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For kids in grades 2-6Registration begins April 1 for residents; April 12 for nonresidentsIn this monthly club, kids learn about a comic book/graphic novel from our children’s collection and participate in activities including drawing comic book characters, creating their own comic, and more. To...
This month we're reading: "The Names" by Florence Knapp. In the wake of a catastrophic storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter, Maia, to register the birth of her son, knowing that her husband, Gordon—well regarded in the community but controlling at home—expects her to uphold a...
This month we're reading: "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy. A family living in isolation on the remote island of Shearwater—home to the world’s largest seed bank and now abandoned by all but the Salt family—find their routine upended when a mysterious woman, Rowan, washes ashore during the..
This month we're reading: "The Giver of Stars" by Jojo Moyes. Alice Wright leaves her restrictive life in England by marrying American Bennett Van Cleve, only to find small-town Kentucky just as suffocating, especially under her domineering father-in-law. When she joins a group of women delivering..
This month we're reading: "Atmosphere" by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Joan Goodwin, a reserved physics professor at Rice University, finds her quiet life upended when she is selected for NASA’s first cohort of female shuttle astronauts in 1980. Amidst the high-stakes training at Johnson Space Center, Joan.
This month we're reading: "Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng. In a society governed by laws designed to preserve "American culture" by suppressing dissent, twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a life of quiet redirection. His mother, a Chinese American poet named Margaret, disappeared years ago after.
Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the fourth Thursday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk. Registration is not required. This month we will be reading "Broken Country" by Clare Leslie Hall. Beth and her...
Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the fourth Thursday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk. Registration is not required. This month we will be reading "Everything Is Tuberculosis" by John Green. In 2019,...
Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the fourth Thursday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk. Registration is not required. This month we will be reading "Jurassic Park" by Michael Crichton. Through an...
Come talk books with other bibliophiles! This book group will meet on the fourth Thursday of the month. Limited copies of the current selection will be available at the Lending Desk. Registration is not required. This month we will be reading "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell. Set in 1580s Warwickshire,.
Registration is required and begins online through Parks & Recreation (glastonburyct.myrec.com) on March 3 at 8AM. Due to the popularity of this program it is for Glastonbury residents only.The Welles-Turner Library Children’s Department and Parks & Recreation team up for this annual event. Follow..
For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own Resident registration period is March 2nd – March 9th.All registrations will be processed randomly on March 10th. You will be notified of your child's status by email after March 10th.Click here to complete the registration form. (Link will be live...
For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own Resident registration period is March 2nd – March 9th.All registrations will be processed randomly on March 10th. You will be notified of your child's status by email after March 10th.Click here to complete the registration form. (Link will be live...
For Pre-K children ages 3-5, on their own Resident registration period is March 2nd – March 9th.All registrations will be processed randomly on March 10th. You will be notified of your child's status by email after March 10th.Click here to complete the registration form. (Link will be live...
For families with kids ages 5 & underNo registration neededJoin the Children’s Librarians for stories, finger rhymes, songs and FUN in the Friends Room. These storytimes aim to foster a love of reading and introduce early literacy skills. Join us for a craft in the Children's Department afterwards.
For families with kids ages 5 & underNo registration neededJoin the Children’s Librarians for stories, finger rhymes, songs and FUN in the Friends Room. These storytimes aim to foster a love of reading and introduce early literacy skills. Join us for a craft in the Children's Department afterwards.
Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe. On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab. Each week we will bring out one of our STEAM or building sets.
Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe. On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab. Each week we will bring out one of our STEAM or building sets.
Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe. On Tuesday afternoons the Children's Story Nook will be transformed into the KidStruction Lab. Each week we will bring out one of our STEAM or building sets.
Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe. Visit the Children's Story Nook for KidStruction Lab. Each month we will bring out one of our STEAM or building sets.
Suggested for ages 4 through grade 6No registration needed, just drop in during the timeframe. Visit the Children's Story Nook for KidStruction Lab. Each month we will bring out one of our STEAM or building sets.
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. WAITLIST IS CLOSED.Babies birth-15 months with an adultResident registration period is March 2nd – March 9th.All registrations will be processed randomly on March 10th. You will be notified of your child's status by email after March 10th.Click here to complete the...
THIS PROGRAM IS FULL. WAITLIST IS CLOSED.Babies birth-15 months with an adultResident registration period is March 2nd – March 9th.All registrations will be processed randomly on March 10th. You will be notified of your child's status by email after March 10th.Click here to complete the...
Celebrate our nation's milestone by crafting a commemorative keepsake in our America 250th laser-etching workshop. One side of your custom wooden bookmark will feature the official anniversary logo, while the other side offers a blank canvas for your favorite quote, name, or design. You’ll learn...
Join us for a welcoming, monthly creative writing workshop led by Glastonbury Poet Laureate Victoria Nordlund. This workshop offers writers a supportive space to share works in progress and engage in thoughtful, constructive discussion. Participants are invited to bring poems, short fiction,...
Join us for a welcoming, monthly creative writing workshop led by Glastonbury Poet Laureate Victoria Nordlund. This workshop offers writers a supportive space to share works in progress and engage in thoughtful, constructive discussion. Participants are invited to bring poems, short fiction,...
Join us for a welcoming, monthly creative writing workshop led by Glastonbury Poet Laureate Victoria Nordlund. This workshop offers writers a supportive space to share works in progress and engage in thoughtful, constructive discussion. Participants are invited to bring poems, short fiction,...
This month's pick: Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie Katzen