So, you just bought an awesome new skirt or pair of pants but the only this is they are too long. What do you do? a) Cut them to the correct length and leave it at that b) Staple, Glue or Tape them to the correct length c) Just wear them long and hope no-one…
You don't have to be da Vinci to enjoy drawing. A Drexel University study published in Art Therapy in 2016 found that drawing releases stress reduction hormones for everyone, regardless of skill level. Come pick up your very own beginner's grab and go drawing kit at the Library and start your artist's journey. The kit…
Learn about birds of prey and reptiles with a virtual visit from live animal ambassadors! Great for families!
On Saturday, January 30th at 3:00, Sophia Gipstein, Education Associate from the Lyman Allyn Art Museum will lead kids in an art project! . Grab and Go Art kits will be provided for the first 12 families who register. The kits will be available for pick-up at the Library two days before the art workshop.…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Join us for this exciting lecture and musical celebration with master flutist, educator, and lecturer Galen Abdur-Razzaq on the role and history of jazz music during the Civil Rights Movement. This program is a combined lecture and music performance that opens with a flute prelude performed by Galen. His program chronicles music from the turn…
Animal tracks tell the stories of the wild. Winter snow and mud are ideal conditions for spotting tracks. Learn to identify the tracks of local wildlife and how to interpret the stories they tell. (Meet an owl who leaves tell tale tracks behind from a hunt)! This is an online event. Registration is required to…
Discover the laws of science that make cars move! Participants will investigate forces and motion, gravity, friction, momentum, Newton's Laws of Motion, simple machines, and more during this fast paced program. This is an online event. Registration is required to attend this program. You will receive a Zoom invitation the morning of the program. COOL-OLOGY®:…
Join Katie Shepherd, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers to make homemade pasta for your family! You’ll learn how to mix, knead, roll and cut your own fettuccine without needing a pasta machine! Using just a rolling pin and some muscles, you’ll have perfect pasta in no time. Exploring food encourages children to learn through sensory…
You don't have to be da Vinci to enjoy drawing. A Drexel University study published in Art Therapy in 2016 found that drawing releases stress reduction hormones for everyone, regardless of skill level. Join us for an ongoing Zoom program about basic tips and techniques for drawing, and how to make drawing a stress relieving…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Seed STEAM Lab: STEAM Seed Challenge: Participants investigate the science of SEEDS. We dissect and examine a bean seed, explore how seeds disperse, and engineer our very own seeds movers! This is an online event. Registration is required to attend this program. You will receive a Zoom invitation the morning of the program. Supply List:…
Caregivers can bring their loved one with dementia and Mind Matters staff will watch them while you attend the session. This is a free service! Please call to let us know you will attend. Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Caregivers can bring their loved one with dementia and Mind Matters staff will watch them while you attend the session. This is a free service! Please call to let us know you will attend. Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month.
Wednesdays, Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10 - 11 am Ages 2 to 3 with a Caregiver Winter outdoor adventure awaits you and your little ones at the Nature Center! Stories, live animals and nature exploration will ensure a good time for everyone in this class for ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.…
The AAA Retire program was established in 2003 as a non-affiliated member benefit exclusively for AAA Members. Since then, it has been adopted as a benefit for community libraries, adult education facilities, and senior centers. The program provides an overview of Social Security retirement benefits for single, married, widowed, and divorced beneficiaries. The topics discussed…
Thursday, February 11, 11 am - 12 pm During this class we will learn how to draw mallard ducks, with instruction from DPNC artist/educator Rob Reas. This class is offered via Zoom. While you can work in whatever medium you have at home, we will cover drawing in pencil for shape, proportion and contour, with…
While Americans watched monsters and aliens in the movies and on TV during the Cold War, Russians had a very different experience. When Stalin was still alive, the movies gave Russians a unique and peculiar viewpoint on America and its culture (hint -- they loved it). With the dramatic success of Sputnik, Soviet Space Culture…
Join Award winning National Syndicated Cartoonist and humorous illustrator Rick Stromoski for this fun, drawing workshop for kids in the 3rd to 7th grade. This workshop focuses on drawing human expression, gender and age differences and how by just changing a line here or there, one can create completely different characters and expressions.Some time is…
