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Featured Events

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Spring Fling

Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm

MS Community Room at Mason Square Branch

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Community Events, Performances

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Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

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Library Location: Mason Square Branch

Room: MS Community Room

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

Program Type: Community Events, Performances

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Stop by Mason Square and meet up with your neighbors! Music, food, and fun for all ages, including arts and crafts for kids, a live musical performance by Marlborough Street Band, and tacos from El Charros food truck! Rain or shine.

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Plant Swap

Friday, May 30, 2025 at 1:00pm - 4:30pm

SA Community Room at Sixteen Acres Branch

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Gardening & Outdoors

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Adults

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Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch

Room: SA Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Gardening & Outdoors

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Bring a plant to the library to swap with something new! Beginning May 27th during open hours, you may drop off a plant in advance to receive a plant swap coupon.

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Little Notes Pop Up Class with the Community Music School of Springfield

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

EFP Community Room at East Forest Park Branch

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Storytimes & Playgroups

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Babies & Toddlers

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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch

Room: EFP Community Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups

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Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

PaxSax

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

East Forest Park Branch

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Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages

Program Type: Performances

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PaxSax will present an hour-long concert, playing saxophones ranging from soprano to baritone and bass sax. They perform tightly arranged compositions drawn from an extensive collection.

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Funding Information Network - Office Hours

Thursday, June 5, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Computer Lab at Central Library

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Civic Engagement, Classes & Workshops

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Adults

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Library Location: Central Library

Room: Computer Lab

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Classes & Workshops

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Meet with our Digital Services Librarian to learn about grants for 501(c)3 nonprofits. Get acquainted with the Foundation Directory Online, and learn where to get useful resources for the entire grant seeking process.

Musical Petting Zoo with the Springfield Symphony Orchestra

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

East Springfield Branch

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Classes & Workshops

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Children

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Library Location: East Springfield Branch

Age Group: Children

Program Type: Classes & Workshops

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Explore musical interests and experience a real musical instrument in a fun, judgment-free zone!

Little Notes Pop Up Class with the Community Music School of Springfield

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

EFP Community Room at East Forest Park Branch

Program Type:

Storytimes & Playgroups

Age Group:

Babies & Toddlers

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Library Location: East Forest Park Branch

Room: EFP Community Room

Age Group: Babies & Toddlers

Program Type: Storytimes & Playgroups

Event Details:

Experience the Community Music School of Springfield at the library!

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Hybrid Lunch & Learn: Financial Wellness

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

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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**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A HYBRID PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN-PERSON AND VIA ZOOM.

Blues Stories: Culture & History

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

SA Community Room at Sixteen Acres Branch

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Community Events, Classes & Workshops, Performances, Summer Reading

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch

Room: SA Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Community Events, Classes & Workshops, Performances, Summer Reading

Event Details:

Join Boston-based Blues Singer/Guitarist Barrett Anderson for a vibrant evening of story and song, telling the story of early Blues music, a distinctly American form that has shaped all music and culture that followed.

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Juneteenth Lecture: Connections between Black Consciousness

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 5:00pm

MS Community Room at Mason Square Branch

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Community Events, Classes & Workshops

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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Library Location: Mason Square Branch

Room: MS Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Community Events, Classes & Workshops

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Join us for a compelling Juneteenth lecture exploring the deep connections between Black consciousness, the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, and the decolonization of Africa.

