Kids Crafternoon - Dragon Eggs
2025-09-18 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join us at the Rathbun for Kids Crafternoon and make some Dragon Eggs with us! Registration required. Recommended for ages 7-12. We hope to see you there!

Fairy House Workshop
2025-09-20 13:30 - 15:00 | East Haddam Grange Hall, 488 Town St, East Haddam, CT, United States
The Rathbun Library is partnering with the Florence Griswold Museum for a special program where you will create your own Fairy House using natural supplies such as moss, lichen, tree bark, pine cones, and other materials found in a forest! This magical class is fun for all ages and skill levels. All supplies are provided and registration is free. Space is limited to 25 people/families and limited to one house person/family. Sign up by calling the library or by using our online registration form.
This program, sponsored by the Friends of the Rathbun Library, is a great way to get started on your fairy house for our 5th annual Halloween Half Pint Hamlet and Fairy House display on October 18th! More info and schedule of events for that day to come!

Pokémon Club
2025-09-22 15:30 - 16:30 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Calling all trainers! Join Professor M at EHFPL for all things Pokémon! We’ll be playing games, trading cards, and doing activities, so be sure to bring your Pokémon cards! Collect a badge each month! No registration required.

Mario vs Sonic Party
2025-09-24 16:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Throughout the summer you cast your votes in the competition between Mario and Sonic, now it’s time to find out the results! Join us at EHFPL for some fun activities themed around our winning character. Who do you think won? No registration required, all ages welcome!

Kids Crafternoon - Spooky Cauldron Art
2025-10-03 15:30 - 16:30 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join us for Kids Crafternoon and make some Spooky Cauldron Art! Registration required. Recommended for ages 5-12. We hope to see you there!

Pages and Panels
2025-10-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join us at Rathbun for the first meeting of Pages and Panels, a graphic novel book club for grades 3-5! Each month we will read a new graphic novel, exploring different genres and discovering new authors. Then meet on the first Monday of each month to discuss the book. The next graphic novel we will be reading is Witches of Brooklyn by Sophie Escabasse. We hope to see you there!

Kids Game Night - Luigi's Mansion 3
2025-10-08 16:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join us at EHFPL for Kids Game Night! We’ll have the Nintendo Switch out to play Luigi’s Mansion 3, and a variety of classic and newer board games too. So, grab a friend and come play with us! Recommended for ages 5-12

Homeschool Hangout
2025-10-09 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-11-13 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Calling all homeschoolers! Join us at Rathbun for our monthly Homeschool Hangout. Each session we will explore a different subject, such as art, STEM, nature, etc. We will also have fun games and simple crafts! All ages are welcome! Note: Activities may vary in complexity depending on participants’ ages.

Rathbun Library's Annual Halloween Half Pint Hamlet
2025-10-18 14:00 - 17:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join us for a afternoon of fun activities. a Fairy House display and scavenger hunt for both kids & adults, face painting, henna art, hula hooping, balloon creations, a halloween selfie station and at 3:30 a costume parade for the kids!
The hay wagon will be shuttling folks back and forth from the events in the village center and Spring Fed Canteen will be on site with a delicious menu for all.

Pokémon Club
2025-10-27 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-11-24 15:30 - 16:30, 2025-12-22 15:30 - 16:30 | CT
Calling all trainers! Join Professor M at EHFPL for all things Pokémon! We’ll be playing games, trading cards, and doing activities, so be sure to bring your Pokémon cards! Collect a badge each month. No registration required.

Family Halloween Candy Taste Test
2025-10-29 18:00 - 19:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
We’re putting the most popular Halloween candy to the test at EHFPL’s Family Halloween Candy Taste Test! Which will win? Join us at the library to find out! All ages welcome, registration required.

Trick or Treat at the Library
2025-10-31 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Make the libraries one of your stops on Halloween. Show off your costumes and grab treat to celebrate this spooky day!

