Simsbury Public Library

Our new Morning Knitting Group is a welcoming space for knitters of all levels to gather, share ideas, and enjoy the art of knitting together. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced knitter, you'll find support, inspiration, and friendly conversation as we work on projects and explore new techniques. Bring your own supplies and join us for a relaxing, creative time!

Local Event: Morning Knitting Group

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Morning Knitting Group

Our new Morning Knitting Group is a welcoming space for knitters of all levels to gather, share ideas, and enjoy the art of...

Join us for an enjoyable evening with the French Conversation group. This group provides a welcoming atmosphere for speakers of French to practice their speaking skills, mostly with open conversation and sometimes with set themes.&nbsp; Meet and get to know other French speakers. Share your experiences and other topics of interest. Please note, this is NOT a language class but a group for fluent French speakers.&nbsp;All are welcome to attend. Questions? Contact&nbsp;Juliana,&nbsp;<a href="mailto:frenchhelptoday@gmail.com">frenchhelptoday@gmail.com</a>

Local Event: French Conversation Group

French Conversation Group

Join us for an enjoyable evening with the French Conversation group. This group provides a welcoming atmosphere for speakers of...

When a medical crisis occurs, the distance between a patient and the specialized care they need should never be a barrier to recovery. Join us for an informative presentation on Angel Flight NE and the Corporate Angel Network (CAN), two premier charitable organizations dedicated to providing free medical transportation for patients and their families. Whether it is through a network of volunteer pilots or donated seats on corporate jets, these organizations offer a vital public service that removes the financial and logistical burden of travel during a health journey. Come learn about these life-saving resources, find out who is eligible, and discover how you can access these free services for yourself, your family, or your friends.
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Local Event: Hope Takes Flight: Discover Free Medical Transportation Services

Hope Takes Flight: Discover Free Medical...

When a medical crisis occurs, the distance between a patient and the specialized care they need should never be a barrier to...

Hope Takes Flight: Discover Free Medical Transportation Services

Enjoy a relaxing morning yoga session with Yoga Teacher and Health Coach, Elise Cusimano. This class is tailored to all levels and all are welcome. Please complete the attached liability waiver prior to your first session and bring to class. Waivers will also be available in-person. Please bring your own yoga mat, or towel, for class. We will be practicing indoors in a carpeted room.&nbsp;

Local Event: Summer Morning Yoga

Summer Morning Yoga

Enjoy a relaxing morning yoga session with Yoga Teacher and Health Coach, Elise Cusimano. This class is tailored to all levels...

Did you take Spanish in high school and want to refresh your language skills? Our lively group meets weekly to speak Spanish and discuss various language customs. New members are always welcome in-person or virtually.&nbsp;
Please register for Zoom link.

Local Event: HYBRID - Spanish Conversation Group

HYBRID - Spanish Conversation Group

Did you take Spanish in high school and want to refresh your language skills? Our lively group meets weekly to speak Spanish...

Join us for an evening of fun and friendly competition at our Family Disney Trivia Night! Test your knowledge of beloved Disney movies, characters, songs, Parks and unforgettable moments from classic favorites to modern adventures. Families and Disney fans of all ages are invited to team up (max of 5 people per team) to compete for prizes. Whether you’re a Disney expert or just love the movies, this event is sure to be fun for everyone!

Local Event: Family Disney Trivia Night (All Ages, Sign Up Online)

Family Disney Trivia Night (All Ages, Sign Up...

Join us for an evening of fun and friendly competition at our Family Disney Trivia Night! Test your knowledge of beloved Disney...

