
Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Big Blue Block Building
Join MG in the Pollinator Garden and out on the Green for a Big Blue Block Building Bonanza! We'll build and play with friends. Bring your own drink, snack, and picnic blanket for a cool-down read aloud.
In case of inclement weather, meet in the Community Room.

LES Teacher Read-Alouds
This summer, Lebanon Elementary School (LES) is partnering with the Jonathan Trumbull Library (JTL) by providing family read alouds!
Join Heather Lyon in the Pollinator Garden for story time.
Rain/excessive heat location: Inside the Community Room

Summer Story & Craft: Teddy Bear Picnic
Join community member and Friend of the Library, Miss Jeannie, for three special summer story and craft programs. Wear clothes to get messy and meet downstairs in the Story Room first, then create artwork by Marcel or outside.
Bring your own beloved stuffed animal to a classic Teddy Bear Picnic with Miss Jeannie on July 18!
Summer dates: Fridays at 11am; June 27, July 18, August 8

All Ages Read Aloud: The Plain Princess
Join us for a special all ages family read aloud of a classic fairy tale, The Plain Princess. We will meet in the Story Room to read and discuss this beautiful book published in 1945 with long-lasting enjoyment for all.

Story Hour with Shaleen
Join us *twice a month this summer* for a morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

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

Pokémon Club
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.

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

What's In a Ranger's Pack? with TLGV
Whether you already love to get your kids outdoors or you want to try more family outdoor adventures, this program will give you the information and ideas you need. We will start off with a pop quiz: “How many of the ranger's backpack essentials can you guess right away?” After we make our guesses, a TLGV Ranger will give advice on what to keep in your backpack for every outdoor adventure. They will also offer ideas for a “Go Kit” to keep in your car for unexpected opportunities for family outdoor fun.

Let's Go, LEGO!
Drop in for LEGO time with your friends, family, and community of builders. We'll have various creative prompts and you can put your work on display downstairs in Children's.
If you have clean and sorted LEGO bricks you'd like to donate to JTL, please bring them in clear ziplock bags and our LEGO Leader will add them to our stash.
All ages welcome, duplos will be available for the youngest builders in the Play Corner.

Story Hour with Elena
Join us for a multi-sensory story hour designed to engage young children through interactive storytelling, music, movement, and connecting with others. Led by Elena Fader Hurlburt, Speech-Language Pathologist, this program supports early literacy and communication development in a playful, inclusive environment. Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30

Reptile Nook
Live animals at the library! The Reptile Nook from Agawam, MA, returns to JTL with animal friends. Dive into learning about different reptile species with Master Herpetologist Jess, ask lots of questions, and have fun!

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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 Little House: Her Story, with Gwen Diane
This program emphasizes the value of nature and rural places.
Gwen Diane will be reading The Little House: Her Story, a classic children’s picture book by Virginia Lee Burton. This delightful book illustrates many changes that a house far out in the country witnesses over time with the turning seasons. Listeners will learn about the passage of time and thankfulness for what we now have.
Following the reading, participants of all ages can draw their favorite home in their own artistic style, using JTL's art supplies. If you'd like, you may bring a photo of the home you plan to draw, whether your own home or a home that you visit and love. We will also have copies of coloring sheets from the story book available.
Ages 4+; no pre-registration necessary.

Story Hour with Shaleen
Join us *twice a month this summer* for a morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Summer Story & Craft
Join community member and Friend of the Library, Miss Jeannie, for three special summer story and craft programs. Wear clothes to get messy and meet downstairs in the Story Room first, then create artwork by Marcel or outside.
Summer dates: Fridays at 11am; June 27, July 18, August 8

Story Hour with Elena
Join us for a multi-sensory story hour designed to engage young children through interactive storytelling, music, movement, and connecting with others. Led by Elena Fader Hurlburt, Speech-Language Pathologist, this program supports early literacy and communication development in a playful, inclusive environment. Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30

Tutu Tuesday
Drop-in dance for ages 3-5. Join Miss Chloe on the second Tuesday of the month for introduction to ballet and free movement. Wear comfy clothes (tutu optional!), hair pulled back from face, socks or dance slippers.
5/13/25, 6/10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9, 10/14, (no November program), 12/9

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Art in the Afternoon
At Art in the Afternoon, everybody is an artist.
Join Youth Services Librarian, MG, for creative process-based art. We'll play with different mediums and display our work in the Stairwell Gallery and elsewhere at JTL.
Ages 6+.
August 15th focus: Papier-mâché (paper mache)
Registration required, limited space and supplies. Call the library or stop in at the Adult Circulation desk to sign up.

