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

Come practice your Story-telling and Art-working with local creator and library programmer Cailean. Together we will learn and share different techniques to create our own stories and art in all different forms. Bring something you're already working on or find inspiration at the library to create something new.

Ages 12+.

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

Interested in using JTL's 3D printer? Join our resident team of 3D Printers, Mr. John Flegert and teen volunteers, Aiden & Tristan, for an introductory workshop. You'll learn about how to find a file to print from Thingiverse.com or Printables.com, receive a demo and training on how to set up the printer, and schedule a time to print your creation here at the library. Registration required; sign up at the Adult Circ Desk. Space is limited.

Summer workshop dates:

July 2

July 9

July 16

Aug 6

Aug 13

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.

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.

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.

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

Come practice your Story-telling and Art-working with local creator and library programmer Cailean. Together we will learn and share different techniques to create our own stories and art in all different forms. Bring something you're already working on or find inspiration at the library to create something new.

Ages 12+.

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

Interested in using JTL's 3D printer? Join our resident team of 3D Printers, Mr. John Flegert and teen volunteers, Aiden & Tristan, for an introductory workshop. You'll learn about how to find a file to print from Thingiverse.com or Printables.com, receive a demo and training on how to set up the printer, and schedule a time to print your creation here at the library. Registration required; sign up at the Adult Circ Desk. Space is limited.

Summer workshop dates:

July 2

July 9

July 16

Aug 6

Aug 13

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.

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

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

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.

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

Come practice your Story-telling and Art-working with local creator and library programmer Cailean. Together we will learn and share different techniques to create our own stories and art in all different forms. Bring something you're already working on or find inspiration at the library to create something new.

Ages 12+.

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

Join UCONN Senior Chemistry scholar, Keera, to learn about the science of pigments and finding color in nature. Participants will make their own pigments using different plants and paint their own artistic creation by the end of the program. Registration required; spots are limited. This program is for ages 10+.

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

Interested in using JTL's 3D printer? Join our resident team of 3D Printers, Mr. John Flegert and teen volunteers, Aiden & Tristan, for an introductory workshop. You'll learn about how to find a file to print from Thingiverse.com or Printables.com, receive a demo and training on how to set up the printer, and schedule a time to print your creation here at the library. Registration required; sign up at the Adult Circ Desk. Space is limited.

Summer workshop dates:

July 2

July 9

July 16

Aug 6

Aug 13

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

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

Interested in using JTL's 3D printer? Join our resident team of 3D Printers, Mr. John Flegert and teen volunteers, Aiden & Tristan, for an introductory workshop. You'll learn about how to find a file to print from Thingiverse.com or Printables.com, receive a demo and training on how to set up the printer, and schedule a time to print your creation here at the library. Registration required; sign up at the Adult Circ Desk. Space is limited.

Summer workshop dates:

July 2

July 9

July 16

Aug 6

Aug 13

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.

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 poems about trees; learn about local trees on the Lebanon Green; identify different types of trees. Multigenerational program!

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

Celebrate the end of the summer with Youth Services librarian MG!