Poetry appreciation group, new in 2026-27!

Join a crew of volunteer community facilitators as we enjoy monthly explorations of poetry, including but not limited to: reading poetry aloud, introducing new poets and styles, writing prompts, drinking tea and eating snacks, and inspirational walks outside. You're invited to bring poems to share based on this month's theme. 

9/8/26 Maggie & Berti, Theme: Nature and Music

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.

Calling all knitters, crocheters, felters, and fiber enthusiasts!

Join our new all-purpose fiber arts group to share ideas, patterns, supplies and camaraderie with other local enthusiasts! This is a new group intended for older teens and adults. Please bring your current project or supplies to work and we’ll provide a cozy space to share and chat.

This group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month starting May 15th. 

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga! Our practice begins at 9:30 am in the library’s Community Room or outside weather permitting.

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+

Join Tina at 10:30 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.

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of Grandma Gatewood’s Walk by Ben Montgomery (led by Gwenn Haaland and Anne McAwley-LeDuc).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

The Board of Trustees of the Jonathan Trumbull Library will hold their regular meeting in the library's community room.

https://www.lebanonctlibrary.org/board-bylaws

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.

Come one, come all, to see your favorite story books come to life on the third Friday of the month at JTL with our youth performers in One Hour Production!

Each month, the kids in OHP will bring a story from the page to the stage, and we want you to be our audience. Performance runtime varies, expect about 30 minutes, then choose your own books before the library closes.

Join Tina Rice of Yoga Me Happy CT for yoga! Our practice begins at 9:30 am in the library’s Community Room or outside weather permitting.

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+

Join Tina at 10:30 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.

Talking About Death: A Community Conversation

An interactive gathering to explore death and dying in a welcoming, supportive space. Using a thought-provoking card game, we’ll spark curiosity, laughter, and meaningful conversation—inviting reflection, connection, and new perspectives.

Come ready to listen, share, and meet members of the Connecticut Death Collective, a community re-imagining how we engage with mortality.

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.

Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month as we use the 22 archetypes of the Major Arcana as prompts for our creative expression! 

The Major Arcana traces the path of the Fool's journey as they encounter different aspects of Self along the way. Using a variety of visuals from different decks and bespoke writing prompts, we'll craft a container to encourage each other's creative work (sharing always optional!) and hold the journey together.

Please bring any tarot decks you feel inspired by, as well as any writing or art supplies you'd like to have on hand during the program.

We meet in the JTL Community Room.

Calling all knitters, crocheters, felters, and fiber enthusiasts!

Join our new all-purpose fiber arts group to share ideas, patterns, supplies and camaraderie with other local enthusiasts! This is a new group intended for older teens and adults. Please bring your current project or supplies to work and we’ll provide a cozy space to share and chat.

This group will meet on the 2nd and 4th Friday of every month starting May 15th. 

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+

No Yoga this week.

No Chair Yoga August 8th.

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

Come learn how to transform unwanted books into expressive and meaningful art journals. We begin with a singing bowl meditation to quiet the mind and focus our intentions. Amy will lead you through a simple process for creating an expressive book poetry spread, we will work on additional spreads as time allows. You will leave with your new journal, a list of Amy’s favorite supplies (and where to find them) and a new favorite pastime! Registration required 15 spots

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.

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 us in the library's community room, the best theater in town, for a movie and popcorn on the first Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm.

This month, we'll be showing Project Hail Mary (PG-13).

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of The Trees: A Novel by Percival Everett (led by Kim Hodgkins).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

The Board of Trustees of the Jonathan Trumbull Library will hold their regular meeting in the library's community room.

https://www.lebanonctlibrary.org/board-bylaws

Join us in the library's community room, the best theater in town, for a movie and popcorn on the first Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm.

This month, we'll be showing Michael (PG-13).

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

Join us for an author talk with Helen Charov, author of ‘Tatyana’s War: Escape and Survival on the Eastern Front in World War II’. Charov will share the remarkable true story of her mother’s life in Ukraine during World War II, drawn from diaries discovered decades later in a Connecticut attic.

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

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of When Books Went to War: The Stories that Helped Us Win World War II by Molly Guptill Manning (led by Linda Wallace).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

The Board of Trustees of the Jonathan Trumbull Library will hold their regular meeting in the library's community room.

https://www.lebanonctlibrary.org/board-bylaws

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

This knitting, crocheting, and stitching group meets in the Adult Nonfiction Reading Room.

Please note: Inclement weather may cancel.

The Board of Trustees of the Jonathan Trumbull Library will hold their regular meeting in the library's community room.

https://www.lebanonctlibrary.org/board-bylaws

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of Orbital: A Novel by Samantha Harvey (led by Lydia Myers and Missy Hayes).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of The Sirens by Emilia Hart (led by Maggie Geier and Caitlin Kiamie).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of Clear: A Novel by Carys Davies (led by Caitlin Jamrock).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913-1914 by Frederic Morton (led by Leslie Myers).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.

All readers are welcome to join our discussion of Mother Tongue: A Memoir by Sara Novic (led by Shomriel Sherman).

Copies of the book are available to borrow.