Beginners and all levels welcome. Free of charge

Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic health practices that help you feel alive and well. 

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. 

Weekly with Joe Pandolfo, certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor, Reiki Master, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and board director for the CT Society of Acupuncturists.

Families, meet in the Community Room to socialize, build & play with various materials like LEGO, Keva planks, Magnetic tiles, Blocks, and more.

Build and create from 3-4:45/Take apart and cleanup together at 4:45.

This is not a drop-off program. All children must be accompanied by a grown-up.

Come gather weekly in the teen room, all y'all who play Magic the Gathering, Warhammer 40k, chess, board games, card games, and more.

Ukulele is a fun beginner instrument.

In this exciting class with musical community member Luke, we will learn chords, strumming patterns, and simple songs, and practice what we've learned with ukulele karaoke!

Recommended for ages 10+

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga inside!
All classes are free of charge.
 
Please bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle.

Join Tina at 11:00 am for a chair yoga class designed for people of all ages and stages.

Chair yoga is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated and/or with the aid of a chair. This is a great practice for those who find a typical yoga session too challenging but would still like to improve fitness, flexibility, balance and coordination.

Everyone’s different; let’s be different together. 

A monthly meet-up group for multi-age neurodivergent, special needs, all-abilities children.

Join Occupational Therapist Miss Shaleen for open-ended play and activities for the children, community building with the parents, caregivers, and siblings. Each month, we will explore fine and gross motor skills as well as sensory activities connected to a monthly theme.
 
This all-inclusive playgroup meets the second Saturday of each month at 11 am.

Join us for a night of poetry, hosted by Joy Teed. Bring an original poem or work to read out loud. Five-minute limit. If there is extra time, we can do a round robin and offer more than one poem.

Adults and teens welcome!

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent).

RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

The Friends of the Jonathan Trumbull Library meet quarterly at 5:00pm on the second Wednesday of February, May, August, and November.

This meeting will be an opportunity to learn more about Equinox and the Arts, Officer Elections, and our Annual Holiday Party.

Meeting Agenda will be posted to this page prior to the meeting.

Beginners and all levels welcome. Free of charge

Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic health practices that help you feel alive and well. 

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. 

Weekly with Joe Pandolfo, certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor, Reiki Master, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and board director for the CT Society of Acupuncturists.

The world needs heroes! What courageous souls would dare to fight horrific monsters, evade traps, solve puzzles, and quest for treasure? Who among you shall free realms from the tyrannical rule of a dragon? To fight for peoples of a fantastical, magical world, and become their champions? Do you hear the call to be an adventurer? 

In the amazing worlds of Dungeons and Dragons, your imagination is your greatest weapon!

Adventurers ages 12-18 must come prepared with completed character sheet, ready for fast-paced and focused game play.

Some D&D campaign experience required.

Play is essential to the way we learn.

Explore vast library joy and build community with us every second and fourth Friday. We begin in the Community room and then have opportunities to branch off to create art, read stories, play out on the Green and in the Pollinator Garden, make new friends, learn new things.

This is a multi-age family program, all are welcome.

Come gather weekly in the teen room, all y'all who play Magic the Gathering, Warhammer 40k, chess, board games, card games, and more.

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga inside!
All classes are free of charge.
 
Please bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle.

Join us for a hands-on book art craft! We will recycle old library books to create a beautiful folded art project to display on your shelves at home! No experience required; all supplies will be provided.

Registration is required and limited to 10 people. Please call the library at 860-642-7763 to sign up.

Welcome to our new monthly story time offering at the library. Join community member and Friend of the Library, Miss Jeannie, for a story and autumnal craft. Wear clothes to get messy and meet downstairs in the Story Room first, then create artwork outside or by Marcel.

All knitting and crocheting folks are welcome to join this group.

Meets outside or in the library’s Story Room downstairs (weather dependent.)

All readers are welcome to join our discussion in the community room.

This month's selection: The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance by Rebecca Clarren

(led by Shomriel Sherman) 
 
 Copies of the book will be available at the library.

