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Sunday, May 28th- Snap Circuits!
@1:00-2:00pm in Conference Room A. Ages 6-13. (with parent in room if under the age of 8)
Registration Required.
Please note: This is an indoor event with limited slots to register.
Join the group to discuss articles from the current New Yorker issue on politics, current events, literature, and more. The New Yorker is available here online with your Weston Public Library card. Please email westonlibrary@westonct.gov for information on how to join the group.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Library.
PreK Craft Time
Tuesday, May 30 @ 3:30 p.m. Ages birth to 5. Registration required.
Join Miss Laura on Tuesday for a themed craft. Let's see what you create!
This week's craft is a Paper Plate Fan!
Science Club
Wednesday, May 31 @ 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ages 5+. Registration required.
Join us for Science Club with Miss Laura!
This month we'll be doing a Craft Stick Chain Reaction!
Playgroup
Friday, June 2 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ages birth-6. Registration required.
Parents/Caregivers and children are invited to join us for open play in the community room. Meet new neighbors and friends and try out some of our early learning toys. Toys and activities will be brought out for families to try out.
Melty Mondays
Monday, June 5th @ 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Ages 5+. Registration required.
Create a wonderfully unique Perler Bead creation. Projects must be completed by 4:45 in order to be ironed and taken home the same day.
Join the group to discuss articles from the current New Yorker issue on politics, current events, literature, and more. The New Yorker is available here online with your Weston Public Library card. Please email westonlibrary@westonct.gov for information on how to join the group.
Teen Advisory Board
Tuesday, June 6th @ 3:00 p.m. Teens Only. Registration Appreciated.
Looking for community service hours? Have ideas for things you want to see at the library? Stop by our Teen Advisory Board meeting to make your voice heard.
We will discuss upcoming programs, books and media, and further volunteer opportunities. Take this time to collaborate with your peers and our Teen Librarian to make the library the best space that it can be! All ideas are welcome.
Drop by the meeting, pick up an application ahead of time, or email Kara at ChildrenTeenLibrarian@westonct.gov for more information. Snacks will be provided.
Craft and Create
Wednesday, June 7th @ 4:30 PM. Ages 3+. Registration required.
Join Miss Laura on Wednesday nights for a themed craft. Let's see what you create!
This week's craft is Colorful Crayon Prints!
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
Please email kbennett@westonct.gov to reserve a copy.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Library.
Playgroup
Friday, June 9 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ages birth-6. Registration required.
Parents/Caregivers and children are invited to join us for open play in the community room. Meet new neighbors and friends and try out some of our early learning toys. Toys and activities will be brought out for families to try out.
Sunday Makers!
Sunday, June 11th- Custom Cocktail Tumbler
@1:00-2:00pm in Conference room A.
Make your own custom cocktail tumbler using decals created with our cricut machine. You can either submit a decal proposal prior to this event or bring your own devices with the cricut design space app already downloaded, to create your own designs at the time of the event with help from our makerspace coordinator, Anneliese Lomas.
Must be 18 or older to participate in this program. Registration Required.
Please note: This is an indoor event with limited slots to register. No alcohol will be served or permitted at this program.
This month's theme: TBD. Make sure it is a recipe you have not used in the past! Please don't forget to send in your recipe. You can view past recipes here.
Melty Mondays
Monday, June 12th @ 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Ages 5+. Registration required.
Create a wonderfully unique Perler Bead creation. Projects must be completed by 4:45 in order to be ironed and taken home the same day.
Join the group to discuss articles from the current New Yorker issue on politics, current events, literature, and more. The New Yorker is available here online with your Weston Public Library card. Please email westonlibrary@westonct.gov for information on how to join the group.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Library.
PreK Craft Time
Tuesday, June 13th @ 3:30 p.m. Ages birth to 5. Registration required.
Join Miss Laura on Tuesday for a themed craft. Let's see what you create!
This week's craft is a Rocking Paper Plate Boat!
Wednesday, June 14th @ 4:30 p.m. Ages 2-8. Registration required.
Join us at the library with your favorite stuffie for an exciting evening of stories and a sleepover!
Leave your stuffed friend at the library overnight, and then return on Thursday morning to hear all about the activities that they got up to while you were gone. It's sure to be a night to remember.
Y.A. DIY: Pride Style.
Thursday, June 15th @ 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Teens. Registration appreciated, drop-ins welcome.
Stop by the community room to upcycle something of your own, or create something new just in time for pride! Bring your own shoes, bags, or other clothes to decorate and we'll provide the rest. Nothing to bring? No problem. Make some jewelry, buttons, or other accessories completely from scratch.
Y.A. Drop in.
Thursday, June 15th, @ 4:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Teens only. Drop-ins welcome.
Craft, stream, game, or just hang out. Bring your own stuff or borrow ours. Art supplies, a Nintendo Switch, and board games will be provided. The space is yours!
Contact Kara with any questions or requests ChildrenTeenLibrarian@westonct.gov
Come spend an evening with friends and neighbors and share your projects. We can share our progress on old projects and the new ones we are starting!
Playgroup
Friday, June 16 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ages birth-6. Registration required.
Parents/Caregivers and children are invited to join us for open play in the community room. Meet new neighbors and friends and try out some of our early learning toys. Toys and activities will be brought out for families to try out.
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Email kbennett@westonct.gov to receive a copy.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Library
Join the group to discuss articles from the current New Yorker issue on politics, current events, literature, and more. The New Yorker is available here online with your Weston Public Library card. Please email westonlibrary@westonct.gov for information on how to join the group.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Library.
