu Sew Fun! Drop-In 2:00pm - 5:00pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Drop-in for our weekly studio session. From sewing a button or hemming pants, to following a pattern to construct a garment using a sewing machine, our sewing volunteer can help you get started!
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu An Evening with Mercury Stardust - Online 7:00pm - 8:00pm Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 20 2024 Thu An Evening with Mercury Stardust - Online 7:00pm - 8:00pm Online Library Location: Online Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Community Events, Book Groups & Reading Event Details: From TikTok stardom to full-blown author, join us virtually on June 20th at 7:00 PM as we welcome famous trans handywoman, Mercury Stardust! Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this event is required.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Knot Just Knitters 10:00am - 11:30am East Springfield Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Knot Just Knitters 10:00am - 11:30am East Springfield Branch 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. Jun 21 2024 Fri Chair Yoga 11:00am - 11:45am Mason Square Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Chair Yoga 11:00am - 11:45am Mason Square Branch Library Location: Mason Square Branch Room: MS 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 "Adults" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Knot Just Knitters 1:00pm - 2:30pm Mason Square Branch This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Knot Just Knitters 1:00pm - 2:30pm Mason Square Branch 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 "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Open Sew 1:00pm - 2:30pm Mason Square Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Open Sew 1:00pm - 2:30pm Mason Square Branch Library Location: Mason Square Branch Age Group: Tweens, Teens, 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. This event is in the "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Switch Gaming On Fridays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Indian Orchard Branch 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. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Jun 21 2024 Fri Switch Gaming On Fridays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Indian Orchard Branch Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Room: IO Community Room Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Games Event Details: Come Switch it up at the library and play your choice of games. On Fridays we will play Mario Kart, Mario Party and Super Smash Bros Ultimate, on our brand new Switch. Bring your own controllers for 2+ multiplayer games. 3-5pm.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 22 2024 Sat Stonewall and the Mafia 11:00am - 12:30pm Central Library Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 22 2024 Sat Stonewall and the Mafia 11:00am - 12:30pm Central Library Registration Open Library Location: Central Library Room: CL Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops Registration Required Seats Remaining: 50 Event Details: Come join us at the Springfield Central Library for a fascinating event exploring the intersection of the Stonewall uprising and the mafia. Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 22 2024 Sat Discover Role-Playing Games 11:30am - 2:30pm East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 22 2024 Sat Discover Role-Playing Games 11:30am - 2:30pm East Forest Park Branch Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: EFP Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Games Event Details: Do you want to explore new worlds, but aren’t sure where to start? Stop by the East Forest Park library on June 22nd for Role-Playing Game Day!
This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 22 2024 Sat Discover Painted Tiles 1:00pm - 3:00pm Sixteen Acres Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jun 22 2024 Sat Discover Painted Tiles 1:00pm - 3:00pm Sixteen Acres Branch Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Room: SA Community Room Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Design your own tile using stencils and paint on a ceramic tile. You can also bring your own stencil for a four inch tile or free hand a design!