Family Programs, Summer 2019

Posted on: June 6, 2019 - 11:05am
Lindsey Kent, Shop Rite dietician, conducts a program with families.

Join us for these fun family programs at the library! Check our events calendar for a complete listing of programs for children and teens.

Dancin’ with Hoops
Monday, July 1, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
Musically fueled interactive hoop dancing entertainment designed to inspire and ignite creative movement, dance, exercise, self-expression, and cooperative play. Participants will learn basic waist hooping tricks, on and off body moves. Custom hula hoops will be available for use. All ages.

East Hartford night at the New Britain Bees
Friday, July 19, game time: 6:35 PM
Join our summer reading program and earn a free ticket to the game! Summer readers will be honored at the game. Ask at the children’s desk for more information.

Cooking with Lindsey from ShopRite
Children’s program: Monday @3:00 PM, June 17, July 29, August 12 (ages 5 – 10)
Teen program: Mondays @ 1:30 PM: June 17, July 29, August 12 (ages 11 – 18)
Join Lindsey Kent, your ShopRite dietician, for a fun-filled cooking class! Learn how to make delicious and nutritious recipes! Please note any allergies when registering. Registration required, click on the date to sign up.

Safety First
Wednesday, June 19, 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Eliud Sanchez from American Karate Centers will teach children and families how to stay safe and protect themselves! For ages 10 years and up.

Night Sky Viewing
Wednesday, July 17, 7:30 – 9:00 PM
A member of the Hartford Astronomical Society will be presenting an interactive lecture for families telling them what can be seen in the night sky in East Hartford during the summer. Following the lecture, we will go outside to view the night sky through a telescope! For everyone ages 8 and up. Registration is requested, click here to sign up.

Meet the Museum
Thursday, August 8, 1:00 – 3:30 PM
Thursday, August 15, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
What’s the East Hartford connection to the gunpowder made for the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and the first glassworks in Connecticut? What’s up with the balloon diorama on the first floor of the library, and why is there a jet engine model in the children’s room? Come learn about this and other nifty bits of East Hartford history. We’ll have artifacts from the library’s museum collection for you to see and handle. Free and open to the public, and suitable for all ages. Reigster for a reminder, click on the dates to sign up.