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Mitten Tree

All Day 12/1 - 1/17

Special Events

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Community Events

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

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Library Location: Special Events

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Community Events

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Get in the giving spirit this holiday season and drop off NEW or GENTLY USED/CLEAN, warm winter coats, hats, gloves, and mittens for adults and children, as well as NEW

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Light Up the Night with Solstice Fairy Lights

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

IO Community Room at Indian Orchard Branch

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Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

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Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch

Room: IO Community Room

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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Light Up the Night with a Solstice Fairy Light. Using fairy lights, a mason jar, tissue paper and Mod Podge we'll make a sparkly night light. For ages 6 and up.

Classes & Workshops Default Image: Illustration of a lightbulb with a brain and turning gears inside with vibrantly colored confetti all around

First-time Home Buyer Information Session

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

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Classes & Workshops

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops

Registration Required

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Learn how to get on the path to homeownership with Dawn Creighton of Liberty Bank and Araceli Rivera of Wayfinders!

Comic book panels with speech bubbles and explosions (drawing)

Fandom Trivia: Um Actually Edition

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Teen Area at Central Library

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Games

Age Group:

Teens

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Library Location: Central Library

Room: Teen Area

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Games

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Calling all pop culture fans! Enjoy some snacks and prove your fandom prowess in this trivia night styled after the game show "Um, Actually." For teens and young adults 12-21.

Clapperboard, rolls of film, video camera, movie tickets, and popcorn

Anime Afternoons

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Teen Room at East Forest Park Branch

Program Type:

Community Events, Performances

Age Group:

Tweens, Teens

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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch

Room: Teen Room

Age Group: Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Community Events, Performances

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Join us every Tuesday afternoon in January and February to watch some anime. We will have snacks, books, activities, and talk about our favorite anime and manga characters. For tweens and teens.

Vibrant picture of silicone spatulas, slotted spoons, and turners

Smart Snacking: Healthy Eating Without Breaking the Bank

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Food & Cooking

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Food & Cooking

Registration Required

Event Details:

Meet with Sammie Runshaw, RD, CPT to learn about budget friendly, healthy snacks that will boost nutrition, and not take excessive time to prepare.

several yellow rubber ducks floating in shallow water

National Rubber Ducky Day

All Day 1/13

Special Events

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens

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Library Location: Special Events

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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It's National Rubber Ducky day! Find our hidden big ducks to win a prize and make a custom ducky friend to bring home! All day during open hours!

Teapot with small tea cups and a cup of coffee with cream in the shape of a heart

A Perky Pairing: Coffee and Fine Chocolates with Kim Larkin

Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

SA Community Room at Sixteen Acres Branch

Program Type:

Food & Cooking

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch

Room: SA Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Food & Cooking

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This presentation covers everything you need to know about java. Learn about the history of both coffee and chocolate, preparation techniques, and pioneers of both industries while enjoying delicious samples!

Felted gray sloth clinging to a yellow pencil

Learn Needle Felting: Felted Sloth

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

FP Community Room at Forest Park Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Forest Park Branch

Room: FP Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Hang out with an adorable friend! Make everyone's favorite slow-moving forest dweller. Learn how to sculpt a sloth using a barbed needle and loose wool fibers.

New Year Vision Boards

Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Adults

Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Ring in your New Year through creating your own vision board! During this program, you can use mixed-media to create a physical representation of your goals for 2026.

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9 am					Closing Staff Day 9:00am–1:00pm All Branches 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: The library is closed this morning for a staff appreciation event.
10 am		This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Home City Families Playgroup 10:30am–11:30am Babies & Toddlers Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
11 am		This event is in the "Adults" group Virtual Community Listening Session C3 11:00am–12:00pm Adults Online At Capacity Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group At Capacity Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Community Events Registration Required Event Details: ReThinking Libraries is hosting Community Listening Sessions at Springfield City Library locations open to the public, to engage in conversations that will assist in the update and redefinition of The Library's Strategic Priorities, Mission, Visio				Reservation AAPIC Community Gathering 11:00am–2:00pm Forest Park Branch This is not a library sponsored event. Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: FP Community Room Purpose of Meeting A space where community members of the AAPI community come together, hopefully with representatives from different aspects of housing and government, to discuss experiences living in Western MA as an AAPI, but also to go over the 2025 survey that
12 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group Virtual Community Listening Session- STAFF ONLY 12:00pm–1:30pm Adults Online At Capacity Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group At Capacity Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: Online Age Group: Adults Program Type: Community Events Registration Required Event Details: ReThinking Libraries is hosting Community Listening Sessions at Springfield City Library locations open to the public, to engage in conversations that will assist in the update and redefinition of The Library's Strategic Priorities, Mission, Visio			This event is in the "Teens" group Jewelry Making Workshop: Bracelets and Earrings 12:00pm–2:00pm Teens Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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!
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Ask a Law Librarian 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults Online Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
2 pm	This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Children" group Celebrate Library Card Month with Spot the Dog 2:30pm–3:30pm Babies & Toddlers, Children Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Babies & Toddlers" group This event is in the "Children" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: Forest Park Branch Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children Program Type: Community Events, Storytimes & Playgroups Event Details: Spot the Dog will be visiting the Springfield City Library in September during National Library Card Month.			Reservation Dillard Meeting 2:00pm–4:45pm Forest Park Branch This is not a library sponsored event. Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: FP Community Room Purpose of Meeting Meeting
3 pm			This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Microwave Meals 3:15pm–4:30pm Tweens, Teens Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: Program Den Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Community Events, Classes & Workshops, Food & Cooking Event Details: Hungry after school? Not sure what to make? Come learn easy microwave recipes with simple ingredients!		This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Karaoke for Teens 3:30pm–4:45pm Tweens, Teens Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group This event is in the "Teens" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: FP Community Room Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Community Events, Games Event Details: Live performances! One night only! Sing your heart out at the Forest Park Concert Arena (aka the Community Room). Ages 11-18
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5 pm			This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Virtual Community Listening Session 5:30pm–6:30pm Teens, Adults Online At Capacity Registration Required Virtual Event This event is in the "Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group At Capacity Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: Online Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Community Events Registration Required Event Details: ReThinking Libraries is hosting Community Listening Sessions at Springfield City Library locations open to the public, to engage in conversations that will assist in the update and redefinition of The Library's Strategic Priorities, Mission, Visio
6 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Celebrity Cookbook Club 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Adults" group Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: Forest Park Branch Room: Program Den Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Groups & Reading, Food & Cooking Event Details: Each month we'll read a celebrity cookbook and meet to discuss and review recipes! Bring a dish from the cookbook for everyone to sample. September: The Tucci table by Stanley Tucci October: Trejo's Cantina by Danny Trejo

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