Pokemon Club
Tuesday, June 20th @ 3:45 PM-4:45 PM
Ages 5-12 (with parent in room if under the age of 8). Registration Required.
Craft and Create
Wednesday, June 21st @ 4:30 PM. Ages 3+. Registration required.
Join Miss Laura on Wednesday nights for a themed craft. Let's see what you create!
This week's craft is a Mini Swing Set!
Playgroup
Friday, June 23 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ages birth-6. Registration required.
Parents/Caregivers and children are invited to join us for open play in the community room. Meet new neighbors and friends and try out some of our early learning toys. Toys and activities will be brought out for families to try out.
Summer Reading Kickoff!
Friday, June 23rd. 12p.m. - 4:30p.m. in the Community Room. All Ages. Drop in.
June 23rd marks the official start of the Weston Public Library's Summer Reading Program! Join us on the Beanstack app to log your minutes read this summer. After registering online, meet us at the library to pick up your Summer Reading tote bag. Then stop by the community room to personalize it with us! Don't forget the register separately for the Bring The Hoopla hooping sessions at 2 and 2:30 on kickoff day.
Bring the Hoopla!
Friday, June 23rd @ 2 PM - 2:30 PM
On the lawn. Ages 3-5. Registration Required.
Bring the Hoopla puts the fun back in fitness with this high-energy, unique program using hoola hoops as the main tool. Build self-confidence, and focus on teamwork and creativity. This program encourages self-expression through the journey of positive movement.
Bring the Hoopla!
Friday, June 23rd @ 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM
On the lawn. Ages 6+. Registration Required.
Bring the Hoopla puts the fun back in fitness with this high-energy, unique program using hoola hoops as the main tool. Build self-confidence, and focus on teamwork and creativity. This program encourages self-expression through the journey of positive movement.
Melty Mondays
Monday, June 26th @ 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Ages 5+. Registration required.
Create a wonderfully unique Perler Bead creation. Projects must be completed by 4:45 in order to be ironed and taken home the same day.
Join the group to discuss articles from the current New Yorker issue on politics, current events, literature, and more. The New Yorker is available here online with your Weston Public Library card. Please email westonlibrary@westonct.gov for information on how to join the group.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Library.
PreK Craft Time
Tuesday, June 27th @ 3:30 p.m. Ages birth to 5. Registration required.
Join Miss Laura on Tuesday for a themed craft. Let's see what you create!
This week's craft is a Mini Swing Set!
Science Club
Wednesday, June 28th @ 4:30-5:30 p.m. Ages 5+. Registration required.
Join us for Science Club with Miss Laura!
This month we'll be making butter in a jar!
Playgroup
Friday, June 30 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Ages birth-6. Registration required.
Parents/Caregivers and children are invited to join us for open play in the community room. Meet new neighbors and friends and try out some of our early learning toys. Toys and activities will be brought out for families to try out.
Jamilah Henna Creations
Friday, June 30th @ 2:30 PM PM. Community Room. Ages 8+. Registration Required.
Join us for this exciting evening learning about the history, origins, and traditions of Henna. Then leave with your own professionally applied Henna design. Jamilah uses homemade henna from plant-based ingredients and has been working with the medium for years.
Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver
Sponsored by the Friends of the Weston Library.
Talewise Presents: Science Heroes! Saving Earth Together.
Friday, July 14th, @ 2 - 2:45 PM. Community Room. Great for grades K-5. Registration Required.
In this action-packed story, two unlikely heroes work together to save their town (and the planet) from a super-polluting mastermind!
Throughout the adventure, volunteers will help the performer conduct several exciting science experiments that bring this story to life! Together we’ll explore Newton’s Laws of Motion, air pressure, chemical reactions, and more!
The Summer I Turned Pretty: Tea.
Monday, July 17th, 3PM. Teens. Registration Required.
Stop by for this Summer I Turned Pretty Tea Party to celebrate the launch of season 2! Discuss the first three episodes released, season one, and all three books, while enjoying tea and refreshments. Play games for chances to win prizes! Dress to impress in your debutant tea finest, or come casual. Photo props will be supplied. We hope to see you there!
Animal Embassy Presents: Creating Kindness Through Creatures
Thursday, July 20th, @ 2 PM. Community Room. Ages 5+. Registration Required.
Whether they have fur, feathers, fins or scales, animals come in many different forms, just like their human counterparts. Long, tall, big or small, we are all important to the world that surrounds us.
In this program we'll learn the importance of appreciating our similarities as well as celebrating our differences, while meeting a diversity of live Animal Ambassadors such as Kumbia the Red-Foot Tortoise, Leche the Guatemalan Milk Snake, Hairy the Long Haired Rabbit & Solomon the Solomon Islands Monkey-Tailed Skink. We will discover the value each creature has in its natural environment, and how its appearance and behavior help it to survive.
Al Decant Presents: Let's Be Kind with Pete the Cat!
Friday, July 21st @ 2 PM. Community Room. Grades K-5. Registration Required.
Join us as Al Decant performs his newly written musical program Let's Be KIND (with a guest appearance from Pete the Cat)! This performance emphasizes kindness and empathy through interactive original songs.
Al is a critically acclaimed concert performer and educator who has entertained thousands of young people through his music and storytelling.
One World Children's Concert with Chris Merwin.
Friday, July 28th, 2PM. Community Room. All Ages. Registration Required.
Join us at the library for this fun, educational, and highly interactive concert. Chris has spent over 20 years studying various instruments from around the world, such as steel drums, the Japanese shakuhachi flute, and a 10-foot Tibetan trumpet. Children will get to sing, jam, and dance along to the music as they learn about music from around the world.
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