Events Calendar

Participants will share their sample cover letters and receive group feedback from others, in addition to a writing tutor. We will only read as many letters as we can get to in an hour and a half.

We are living in a digital age. From social media to banking and shopping, to applying for a job or signing up for classes, we are all using mobile devices and computers to share our personal information. More than ever we need to protect this information and ensure that we are being safe online. Join…

Join Katie Shepherd, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers to bake some Apple Crumb Bars! This fall dessert has a layer of caramelized apples on top of a delicious cookie crust with a streusel on top. Exploring food encourages children to learn through sensory experiences, hands-on activities and working together to create delicious results. Food Explorers…

If you have a Gmail account with Google, you also have access to helpful digital tools like Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Drive. These applications can help you work with a team in a workplace or remotely from home, and each of them are free to use. Join us for this three-part series to get…

Join us with Walt Woodward, State Historian and Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut, to learn about the deadliest disease to ever hit Connecticut. The influenza pandemic of 1918, like COVID-19, stopped life as people knew it in its tracks. This topic was the subject of his recent podcast episode of "Grating…

The winter months--and even the impending colder weather--can be hard on physical health for many people. Combine that with holiday eating and stress, plus cold-and-flu season, and it can be more challenging to feel your best. Learn more about ways to potentially support your immune function. Please note that this talk is for educational purposes…

Join us with author Patricia Walsh Chadwick for a book talk about her memoir Little Sister. The author sheds light on her childhood experience, growing up in a religious cult in the 1950s and 1960s, with no access to the outside world or its influences--radio, newspapers, television--or contact with anyone, including family. Her only exposure…

On Saturday, November 14 at 3:00, Sophia Gipstein, Education Associate from the Lyman Allyn Art Museum will lead kids in an art project! Our project will be based on the museum's "Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations" exhibition. You can learn more about the museum's exhibition here. Grab and Go Art kits…

If you have a Gmail account with Google, you also have access to helpful digital tools like Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Drive. These applications can help you work with a team in a workplace or remotely from home, and each of them are free to use. Join us for this three-part series to get…

Schooling at home and homeschooling are different, but there's also a lot of overlap. Get some tips and tricks for Remote Learning from 20 year homeschool veteran, Linda Hincks. We'll talk about how to relieve overscheduling stress and revive energy for learning. Bring your questions and concerns. Let's talk about what's most useful for you.…

Participants investigate what makes birds unique by their calls, beak and body shapes, and explore their habitats. We'll then engineer our own bird and a nest for its home! This is an online event. Registration is required to attend this program. You will receive a Zoom invitation the morning of the program.

If you have a Gmail account with Google, you also have access to helpful digital tools like Google Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Drive. These applications can help you work with a team in a workplace or remotely from home, and each of them are free to use. Join us for this three-part series to get…

Louisa May Alcott (born November 29, 1832 - 1888) is most famous for Little Women, a novel that shaped the way many women since the Victorian era have defined girlhood and family. Alcott was also a Civil War nurse, an avid supporter of women's suffrage, and, through her writing, the sole breadwinner for her family.…