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A Beginner’s Guide to Podcasting at Studio 20 (NWL)

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
NWL Studio 20 South at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, , Studio 20 South
Age Group:
Adult, Teen
Description:

Have you ever wanted to start a podcast? Attend a workshop where you can learn every step of the process from conceptualization to recording, from post-production to publishing. Al...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, , Studio 20 South
Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Description:

Have you ever wanted to start a podcast? Attend a workshop where you can learn every step of the process from conceptualization to recording, from post-production to publishing.

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

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"May-rio" Nintendo Switch Tournament (NWL)

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

Grades 6-12: Join us for some friendly competition and Nintendo-themed prizes at our May-rio Nintendo Switch Tournament. Let's GO!

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Description:

Grades 6-12: Join us for some friendly competition and Nintendo-themed prizes at our May-rio Nintendo Switch Tournament. Let's GO!

Monday Tween D&D (NWL)

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Tween Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Age Group:
Tween, Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Tween Room
Age Group: Tween, Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Description:

This campaign is currently full.

Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Posters of movies from phase one of the MCU

Screen Time Series: Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase One (NWL)

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Studio 20 South at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Studio 20 South
Age Group:
Adult, Teen
Description:

One of the most ambitious projects of recent memory in film is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Join us in this discussion as we break down each of the six films that comprise Phase ...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Studio 20 South
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:

One of the most ambitious projects of recent memory in film is the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

Teen D&D: Curse of Strahd (NWL)

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Teen Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Teen Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Description:

This campaign is currently full.

Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Illustrations of the many rainbows of the LGBTQ+ community

Much To Do With LGBTQ+ (NWL)

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Age Group:
Adult, Teen
Description:

Join us for a presentation from UCONN Health on all things LGBTQ+. This presentation is an excellent chance to learn about a wide range of topics such as terminology, allyship, and...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Required
Seats Remaining: 17
Description:

Join us for a presentation from UCONN Health on all things LGBTQ+. This presentation is an excellent chance to learn about a wide range of topics such as terminology, allyship, and how to create safe spaces.

Tween D&D (NWL)

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Story Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Story Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Description:

This campaign is currently full.

Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting (NWL)

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm
NWL Board Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Other
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

Meeting of the 2023-2024 Teen Advisory Board.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Board Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Other
Description:

Meeting of the 2023-2024 Teen Advisory Board.

West Hartford Immigrant Teen Club (FX)

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 4:30pm - 6:00pm
FX Community Room at Faxon Branch
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Music, Arts, & Culture
Age Group:
Teen
Library Branch: Faxon Branch
Room: FX Community Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Music, Arts, & Culture

Teen D&D: Dragonlance (NWL)

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Teen Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Teen Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Description:

This campaign is currently full.

Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Tween D&D: Tomb of Annihilation (NWL)

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Story Room at Noah Webster Library
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Story Room
Age Group: Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full.

Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Family Storytime (BC)

Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
BC Storytime Room at Bishops Corner Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Family
Description:

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, May...

Library Branch: Bishops Corner Branch
Room: BC Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

FAMILY STORYTIME

All ages

A storytime with stories and music for the whole family where children of all ages are welcome! No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

Adventure Begins at the Library T-Shirt Contest

All Day
Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

Submit your logo ideas to Teen Advisory Board's "ADVENTURE BEGINS AT THE LIBRARY" Summer Reading T-Shirt Contest and see YOUR design on a shirt!         &nbs...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Description:

Submit your logo ideas to Teen Advisory Board's "ADVENTURE BEGINS AT THE LIBRARY" Summer Reading T-Shirt Contest and see YOUR design on a shirt!

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Jazz Guitar 101 (NWL)

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
NWL Studio 20 South at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts, & Culture, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Studio 20 South
Age Group:
Adult, Teen
Description:

Ready to take your guitar playing to the next level? Join us in this hands-on workshop to learn the basics of jazz guitar. Topics covered include vocabulary, harmony, standard repe...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Studio 20 South
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Description:

Ready to take your guitar playing to the next level? Join us in this hands-on workshop to learn the basics of jazz guitar. Topics covered include vocabulary, harmony, standard repertoire, and chord-melody playing.

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

Teen D&D: Curse of Strahd (NWL)

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Teen Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Teen Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Description:

This campaign is currently full.

Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Box of Narcan

Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: Narcan Training (NWL)

Monday, May 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Age Group:
Adult, Teen
Description:

Narcan (Naloxone) is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose of opioids. Join Susan Walsh of the West Hartford-Bloomfield Health District to learn how to identify and...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Required
Seats Remaining: 27
Description:

Narcan (Naloxone) is a life-saving medication that can reverse an overdose of opioids.

Disclaimer(s)

Free parking in the Isham Garage is available to you at the Noah Webster Library during your library visit. Click here to learn more. 

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

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Lego Engineers: Tiny Plants (NWL)

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
NWL Story Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Age Group:
Tween
Description:

Lego Engineers: Tiny Plants Grades 4-7 Calling all Lego Engineers! Join us for an evening of building. Lego Engineers will build their own tiny plant to take home and keep. N...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Story Room
Age Group: Tween
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:

Lego Engineers: Tiny Plants

Grades 4-7

Calling all Lego Engineers! Join us for an evening of building. Lego Engineers will build their own tiny plant to take home and keep. No water required!

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

Faxon Tween Den - Children playing

Faxon Tween Den (FX)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:15pm
FX Community Room at Faxon Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Age Group:
Children, Tween
Description:

FAXON TWEEN DEN Grades 5-7 This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class. The Faxon Meeting Room is the place to hang out after school for board games, ...

Required
Library Branch: Faxon Branch
Room: FX Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tween
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Description:

FAXON TWEEN DEN

Grades 5-7

This program requires registration - this is not a drop-in class.

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

painting of girl drinking tea

Tea Time for Mary Cassatt: Print and Collage Workshop (NWL)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
NWL Studio 20 South at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Technology, Studio 20 South
Age Group:
Adult, Teen, Family
Description:

Teacups and teapots have long been the focus of many elegant works of art, perhaps because the simplicity and associations with hospitality and friendship can be so rich and inspir...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Studio 20 South
Age Group: Adult, Teen, Family
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology, Studio 20 South
Required
Seats Remaining: 7
Description:

Teacups and teapots have long been the focus of many elegant works of art, perhaps because the simplicity and associations with hospitality and friendship can be so rich and inspired.

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

A Moment of Peace and Paint: A Follow Along Landscape Painting Workshop

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Story Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Age Group:
Adult, Teen
Description:

Ages 13+: Join us at the library to paint a tranquil landscape using acrylic paint! Receive tips on breaking down a reference picture as you let your creativity flow and unwin...

Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Story Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Description:

Ages 13+: Join us at the library to paint a tranquil landscape using acrylic paint! Receive tips on breaking down a reference picture as you let your creativity flow and unwind in this live paint-along session. 

Teen D&D: Dragonlance (NWL)

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
NWL Teen Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Age Group:
Teen
Description:

This campaign is currently full. Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Teen Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups
Description:

This campaign is currently full.

Questions about Dungeons & Dragons programming? Email us at whpldnd@gmail.com.

Family Storytime (BC)

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 10:15am - 10:45am
BC Storytime Room at Bishops Corner Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Children, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Family
Description:

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, May...

Library Branch: Bishops Corner Branch
Room: BC Storytime Room
Age Group: Children, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

FAMILY STORYTIME

All ages

A storytime with stories and music for the whole family where children of all ages are welcome! No registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

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Pip Yoga visits Faxon (FX)

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
FX Community Room at Faxon Branch
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Age Group:
Children, Preschool, Family
Description:

Pip Yoga Studio visits the Faxon Library For ages 3-7 and their parents Pip Yoga for kids is a story-based yoga class focusing on mindfulness, creative movement and fun! Your...

Required
Library Branch: Faxon Branch
Room: FX Community Room
Age Group: Children, Preschool, Family
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Pip Yoga Studio visits the Faxon Library

For ages 3-7 and their parents

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.

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Tween Chess (FX)

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
FX Children's Area at Faxon Branch
Program Type:
Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Age Group:
Children, Tween, Teen
Description:

Tween Chess @Faxon For grades 4-8 Tweens ... Work with teen chess teachers, who are seasoned tournament players with teaching experience. Group lessons or one-on-one help. Al...

Required
Library Branch: Faxon Branch
Room: FX Children's Area
Age Group: Children, Tween, Teen
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Description:

Tween Chess @Faxon

For grades 4-8

Disclaimer(s)

Any individual requiring an accommodation to participate in a library program should contact the library two weeks prior to the program. Please use the contact information listed on this page.