Harwinton Public Library

Mindful Meditation
2025-12-10 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-12-17 15:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Weekly meditation group

Holiday Storytimes (Thurs.)
2025-12-11 10:00 - 10:30, 2025-12-18 10:00 - 10:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Come hang out with Mrs. Molly, read a story, and sing some songs! Learn about all the holidays!
Week 1: Kwanzaa
Week 2: Hanukkah
Week 3: Christmas
Ages 0-5. Please register.
Registering once will register you for all Holiday Tuesday Storytimes!
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Movie: The Wide Sargasso Sea
2025-12-11 12:30 - 14:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Join us to preview the movie The Wide Sargasso Sea. A prequel to “Jane Eyre.” An Englishman in nineteenth-century Jamaica falls into a tortured marriage with a native Creole. When the woman begins to go mad, her husband takes her back to his gothic estate in England, where he locks her in the attic.
The Afternoon book discussion will take place after the movie and we will discuss the book that the movie is based upon. The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. Books are available to borrow.

Afternoon Book Discussion
2025-12-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
This month’s book selection is The Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys. In this the author’s last and best-selling novel, she ingeniously brings into light one of fiction’s most fascinating characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre. This mesmerizing work introduces us to Antoinette Cosway, a sensual and protected young woman who is sold into marriage to the prideful Mr. Rochester. Rhys portrays Cosway amidst a society so driven by hatred, so skewed in its sexual relations, that it can literally drive a woman out of her mind.
Books are available to borrow. Join us!

Craft & Chat
2025-12-12 15:00 - 17:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
We have a new monthly craft group. Bring your own project and supplies and join fellow crafters as we craft, chat and enjoy a snack. Drop by anytime from 3-5pm. Registration is helpful but not required.

Mrs. Claus Storytime
2025-12-13 10:00 - 11:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Come meet Mrs. Claus in our annual Mrs. Claus Storytime!! Mrs. Claus will read ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas and then we will move to our craft tables. During craft time, each child will receive a very special gift when they come up to meet her and take a picture with her.
Please register each child separately. Space is limited.
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Catch Me if You Can! Scavenger Hunt
2025-12-15 - 2025-12-23 | CT
Find all the gingerbread people in our children’s section and get a prize! Come any time we are open between Dec. 15th – 23rd.
For all kids and teens!

Evening Book Discussion
2025-12-15 18:00 - 19:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
This month’s book selection is Taste: my life through food by Stanley Tucci. Stanley Tucci grew up in an Italian American family that spent every night around the kitchen table. He shared the magic of those meals with us in The Tucci Cookbook and The Tucci Table, and now he takes us beyond the savory recipes and into the compelling stories behind them.​
Taste is a reflection on the intersection of food and life, filled with anecdotes about his growing up in Westchester, New York; preparing for and shooting the foodie films Big Night and Julie & Julia; falling in love over dinner; and teaming up with his wife to create meals for a multitude of children. Each morsel of this gastronomic journey through good times and bad, five-star meals and burned dishes, is as heartfelt and delicious as the last.
Written with Stanley’s signature wry humor, Taste is for fans of Bill Buford, Gabrielle Hamilton, and Ruth Reichl–and anyone who knows the power of a home-cooked meal.

Chess Club
2025-12-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-22 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-12-29 18:30 - 19:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Chess players of all ages are invited to join our Monday night Chess Club. Sharpen your skills and make new friends while you enjoy a friendly game. Players should already be familiar with the basics of how to play.
Registration is helpful, but not required.

Holiday Storytimes (Tues.)
2025-12-16 10:00 - 10:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States

Homeschool Storytime
2025-12-17 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-01-14 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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Teen Christmas Party
2025-12-17 18:00 - 19:00 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Christmas party!!!!! Come play some chill games and win prizes! Do a craft, listen to music, and hang out with friends!
Play Christmas song bingo, make a gingerbread house snow globe, and do the snowball challenge!
Ages 11+. Please register.
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FINAL DAY Holiday Craft Sale
2025-12-23 09:30 - 17:30 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Our Annual Craft Sale features handmade items donated by our patrons and supporters, including decorations, knitwear, cards, ornaments, jewelry, pottery, candy, woodwork and more. You’ll find beautiful one-of-a-kind items for gift-giving. The Craft Sale is available during regular Library hours through December 23rd. All proceeds benefit the Library. Thank You to all the talented crafters and artisans who donate their work to our sale!

Library closed
2025-12-24 - 2025-12-25 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Library closed for Christmas

Library closed
2025-12-31 | Harwinton Public Library, 80 Bentley Drive, Harwinton, CT, 06791, United States
Library closed for New Year’s

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 | 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 | 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 | 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!
