Community Events in Old Lyme, CT
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Family Game Night
Children, Youth & Teens All Ages. Games, family, & fun! Join us for a family game night at the Park Street Library @ the Lyric!
Cozy Crafters Club (Evening Edition)
Can’t make it to our weekly daytime Cozy Crafters Club? This monthly evening meetup is a relaxed, after-work complement for those who prefer to craft once the day winds down. Bring your current project, get comfortable, and enjoy a cozy space to unwind, create, and connect with fellow...
Middle School Chess Club
This program is run by an awesome teen volunteer! Interested in learning the game of chess? Looking for more middle schoolers to play with? Join our highly-requested Middle School Chess Club! Students in grades 6-8 are invited to participate. Registration required.
Teen Hangout!
Teens, join us in the Teen Room for some afternoon fun! We will have our Nintendo Switch ready to go, as well as coloring and board games. This is a drop-in program for grades 7-12. Snacks provided.
Birdwatching Bingo
Celebrate Earth Day by searching for local birds in the library. Prizes will be provided for bingos and again for blackouts!
Parent Playdate
Ages: Parents/Caregivers of children ages 0 - 5yrs Kids just wanna have fun… and their parents do too! We encourage parents in our community to come together every Monday morning in the Children’s Department to play. While you’re here, enjoy getting to know other parents/caregivers and their little.
Chess and Boardgames @ YOUmedia
Whether you’re a grandmaster or don’t know a Rook from a Pawn, come learn the ropes or challenge friends to a variety of classic tabletop games.
Throwback Thursday Trivia
Through Trivia students will test their knowledge of various topics ranging from music, movies, politics, geography and more.
Play Pals
Come play with us at the Library! Join us each week to connect with other families and explore the power of play. A variety of toys will be out for free play including building materials, crafts, sensory toys and imaginative play. The activities we have planned are aimed at children age 1-5,...
Senior Center Book Discussion: Spring Snow
Please join us as Miwako Ogasawara leads a discussion of Yukio Mishima’s Spring Snow: the first, and some argue the finest, book in Mishima’s tetralogy Sea of Fertility set in Japan in the early 1900s. It’s the story of the complex relationship between the son of a rising “nouveau riche” family and.
Reading Fightin Phils at Hartford Yard Goats
MiLB Double-A: Reading Fightin Phils at Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin' Park
Bonjour, les mômes! French time (Ages Birth-5 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)
Join us to create a moment of connection between caregiver and child as we build our bilingual/multilingual community. We invite you to interact through movement, visuals, and props, with stories and music in French (and some English). The storytime will be followed by playtime in an inclusive...
Author Miranda Cowley Heller (Online)
Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction. If I could fly...
Painting with Ty @ YOUmedia
Join Ty to explore timeless artistic techniques through hands-on projects focused on traditional painting and classic craft methods.
VIRTUAL - Lush Lyricism and Intimate Confessions with Miranda Cowley Heller
Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows. Delicate, yet exceedingly raw, these poems will transport you as vividly as any work of fiction. If I could fly...
Big Read: Family Food Memories
Savor the world of food through the stories and personal reflections of author Aimee Nezhukumatahil, in her newest book, Bite by Bite. If interested, please call Irene to register, 860-695-7401.
Baby Grand Jazz
Enjoy every Sunday at 3:00PM from January 4th through April 26th. Tune in virtually on Hartford Public Library’s Facebook page, Youtube channel or HPATV. April 26, 2026 Rene McLean: Music of the Spirit Born in New York City, René McLean, multi-reed instrumentalist (alto, tenor, soprano...
STEM Explorers : Hands-On Science at the Library
Children ages 4 through 8 are invited to join us to dive into science, technology, and engineering, with hands-on activities! Experience a different fun-filled STEM adventure designed especially for curious kids each time. No experience necessary—just bring your curiosity and a big...
Garden Peace Club
Sit in the library garden, listen to the gentle waterfalls, breathe in stillness and create mindful art.
Hang with the Chicks
Meet our new baby chicks! Rent the Egg's Hatch the Chicken program is partnering with Russell Library to help us incubate and then hatch chicken eggs. The eggs will be delivered on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026. Expected hatching occurs around Tuesday, April 14th. The chicks will live in the kids...