Pages and Panels
2025-11-03 16:00 - 17:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join us at Rathbun for the first meeting of Pages and Panels, a graphic novel book club for grades 3-5! Each month we will read a new graphic novel, exploring different genres and discovering new authors. Then meet on the first Monday of each month to discuss the book. The next graphic novel we will be reading is Investigators by John Patrick Green. We hope to see you there!

Annual Author Showcase
2025-11-08 11:00 - 15:00 | East Haddam Grange Hall, 488 Town St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Mark your calendars for the Annual Author Showcase, November 8th, 11-3:00 at East Haddam Grange Hall. This event is sponsored by both Friends’ Groups of the East Haddam Library System. There will be 20+ authors participating. This is a great opportunity to meet local authors, talk with them about their writing process, and purchase some gifts for those book lovers on your holiday lists.
We will also have an antiquarian book seller/bookshop owner on site to examine and evaluate older books, and show you how to realize their value. So bring those treasured books along with you!

Show Your Patterns at the Library!
2025-11-12 17:00 - 19:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Can’t stop listening to Golden? Watched Kpop Demon Hunters a dozen times? Join us at the library for a night of music, crafts, snacks and trivia all centered around this musical phenomenon! All ages welcome, registration required.

Colors Talk
2025-11-14 17:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Come learn how colors are used in nature and use natural objects to make artwork through rubbings, natural ink making, and natural dyes. We will experiment with how color is extracted and blended, and use natural items to create pictures. Recommended for ages 5+. Registration required. Presented by CT DEEP

Kids Game Night - Mario Kart
2025-11-19 16:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join us at EHFPL for Kids Game Night! We’ll have the Nintendo Switch out to play Mario Kart, and a variety of classic and newer board games too. So, grab a friend and come play with us! Recommended for ages 5-12

Dinosaur Party
2025-11-21 17:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
It’s Dinovember, and to celebrate the library is throwing a dinosaur party! We’ll have some fun dino themed activities for our future paleontologists to enjoy. Rec. for ages 2+. Registration required. We hope to see you there!

Kids Gift Making Crafts: Make Your Own Puzzle
2025-12-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
The holiday season is here! If you’re looking for a cute homemade gift, check out one of the library’s Kids Gift Making Craft sessions! In session 1, on Dec. 1, we will be making our own puzzles. While in session 2, on Dec. 19, we will be decorating picture frames. No registration is required, but supplies will be available on a first come, first serve basis. Recommended for ages 2+

Kids Game Night - Ticket to Ride
2025-12-10 16:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join us at EHFPL for Kids Game Night! We’ll be playing Ticket to Ride, and we’ll have a variety of other classic and newer board games out to play too. So, grab a friend and come play with us! Recommended for ages 5-12

Kids Gift Making Crafts: Picture Frames
2025-12-19 17:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States

Cookies & Canvases
2025-12-29 16:00 - 17:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join us for a fun night of painting while we snack on some cookies! Registration required. We hope to see you there!

Noon Year’s Eve Party
2025-12-31 11:00 - 12:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Kids can’t stay up until midnight? Come ring in the New Year with us at the library at our Noon Year’s Eve Party! We’ll play games, do crafts, and do a countdown to noon. All ages welcome, no registration required.

Fairy Tale Fridays
2026-01-02 15:30 - 16:15 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join us for a midwinter gathering on Fridays in January and February. We’ll get together to read and talk about fairy tales and folktales from around the world, with coloring/simple crafts to accompany our exploration. Recommended for ages 5-8.

Lego Free Play
2026-01-05 16:00 - 17:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
We’re breaking out the Legos at the library for some fun building time! So come get creative and show off your Lego building skills! Recommended for ages 5+

Kids Game Night ft. Super Smash
2026-01-07 17:00 - 19:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join us at EHFPL for Kids Game Night! We’ll have the Nintendo Switch out to play Super Smash, and a variety of classic and newer board games too. So, grab a friend and come play with us! Rec. for ages 5-12