Family Disney Trivia Night (All Ages, Sign Up Online)

Join Maker-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, to learn the Cricut Design Space software in the Technology Learning Center and you'll learn how to make your own Stickers.&nbsp;
Ava will teach you some basic and intermediate Cricut functions with an in-depth look at the Cricut Design Space software and you will learn to design and make your own Stickers. Ava will be demonstrating how to create and use different techniques. There will not be time to make your own projects in class, but you will have the skills to create them in the makerspace at a later time!&nbsp;
Space is limited for this class, but look for more classes throughout the year.
Anyone taking the class will need to&nbsp;fill out an&nbsp;Innovators’ Workshop Liability Waiver and Hold Harmless Agreement.&nbsp; You can fill out the forms before training by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simsburylibrary.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IW-Liability-Waiver-and-Hold-Harmless-Agreement-September-2022.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">downloading here</a>,&nbsp;or arrive early to fill out the paperwork at the start of training in the makerspace.
This workshop is only for Adults and the class will mostly focus on the Cricut Design Space Software.

Local Event: Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Sticker Demo in the TLC

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Sticker Demo in...

Join Maker-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, to learn the Cricut Design Space software in the Technology Learning Center and you'll...

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Sticker Demo in the TLC

Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of the Cricut Maker with Ava Rodrigues, Maker-in-Residence!
Ava will give demonstrations using the Cricut Maker. She will demonstrate how a design is created in the software and will show some projects that are possible with our Cricut equipment.
This class is first-come, first-served, so there may be wait times for equipment and training with Ava.
Anyone participating in the demonstration will need to&nbsp;fill out an&nbsp;Innovators’ Workshop Liability Waiver and Hold Harmless Agreement.&nbsp; You can fill out the forms before the demonstration by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simsburylibrary.info/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/IW-Liability-Waiver-and-Hold-Harmless-Agreement-September-2022.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">downloading here</a>,&nbsp;or arrive early to fill out the paperwork.

Local Event: Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Drop-In Instruction

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Drop-In Instruction

Drop-in to the Innovators' Workshop to get an overview of the Cricut Maker with Ava Rodrigues, Maker-in-Residence!
Ava will...

Catch a matinee at the library every week for our Summer Matinee Series! This week, catch Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025), popcorn included. &nbsp;You may also bring your own snacks and closed top refreshments.&nbsp;
Synopsis: A diamond heist reunites retired Horsemen illusionists with new performers Greenblatt, Smith and Sessa as they target dangerous criminals. This is the third movie in the series.

Local Event: Summer Matinee: Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Summer Matinee: Now You See Me: Now You Don't

Catch a matinee at the library every week for our Summer Matinee Series! This week, catch Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025),...

When dealing with Antiques, Collectibles, and General Household “Stuff”, everyone wants to know two things: “What’s It Worth?” and “What Can I Do with It?” That’s exactly what this program covers. Mike Ivankovich will join us virtually to discuss how to determine value and help appraise your own items! The first 25 patrons to register can have a personal item reviewed virtually by Mike during the program. This program will meet in-person in the Friend's Program Room while Mike joins us virtually from PA.
Mike Ivankovich has been involved in some phase of the Antiques &amp; Collectibles business for more than 40 years. He is the host of the “What’s It Worth? Ask Mike the Appraiser” Radio Show that airs every Friday morning from 9:30-10:30 AM on WBCB 1490 AM in Philadelphia PA. As a Home Downsizing Expert &amp; Author, he guides clients through the entire Home Downsizing process, helping them deal with their Antiques, Collectibles, and General Household Contents.&nbsp;
Registration required to have an item reviewed. All attendees welcome.

Local Event: Ask Mike the Appraiser: What's It Worth?

Ask Mike the Appraiser: What's It Worth?

When dealing with Antiques, Collectibles, and General Household “Stuff”, everyone wants to know two things: “What’s It Worth?”...

