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Easter Sunday

All Day
All Branches
Closing
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

Patriot's Day

All Day
All Branches
Closing
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

Home City Families Playgroup

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups

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.

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.

Ask a Law Librarian

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Online
Virtual Event
Library Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Events
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.

Earth Day Planters

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens
Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors
Event Details:

Come celebrate Earth Day at the library! You can decorate your very own flower pot, plant a seed, and take it home to grow.

Kids of all ages welcome!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

Paperback Hedgehog

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Drop-in all day to learn how to make a friendly hedgehog out of a retired paperback book! They're the perfect reading buddy. 

Puzzle Pajama Party

1:00pm - 7:00pm
All Ages
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

We're having a puzzle party at the Forest Park Library! Join us and help finish as many puzzles as possible. We have puzzles for all ages and abilities. Dress down in your coziest PJs and spend your afternoon puzzling away!

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.

Ward 6 Democratic Committee meeting

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Forest Park Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: FP Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Join the Ward 6 Democratic Committee to Discuss local organizing and public education opportunities. The Committee will be looking be ahead to the municipal elections and how it can contribute to them.

Speaker to be announced.

Water Color Fun!

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get crafty! Let's make something together.

Join us in the Activity Den to experiment with water color painting! 

Birds of Prey with Tom Ricardi

11:30am - 12:30pm
All Ages
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: FP Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Fly over to the Forest Park Branch Library during school vacation week and join wildlife rehabilitator Tom Ricardi for his ever popular presentation on birds of prey.

Jewelry Making Workshop: Bracelets and Earrings

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Teens
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Classes & Workshops
Event Details:

Design and create your own bracelet and pair of earrings! Choose from a wide array of beads and charms to create unique pieces of jewelry. Try out using specialized tools for jewelry making and learn the basic skills!

SNAP Navigator/Program Assistant

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Forest Park Branch
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: FP Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

To assist with SNAP application.

Pokemon Club!

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Do you have a love for Pokemon? Join the Pokemon Club to play the card game, Pokemon Go and discuss the games! 

ONLINE - No More Curse! A History of the Red Sox with Author and Historian David Kruh

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Online
Virtual Event
Library Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups & Reading, Community Events
Event Details:

**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  

Disclaimer(s)

Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints. 

Home City Families Playgroup

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups

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.

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.

Ask a Law Librarian

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Online
Virtual Event
Library Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Events
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.

Dia de los Niños Celebration

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Community Events, Performances, Storytimes & Playgroups
Event Details:

Join us for our first annual party honoring día de los niños/día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), a national celebration of multi-lingual children's and family literacy!

Mother's Day Cards

All Day 5/1 - 5/11
Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Special Events
Virtual Event
Library Location: Special Events
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate all the important women in our lives. Drop by any location to make a card for that special someone in your life in time for Mother's Day on May 11. All supplies are included. 

 

 

Water Color Fun!

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Tweens, Teens
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Get crafty! Let's make something together.

Join us in the Activity Den to experiment with water color painting! 

Free Comic Book Day 2025

All Day
All Ages
Special Events
Virtual Event
Library Location: Special Events
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Events
Event Details:

Stop by any Springfield library on Saturday, May 3, 2025 to celebrate Free Comic Book Day! We'll have a selection of FREE COMICS for children, teens and adults! Make a comic book themed craft! Enter our door prize raffle!

Romance Book Club

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
Online
Registration Open
Registration
Virtual Event
Library Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Groups & Reading
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
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.

Microwave Meals

3:15pm - 4:15pm
Teens
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Room: Program Den
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food & Cooking
Event Details:

Hungry after school? Not sure what to make? Come learn easy microwave recipes with simple ingredients! 

Home City Families Playgroup

10:30am - 11:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Forest Park Branch
Library Location: Forest Park Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers
Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups

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.

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.

Ask a Law Librarian

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Adults
Online
Virtual Event
Library Location: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Events
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.