Name: Blues Stories with Barrett Anderson
Start: 2024-12-03T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-03T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Sixteen Acres Branch

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Mitten Tree

All Day 12/2 - 12/31

Special Events

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Community Events

Age Group:

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

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Library Location: Special Events

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

Program Type: Community Events

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Get in the giving spirit this holiday season and add your donations of new mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves to the Mitten Tree at every library location. Donated items will be distributed throughout Springfield in January.

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Blues Stories with Barrett Anderson

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

SA Community Room at Sixteen Acres Branch

Program Type:

Performances

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Location: Sixteen Acres Branch

Room: SA Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Performances

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

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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Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

Savvy Seniors - Avoid Scams and ID Theft

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Civic Engagement, Community Events, Classes & Workshops, Technology

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Events, Classes & Workshops, Technology

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

A representative of the Attorney General's office will present a more targeted version of the AGO Scams and ID Theft training for seniors that provides an overview of the most common forms of senior scams, contacting the AGO’s Elder Hotline, and h

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Registration Optional

Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.

Books & Brew @ White Lion Brewing Company

Books & Brew at White Lion

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Book Groups & Reading

Age Group:

Adults

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Registration Open

Library Location: Off Site

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Groups & Reading

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 24

Event Details:

Cure your mid-week blues and pump yourself up with this lively book discussion!

Wrap and Yap

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm

FP Community Room at Forest Park Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Events

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Location: Forest Park Branch

Room: FP Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events

Event Details:

Join us in the Forest Park Community Room to wrap holiday gifts and hang out! Wrapping paper and light refreshments will be provided.

Wrap and Yap

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm

MS Community Room at Mason Square Branch

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts, Community Events

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Location: Mason Square Branch

Room: MS Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Community Events

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Join us at the Mason Square Library to wrap your holiday gifts away from those nosy family members while enjoying good company!

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Lunch & Learn: Financial Wellness

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm

CL Community Room at Central Library

Program Type:

Classes & Workshops

Age Group:

Adults

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Registration Open

Library Location: Central Library

Room: CL Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Classes & Workshops

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 15

Event Details:

Spend a lunch break at the Library and get financially fit with Dawn Creighton of Liberty Bank! Join Dawn for a series of engaging lunch-time workshops about budgeting, money management, saving, credit-building, home-buying, and more.

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Registration Required

Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.

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Winter Reading Challenge

All Day 1/1 - 2/24

Special Events

Program Type:

Book Groups & Reading, Community Events

Age Group:

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

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Library Location: Special Events

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

Program Type: Book Groups & Reading, Community Events

Event Details:

This January you are invited to compete in the Winter Reading Challenge. Follow the prompts, get a bingo, and earn a prize! Submit your finished bingo sheets to a librarian by February 24. For children, teens, and adults.

Springfield's Big Lego Day

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Special Events

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens

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Library Location: Special Events

Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Celebrate International LEGO Day at the Library. Enjoy snacks, prizes, and, of course, LEGO-building fun! Recommended for grades K-12. All skill levels are welcome.

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Black History Month Bookmarks

All Day 2/1 - 2/28

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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Celebrate Black History Month at the Library! Stop by any location during the month of February to make an artistic collaged bookmark to be inspired by your favorite African American historical figure all year long, every time you read.

Time	Mon (12/02)	Tue (12/03)	Sat (12/07)
10 am			This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Savvy Seniors - Avoid Scams and ID Theft 10:00am - 11:00am Teens, Adults Central Library Registration Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Registration Open Library Location: Central Library Room: CL Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Civic Engagement, Community Events, Classes & Workshops, Technology Registration Required Seats Remaining: Unlimited Event Details: A representative of the Attorney General's office will present a more targeted version of the AGO Scams and ID Theft training for seniors that provides an overview of the most common forms of senior scams, contacting the AGO’s Elder Hotline, and h Disclaimer(s) Registration Optional Registration for this event is encouraged, but optional.
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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. 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.
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6 pm	This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Candle Workshop 6:00pm - 7:30pm Teens, Adults East Forest Park Branch Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Location: East Forest Park Branch Room: EFP Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Classes & Workshops Event Details: Curious about how beeswax candles are made? Interested in making your own? Come join us for a candle workshop, hosted by Kristie Valenze! Participants will go home with two candles that they made during this workshop. Ages 16+. Disclaimer(s) Registration Required Registration for this event is required due to space constraints.

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