Event List

Featured Events

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Art Afternoon at Bishops Corner (BC)

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
BC Storytime Room at Bishops Corner Branch

Description:

Ages 5 & up: Time for your creativity to shine! Join us for open art exploration time. Use a variety of art mediums to create your own masterpiece. Drop in any time betwee...

Library Branch: Bishops Corner Branch
Room: BC Storytime Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen, Children, Preschool, Tween
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Description:

Ages 5 & up: Time for your creativity to shine! Join us for open art exploration time. Use a variety of art mediums to create your own masterpiece. Drop in any time between 3 and 4!

Photo: Digital Addiction in Children

Digital Addiction in Children with Paul Tieger and Michael Shelby (NWL)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:45pm
NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Psychologist Michael Shelby and personality expert Paul D. Tieger will discuss their new book, ReConnect, which explores how digital addiction in both parents and children has resu...

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

Psychologist Michael Shelby and personality expert Paul D.

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Winter Sensory Explorers (NWL)

Friday, February 27, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:15am
NWL Story Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Ages 18–35 months: Join us for a morning of winter-themed sensory play. Engage in hands-on activities that stimulate sight, touch, and more! Dress for a mess! This program is ...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Story Room
Age Group: Toddler
Program Type: Other
Registration Required
Description:

Ages 18–35 months: Join us for a morning of winter-themed sensory play.

Film & Discussion: Crip Camp

Film & Discussion: Crip Camp (NWL)

Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Join us for a screening of the documentary Crip Camp, followed by a facilitated discussion. About the FilmIn the early 1970s, teenagers with disabilities faced a future s...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Film Screenings
Registration Required
Description:

Join us for a screening of the documentary Crip Camp, followed by a facilitated discussion. 

About the Film

Poppi's Planet - cropped photo of artist

Poppi's Planet (FX)

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am
FX Community Room at Faxon Branch

Description:

Ages 2-6: Poppi’s Planet is back! Join Poppi and her puppet friends for a fun-filled morning of dance and music. This program is for the child and their caregiver.Registration...

Library Branch: Faxon Branch
Room: FX Community Room
Age Group: Children, Toddler
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Description:

Ages 2-6: Poppi’s Planet is back! Join Poppi and her puppet friends for a fun-filled morning of dance and music. This program is for the child and their caregiver.

Weha the People Logo with laptop and quill pen - illustration

WeHa the People Student Essay Contest Research Session (Virtual)

Monday, March 2, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Online Events

Description:

Grades 6-12: Up your research game! Join us over Zoom to ask any research questions you may have for the America250 "WeHa the People" Student Essay Contest. Participants will be pa...

Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture
Registration Required
Description:

Grades 6-12: Up your research game! Join us over Zoom to ask any research questions you may have for the America250 "WeHa the People" Student Essay Contest.

mushroom made from fabric and foam

Teen Crafternoons: Spring Mushrooms (BC)

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
BC Storytime Room at Bishops Corner Branch

Description:

Grades 6-12: This month, we will be making adorable mushrooms out of foam and fabric! Space is limited. Registration required. Registration opens one month before the pro...

Library Branch: Bishops Corner Branch
Room: BC Storytime Room
Age Group: Teen
Program Type: Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Registration Required
Description:

Grades 6-12: This month, we will be making adorable mushrooms out of foam and fabric! 

Homegrown National Park with Doug Tallamy

Livestream: Homegrown National Park with Doug Tallamy (Virtual)

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Online Events

Description:

IF YOU REGISTERED AND DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND THE LINK, PLEASE CHECK THE SPAM/JUNK FOLDER IN YOUR EMAILIn-person registration to see Doug Tallamy is full, bu...

Library Branch: Online Events
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Lectures, Presentations, & Author Events, Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Registration Required
Description:

IF YOU REGISTERED AND DID NOT RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND THE LINK, PLEASE CHECK THE SPAM/JUNK FOLDER IN YOUR EMAIL

In-person registration to see Doug Tallamy is full,

Seed Library Kickoff

Seed Library Kickoff (NWL)

Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Noah Webster Library at Noah Webster Library

Description:

Join us for the 4th Annual Seed Library Kickoff! This event marks the start of the season for our popular Seed Library – a collaboration between the WHPL and the West Hartford Gard...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: Noah Webster Library
Age Group: Adult, Teen, Children, Family
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Arts, Crafts, & Technology
Description:

Join us for the 4th Annual Seed Library Kickoff!

Movie poster - Wicked for Good

Afternoon Movie - Wicked: For Good (NWL)

Monday, March 16, 2026 at 2:30pm - 5:15pm
NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library

Description:

All Ages: Join us for an afternoon showing of Wicked: For Good, complete with popcorn! Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. No registration requi...

Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult, Teen, Children, Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Tween, Family
Program Type: Music, Arts, & Culture, Film Screenings
Description:

All Ages: Join us for an afternoon showing of Wicked: For Good, complete with popcorn! Children under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an adult. 

No registration required.

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Fanny Lou Hammer's America

Film & Discussion: Fannie Lou Hamer's America (NWL)

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
NWL Meeting Room at Noah Webster Library
Program Type:
Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Film Screenings
Age Group:
Adult

Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Fannie Lou Hamer's America, followed by a facilitated discussion. 

Registration Required
Library Branch: Noah Webster Library
Room: NWL Meeting Room
Age Group: Adult
Program Type: Discussion, Hobby, & Interest Groups, Film Screenings
Registration Required
Description:

Join us for a screening of the award-winning documentary Fannie Lou Hamer's America, followed by a facilitated discussion. 

Disclaimer(s)

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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.