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Time	Mon (5/26)	Tue (5/27)	Wed (5/28)	Thu (5/29)	Fri (5/30)
All Day	Closing Memorial Day All Day 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: Closed for the holiday
1 pm				This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club 1:00pm - 5:00pm Tweens, Teens Indian Orchard Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Want to hang out with other artists? Join our Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club. We supply the artist-quality crayons, pencils and pens and coloring pages, to spark your creativity. Just drop by and color your stress away. For tweens and teens.	This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Lego Freestyle Club 1:00pm - 4:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens Sixteen Acres Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch Room: Children's 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.
2 pm		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. Sew Fun! Drop-In 2:00pm - 4:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages 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. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology 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 "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. Makerspace Collaboratory Drop-In 2:00pm - 4:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages 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. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Technology Event Details: From traditional crafts to digital tinkering, the East Forest Park Makerspace is your place to create, invent, and learn. Each week we will have a drop-in project or two based on a theme.	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. Open Studio Thursdays 2:00pm - 4:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages 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. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: Makerspace Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts 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.
3 pm		This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Game Day! 3:00pm - 4:30pm Tweens, Teens Mason Square Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: Mason Square Branch Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Games Event Details: Stop by the Mason Square Branch Library on Tuesday afternoons for some gaming fun! Play a board game, a card game, or even a game on our Nintendo Switch! For ages 10-16. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Welcome Spring with A Dried Flower Windchime 3:00pm - 4:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens Indian Orchard Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Room: IO Community Room Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Using dried flowers and mason jar rings create lovely seasonal sun catcher windchimes. They are as pretty as they are musical. For ages 9-18.	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. Mobile Farmers Market 3:00pm - 3:30pm Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages East Springfield 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. Library Location: East Springfield Branch Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Community Events, Food & Cooking Event Details: The Mobile Farmers Market is back. The colorful truck will be making a weekly stop on Wednesdays. The Farmers Market truck brings affordable, fresh fruits and vegetables to local neighborhoods.	This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Jam Sessions 3:30pm - 4:30pm Tweens, Teens, Adults East Springfield Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Location: East Springfield Branch Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Community Events, Classes & Workshops Event Details: Looking for people to play music with? Always wanted to learn an instrument? Drop in to our beginner-intermediate music club with your guitar, ukulele or other acoustic instrument and start jamming or learning your favorite songs!	This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Water Color Fun! 3:00pm - 4:30pm Tweens, Teens Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. 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! This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. Switch Gaming On Fridays 3:00pm - 5:00pm Children, Tweens Indian Orchard Branch This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Room: IO Community Room Age Group: Children, Tweens 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.
4 pm			This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Switch Gaming Wednesday 4:00pm - 5:30pm Tweens, Teens, Adults East Springfield Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Location: East Springfield Branch Age Group: Tweens, Teens, Adults Program Type: Games Event Details: Come Switch it up at the library and play your choice of games. We will play Mario Kart, Mario Party, Super Smash Bros Ultimate and other games on our brand new Switch. Bring your own controllers for 2+ multiplayer games. 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. Crafternoon for All Ages 4:00pm - 6:00pm Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages 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. Library Location: Indian Orchard Branch Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Get crafty! Let's make something together. Join Meg as we do a different craft every week on Wednesday afternoons. Tissue Paper Painting, Watercolor painting, finger painting, and floral book marks are some of the crafts we will be exploring.	This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Teen Yoga! 4:00pm - 5:00pm Tweens, Teens East Forest Park Branch This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: EFP Community Room Age Group: Tweens, Teens Program Type: Health & Wellness, Teen Wellness 2025 Event Details: Join us every Thursday in May for Teen Yoga with Hannah. Come enjoy the benefits of Yoga for mind and body in this beginner's course. Mats and water provided. 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. Spring Fling 4:00pm - 7:00pm Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages 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 "Adults" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Location: Mason Square Branch Room: MS Community Room Age Group: Babies & Toddlers, Children, Tweens, Teens, Adults, All Ages Program Type: Community Events, Performances Event Details: Stop by Mason Square and meet up with your neighbors! Music, food, and fun for all ages, including arts and crafts for kids, a live musical performance by Marlborough Street Band, and tacos from El Charros food truck! Rain or shine.
5 pm			This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Crafternoons for Kids 5:00pm - 6:00pm Children, Tweens, Teens Central Library This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Tweens" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Library Location: Central Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts Event Details: Get crafty! Let's make something together. For 6 weeks, the Central Library will be doing a crafts for kids Wednesday evenings. Every week will feature a new and exciting project to work on and take home! April 23 - Constellation Embroidery Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

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