Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

The New Britain Public Library (Main Library and Jefferson Branch) will be closed Wednesday, December 24th and Thursday, December 25th in observance of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. 

My Portion Inc Food Pantry

10:30am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Community Room Full
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Conversation, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Food pantry hosted by My Portion Inc. 

Every Second Saturday of the month until January 2026.

Food, clothes, and furniture available on a first come first served basis! 

Chess Club

11:00am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Outside of Teen
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Learn from the Expert
Event Details:

Join us for Chess Club at the library on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month. No registration required. All skill levels welcome!

Power of Pawns

2:00pm–3:00pm
Children
Main Library
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Games, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Power of Pawns, a kid focused chess group! Starting with a lesson on how to play, and ending with plenty of time to face off against other participants, we hope to see you there! Ages 7-12, registration required.

An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe

2:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Periodicals Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Friends of the Library, Performance, Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

The unrivaled master of the macabre, none other than Edgar Allan Poe himself, is conjured back from the shadows for a most extraordinary hour of enigma and dread.