Family Fairy Terrarium Craft
2026-04-25 11:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Please register the first and last name as the family name and then # of people attending. For ex. Smith, 3
Come enjoy making a fairy terrarium as a family! All materials will be provided, but everyone is free to bring things from their own home and yard if they so desire! Take your time and when you are finished, take it home to put in your garden or window.
Please register. Space is limited.

Chess Club
2026-04-27 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-04 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-11 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-05-18 18:30 - 19:30
Join out weekly chess club. All ages are welcome.

Let's Talk Gardening
2026-04-27 19:00 - 20:00
Join us for our first Let’s Talk Gardening session for the 2026 gardening season. Spring is here!

Meditation
2026-04-29 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-05-06 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-05-13 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-05-20 15:30 - 16:30
Weekly meditation group. All are welcome

Passport to CT Libraries 2026: FINAL DAY for Stamps
2026-04-30 09:30 - 17:30
Just a reminder that April 30 is the final day to visit any of the 175 public libraries participating in the 2026 Passport to CT Libraries program and have your passport stamped!
How does it work?
Ask for a passport at our library or any participating library.
Visit any participating library during the month of April to have your passport stamped (and maybe get a token gift!)
Visit at least 5 libraries to qualify for a prize drawing. Both adults and children can fill out passports and will compete separately.
Return your passport to the Library by May 10.
Statewide winners will be randomly drawn on June 12 in the following categories: 5 or More Libraries Visited, 25 or More Libraries Visited, and Top Traveler. Winners will receive a $200 VISA gift card.
Every library in Connecticut is unique, from their architectural styles to their programs and collections. This is a great way to explore all that the Connecticut library system has to offer. Don’t forget if you see something you like, you can use your Harwinton Public Library card to borrow from any public library in the state!

Spring Storytime (Thurs.)
2026-04-30 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-05-07 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-05-14 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-05-21 10:00 - 10:30
Come enjoy storytime with Mrs. Molly! Read a book, sing songs, and either make a craft, play with scarves, or do simple yoga!
Each week has a different theme and all are welcome to attend!
Ages 0-5. Please register. Registering for one Thursday spring storytime will register you for all Thursday spring storytimes.

Film Screening: 1776
2026-05-01 13:30 - 16:30
All are invited to a free screening of the musical 1776. This 1972 feature film, based on the Broadway musical, stars William Daniels, Ken Howard, and Blythe Danner. It is set in Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 and tells the story of the events leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Portions of dialogue and some lyrics were taken directly from the letters and memoirs of the actual participants of the Second Continental Congress. How accurate is the film’s depiction of our revolutionary history? Join us the following day at 11 for From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton.
Patrons are welcome to bring a box lunch or snack to enjoy during the film.
Running time: 2 hours 46 minutes

From Liberty to Legacy: Exploring American Ideals in the Musicals 1776 and Hamilton
2026-05-02 11:00
1776 and Hamilton: two American musicals, almost 40 years apart, telling the story of the founding of our nation. This program looks at these revolutionary musicals and their contrasting visions of an America society at a crossroads. Join presenter and theatre director Michael Langlois for this fascinating lecture featuring video clips from the two musicals. This FREE program is part of Harwinton’s America 250 Celebration and sponsored by donations to our 2025 Annual Appeal – Thank You to Pat & Bill Green and Dustin & Andrea Bingham!

Library Board Meeting
2026-05-04 19:00 - 20:00
Monthly Library Board Meeting

Spring Storytime (Tues.)
2026-05-05 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-05-12 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-05-19 10:00 - 10:30
Come enjoy storytime with Mrs. Molly! Read a book, sing songs, and either make a craft, play with scarves, or do simple yoga!
Each week has a different theme and all are welcome to attend!
Ages 0-5. Please register. Registering for one Tuesday spring storytime will register you for all Tuesday spring storytimes.

Mother's Day Craft
2026-05-09 10:30 - 11:30
The Harwinton Women’s Club is coming back to the library to do another craft with the kids! This year they are making pop-up cards and tissue paper flowers for mom!
Ages 4-10. Please register. Spots fill up fast!

Passports to CT Libraries 2026 Due
2026-05-11 12:30 - 20:30
Today is the final day to return your stamped Passports to Connecticut Libraries! Don’t miss the chance to win a $200 VISA gift card. Passports must have stamps from at least 5 participating libraries in order to be eligible for a prize. Adults and children will compete separately in the following categories: 5 or More Visited, 25 or More Visited, and Top Traveler. Statewide winners will be drawn on Friday, June 12. Good luck to our participants! We hope you had fun visiting other libraries and exploring their buildings and collections. Please tell us about the things you’ve seen that might be great additions to our library!

Library Friends Meeting
2026-05-11 17:00 - 18:00
Monthly Library Friends Meeting

Homeschool Storytime
2026-05-13 14:00 - 15:00
One of our local homeschooling mom’s, Andrea Fitzpatrick, is providing a homeschooler storytime for homeschoolers in the area! All are welcome, of course, whether they are homeschooled or not!
This storytime series will be for slightly older kids than the normal story times that Mrs. Molly provides! This is a great opportunity for kids who still love being read to!
Ages 6-10 years old.
Parents must attend with their kids.
No need to register.

Teen Annual Watercolor Book Tracker Craft
2026-05-13 18:00 - 19:00
Come use watercolors and collage to make a book tracker for the summer!
Ages 11+. Please register.

Afternoon Book Discussion
2026-05-14 14:00 - 15:00
This month’s selection is Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus. Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with–of all things–her mind. True chemistry results.
But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.
Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.

Plant Book and Bake Sale
2026-05-16 09:30 - 14:00
The Harwinton Library Friends invite you to their Annual Plant Book and Bake Sale. Plants from your neighbors will be for sale as well as baked goods and books from our basement. Take a chance on one of our fantastic Teacup Auction prizes. The Sale takes place rain or shine. All proceeds fund programs right here at the library. We hope to see you there!

Evening Book Discussion
2026-05-18 18:00 - 19:00
This month’s selection is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.
Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the ’80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.

SAVED: Equine Rescues of Connecticut
2026-05-20 18:00 - 19:00
Horses, ponies, donkeys and mules endure shocking forms of abuse and neglect at the hands of those supposed to care for them and keep them safe. SAVED: Equine Rescues of Connecticut tells the story of 9 Connecticut rescue and retirement facilities that work to rebuild the lives of these animals. Author Andrea Steele will present this inspiring program featuring photos and personal stories. Andrea will be joined by Jennifer Smith, founder of Harwinton’s own horse rescue, Operation Hold Your Horses, featured in the book.
Copies of SAVED will be available for purchase for $35. All proceeds from book sales at the program will be donated to Operation Hold Your Horses.
This program is for ages 10 and up. Please register.
