Holiday Hours, Crafts, and Winter Events at the Library
Holiday Closing
The Library will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 24 and will remain closed on Thursday, December 25. The Library will reopen on Friday, December 26 at 10 a.m.
The Library will close at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, December 31 and will remain closed on Thursday, January 1. The Library will reopen on Friday, January 2 at 10 a.m.
American Mah Jongg for Beginners
Fridays at 10:30 a.m.
American Mah Jongg club for players of all skill levels. These sessions are intended for players who are familiar with American Mah Jongg as instruction is not provided.
Participants are encouraged to bring their own American Mah Jongg set and official Mah Jongg card. The Library also has a limited number of Mah Jongg sets and cards to use during open play.
Games are non-betting as gambling is not allowed in the library. Registration is required. Click here to register.
If you are interested in learning to play American Mah Jongg please check our calendar for future classes in winter 2026.
Teen Book Bedazzling
Saturday, December 20, 2 p.m.
Come try out the newest BookTok trend and make your favorite book sparkle! Bring your own hardcover or paperback book and use gem diamond art techniques to bedazzle your book cover. All bedazzling materials will be provided.Registration required. Click here to register.
This program is for teens in grades 7-12.
KPop Demon Hunters Sing-Along
Friday, December 26, 2 p.m.
Bored on Boxing Day? Come and sing along to the hit movie! We'll have hot cocoa and candy canes. Bring your own blankets and snacks while we picnic in the meeting room.
Registration is required and will open on December 5 at 1 p.m. To register, click here.
Make Your Own Pizza Party!
Saturday, December 27, 11 a.m.
Come join our pizza party! Matt from My Productions CT will be here to teach us how to make our very own pizzas from scratch
Registration is required. Click here to sign-up.
This program is for children in Grades 1 to 6.
High School Volunteer Club
Monday, December 29, 2 p.m.
For students in grades 9 through 12Earn community service hours at our high school volunteer club. Volunteers can work on special projects or train to become a volunteer shelf reader.
Registration is recommended but drop-ins are welcome if space permits. Click here to register.
Drop-in Crafts
Monday, December 29, 2 p.m.
Drop by the children’s room to do a fun craft!*For patrons in Grades 4, 5 and 6, we will offer book bedazzling! Bring your own book to decorate. Crafts available while supplies last.
No registration is necessary.
Craft Workshop: Book Bedazzling
Monday, December 29, 6:30 p.m.
For Adults. Bring your favorite book and transform its cover with gem diamond art!
All bedazzling materials will be provided. Please bring your own book.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Drop-in Crafts
Tuesday, December 30, 2 p.m.
Drop by the children’s room to do a fun craft! No registration is needed!
Noon Year's Eve
Wednesday, December 31, 11 a.m.
Come and countdown to 12 o'clock! We're ringing in the New Year at noon with crafts, music, and a balloon drop.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Ozobots in Winter
Tuesday, January 6, 4 p.m.
Learn how to code an Ozobot and put the robot through a test of mazes and races! There will be an optional "winter scavenger hunt" maze. This program is open to anyone in 3rd-6th grade.
Registration is required. Click here to register.
Quilting Club
Wednesday, January 7, 12 p.m.
Come and join others who share the love of quilting! No registration is necessary. Please bring your own supplies.
Book Groups
The Bookcase Discussion Group
Monday, January 5, 7 p.m.
Join Bookcase leader Toby Zabinski for a Zoom discussion of Culpability by Bruce Holsinger. Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
Mystery Book Discussion: The Husbands
Thursday, January 15, 2 p.m.
Join Mystery Discussion leader Donna DiMassa for a discussion of The Husbands by Chandler Baker.
Women—especially wives and mothers—will love Chandler Baker’s insightful, deliciously funny, and cunning novel that puts a truly modern twist on The Stepford Wives. Nora Spangler loves her husband, Hayden. He’s sweet and handsome, but not helpful. Nora is pregnant with their second child, trying to make partner at her law firm, house hunting—basically, taking care of everything. Then Nora visits an idyllic community where the homes are beautiful, the women are top line professionals, and their husbands? Unicorns who do laundry, make dinner, work full time, take care of the kids, and praise their wives all the time. This is where Nora wants to be. But is it as perfect as it seems?
Copies of the book are available at the Circulation Desk. Registration is required. Click here to register.
Ban This Book Club: Breathless
Monday, February 2, 7 p.m.
Breathless was the second most banned book of the 2024-2025 school year with 20 bans.
In this coming-of-age love story, Claudine Henry is coping with her parents’ divorce and getting ready for college when she meets a local trail guide with a mysterious past.
Join Librarian Rebecca Harlow as we discuss this as a work of literature as well as an object of censorship.
Registration is required, click here to register.
Copies of the book will soon be available at the Library.
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Events are free and open to the public, except as noted. Registration is required for all events.
To register for events, go to https://casememorial.librarycalendar.com/event/
Phone: 203-891-2170
