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Public Libraries in New Haven and
Middlesex Counties
You can get a FREE library
card from your local library branch and get books from any library in
Connecticut.
Visiting libraries around your area can be a wonderful
family activity and it's free! From regular story hours
to special
events, your library can be a great resource for education, entertainment,
making friends, accessing
the Internet and more. Most libraries lend a
variety of FREE and reduced-price passes to area museums so
check your local
branch for details.
There are many
free Story Hours available at the libraries and bookstores throughout New Haven
and Middlesex
Counties. As programs do change from time to time, please
check the individual websites or call the facility to
verify details in order to
avoid disappointment or inconvenience. Happy Reading!!
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Ansonia
Ansonia Public
Library 53 South Cliff Street, Ansonia, 06401, 203-734-6275. Visit
Museum Passes
for a list of available museum passes. |
Ansonia
Ansonia Public
Library 53 South Cliff Street, Ansonia, 06401, 203-734-6275.
The Ansonia Library is proud to offer a variety of programs.
Programs are publicized in the Library and
also in the local newspapers. |
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Branford
James Blackstone
Memorial Library, 758 Main Street, Branford, 06405,
203-488-1441. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes. |
Branford
James Blackstone
Memorial Library, 758 Main Street, Branford, 06405,
203-488-1441.
Storytime With Miss Mary. Story Time
is Tuesdays ad Wednesdays at 10:00 AM.
Come and join Miss Mary for a lively story,
music and craft fun.
For more information call 203 488-1441 ext
323 or check the website for details. |
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Bethany
The Clark
Memorial Library, 538 Amity Road, Bethany, 06524, 203-393-2103.
Call for a list of available museum passes.
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Bethany
The Clark
Memorial Library, 538 Amity Road, Bethany, 06524, 203-393-2103.
Story time is every Wednesday at 4 PM.
Please check the web site for details. |
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Cheshire
Cheshire Public Library,
104 Main Street, Cheshire, 06410, 203-272-2245. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Cheshire
Cheshire Public Library,
104 Main Street, Cheshire, 06410, 203-272-2245.
Story Time-Mondays and Tuesday at 10:00 am - Ages
3 1/2 to 5.
Wednesdays - Mother Goose Time -- Ages 6 to 30
months at 10:00 am.
Wednesdays - After School Story Time - Ages 3 to 8
- 4 pm. These programs are all drop-in.
For programs requiring pre-registration and for
further details, please check the web site. |
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Chester
Chester Public Library,
21 West Main Street, Chester, 06412, 860-526-0018. Visit
Museum
Passes for a listing of available passes
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Chester
Chester Public Library,
21 West Main Street, Chester, 06412, 860-526-0018.
There are no programs listed currently but check back soon.
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Clinton
Henry Carter Hull Library,
10 Killingworth Turnpike Clinton, 06413, 860-669-2342. Visit
Museum Passes
for a listing of available passes.
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Clinton
Henry Carter Hull Library,
10 Killingworth Turnpike Clinton, 06413, 860-669-2342.
The library offers many programs for babies,
toddlers, pre-schoolers and more...
However, all programs are limits to a certain
number of participants and pre-registration is required.
Please visit their website for details.
Please Pre-register. Check website for
program details.
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Cromwell
Cromwell Belden Public Library,
41 West St., Cromwell, 06416, 860-632-3460. Call for available museum passes.
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Cromwell
Cromwell Belden Public Library,
41 West St., Cromwell, 06416.
Click here for the Children's
Calendar as events change regularly.
Please check website for further details.
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Deep River
Deep River
Public Library, 150 Main St., Deep River, 06417,
860-526-6039.
Visit
Museum
Passes
for a listing of available
passes.
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Deep River
Deep River
Public Library, 150 Main St., Deep River, 06417,
860-526-6039.
Preschool
Story Hours- The Deep River Library hosts “Time for Tots” for pre-school
aged children between the
ages of two
and five on Tuesdays and Fridays 11am.
There will be
story time and a craft. The program is free.
Parent/Infant Group - Parents and caregivers are invited to bring their
babies up to 24 months to the library.
Get together
with other families, have fun and learn, all on Thursday mornings at 11am.
No registration is
required.
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Derby
Derby Public
Library, 313 Elizabeth Street, Derby, 06418, 203-736-1482 or 1483.
Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Derby
Derby Public
Library, 313 Elizabeth Street, Derby, 06418, 203-736-1482 or 1483.
Wednesdays at 10:00 -
Nursery Rhyme Time – For toddlers 12 to 24 months old along with a caregiver.
Finger plays,
stories, songs and rhyme.
