Library Closed
2026-01-01 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Closed for New Year’s Day

Chess Club
2026-01-05 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-01-26 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Come join our local Chess Club. We meet every Monday! All are welcome.

Library Board Meeting
2026-01-05 19:00 - 20:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Monthly Meeting

Winter Storytime (Tues.)
2026-01-06 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-13 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-20 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-27 10:00 - 10:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Come join Mrs. Molly for storytime! Read a story, sing some songs, and do some fingerplays. At the end of each session there will be a craft, yoga, scarf play, or bubbles!
Please register. Ages 0-5.
Registering for one Tuesday Winter Storytime will register you for all Tuesday Winter Storytimes!

Guided Sound Meditation
2026-01-07 15:30 - 16:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Join Sound Therapy practitioner Jeanine Chayka of Inspired Vibrations by JC for an introduction to sound meditation. Jeanine will present a brief introduction to the principles of sound and vibration healing, then lead participants through a guided meditation using tuning forks, drums, crystal bowls and other instruments. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing and are welcome to bring a yoga mat if they prefer it to a chair. This program is offered as part of our weekly Mindful Meditation series, but you do not need to be a member of our meditation group in order to attend. All are welcome.
Space for this program is limited. Please register.
Sponsored by the Harwinton Library Friends. Thank You.

Winter Storytime (Thurs.)
2026-01-08 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-15 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-22 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-01-29 10:00 - 10:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States

Afternoon Book Discussion
2026-01-08 14:00 - 15:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
This month’s selection is The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. On his 83rd birthday, Eddie dies in a tragic amusement park ride accident in an attempt to save a little girl’s life. He awakens in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a lush Garden of Eden, but a place where your earthly life is explained to you by both loved ones and distant strangers. As the story builds to its stunning conclusion, Eddie desperately seeks redemption in the still-unknown last act of his life: Was it a heroic success or a devastating failure? The answer, which comes from the most unlikely of sources, is as inspirational as a glimpse of heaven itself. In The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Mitch Albom will change everything you’ve ever thought about the afterlife–and the meaning of our lives here on earth.

Harwinton Library Friends
2026-01-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Monthly meeting of the Harwinton Library Friends. New members always welcome. Join us!

Homeschool Storytime
2026-01-14 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
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.
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Meditation
2026-01-14 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-01-21 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-01-28 15:30 - 16:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Weekly Meditation Group. All are welcome!

Family Pizza Party
2026-01-17 11:00 - 12:30 | CT
*Please register using your family name and # of people in your party (Ex. Smith 3)*
My Productions CT is coming to the library to help us make pizzas! Come to the library for lunch and bring the family! Pick whatever toppings you choose and while it cooks, play some fun pizza related games.
All families welcome! Please register. Space is limited.

Library Closed
2026-01-19 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Teen Harry Potter Game Night
2026-01-21 18:00 - 19:00 | CT
Come play trivia and would you rather! Play against your friends or with them! Win lots of themed prizes while you’re at it!
Ages 11+. Please register.

Craft & Chat
2026-01-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Join our newest monthly craft group. Bring your own project and supplies and join fellow crafters as we chat, craft and enjoy a snack. Drop by anytime between 3-5pm. Registration is helpful, but not required.

Teddy Bear Sleepover
2026-01-24 10:00 - 11:00 | CT
Drop your teddies, or whatever stuffy you like, off at the library on Thursday or Friday. Then, come Saturday morning and discover what your lovies were doing all night long at the library!
There will be some munchkins and hot cocoa to eat. We will do some crafts, read a story, and watch a PowerPoint of all the pictures the librarians took!
Ages 2-10. Please register.

Evening Book Discussion
2026-01-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
This month’s selection is How to Age Disgracefully by Claire Poole. When Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club three afternoons a week, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing gentle games of cards. The members of the Social Club, however, are not at all what Lydia was expecting. From Art, a failed actor turned kleptomaniac to Daphne, who has been hiding from her dark past for decades to Ruby, a Banksy-style knitter who gets revenge in yarn, these seniors look deceptively benign–but when age makes you invisible, secrets are so much easier to hide. When the city council threatens to sell the doomed community center building, the members of the Social Club join forces with their tiny friends in the daycare next door–as well as the teenaged father of one of the toddlers and a geriatric dog–to save the building. Together, this group’s unorthodox methods may actually work, as long as the police don’t catch up with them first.

Dive Into Downloadables!
2026-01-29 14:00 - 15:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Are you curious about the Library’s digital collection, but unsure how to get started? This free workshop will introduce you to our downloadable resources, including Libby, Hoopla, and the Palace Project. We will teach you how to create an account using your Harwinton Public Library card, then search for and borrow eBooks, audiobooks, magazines, movies, & more. Don’t miss out on all the Library has to offer! Please register.

Sound Bath Healing
2026-01-31 11:00 - 12:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Are you resolved to feeling better in the new year? Can sound bath healing help both your aches and pains and your state of mind? Join sound vibration therapy practitioner Jeanine Chayka of Inspired Vibration by JC for this introduction to Sound Bath Healing. Jeanine will offer a short introduction to the principles and practices of sound healing, then lead participants on a guided meditation focused on pain relief, using tuning forks, drums, singing bowls and other instruments. There is no physical contact during this program. Attendees should wear comfortable clothing and are invited to bring a yoga mat if they prefer it to a chair.
Space is limited. Please register.
Sponsored by the Harwinton Library Friends – Thank You!

Valentine Coloring Contest Begins
2026-02-01 | CT
Welcome to our Valentine’s themed coloring contest! The coloring pages will be released here as pdfs, and as physical copies at the library beginning February 1st. Return by the 28th to compete in your age category for a prize!
Categories:
Ages 0-5
Ages 6-10
Ages 11-18
Adults