Reptile Nook (Gr. PreK-6, Sign Up Online)
Come join us on a Simsbury schools half day to meet and learn about some different reptiles! Kids will have the opportunity to touch and interact with the animals in this fun program!
Fables & Frolic
Join us for stories, songs, friends, and free play. Drop-in, no registration required. Recommended for children ages 0-5, siblings welcome. This event is sponsored by the Friends of the Russell Library. To get all of the Youth & Family Learning department events right into your inbox every other...
Snap Circuits for Grades K-2
Kids in grades K-2 can put together creations that will whistle, flash and fly. Learning principles of electronics and engineering is a snap! Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space allows.
Crafty Kids
Join Ms. Linda at the Ropkins library to explore your creativity with a seasonal weekly craft!
Little Leaps (Ages 1-2 w/Caregiver, Sign Up Online)
Children and caregivers will participate in a creative movement class where stationary and locomotor skills will be explored. These concepts include rhythm, tempo, levels, and opposites. Classical music will be used to inspire and engage children. Let's dance! Please sign up for only ONE session...
StreamLabs
Gamer Streaming Program helps teens explore live streaming using OBS Studio in a supportive space. Learn setup, content, branding, safety, and teamwork—turn gaming passion into a hobby or career.
Mother Goose on the Loose
Children ages 6 months to 2 years old will enjoy this fun storytime with music, puppets, picture books, and nursery rhymes. No registration required.
Take & Make: Stranger Things Throwback Cupcakes
Before we head back to Hawkins in Tales from '85, come enjoy this throwback recipe for Stranger Things cupcakes! Come to the Teen room, take a cupcake, and use some decorating gel and M&M's to make a "Christmas lights" display on it. This program is for grades 6-12. Supplies are limited, so...
English Learner Success
English club for newcomer immigrant teens. The American Place (TAP) youth program. By registration only.
Must See Movie: Audrey's Children
1969. Dr. Audrey Evans joins world-renowned children's hospital and battles sexism, medical conventions, and the subterfuge of her peers to develop revolutionary treatments and purchase the first Ronald McDonald House, impacting millions. Rated: PG, Runtime: 115 mins.
Terrific Tales for Tots
Active children ages 1 and up and their caregivers are invited to join us for this family storytime! Participants will hear stories, sing songs, learn rhymes, do movement activities, and use scarves or instruments, while building literacy and social skills. No registration required.
LEGO® Robotics for Beginners
For kids in grades 2-5Registration begins March 29 for residents; April 23 for nonresidents.The Galvanized Guardians, the Glastonbury High School Robotics team, will lead kids in hands-on building and programming using LEGO Education SPIKE Essentials Kits. This program is suited to those with a...
Poster & Zine Crafting
Learning the art and history of zine and poster making in social movements and urban culture.
HYBRID - Parenting 101
This is a hybrid event, so you can attend from home OR come in-person to the library. Be sure to sign up so we can send you the Zoom link. *** Parenting 101 will not meet on 4/9 or 4/16, but will meet on Tuesday 4/7. *** We welcome first time parents or expecting parents (both moms and dads) to...
Paths to Autistic Empowerment
Jeremy's own personal journey to feeling empowered as an autistic individual and his work as a professional helping others on that journey gives him unique insight into how autistic empowerment is cultivated. This presentation is not a text book on the do’s and don’ts for working with or being an...
Paint it Up!
Come join us for a fun and relaxing evening. We'll supply the canvas, paints, brushes and a collection of masterpieces to copy and inspire you. No art experience required. Just a desire to pick up a brush, have fun and let your inner self out! For adults, ages 18+. Space limited. Registration...
Parenting Disability Support Group
Are you a parent or caregiver of a child with disabilities? Consider the Parenting Disability Support Group - a safe and supportive space for those who are raising children with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. Come together in community with other caregivers with similar life...
Tales to Tails
Children who can read independently are invited to read to a ROAR (Ridgefield Operation Animal Rescue) Therapy Dog. The use of trained therapy dogs in reading programs can result in children who feel comfortable reading out loud, read more often, attempt more difficult books, and actually look...
Romance Book Club
For the month of April, we will be reading and discussing The Reunion by Meghan Quinn. Martin and Peggy Chance believe love should last a lifetime. With their fiftieth wedding anniversary on the horizon, they’ve modeled a beautiful relationship for their three grown children. But to their...
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