January 16, 23 & 30 / February 6, 13 & 27 / March 5, 12 & 19
Thursday mornings at 10:00- Baby and Me! – 6 to 12 months old - songs,
rhymes, movement, board books
and interaction with
caregiver.
January 17, 24 & 31 / February 7, 14, & 28 / March 6, 13 & 20
Thursday at 11:00 - Preschool Story Time - ages 3-5 -stories, songs, musical
instruments, craft.
January 17, 24 & 31 / February 7, 14 & 28 / March 6, 13 & 20
Fridays at 10:00 -Time for Two’s – 25-36 months old with a caregiver
-stories, finger plays, songs and a
simple craft.
January 18 & 25 / February 1, 8, 15 & 29 / March 7, 14 & 21
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Durham
Durham Public Library, 7
Maple Avenue, Durham, 06422, 860-349-9544. Call for available museum
passes.
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Durham
Durham Public Library, 7
Maple Avenue, Durham, 06422, 860-349-9544. Information on Programs not yet
available. Please check their website.
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East Haddam
Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main Street, East Haddam, 06423,
860-873-8210. Call for available museum passes.
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East Haddam
Rathbun Free Memorial
Library, 36 Main Street, East Haddam, 06423, 860-873-8210.
Storytimes are held on Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30am, and
include singing, finger play and stories,
followed by a simple craft project.
Recommended for ages 3-5.
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East Haven
Hagaman Memorial
Library, 227 Main Street, East Haven, 06512, 203-468-3890. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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East Haven
Hagaman Memorial
Library, 227 Main Street, East Haven, 06512, 203-468-3890.
Playgroup-Mondays 10AM
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Essex
Essex Library
Association,
33 West Avenue, Essex, 06426, 860-767-1560,
Visit Museum Passes for a
listing of available passes.
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Essex
Essex Library
Association,
33 West Avenue, Essex, 06426, 860-767-1560.
Preschool Story
Hours for ages 3-5 - 2008 Winter/Spring Session: January 28 - May 17.
Registration required - space limited.
Mondays or Tuesdays 1-2pm; Wednesdays or Thursdays 10-11am
Story Hour closings will follow the same schedule as Essex Elementary
School.
Stories and Music For Ones and Twos
Friday mornings from
10-10:45. Listen to stories, sing songs, make music , play with friends.
Drop-in program,
no registration necessary.
Monday Morning Play Group
Mondays from 10-12pm.
Informal drop-in playgroup for toddlers and pre-schoolers in the children's
room.
Drop by to meet other children
and their parents or caregivers.
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Guilford
Guilford Free
Library, 20 Carter Drive, Guilford, 06437, 203-453- 8282. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Guilford
Guilford Free
Library, 20 Carter Drive (temporary location off Goose Lane),
Guilford, 06437, 203-453- 8282.
Mondays beginning February 4 - Baby Time - Infants, birth through 11
months, and parent/giver.
Start Time: 9:30 AM
Tuesday evenings - Bedtime
Stories- 6:30-7:10pm.Teddies and PJ's welcome for this evening storytime.
Open to all. All ages welcome. No registration
required.
Thursdays - Pop-in Playtime 3:30 PM
Parents come! Meet your friends and let your children play together!
All ages welcome.
Fridays - Board Games 4:00 PM Children
ages 6 to 11 are invited to play board games with friends!
Battleship, Chess, Monopoly and more.
Fridays - February 8 - March 14 - NEW! Friday
Flicks 4:30 PM Six-week drop-in movies series from
"The Enchanted Tales," & "The Festival of
Family Classics. For ages 7 and up.
Saturdays - February 2 ad March 1 - NEW
'First' Saturday Movies 1:00 PM. Children please join us for a
winter movie series the first Saturday of
each month. For children ages 7 and up.
Many other programs available. Visit their website often.
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Hamden
Miller Memorial Central
Library, 2091 Dixwell Avenue, Hamden, 06518, 203-287-2680.
Visit
Museum Passes
for a listing of available passes. |
Hamden
Miller Memorial
Central Library, 2901 Dixwell Avenue Hamden, 203-230-3770
Whitneyville Branch, 125 Carleton Street (at
Putnam Avenue) Hamden, 203-287-2677.
Brundage Community Branch 91 Circular Avenue
(next door to Fire House #2), Hamden, 203-287-2675
Mondays -Drop-in story time at Brundage Community Library 10:30 am
Tuesdays -Drop-in story time at Whitneyville Library 10:45 am
Tuesdays -Time
for Twos. 10:15 a.m. (Registration required) Friend's Room Miller Library
Wednesdays - Wonderful Ones 10:15 a.m. (Registration required) Friends
Room Miller Library
Thursdays - Thrilling Threes and Fours 10:15 a.m. (Registration Required)
Friends Room Miller Library
Please check the
Hamden Library General Calendar website for current updates.