VIRTUAL 

Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls vanish in rural Georgia, and her upcoming sequel, The Secrets We Hide.&nbsp;
In The Secrets We Hide, Slaughter welcomes readers back to North Falls. A small town with big secrets…
1601 Iris Drive looks like any other house on the quiet, residential street. But rumors are rampant about the Vickery family, and what goes on behind closed doors.
When gunshots ring out, Sheriff Emmy Clifton and her sister, ex-federal agent Jude Archer, discover a devastating crime scene. Allison Vickery has been murdered in her own kitchen, and her teenage daughter is bleeding upstairs, left for dead.
Everyone thinks they know what happened. But secrets are buried everywhere in this small town.
And it’s up to Emmy Clifton to uncover the truth…
Register now to take part in the discussion, and for an exclusive sneak peek of The Secrets We Hide, coming out August 11, 2026!
<a href="https://libraryc.org/simsburylibrary/176833/register" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Please click here to register and ask the author questions.</a>

Local Event: VIRTUAL - Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter

VIRTUAL - Small Towns and Big Secrets: In...

Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We...

VIRTUAL - Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter

Enjoy a relaxing morning yoga session with Yoga Teacher and Health Coach, Elise Cusimano. This class is tailored to all levels and all are welcome. Please complete the attached liability waiver prior to your first session and bring to class. Waivers will also be available in-person. Please bring your own yoga mat, or towel, for class. We will be practicing indoors in a carpeted room.&nbsp;

VIRTUAL

In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of healing that follows survival.
What is the true power of stories? Can they heal the jagged edges of a traumatic childhood? Is the cost of telling the story worth the price of the cure?
With her signature blend of sophistication and raw honesty, Grande interrogates how living between two nations, two languages, and two identities has shaped the woman, mother, and writer she has become. Moving from the legacy of violence in her hometown of Iguala, Mexico, to a bittersweet family vacation in Europe spent reconciling her own impoverished past with her children’s world of abundance, she uncovers startling truths about the nature of survival.
Whether being racially profiled in the Arizona borderlands or finding unexpected wisdom from the slugs in her garden, Grande unflinchingly asks: How do we bridge the gap between who we were and who we have become? How do we turn pain into power? When memory threatens to define us, how can we use story to heal while still honoring our boundaries?
Register today for this virtual talk if you identify as a seeker, a dreamer, or “anyone who believes in the enduring, transformative power of finding one’s voice.”
<a href="https://libraryc.org/simsburylibrary/177480" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Please click here to register and ask the author questions.</a>

Local Event: VIRTUAL - Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with

VIRTUAL - Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the...

In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande...

VIRTUAL - Migrant Heart: The Hidden Cost of the American Dream and Healing Through Storytelling with

<h6>Registration Open 07/02/2026!</h6>
Join&nbsp;Maker-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut Stickers class!
Ava will teach you some basic and intermediate Cricut functions and you will walk away from class with a set of stickers! You will create one or more designs in the software, then learn how to use the Cricut Maker and tools.
Please bring your favorite notebook to take notes&nbsp;or we will have paper and pens for you to use to have a reference to remember your skills!
Space is limited for this class and is for Adults 18+. Please do not attend if you are not registered.
Anyone taking the class will need to&nbsp;fill out an&nbsp;Innovators’ Workshop Liability Waiver and Hold Harmless Agreement.&nbsp; You can fill out the forms before training by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.simsburylibrary.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/IW-Liability-Waiver-and-Hold-Harmless-Agreement-2021.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">downloading here</a>,&nbsp;or arrive early to fill out the paperwork at the start of training in the makerspace.

Local Event: Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Stickers Class

Maker-in-Residence Ava: Cricut Stickers Class

Registration Open 07/02/2026!
Join Maker-in-Residence, Ava Rodrigues, for a Cricut Stickers class!
Ava will teach you some...

Back East Brewery & Kitchen

It's back! Celebrate summer with local libraries and Back East Brewing Company at our Community Book Swap! Bring 1 to 3 books in good condition you want to swap and go home with new reads! Don’t have any to swap? We will have extra!
Do not drop off books in advance, bring them to the event. Co-sponsored by Back East Brewing Company and the Millennials Read program partnership with Bloomfield Public Library, Granby Public Library, and Simsbury Public Library. For adults 21+.&nbsp;
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The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library at least one week prior to the event.

