Harwinton Public Library

Game Day
2026-08-07 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Drop-in and play some games! Get competitive with the family and relax at the library!
No registration required. For all ages.

Patty the Star Scavenger Hunt Ends
2026-08-08
Come find Patty the Star in our children’s section and earn a prize! Every week Patty will be hiding in a new place, and every week there’s a new prize for finding Patty. Children will be allowed one prize per week.
For all kids and teens.

Library Friends Meeting
2026-08-10 17:00 - 18:00, 2026-09-14 17:00 - 18:00
Monthly Meeting

Chess Club
2026-08-10 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-08-24 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-08-31 18:30 - 19:30, 2026-09-14 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for our weekly Chess Club.

Giggles and Wiggles
2026-08-11 10:00, 2026-08-25 10:00 - 11:00
Come join Mrs. Carissa from DBA Dance studio for this annual play and dance program! Dance, wiggle, sing, and have your kids get all their energy out in this upbeat program. Come to one session, or sign up for both! We always have lots of fun!
This program will be outside on our front lawn weather permitting.
For ages 0-5. Please register.

Teen Chicken Craft (NEW DATE)
2026-08-11 13:00 - 14:00
Create a chicken out of an old book! Chat and listen to music while we fold pages. Bring home your finished chicken to decorate your room.
Please register. Ages 11+.

Homeschool Storytime
2026-08-12 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.

Meditation
2026-08-12 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-08-26 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-02 15:30 - 16:30, 2026-09-09 15:30 - 16:30
Join our weekly meditation group. All are welcome!

Afternoon Book Discussion
2026-08-13 14:00 - 15:00
This month’s selection is The Great Divide by Cristina Henriquez. A powerful novel about the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there
It is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first, it must be built. For Francisco, a local fisherman who resents the foreign powers clamoring for a slice of his country, nothing is more upsetting than the decision of his son, Omar, to work as a digger in the excavation zone. But for Omar, whose upbringing was quiet and lonely, this job offers a chance to finally find connection.
Ada Bunting is a bold sixteen-year-old from Barbados who arrives in Panama as a stowaway alongside thousands of other West Indians seeking work. Alone and with no resources, she is determined to find a job that will earn enough money for her ailing sister’s surgery. When she sees a young man–Omar–who has collapsed after a grueling shift, she is the only one who rushes to his aid.
John Oswald has dedicated his life to scientific research and has journeyed to Panama in single-minded pursuit of one goal: eliminating malaria. But now, his wife, Marian, has fallen ill herself, and when he witnesses Ada’s bravery and compassion, he hires her on the spot as a caregiver. This fateful decision sets in motion a sweeping tale of ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice.
Searing and empathetic, The Great Divide explores the intersecting lives of activists, fishmongers, laborers, journalists, neighbors, doctors, and soothsayers–those rarely acknowledged by history even as they carved out its course.

Book Sale
2026-08-15 10:00 - 12:00
Monthly Book Sale sponsored by the Library Friends. Come browse our basement of gently use books!

Closed for Renovations
2026-08-17 08:00 - 2026-08-22 17:00
We will be closed for renovations this week! We are getting our bathrooms redone so they will be up to code and so they’ll all work.

Let's Talk Gardening
2026-08-24 19:00 - 20:00
The Harwinton Grows Seed Library bimonthly gardening session.

Craft & Chat
2026-08-28 15:00 - 17:00
Make some time for yourself and do something that brings you joy. Bring your own project and supplies and work alongside other crafters. Enjoy a snack while you make new friends. No registration required.

Evening Book Discussion
2026-08-31 18:00 - 19:00
This month’s selection is “Bone Valley: A True Story in Injustice and Redemption in the Heart of Florida: by Gilbert King. In 1987, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy, the case flimsy, and numerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison.
Over thirty years later, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo’s case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption, flawed evidence, and deep-seated errors. He can’t shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story.
Bone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption.

Fall Storytimes (Tues.)
2026-09-01 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-09-08 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-09-15 10:00 - 10:30
Come join Mrs. Molly for storytime this fall! Sing songs, read books, play with scarves, or do a craft! There’s lots of fun and learning to be had!
Ages 0-5.
Please register so we can email everyone in case of a storytime cancellation due to inclement weather or illness!
Registering for one Tues. Fall session will register you for all Tues. Fall sessions.

Fall Storytimes (Thurs.)
2026-09-03 10:00 - 10:30, 2026-09-10 10:00 - 10:30
Come join Mrs. Molly for storytime this fall! Sing songs, read books, play with scarves, or do a craft! There’s lots of fun and learning to be had!
Ages 0-5.
Please register so we can email everyone in case of a storytime cancellation due to inclement weather or illness!
Registering for one Thurs. Fall session will register you for all Thurs. Fall sessions.

Library Closed
2026-09-07
Closed for Labor Day

Afternoon Book Discussion
2026-09-10 14:00 - 15:00
This month’s book selection is Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Joan Goodwin has been obsessed with the stars for as long as she can remember. Thoughtful and reserved, Joan is content with her life as a professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University and as aunt to her precocious niece, Frances. That is, until she comes across an advertisement seeking the first women scientists to join NASA’s space shuttle program. Suddenly, Joan burns to be one of the few people to go to space.
Selected from a pool of thousands of applicants in the summer of 1980, Joan begins training at Houston’s Johnson Space Center, alongside an exceptional group of fellow candidates: Top Gun pilot Hank Redmond and scientist John Griffin, who are kind and easygoing even when the stakes are highest; mission specialist Lydia Danes, who has worked too hard to play nice; warmhearted Donna Fitzgerald, who is navigating her own secrets; and Vanessa Ford, the magnetic and mysterious aeronautical engineer, who can fix any engine and fly any plane.
As the new astronauts become unlikely friends and prepare for their first flights, Joan finds a passion and a love she never imagined. In this new light, Joan begins to question everything she thinks she knows about her place in the observable universe.
Then, in December of 1984, on mission STS-LR9, it all changes in an instant.
Books are available to borrow

Library Board
2026-09-14 19:00 - 20:00
Monthly Board Meeting