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent).

RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

Beginners and all levels welcome. Free of charge

Enjoy centuries-old exercise and holistic health practices that help you feel alive and well. 

Each week we explore rejuvenating movements, simple wellness techniques and tranquil meditations from classical Chinese healing and living arts. 

Weekly with Joe Pandolfo, certified Tai Chi & Qigong Instructor, Reiki Master, Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist and board director for the CT Society of Acupuncturists.

Marcel, JTL's Red Eared Slider, is having a party and you're invited. We're celebrating the anniversary of adopting our feisty turtle lady (Thanksgiving 2021). Join us down in the children's library by the turtle tank to learn about Marcel and other turtles, make a craft, and visit with special surprise guests. In lieu of gifts, Marcel requests that you please donate to DEEP certified turtle rescuer, wildlife custodian, and librarian turtle mentor: Tessa Stuart and The Turtle Underground. https://givebutter.com/G0NcI4
 
The Reptile Nook will join with party guests! 

Families, meet in the Community Room to socialize, build & play with various materials like LEGO, Keva planks, Magnetic tiles, Blocks, and more.

Build and create from 3-4:45/Take apart and cleanup together at 4:45.

This is not a drop-off program. All children must be accompanied by a grown-up.

Come gather weekly in the teen room, all y'all who play Magic the Gathering, Warhammer 40k, chess, board games, card games, and more.

Ukulele is a fun beginner instrument.

In this exciting class with musical community member Luke, we will learn chords, strumming patterns, and simple songs, and practice what we've learned with ukulele karaoke!

Recommended for ages 10+

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga inside!
All classes are free of charge.
 
Please bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle.

Join Tina at 11:00 am for a chair yoga class designed for people of all ages and stages.

Chair yoga is a gentle practice in which postures are performed while seated and/or with the aid of a chair. This is a great practice for those who find a typical yoga session too challenging but would still like to improve fitness, flexibility, balance and coordination.

Multi-generational Cribbage Club.

Experienced and novice players welcome (recommended for ages 9+). Bring your own cribbage sets or use ours.

Monthly on the fourth Tuesday, come do all things Pokémon with us at the library! 
Trade, battle, and play Pokémon-themed games. 
 
A limited number of packs will be available to purchase on site for anyone getting started.

Our tried and true story time program for the tiniest of library people! Join us in the Community Room to share songs, rhymes, musical instruments, movement, finger plays and more. Open play is available at the end of the program in the Community Room or out in the Pollinator Garden (weather dependent).

RR&R is for children ages 0 - 2 years & their caregivers (siblings welcome).

Make some space to reclaim your peace. Join Youth Services Librarian and Hatha Yoga Teacher, MG, for gentle yoga practice to prepare your body and mind for silent meditation.

Never done this before? Perfect! A beginner's mind is a gift.

A few tips: arrive ten minutes early, wear comfortable clothes, bring your yoga mat and a blanket.

Drop in - No registration needed.

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga inside!
All classes are free of charge.
 
Please bring your own yoga mat, towel and water bottle.

Ukulele is a fun beginner instrument.

In this exciting class with musical community member Luke, we will learn chords, strumming patterns, and simple songs, and practice what we've learned with ukulele karaoke!

Recommended for ages 10+; younger siblings may enjoy the play corner.

Mrs. Burns will be at the library on the first Saturday of each month.

Get ready to travel around the world one story at a time! We will explore nature, culture, folk tales, and all our beautiful world has to offer. All ages welcome.

Join local dancers from Thread City Classical Dance for a holiday-themed story and ballet program.

Make some space to reclaim your peace. Join Youth Services Librarian and Hatha Yoga Teacher, MG, for gentle yoga practice to prepare your body and mind for silent meditation.

Never done this before? Perfect! A beginner's mind is a gift.

A few tips: arrive ten minutes early, wear comfortable clothes, bring your yoga mat and a blanket.

Drop in - No registration needed.

Come visit with Mr. and Mrs. Claus!

We'll share a story and hear about adventures at the North Pole.