Join music educators from the Early Childhood Music School for an interactive morning of singing, moving, instrument playing, and more. Recommended for ages 3 to 5. Space is limited; pick up a free ticket at the Youth Services desk starting 30 minutes before the program.
Join us for the 20th annual holiday train show, hosted by the friendly enthusiasts of the Ford's Colony Model Railroad Club. Throughout the library, members of the club will be demonstrating their craft and highlighting their passion for model trains. Visitors can explore seven unique layouts, each meticulously designed to capture the imagination. Take your...
Join us for the 20th annual holiday train show, hosted by the friendly enthusiasts of the Ford's Colony Model Railroad Club. Throughout the library, members of the club will be demonstrating their craft and highlighting their passion for model trains. Visitors can explore seven unique layouts, each meticulously designed to capture the imagination. Take your...
Explore classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction from around the world. This group will sample critically acclaimed and prize-winning titles with open and inclusive discussion. This month's read: "Remarkably Bright Creatures" by Shelby Van Pelt Three lonely creatures - two human, one giant Pacific octopus - form relationships that help them cope with loss and...
This workshop teaches participants how to preserve family bonds while staying true to their values and political beliefs. Although the focus is on family relationships, you can use these strategies with any loved one. You’ll have some fun in this workshop – it won’t be all serious. After all, we all come from quirky families....
Enjoy the library before hours in a quieter, less stimulating environment for people with autism and sensory issues, and stop in the program room for a sensory adventure! Enjoy an hour of sensory bin play, a simple craft and coloring, before our regular open hours. Children can explore sensory bins filled with textures, colors and...
Reading is even more fun when you can share it with a fluffy, four-legged friend, and it’s a great way for beginning readers to practice with a patient audience. Drop in to read a story to trained therapy dogs, no registration required.
Join us for this program where knitters, crocheters and hand-stitchers meet to stitch along with others. No registration required.
Join other teens in the teen room for STEAM-themed learning activities and fun 10am-12pm every Tuesday. This month we’ll work on Sewing, Painting, leather stamping and more! Bring your creativity and curiosity. For ages 13-18.
WhoDunnits is a discussion group devoted to mysteries of all kinds. The group explores a diverse array of subgenres, geographic locations, and historical periods. Though occasionally members are encouraged to share a mystery they've read (Free Reads), most months focus on a single book read by the whole group. The WhoDunnits mystery book club meets...
Go eco-friendly and creative with your gift tags this year, and make your own plantable paper! Partnered with the WRL Seed Exchange, you'll add seeds and petals while you create your own paper. The paper can then be cut into tags, fitted to a notebook, or kept as-is to make a gift that keeps on...