Local Event: Community Book Swap at Back East Brewing & Kitchen

Community Book Swap at Back East Brewing & Kitchen

It's back! Celebrate summer with local libraries and Back East Brewing Company at our Community Book Swap! Bring 1 to 3 books...

<h6>Intermediate Class: Equivalent experience or Canva for Business Beginners Class is a Prerequisite.</h6>
Join Ava Rodrigues and learn how to create Print Collateral using Canva!&nbsp;
In this hands-on intermediate workshop, you will learn how to create a slide deck for a portfolio or presentation using Canva's design tools.
Classes held in the Technology Learning Center (TLC) to enable you to use Canva during the workshop!
You must have taken Canva for Business Beginners Class and/or have the equivalent experience in Canva to attend. Your Canva account should have a complete brand kit with colors, fonts, and graphics and be able to access your account on a desktop computer in the TLC.
No mobile devices please.

Local Event: Canva Intermediate PROJECTS with Ava Rodrigues: Slide Deck

Canva Intermediate PROJECTS with Ava Rodrigues:...

Intermediate Class: Equivalent experience or Canva for Business Beginners Class is a Prerequisite.
Join Ava Rodrigues and learn...

Canva Intermediate PROJECTS with Ava Rodrigues: Slide Deck

Conversation and Camaraderie (C&amp;C) is a men's group that has been meeting successfully in Avon for the past two years. Meetings are informal discussions, led by facilitators whose goal is to maintain a safe, welcoming, non-confrontational, and engaging environment for all, where everyone's voice can be heard. This is not a therapy session or a twelve step group. What it IS, though, is an opportunity for older men from varied backgrounds and life experiences to connect and communicate with others.
Topics, chosen in advance, are intended to open discussions for the group to share life lessons, memories, and laughter. Sample topics, some thoughtful, some silly and some just fun include:
<ul><li>What was a lasting memory from school?</li><li>Who was most influential in shaping you?</li><li>Who was your favorite star in old TV Westerns?</li><li>What is one mistake that taught you a lesson?</li></ul>
Please consider joining to makes new acquaintances and share.

Local Event: C & C: Conversation and Camaraderie

C & C: Conversation and Camaraderie

Conversation and Camaraderie (C&C) is a men's group that has been meeting successfully in Avon for the past two years. Meetings...

Catch a matinee at the library every week for our Summer Matinee Series! This week, catch Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale&nbsp; (2025), popcorn included. &nbsp;You may also bring your own snacks and closed top refreshments.&nbsp;
Synopsis: When Mary finds herself in a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Local Event: Summer Matinee: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Summer Matinee: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Catch a matinee at the library every week for our Summer Matinee Series! This week, catch Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale ...

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The Simsbury 250 Celebration Committee invites Farmington Valley residents to attend a festive and patriotic parade celebrating America’s 250th anniversary on Saturday, July 11, 2026.
The parade steps off at noon at the intersection of Owens Brook Boulevard and Hopmeadow Street. The viewing route continues south through Simsbury Center to Jim Gallagher Way.&nbsp;
Parade floats will be displayed for viewing and judging on Iron Horse Boulevard. Post-parade festivities will take place at and near the Simsbury Historical Society until 3 p.m.&nbsp;Visit the <a href="https://simsbury250th.weebly.com/july-11-2026-simsbury---farmington-valley-parade.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Simsbury 250 website</a>&nbsp;for more information about the parade and celebration.&nbsp;

Local Event: Simsbury - Farmington Valley 250th Parade & Celebration

Simsbury - Farmington Valley 250th Parade &...

The Simsbury 250 Celebration Committee invites Farmington Valley residents to attend a festive and patriotic parade celebrating...

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Summer Matinee: Now You See Me: Now You Don't

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Ask Mike the Appraiser: What's It Worth?

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VIRTUAL - Small Towns and Big Secrets: In Conversation with Bestselling Author Karin Slaughter

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Summer Morning Yoga

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HYBRID - Spanish Conversation Group

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