Painting with Ty @ YOUmedia
Join Ty to explore timeless artistic techniques through hands-on projects focused on traditional painting and classic craft methods.
Classes & Workshops in Franklin
Learn something new in Franklin. Art classes, cooking workshops, fitness programs, and educational events.
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The Symphony Goes to the Zoo
The New Haven Symphony Orchestra partners with the Beardsley Zoo for a family concert. This concert features live animals from the Beardsley Zoo and real musicians with instruments from the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Explore how animals move while a brass quintet plays animal-themed pieces of...
Janet Carlson Calvert Library
Janet Carlson Calvert Library is a public central library in Franklin, CT. Open 1,520 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 3,000 square feet.
GED Learning Circles
Instructor-led small group study support toward the Science, Social Studies, Mathematical Reasoning, and Language Arts GED subject tests, utilizing GED prep software provided by the Library.
Richmond Flying Squirrels at Hartford Yard Goats
MiLB Double-A: Richmond Flying Squirrels at Hartford Yard Goats at Dunkin' Park
Storytime for Littles: Picnic Storytime!
Spread out a blanket and enjoy stories, a tasty snack, and springtime fun. After storytime, kids will create their own ant craft to take home. Perfect for little listeners and their caregivers!
Garden Peace Club
Sit in the library garden, listen to the gentle waterfalls, breathe in stillness and create mindful art.
Hack That Painting: Spring Has Sprung! for Grades 4-7
Creative kids in grades 4-7 will be handed a finished painting and a brush. That's when the fun begins! Hack that painting however you like! Add something serious or silly, subtle or bold: it's up to you! Wear clothes you don't mind getting paint on! Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if...
April Break with the Children's Museum
For ages 6-12. Come get your hands dirty as we explore environmental science through worms, dirt, and bugs! Lunch will be provided after the program. Registration required.
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,...
Big Read: The Secret Ingredient
Children will go on a culinary adventure beginning with the story, Anni Dreams of Biryani. Children will learn about Indian foods while enjoy the taste and smell of ingredients found in Indian cooking such as cardamom, bay leaf, and star anise. Each child will receive a journal to record their...
GED Info Session
Question and answer session about GED prep and GED testing. No registration required; just stop by!
Petite Concerts for Little Ones
Families with children ages 0-5 are invited to join us for a short classical and nursery song concert with sing-alongs and dances. We will finish with a chance for the little ones to get up close and personal with some instruments. All are welcome! No registration required.
Low-Key Creations
Low-Key Creations is a relaxed art space where you can relax to some calming music and creative calming projects.
Autism Awareness Month: Sensory Studio
Join us for Sensory Studio as we celebrate Autism Awareness Month with hands-on sensory fun, including sand and other tactile activities designed to spark curiosity.
3D Modeling and Printing
Design your own digital masterpieces from scratch or bring in your existing files to watch your creations come to life on our 3D printers.
Art Academy with Author/Illustrator Barbara McClintock
Award-willing author/illustrator Barbara McClintock will be reading some of her works and conducting a brief artist's workshop. Free copies of Barbara's books will be available. You can read many of McClintock's works in our library. This is a drop-in event with no registration required, geared...
Pearson VUE Test Center testing
Testing in the Downtown Library's Pearson VUE Test Center. Registration in advance required.
Lighthouse: A Program for LGBTQ+ Youth
Lighthouse serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+ (LGBTQ+) teens and their allies with a welcoming, safe space. Lighthouse empowers LGBTQ youth to clarify issues, gain skills and resiliency, and envision and seek healthy, productive, and fulfilling adult lives. Teens can drop in to...
Teen Scene Craft
Teens are welcome to come to the library to make a cool craft or do a fun activity!
STEM Day
Join us at Brown Eastside for the infamous egg drop challenge. Think you have the engineering skills to ensure your egg won't crack? Show up and find out! All materials provided.
Next Steps for High School Seniors
Tutoring and college readiness support for immigrant teens
All About Axolotls
Like axolotls? Or want to know what they even are? The Amphibian and Reptile Center will be bringing live axolotls to the Hubbard Room for a special Axolotl Spring Break. Learn around about them, and meet some in person. Drop-in; no registration required. Recommended for kids ages 3 and up;...
Earth Day Muddy Treats
Dig into Earth Day! Join us to hear stories and create a fun dirt cup snack as we celebrate the planet and all the ways we can help it thrive.
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...
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.
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...
Field Trip to the Roaring Brook Nature Center
Join the Children’s Museum for a fun day of nature exploration at the Roaring Brook Nature Center. Bus pick up from the Campfield Library at 11:15am. Bus drop off at 4:00pm.
Videogame Design @ YOUmedia
Team up to design your own game or help build a group project using Unity. Learn game dev skills, from coding to design and bring your ideas to life in this hands-on workshop.
Teen Library Council
The Wilton Teen Library Council (TLC) is a monthly group for youth in grades 6-12 who are interested in becoming more involved with the library. All Wilton teens are welcome. Benefits include: helping librarians choose teen materials, brainstorming ideas for teen programs, gaining experience...
Crafty Kids
Join Ms. Linda at the Ropkins library to explore your creativity with a seasonal weekly craft!
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...
America 250: The Web They Wove - Women & Their Wardrobes During New England’s Revolution
Please join us in the Brubeck Room for a special America 250 event from the Dirty Blue Shirts, who provide living history programming to New England and beyond. Underpinning the sensationalism of battle reports and broadsides is the often silent steadiness of women’s work with textiles. The choices.
Family Bingo
Families with children are welcome to join us to play classic BINGO and win books and small prizes. Recommended for ages 4-12. 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 week, sign up..
Insane Insects Week Crafternoon: Bug Masks
Flutter, crawl, or buzz on over! Design your own bug mask and transform into a butterfly, beetle, or any bug you can imagine. All supplies provided—just bring your creativity!
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...
Friday Family Storytime and Craft
Join us for a fun family storytime where we will read books and share rhymes and songs for kids birth to 6 years old and their families. After stories and songs, we will do a craft based on the books we read together!
Virtual Reality Exploration
Explore new worlds in VR! Play games like virtual soccer, build 3D environments, and learn the basics of world-building, storytelling, and discover new games!
Celebrate Earth Day with STEM!
Children ages 4 through 8 are invited to come celebrate Earth Day with a hands-on STEM activity. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the process of seed germination, and create their own seed clusters to take home. Dress for mess! Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space..
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...
Afterschool Meal
Every day after school we will have lunch available at 3-4 Monday-Thursday and 12-1 Fridays. [We use Achievement 1st's calendar]
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.
Movie Monday
Join us for Movie Monday! We'll be serving popcorn and showing A Minecraft Movie, which is rated PG and has a run time of 1 hour and 41 minutes. Join us! 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..
Spring Break Fun
No School. Stop by and enjoy doing the activity of the day. Monday-Wednesday.
Young Yogis Stretch and Grow!
Young yogis in grades K-3 are invited to a brand new yoga program. You will learn gentle stretches, fun new poses, and become in tune with your breath. Caregivers are welcome to join in. Yoga mats are provided, however feel free to bring your own. Registration required. Drop-ins welcome if space...
Homework Help
Free, drop-in homework help for students in grades K-12 who need support, assistance, and encouragement with their homework. We also help students access library resources including online databases and online, one-to-one tutoring. Click here to connect to online Homework Help (2–11 pm every day...
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