Story Hour with Shaleen
Join us *twice a month this summer* for a morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Tree Walk: Poet-Tree
Read poems about trees; learn about local trees on the Lebanon Green; identify different types of trees. Multigenerational program!

Story Hour with Elena
Join us for a multi-sensory story hour designed to engage young children through interactive storytelling, music, movement, and connecting with others. Led by Elena Fader Hurlburt, Speech-Language Pathologist, this program supports early literacy and communication development in a playful, inclusive environment. Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30

Pokémon Club
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.

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Back-to-School Farmers' Market
Celebrate the end of the summer with Youth Services librarian MG!

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Tutu Tuesday
Drop-in dance for ages 3-5. Join Miss Chloe on the second Tuesday of the month for introduction to ballet and free movement. Wear comfy clothes (tutu optional!), hair pulled back from face, socks or dance slippers.
5/13/25, 6/10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9, 10/14, (no November program), 12/9

Tree Walk: Autumn Leaf Craft
Autumnal colorful leaf craft (laminated and labeled) Tree ID, walk with binoculars, learn MAD CAP acronym and identification!

Tutu Tuesday
Drop-in dance for ages 3-5. Join Miss Chloe on the second Tuesday of the month for introduction to ballet and free movement. Wear comfy clothes (tutu optional!), hair pulled back from face, socks or dance slippers.
5/13/25, 6/10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9, 10/14, (no November program), 12/9

Tutu Tuesday
Drop-in dance for ages 3-5. Join Miss Chloe on the second Tuesday of the month for introduction to ballet and free movement. Wear comfy clothes (tutu optional!), hair pulled back from face, socks or dance slippers.
5/13/25, 6/10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9, 10/14, (no November program), 12/9

LES Teacher Read-Alouds
This summer, Lebanon Elementary School (LES) is partnering with the Jonathan Trumbull Library (JTL) by providing family read alouds!
Join Jan Gervais in the Pollinator Garden for story time.
Rain/excessive heat location: Inside the Community Room

Story Hour with Elena
Join us for a multi-sensory story hour designed to engage young children through interactive storytelling, music, movement, and connecting with others. Led by Elena Fader Hurlburt, Speech-Language Pathologist, this program supports early literacy and communication development in a playful, inclusive environment. Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30

Let's Go, LEGO!
Drop in for LEGO time with your friends, family, and community of builders. We'll have various creative prompts and you can put your work on display downstairs in Children's.
If you have clean and sorted LEGO bricks you'd like to donate to JTL, please bring them in clear ziplock bags and our LEGO Leader will add them to our stash.
All ages welcome, duplos will be available for the youngest builders in the Play Corner.

Drumming About You
Our library is going to sparkle.
BOB BLOOM is returning with his colorful cargo of lovable drums for us to get our hands onto. Together with Bob at the helm, we’ll get playful with some of the world’s most joyous songs.
Bob’s 100% participatory music has enlivened entire audiences at: Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts; Wadsworth Museum; New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas; New Year’s Eve “First Night Celebrations” in Hartford, Westport, Worcester, Providence, Boston.

Art in the Afternoon
At Art in the Afternoon, everybody is an artist.
Join Youth Services Librarian, MG, for creative process-based art. We'll play with different mediums and display our work in the Stairwell Gallery and elsewhere at JTL.
Ages 6+.
July 11th focus: collage
Registration required, limited space and supplies. Call the library or stop in at the Adult Circulation desk to sign up.

