Upcoming Events

MINI MOVERS Ages 1-5 This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class. Spend a fun filled morning of music with toddlers and preschoolers. Dance to great children’s music, play musical instruments, and swing scarves. Meets...

Painting Party Ages 3-6 Paint with water guns, salad spinners, and other materials. Registration required. Please note: This event will be held outdoors, weather permitting. ...

SUNNY STORIES All ages Join us on the front lawn of the Noah Webster Library for stories and fingerplays. Please bring a blanket or chair to sit on. Weather dependent! When in doubt, please call the Children's Department at 860-561-6980 or chec...

If this meeting is virtual, it can be viewed live on West Hartford Community Television at www.whctv.org and www.youtube/whctv5.com. Anyone requiring auxiliary aid or service for effective communication or modification of policies or pro...

MOTHER GOOSE on the LOOSE Ages 18 months - 4 years This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class. Music, movement, visual literacy and language development in a fun class that teaches social skills, taking turns, and how t...

Summer Reading 2023 Teen Program. ...

Registration for this program is full. Please contact whpldnd@gmail.com for more information. Visit us! https://www.westhartfordlibrary.org/teens/dungeons-and-dragons/  ...

Lego Engineers: Ocean of Possibilities Grades 4-6 Calling all Lego Engineers! Join us for an evening of building. Lego Engineers will work together to build a fish tank and create ocean creatures for our tanks! Registration required. ...

Presented by Beth Ann Loveland Sennett & Deanna Fontaine-Motyl, UCONN Certified Master Composters and Master Gardeners Home composting is one of the most important we can do as individuals to positively impact the environment. The simple proce...

MOTHER GOOSE on the LOOSE Ages 18 months - 4 years This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class. Music, movement, visual literacy and language development in a fun class that teaches social skills, taking turns, and how t...

SUMMER STORY ADVENTURES Ages 4-6 This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class. Join us for themed stories, songs, and games. Children should attend alone if possible, parents must remain in the library. Registration is fo...

BOUNCING BABIES Ages newborn - 18 months This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class. Welcome BC babies! We will read a brief story, sing a few interactive songs, and have playtime for babies and adults to make some new ...

MINI MOVERS Ages 1-5 This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class. Spend a fun filled morning of music with toddlers and preschoolers. Dance to great children’s music, play musical instruments, and swing scarves. Meets...

Stuffy Sleepover Ages 3-10 Anytime between 3:00 - 4:00 PM ... bring your library card & choose from a selection of stories about teddy bears and other stuffies. Take home books and activities, leave your stuffy, and check Children’s West Ha...

WEDNESDAY - Connecticut Screenwriters, a library-sponsored group, was established in April 2004. The group meets on the last Wednesday of every month (except Dec.) at 6 PM. Meetings are typically held either in the Library Meeting Room or the Board R...

THIS PROGRAM IS A VIRTUAL-ONLY EVENT. REGISTER BELOW BY LEAVING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS TO RECEIVE LOGIN AND CALL-IN INSTRUCTIONS (SENT TO YOU ONE DAY BEFORE THE PROGRAM).  Join us for a film and discussion with Professor Olena...

FAMILY STORYTIME All ages A storytime with stories and music for the whole family where children of all ages are welcome! No registration required. Meets on Thursdays, June 29, July 6, 13 & 20 at 10:15 AM. Please note: If yo...

ART CART Ages 4-7 Drop by the Storyroom for an ocean inspired craft. Parent/guardian must attend with child. (No registration required.) Art Cart is available on Thursdays, June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27 & August 3 between 10:30 - 11:30 AM....

T-Rex Tea Party Ages 4-8 Arrive in your proper tea party attire, or in your dinosaur duds for a fine dining experience of finger sandwiches, cookies, iced tea, and classical music. Then ... we can let loose for dinosaur stories and songs! ...

If you are a speaker of a language other than English and you would like to learn to practice English, please contact Pramod Pradhan, Community Engagement Librarian, at the Faxon Branch Library at (860) 561-8202. Classes are scheduled at Faxon every ...

BABIES IN THE WILD (BABYTIME) Ages newborn - 15 months Join us for stories, songs, conversation, and fresh air on the Noah Webster front lawn. Please bring a blanket to sit on. If inclement weather, program will be held in the Storyroom. When i...

The New Yorker magazine discussion group first met on May 2, 2014 at the Noah Webster Library, and has been meeting weekly ever since. Currently, the group meets virtually every Friday at 11 a.m. on Zoom. Average attendance is approximately 25 p...

Registration for this program is full. Please contact whpldnd@gmail.com for more information. Visit us! https://www.westhartfordlibrary.org/teens/dungeons-and-dragons/  ...