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Ivoryton
Ivoryton Library Association, 106 Main
St. Ivoryton, 06442, 860-767-1252. Call for available museum
passes.
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Ivoryton
Ivoryton Library Association,
106 Main St. Ivoryton, 06442, 860-767-1252.
Wednesdays at 10:00 am stories, songs and a craft. All ages welcome.
No registration necessary.
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Killingworth
Killingworth Library,
301 Route 81, Killingworth, 06419 860-663-2000. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Killingworth
Killingworth Library,
301 Route 81, Killingworth, 06419 860-663-2000.
Space is limited for the story time programs and priority will be given to
residents.
All winter 2008
programs are currently full.
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Madison
E.C. Scranton
Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Rd. Madison 06443.
203-245-8722. Visit
Museum Passes for a
listing of available passes. |
Madison
E.C. Scranton
Memorial Library, 801 Boston Post Rd. Madison 06443.
203-245-8722.
A full calendar of children's programs is
available from Baby Rhyme Time to Story Time, Art Smart to Chess Club.
All programs are for Madison residents and
require registration. Please visit their website for further details.
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Middlefield
Levi
E. Coe Library, 414 Main Street, Middlefield, 06455,
860-349-3857. Call for available museum passes.
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Middlefield
Levi
E. Coe Library, 414 Main Street, Middlefield, 06455,
860-349-3857.
Story Time - Tuesdays - 6:30 PM
Story Time for preschool children on Wednesdays at 10:30 A.M.
from September–December and January-May.
For more information and to register, please call the Children's
Room at 349-3857. |
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Middletown
Russell Library, 123 Broad
Street, Middletown, 06457, 860-347-2528. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Middletown
Russell Library, 123
Broad Street, Middletown, 06457, 860-347-2528.
Twilight Tales, Wonderful Ones, Terrific Twos and More!
Visit the
Russell Library Children's Calendar for details on all their exciting
programs.
Due to high demand, most programs are for Middletown residents only and
require preregistration.
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Milford
Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Avenue, Milford, 06460,
203-783-3290. Call the Children's Department at 203-783-3312 for available
museum passes. |
Milford
Milford Public Library, 57 New Haven Avenue, Milford, 06460,
203-783-3290.
Story Time - Mondays and Tuesdays at 10 AM
Toddler Time - Wednesdays at 10 AM and 11 AM |
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New Haven
New Haven
Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street, New Haven, 06510, 203-946-8130
Museum passes are available only at the Main Branch. Call the Children's Room at
203-946-8129 for details.
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New Haven
New Haven
Free Public Library, 133 Elm Street, New Haven, 06510, 203-946-8130
There's so much going on at each of the branches of the NH Public Library all
the time that we would ask
that you click on the link and visit the calendar on their website for details.
WOW! Thanks New Haven!
New Haven Public Library Calendar
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North Branford
Atwater
Memorial Library, 1720 Foxon Road, North Branford, 06471
203-315-6020. Call the Children's Department for available museum passes. |
New Programs January - March 08 Please register in the
Children's Room or call 315-6020.
Wednesdays @ 10:00 a.m.
Time for Baby and Me: Infants, birth to
18 mos. with parent/caregiver.
Co-sponsored with the North Branford Family Resource Center
Monday or Thursday @ 10:30 a.m.
Toddler Time: A playful time for children
18 mos. and up with songs,
music and stories.
Tuesdays @ 10:30 a.m. or 1:30 p.m.
and Fridays @ 10:00 a.m.
Story Hour: For children 3 years
and up
(kindergarteners welcome!) with stories, fingerplays, flannel
board, and a craft.
Thursdays from 3 - 4:30 p.m. Pop-In Playtime: Remember the library is a cozy place to
meet friends in
the winter!! Take time to play and check out our new books to
take home and snuggle up with during these
chilly winter months of winter. No registration necessary
for Pop-In Playtime. |
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North Haven
North Haven
Memorial Library, 17 Elm Street, North Haven, 06473, 203-239-5803.
Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes. |
North Haven
Barnes and Noble,
470 Universal Drive, North Haven, 06473. 203-234-1805
There are many programs available for tots to teens and family programs too.
Due to popularity and space
limitations, most all programsare restricted to North Haven residents and
proof of residency is required.
Please visit the
calendar link for detailed information on current programs.
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Orange
Case Memorial
Library, 176 Tyler City Rd., Orange, 06477, 203-891-2170.
Call for available museum passes.
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Orange
Case Memorial
Library, 176 Tyler City Rd., Orange, 06477, 203-891-2170.
