Week Calendar

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration appreciated

Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 3 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

Six-week study course for the U.S. Naturalization Test. Classes will be held twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Students must read, write and comprehend basic English.

Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music.

Ages 18 months to 4 years.

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Storytime featuring songs, rhymes, bounces and special books. Free play and tummy time afterwards.

This program is for pre-walking babies 12 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required.

A participatory storytime for the whole family that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities.

Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

An interactive storytime with picture books, songs, rhythm chants, fingerplays and movement activities. Stay to read board books and play with others. 

Ages 18 months to 3 years with an accompanying caregiver.

Stories, songs and movement activities in English and Spanish.

Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

Six-week study course for the U.S. Naturalization Test. Classes will be held twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Students must read, write and comprehend basic English.

A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more.

Ages 18 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required.

Drop in and stomp along while enjoying stories, songs, and movement in this fun storytime.

All ages.

Don’t miss the Collectible Book Sale where you can browse for unique finds at great prices.

A Spanish-language storytime featuring picture books, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome.

Registration appreciated.

A participatory storytime for the whole family that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities.

Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

Meet new people or reconnect with old friends while enjoying a fun game of Canasta for players who already know the basics; no formal teaching will be provided.

A Spanish-language experience with Ms. Gloria featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.

Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

Love mah-jongg? Come out and enjoy this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces.

Registration required for beginners.

Mark Covello will lead a high-energy class the combines the Hatha and Kundalini styles. 

New students will be assigned to a group.

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A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect.

Appropriate for all levels of practice.

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Unleash your creativity to craft a dog toy to donate to a local animal shelter or take home to your pup, then use chalk and pastels to explore the colorful art of David Hockney.

Grades 6 to 12

A Spanish-language storytime featuring picture books, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome.

Registration appreciated.

Newly independent and developing readers will build the skills needed to become lifelong learners. We will focus on vocabulary development, print and phonological awareness and letter knowledge, rounding out the activity with a brief craft.

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults.

Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the South End Branch African and African American Authors Book Discussion Club featuring snacks, prizes and more.

All book clubs, writers, authors and book lovers welcome.

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Work on your own knitting and crocheting projects in the company of others.

Registration appreciated.

Do you need a benefits check-up? Wondering about your eligibility for a senior program?

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker. 

Also available via Zoom.

A storytime that includes longer picture books, interactive music, dancing and discussions. 

Ages 3 and older with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required.  

Wear your fanciest formalwear to dance the afternoon away during our 2025 Baby Prom.

Ages 3 months to 5 years.

Registration required.

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An interactive storytime with picture books, songs, rhythm chants, fingerplays and movement activities. 

Ages 3 months to 3 years with an accompanying caregiver.  

Registration required.

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Practice your English conversational skills in a group.

All levels welcome.

A hands-on STEAM adventure where young minds explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through experiments and creative projects.

Ages 3 and older with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required.

A monthly book-to-movie club where we read a book, watch the film adaptation and compare the two.

Ages 10 and older.

Registration appreciated. 

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CT Mirror Policy Editor Erica E. Phillips in conversation with entrepreneur Jason Sobocinski of New Haven's Haven Hot Chicken.

Reception from 5:30 to 6 p.m.; program from 6 to 7 p.m.

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers. Open to all levels.

The American Daughters by Maurice Carlos Ruffin