Events

Check out upcoming events at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library.

 

 

All Upcoming Events

All-Year Reading Challenge

All-Year Reading Challenge

Monday, January 1 to Tuesday, December 31
Read books and win cool pins!
Drop-In: Pencils & Pieces!

Drop-In: Pencils & Pieces!

Wednesday, May 15
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Board Game & Sketch Night!
Sensory Play & Learn

Sensory Play & Learn

Thursday, May 16
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Let your littles explore!
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, May 16
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Sound Meditation Concert with The Conduit Sound

Sound Meditation Concert with The Conduit Sound

Thursday, May 16
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Relax to the soothing sounds of live gongs and singing bowls washing over you for deep meditative bliss.
Movie Matinee: Phantom of the Opera

Movie Matinee: Phantom of the Opera

Friday, May 17
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Learn to Crochet

Learn to Crochet

Saturday, May 18
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Join a local crochet instructor for a three-week intro to crocheting.
Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday, May 18
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Join us for a discussion of Go As A River by Shelley Read. Contact the library for a copy of the book.
Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Monday, May 20
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us to share practical information, feelings, needs and concerns. This group meets monthly as a safe place for caregivers, family and friends of persons with dementia.
Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Monday, May 20
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Sign up to receive free one-on-one legal advice, including landlord/tenant, immigration law, family law, employment, consumer rights, and personal injury.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, May 20
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month’s cookbook is Dinner Then Dessert: Satisfying Meals Using Only 3, 5, or 7 Ingredients by Sabrina Snyder with Jenny Wapner.
Project Peep: Chick Hatching!

Project Peep: Chick Hatching!

Wednesday, May 22 to Tuesday, June 18
Project Peep Is Back!
Little Waddlers Storytime

Little Waddlers Storytime

Wednesday, May 22
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Calling all 2's & 3's!
Senior Center Book Club

Senior Center Book Club

Wednesday, May 22
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Join us at the Senior Center for a discussion of The Watergate Girl: My Fight For Truth And Justice Against A Criminal President by Jill Wine-Banks. Contact the library for a copy of the book.
STEAM Series Pollinators

STEAM Series Pollinators

Wednesday, May 22
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Learn all about the important jobs of pollinators!
Sensory Play & Learn

Sensory Play & Learn

Thursday, May 23
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Let your littles explore!
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, May 23
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Pinecone Flower Art Workshop

Pinecone Flower Art Workshop

Thursday, May 23
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece using materials found in nature.
Movie Matinee: Dreamin’ Wild

Movie Matinee: Dreamin’ Wild

Friday, May 24
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Learn to Crochet

Learn to Crochet

Saturday, May 25
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Join a local crochet instructor for a three-week intro to crocheting.
Memorial Day

Memorial Day

Monday, May 27
The library will be closed for Memorial Day.
No Human is an Alien to Me: Immigration in US History

No Human is an Alien to Me: Immigration in US History

Wednesday, May 29
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Discover the attitudes and political acts that have shaped our country's approach to immigration.
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, May 30
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Movie Matinee: An American in Paris

Movie Matinee: An American in Paris

Friday, May 31
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Photographing the Great North American Solar Eclipse

Photographing the Great North American Solar Eclipse

Monday, June 3
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join photographer Dan Butler as he shares his eclipse preparation, experience, and photographs.
Allied Invasion of Normandy

Allied Invasion of Normandy

Tuesday, June 4
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join John Cilio for a thrilling and enlightening presentation on one of the most pivotal events of the 20th century.
Delayed Opening

Delayed Opening

Thursday, June 6
10:00 am to 2:15 pm
Delayed opening for Town of Berlin staff event and network upgrade.
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, June 6
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Movie Matinee: Moving On

Movie Matinee: Moving On

Friday, June 7
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Adult Summer Reading

Adult Summer Reading

Wednesday, June 12 to Friday, August 30
Earn tickets for raffles and prizes!
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, June 13
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Nature and Arts Based Wellness Workshop

Nature and Arts Based Wellness Workshop

Thursday, June 13
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
“Plant” your goals and intentions for the summer!
Movie Matinee: Asteroid City

Movie Matinee: Asteroid City

Friday, June 14
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday, June 15
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Join us for a discussion of The Collected Regrets of Clover by Mikki Brammer.
Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Monday, June 17
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us to share practical information, feelings, needs and concerns. This group meets monthly as a safe place for caregivers, family and friends of persons with dementia.
Jungle Pottery Painting

Jungle Pottery Painting

Tuesday, June 18
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Which jungle animal will you paint?
Juneteenth

Juneteenth

Wednesday, June 19
The library will be closed for Juneteenth.
Madan Sara: A Documentary by Etant Dupain

Madan Sara: A Documentary by Etant Dupain

Thursday, June 20
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Discover the women known as Madan Sara, who work at the margins of Haiti’s economy.
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, June 20
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth Celebration

Learn all about Juneteenth and its connection to Berlin! Featuring food, live music, speakers and presentations, book displays, and more.
Collaborative Storytelling

Collaborative Storytelling

Saturday, June 22
11:00 am to 11:45 am
Join us for an exciting collaboration between Connecticut-based Civil War reenactor Kevin Johnson and the performance ensemble Nzinga's Daughters.
Wide-Awake Lantern Craft

Wide-Awake Lantern Craft

Saturday, June 22
11:00 am to 2:30 pm
Join us outside for a fun and creative Juneteenth lantern-making workshop!
Keynote Speaker John Mills

Keynote Speaker John Mills

Saturday, June 22
11:50 am to 12:35 pm
Join John Mills for a discussion of his work with genealogical investigation.
His Truth is Marching On

His Truth is Marching On

Saturday, June 22
12:40 pm to 1:45 pm
Join us for a screening of the documentary His Truth is Marching On, followed Q&A with writer and director Dan Morrison.
Celebration of Hip-Hop

Celebration of Hip-Hop

Saturday, June 22
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
An educational music collaboration celebrating the journey of the genre.
Smart DriverTEK Workshop

Smart DriverTEK Workshop

Monday, June 24
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Discover the safety benefits of new car technology.
Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Monday, June 24
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Sign up to receive free one-on-one legal advice, including landlord/tenant, immigration law, family law, employment, consumer rights, and personal injury.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, June 24
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month’s cookbook is The Weekday Vegetarians by Jenny Rosenstrach.
STEAM Series: Step Into Symmetry

STEAM Series: Step Into Symmetry

Wednesday, June 26
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
What is symmetry?