2 YEAR OLD SESSION: MONDAYS 10:30-11:00 AM. Registration required
3-5 YEAR OLD SESSION: (includes a craft activity) WEDNESDAYS -4:00-5:00 PM, THURSDAYS- 10:30-11:30 AM.
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Old Saybrook
Acton
Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook, 06475,
860-395-3184
Visit
Museum
Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Old Saybrook
Acton
Public Library, 60 Old Boston Post Rd, Old Saybrook, 06475,
860-395-3184
Preschool Story Time-Every Friday Morning: 2-year olds 10:00 a.m., 3-5 year
olds 10:45 a.m.
Stories, songs, hand rhymes, creative activities, and lots of fun!
Story Time for Wee Ones-Every Wednesday Morning: 10:00 a.m. Children
ages birth to 2.
Stories, songs, hand rhymes, and time for parents to socialize!
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Oxford
Oxford Public Library
286 Oxford Rd, Oxford, 06478, 203-888-6944. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes. |
Oxford
Oxford Public Library,
286 Oxford Rd, Oxford, 06478, 203-888-6944.
Story Hours for 3-5 year olds are Tuesdays at 10 AM.
Craft Day Program is Wednesdays at 10 AM.
Babies and Books is held Fridays at 10 AM. Please call for details. |
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Seymour
Seymour Public
Library, 46 Church Street, Seymour, 06483, 203-888-3903.
Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes. |
Seymour
Seymour Public
Library, 46 Church Street, Seymour, 06483, 203-888-3903.
There are generally plenty of children's programs available but
they were not up to date at the time that
we were updating. Please check their site for current
information. |
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Wallingford
Wallingford
Public Library, 200 North Main Street, Wallingford, 06492, 203-265-6754.
Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Wallingford
Wallingford
Public Library, 200 North Main Street, Wallingford, 06492, 203-265-6754.
A message from the children's room -
Sometime this winter, we expect to conclude the renovation project of the
Wallingford Public Library.
We greatly
appreciate your patience as we enter the home stretch of the renovation.
As a results of
these necessary changes, the Children's Room continues to be unable to offer
storytimes and other
programs but we hope you will all continue to visit us and take out lots of your
favorite books in the
meantime. Our smaller temporary Children's Room is fully functioning so please
stop by.
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Westbrook
Westbrook Public Library,
688 Boston Post Road,
Westbrook, 06498, 860-399-6422
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Westbrook
Westbrook Public Library,
688 Boston Post Road (temporary location),
Westbrook, 06498, 860-399-6422
The library is in a temporary location as the main site undergoes
renovations. Information regarding current
programs is unavailable on their website. Please give them a call for
current information.
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West Haven
West Haven
Public Library, 300 Elm Street, West Haven, 06516, 203-931-4233. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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West Haven
West Haven
Public Library, 300 Elm Street, West Haven, 06516, 203-931-4233.
Tuesdays & Thursdays 10 AM -
Pre-School Storytime for children 3 and
older
Registration Required.
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Woodbridge
Woodbridge Town
Library, 225 Amity Road, Woodbridge, 06526, 203-389- 3433. Visit
Museum Passes for a listing of available passes.
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Woodbridge
Woodbridge Town
Library, 225 Amity Road, Woodbridge, 06526, 203-389- 3433.
Stop by or call 389.3439 to register, or for
more information on any story time program.
Priority registration for Woodbridge
Residents.
Non-residents are welcome to register
following resident registration.
STORYTIME SESSIONS
Baby Time - 6-18 Months -Wednesdays 11:30 a.m.
Storytime for 18 - 30 months -Wednesdays 10:30 a.m.
Storytime For Twos -Two-Year-Olds Mondays 10:30 a.m.
Preschool Storytime -Ages 3-5 Fridays 11:00 a.m.
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New Haven
Saturdays@2.
Connecticut
Children's Museum, Children's Building 22 Wall St. 203-562-5437.
Artists and educators engage children with dramatic renderings of books through
the Creating Readers Saturdays
at 2 program. The goal is to link literacy to hands-on activities, to read a
book that children connect to a real-life
event in which they are players, a book that deepens that experience for
children, a book that they can carry with
them, a book that they are invested in reading because it evokes memories of a
place where they are empowered
and engaged learner. The Saturdays at 2 program is supported by grants
from the Community Foundation for
Greater New Haven and New Alliance Foundation. Admission to the museum is $5 and
the Saturdays at 2 program
is included with the museum admission. Each family also receives a copy of
the book.
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This information is a free
community service provided by the Kids' Directory. However, information
changes
frequently and the Kids' Directory cannot be held responsible for
incorrect information.
Please call ahead to verify the information before
attending events.
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