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

LES Teacher Read-Alouds
This summer, Lebanon Elementary School (LES) is partnering with the Jonathan Trumbull Library (JTL) by providing family read alouds!
Join Mrs. Allaire & Mrs. Brochu in the Pollinator Garden for story time.
Rain/excessive heat location: Inside the Community Room

Tutu Tuesday
Drop-in dance for ages 3-5. Join Miss Chloe on the second Tuesday of the month for introduction to ballet and free movement. Wear comfy clothes (tutu optional!), hair pulled back from face, socks or dance slippers.
5/13/25, 6/10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9, 10/14, (no November program), 12/9

Story Hour with Shaleen
Join us *twice a month this summer* for a morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Read & Win: Color the Fair 7/1-7/21
The Lebanon Lions present Read & Win: Color the Fair!
Starting July 1st
This annual opportunity invites children to visit the library to pick up a coloring sheet provided by the Lebanon Lions Club, color it, and return it for display at the Lebanon Fair (July 25-27).
Participants can win prizes!
Coloring submissions return date TBA.

Story Hour with Elena
Join us for a multi-sensory story hour designed to engage young children through interactive storytelling, music, movement, and connecting with others. Led by Elena Fader Hurlburt, Speech-Language Pathologist, this program supports early literacy and communication development in a playful, inclusive environment. Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30

Summer Story & Craft
Join community member and Friend of the Library, Miss Jeannie, for three special summer story and craft programs. Wear clothes to get messy and meet downstairs in the Story Room first, then create artwork by Marcel or outside.
Summer dates: Fridays at 11am; June 27, July 18, August 8

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Pokémon Club
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.

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

Story Hour with Shaleen
Join us *twice a month this summer* for a morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

Fam Jam: Summer Solstice!
Welcome all families to jam together! Youth Services Librarian MG and her spouse, Jaron (guitar teacher at Waldron's Studio 88 in Mansfield), are excited to facilitate an all-ages singalong here at JTL! Bring your voices and instruments to make joyful noise.

Big Collaborative Art & Big Blue Blocks
Come make some art with us on big paper with markers!
Come build with big blue blocks!
Let’s celebrate the beginning of summer and summer reading at the library out on the Green.

Reptile Nook
Reptile Nook visits and hangs out in the Pollinator Garden with a few animals. Stop by and say hello!

Welcome to Summer Reading
Summer Reading activities begin today!
This year’s theme is “Level Up at Your Library,” so get ready for some fun and games.
We’ll have all kinds of fun programs, special summer reading books on display, and prizes youth can collect after completing different ways to read throughout the summer.
Youth Summer Reading: Sign up any day during the summer to pick up your Ways to Read tracker. Youth prizes will be available from June 21 until September 5, 2025 (last day to enter for a grand prize).
Adult Summer Reading: Participate by reading and reviewing books between June 21 & September 5. Each review will earn you an entry into a drawing for a grand prize.
Our programs kick-off on Saturday, June 21 with a variety of Welcome to Summer Reading Activities!
Join us outside on June 21 for:
10am-1pm: Building Resilient Community w/ Grain Milling; Big Collaborative Art Making; and Big Blue Blocks
10am-12pm: Reptile Nook & reptile friends will be here!
12pm-1pm: Fam Jam: Summer Solstice in the Pollinator Garden

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Story Hour with Elena
Join us for a multi-sensory story hour designed to engage young children through interactive storytelling, music, movement, and connecting with others. Led by Elena Fader Hurlburt, Speech-Language Pathologist, this program supports early literacy and communication development in a playful, inclusive environment. Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30, 7/14, 7/28, 8/11, 8/25

Tutu Tuesday
Drop-in dance for ages 3-5. Join Miss Chloe on the second Tuesday of the month for introduction to ballet and free movement. Wear comfy clothes (tutu optional!), hair pulled back from face, socks or dance slippers.
5/13/25, 6/10, 7/8, 8/12, 9/9, 10/14, (no November program), 12/9

Story Hour with Shaleen
Join us *twice a month this summer* for a morning story time with Shaleen Barrett, Occupational Therapist and Signing Time Certified Teacher. Join us for stories, felt board, songs, and best of all, PLAY! Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/9, 6/23, 7/7, 7/21, 8/4, 8/18

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Story Hour with Elena
Join us for a multi-sensory story hour designed to engage young children through interactive storytelling, music, movement, and connecting with others. Led by Elena Fader Hurlburt, Speech-Language Pathologist, this program supports early literacy and communication development in a playful, inclusive environment. Target audience is ages 3-6, siblings welcome.
Summer dates: 6/2, 6/16, 6/30, 7/14, 7/28, 8/11, 8/25

Read, Rock, and Rhyme
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).

Pokémon Club
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.