Children

Calling all artists! Come learn about 3 great painters while discovering your own talents. On Tuesday, January 24 & 31, learn and paint your own "Monet Masterpiece". Next, on February 7 & 14, you'll get "A Piece of Matisse", and on April 3, discover "Kadinsky for Kids". Registration required. For more information and to register, please call the Children's Department at 860.561.6980.

Build, build, build! Have fun while building your own creations with the library's collection of Legos. Registration Required. For more information and to register please call the Children's Department at 860.561.6980.

Share the joy of reading with a buddy! Book Buddies features teen buddies reading and making a simple craft with 4, 5 & 6 year olds. February themes are "Colors" on Feb. 1, "Valentines" on Feb. 8, "Food" on Feb. 15, "Dogs" on Feb. 22 and "Frogs" on Feb. 29. Registration required. For more information and to register, please call the Children's Department at 860.561.6980.

Come celebrate this important new holiday for families - visit the library all together. At 11:00 to 11:30 am, special preschool storytime for children ages 3-5. Parents welcome! From 2:30 to 4:00 pm, all ages craft and science experiments. No registration required for either program. Come on, come all!

Pinkalicious Workshop Program is FULL
Can you eat too many pink cupcakes?
Saturday, February 4
2:30 - 3:30 pm
For children in grades K-3

The Hartford Children's Theater will visit to perform song and dance numbers from their recent performance of "Pinkalicious", followed by a workshop where you'll learn a song and dance from the show and a craft. For more information call the Children's Department at 860.561.6980.
NEW online registration - click here to register for this event.

John Banker conducts this four-piece ensemble as it celebrates American jazz heritage. Exciting and interactive, this program introduces a musical genre which is part of our American music heritage. Free required tickets for this performance will be available at the Children's Circulation Desk starting Monday, January 30th. For more information, call the Children's Department at 860.561.6980.

This series is sponsored by The Ellen Jeanne Goldbarb Memorial Charitable Trust.

The whole family is invited to experience Casey Carle, national comic bubble artist! Free required tickets for this performance will be available at the Children's Circulation Desk starting Monday, February 6th. For more information, call 860.561.6980.

Kids bring your parents to rock out with The Farmer Rick Band. You'll enjoy original songs about the farm and traditional songs with an upbeat pop-rock sound. "Farmer Rick" is real life farmer Rick Oulette, who owns and operates "Shaker Farm Market" in Enfield. Free tickets for this performance will be available at the Children's Circulation Desk starting Monday, February 27th. For more information, call the Children's Department at 860.561.6980.

This series is sponsored by The Ellen Jeanne Goldbarb Memorial Charitable Trust.

FETCH! Club: Science Challenges with Ruff Ruffman
Tuesdays Feb. 28, March 27
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Kids in grades 3 - 5

Join our monthly FETCH! Club and work together to solve fun science challenges. The activities and games we'll be doing come from this popular PBS program. Click the date below to signup. Program will be held at Bishops Corner Senior Center. For more information call: 860.561.8205.

     Feb. 28     March 27

Join the Faxon Branch on Saturday, February 4th as we celebrate Connecticut's very own "Take Your child to the Library Day". Special programs at 10:30 am and Noon. At 10:30, Penguin Storytime and at 12 Noon, A crazy Alphabet Art Project. For more information and to register, call 860.561.8201.
Please note - Sadly, the showing of "Mr. Popper's Penguin" (the movie!) at 2:00 pm is cancelled due to basement renovation.