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My Portion Inc Food Pantry

10:30am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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! 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Chess Club

11:00am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Holiday Drop-In Craft Day

11:00am–6:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace
Event Details:

Drop in to The Hive, our makerspace, any time between 11am-6pm to make holiday projects! We will have various crafts set up, such as wooden ornaments, paper snowflakes, and more!

No registration is required.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Career Closet: Drop-Off Drive

8:30am–12:00pm
All Ages
Community Event
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Community Event
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Community Conversation
Event Details:

Career Closet: Drop-Off Drive

Donate gently used business-professional clothes and/or accessories

In-Demand Items:

Blazers, Suit Jackets, Dress Shirts, Blouses, Slacks, Skirts, Dresses, Suits & Cardigans

This event is in the "Children" group
This event is in the "All Ages" group

Crafty Creatives Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Children, All Ages
Jefferson Branch
Library Branch: Jefferson Branch
Age Group: Children, All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join Librarian Cara at the Jefferson Branch for a weekly meeting of the Crafty Creatives Club! Together we will make gingerbread houses that will last forever!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Chess Club

11:00am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Cozy Day at the Jefferson Branch

11:00am–12:30pm
All Ages
Jefferson Branch
Library Branch: Jefferson Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Games
Event Details:

Drop in to the Jefferson Branch Library for some reading time, board games, and the opportunity to explore our new materials!

We will have something for everyone; come break cabin fever at the library!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Vision Boards and Affirmation Jars

3:00pm–4:00pm
All Ages
Jefferson Branch
Library Branch: Jefferson Branch
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

New year, new you! Come to the Jefferson Branch Library to create the vision you want for 2026 along with a words of affirmation jar to pull from during the year!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

3D Pen Thursdays - Winter Theme

3:30pm–4:30pm
All Ages
Main Library
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Makerspace, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Explore 3D drawing and become your own 3D printer! 3D pens are back for January, with a winter theme! We will provide stencils and examples, or you can freehand your own 3D art for a one of a kind winter decoration at the Makerspace!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

My Portion Inc Food Pantry

10:30am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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! 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Chess Club

11:00am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Beaded Kumihimo Bracelets - New Year, New Hobby

3:30pm–4:30pm
All Ages
Main Library
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Learn from the Expert, Makerspace, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

New year, new hobby at The Hive Makerspace!

Learn the technique of Japanese braiding – Kumihimo!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

New Britain Then & Now

6:00pm–7:30pm
All Ages
Main Library
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Community Room Full
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

New Britain resident, Jimmy Golon, will present pictures and slides of New Britain throughout the years. 

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Chess Club

11:00am–4:00pm
All Ages
Main Library
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!

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Roosevelt School Slideshow

6:00pm–7:30pm
All Ages
Main Library
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Community Room Full
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Presentation
Registration Required
Event Details:

New Britain resident, Jimmy Golon, will present a slideshow of pictures of Roosevelt Junior/Middle School from 1926-1989. The presentation will be narrated by Roosevelt's former principal, Dr. Ostopchuck.