Join Katie Shepherd, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers to make homemade Chocolate Fudge Pop Tarts! You’ll learn how to make pastry dough from scratch, a chocolate fudge filling and delicious glaze to drizzle on top. Exploring food encourages children to learn through sensory experiences, hands-on activities and working together to create delicious results. Food Explorers…
While your children ages 6 to 10 are off from school, have them spend time having fun at the Nature Center learning tips for identifying animal tracks. We will find out what other signs animals leave behind and make a plaster track to take home. This program is limited to 10 children. Masks are required.…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Grain, noodle, and veggie bowls are all the rage, and for good reason! Fast, versatile and packed with nutrients, these one-bowl meals combine tasty grains or noodles, fresh veggies, and healthy proteins. And, don't forget the dressing that brings all the flavors together. Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast will introduce you to flavor, color,…
Wednesdays, Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10 - 11 am Ages 2 to 3 with a Caregiver Winter outdoor adventure awaits you and your little ones at the Nature Center! Stories, live animals and nature exploration will ensure a good time for everyone in this class for ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.…
Have your children ages 6 to 10 step away from the screen and spend some time experiencing nature. In this program we will explore the elusive lives of beavers, Connecticut’s largest rodents, and the adaptations they use as nature engineers. Put your own engineering skills to the test making a miniature beaver dam. This program…
Nappy's Puppets will lead a shadow puppet workshop where kids choose, make and perform using their own shadow puppets (that is they can perform if they watch a YouTube video and make a box shadow screen before the workshop or they can use flash lights to project their shadows on the wall) .Great program for…
Children ages 3 to 5 with special needs and a caregiver, will make winter discoveries and explore seasonal topics through outside activities and art. In addition to learning about nature, this class will provide plenty of social time for children and caregivers. Meets at DPNC. This class will be outdoors and adults are required to…
Backyard chickens are a growing trend! Interested in learning the basics of tending to your own flock of feathered friends, but don’t know where to start? Join Emma Sutphen, previously the Coogan Farm Giving Garden Assistant Manager, for an in-depth session on how to get started keeping your own poultry from space requirements to different…
On Saturday, February 20th at 3:00, Sophia Gipstein, Education Associate from the Lyman Allyn Art Museum will lead kids in an Bessie Coleman inspired 3D airplane art project! . Grab and Go Art kits will be provided for the first 12 families who register. The kits will be available for pick-up at the Library two…
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Bring your friends, start a team, and win prizes at Trivia Night from 7pm to 10pm. Trivia provided by Harrison who is back by popular demand hosting on the microphone. If you work in hospitality or at a local attraction, show your badge and enjoy $4 drafts and our Happy Hour Menu all night long!
Wednesdays, Feb. 10, 17, 24, March 3, 10 - 11 am Ages 2 to 3 with a Caregiver Winter outdoor adventure awaits you and your little ones at the Nature Center! Stories, live animals and nature exploration will ensure a good time for everyone in this class for ages 2 to 3 with a caregiver.…
Join us with Professional Organizer and best-selling author, Ronni Eisenberg, for practical solutions for all of your organizational woes. Streamline tasks, maximize space and time for your family's virtual work or learning, handle multitasking better, and gain even more organization tips and tricks you didn't know you needed. With patience, self-deprecating humor and understanding, Ronni…
During this class we will learn how to draw Canada Geese, with instruction from DPNC artist/educator Rob Reas. This class is offered via Zoom. While you can work in whatever medium you have at home, we will cover drawing in pencil for shape, proportion and contour, with recommendations of how to add color in pastels…
LEGO Tower Challenge: Children compete to design and build the tallest Lego tower. Extension: Create an ‘earthquake shake device’ to test towers for stability. Hidden LEGO Man: Participants test various types of paper to reveal a hidden lego man LEGO Boat Engineering: Participants design, engineer, and test boats that really float and hold weight LEGO…
Rockabye Beats is a music program for you and your child. It is learning through music, dancing, and fun. Marcos and Shon inspire your kids (and you!) to sing, dance, move, ask questions, learn about instruments, meet new characters, learn a little Spanish and play while at the same time introducing them to musical ideas…
Sunday, February 28, 10 am - 12 pm It’s time to get outside and celebrate winter with a bit of imagination. Pick-up a packet of art supplies and ideas for your family from the JX Barn and find a place to work along the trails, fields, woods or in the classroom at Coogan Farm. After…
