East Haddam Library Systems

Winter Wellness - Fire Cider Workshop
2025-11-11 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Come join us at the Rathbun to make an immune-boosting sweet-spicy-tangy traditional folk remedy known as fire cider. Fire cider uses easily available ingredients including apple cider vinegar, garlic, onions, ginger, horseradish, and honey, with endless variations. We will provide the basic ingredients. Participants, bring any additional ingredients that you’d like to incorporate from your garden or pantry, as well as your own knives, cutting boards, and wide-mouth Mason jars. We’ll spend the evening prepping batches to steep and have ready for the holidays and the cold season. Registration required; call or sign up online!

Teen Craft Night - Round Robin Painting
2025-11-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
It’s teen craft night at Rathbun! So, grab a friend and come make do some Round Robin Painting with us. Registration required for this program, we hope to see you there!

Sensory Bin Playtime
2025-11-10 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-10-27 11:00 - 14:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join us for some sensory bin fun at the library! The bin will be filled with various materials and items for kids to play with and explore. Drop in at the Rathbun anytime between 11-2pm. This activity is aimed at ages 2-5, but friends that are older/younger are always welcome to participate!

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!

Canceled - Dungeons and Dragons
2025-11-07 17:00 - 20:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
This session of Dungeons and Dragons has been canceled, we’ll see you next month adventurers!
The World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game gives you the chance to take part in epic tales of adventure and fantasy. Tweens and Teens are invited to join in on the fun. Newbies are encouraged, veteran players are welcome.
Information for nerds*:D&D 5e. Any official WotC Classes/Races eligible, custom class/race accepted on case-by-case basis. Players may start at level 3. Characters made at home are subject to DM approval. Pre-made characters available on game nights. *nerds are cool.

Rathbun Book Club
2025-11-06 13:30 - 14:30 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Interested in Non-Fiction, History, Science, Current Events, and other fascinating subjects? This is the book club for you!
Grab a copy of our Book of the Month by calling the library (860-873-8210), and join us for discussion on the first Thursday of every month at the Rathbun Library at 2:00pm. Newcomers are welcome!
If Mystery Books are more your speed, check out the Mystery Book Club which meets on the third Wednesday of every month!

Budding Bookworms Storytime
2025-11-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-30 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-16 10:30 - 11:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Bring your budding bookworm to the library for a fun-filled storytime with music and movement. Activities aimed at ages 0-3, but friends that are older/younger are always welcome to participate! No registration required.

Adult Craft Night 1
2025-11-05 17:00 - 19:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join us at EHFPL on Wednesday, November 5 from 5-7PM to make a yarn and ribbon wreath at our adult craft night! All materials are provided, but space is limited, so please RSVP on the library calendar.

Enchanted Fiction
2025-11-05 16:00 - 17:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Calling all teen bookworms! Join us at EHFPL for Enchanted Fiction, a book club run by teens for teens in grades 7-12. We’ll choose a new book each month, exploring a variety of young adult and middle grade fiction. This month we’ll be discussing Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Sponsored by the EHLS’s Teen Advisory Board.

Fables & Fun Storytime
2025-11-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-29 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-15 10:30 - 11:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
A relaxed story time with fun activities, bubbles and crafts. Activities aimed at ages 3-5, but friends that are older/younger are always welcome to participate!

Friends of EHFPL Meeting
2025-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join the Friends of EHFPL to help with fundraising and supporting the library

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!

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!

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.

Teen Advisory Board Meeting
2025-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Do you want to have a say in the services the library offers to teens? To help plan and run teen programs and events? Come to our Teen Advisory Board meeting! New members always welcome!

Pokémon Club
2025-10-27 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.

Friday Night Fiction
2025-10-24 19:00 - 20:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Friday Night Fiction is an adult contemporary and historical fiction book club at EHFPL. Join us for a discussion about our next book, Weyward by Emilia Hart. Copies are available behind the circulation desk. All are welcome!

Words from the Woods Book Circle
2025-10-20 13:30 - 15:30 | St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 31 Main Street, East Haddam, CT, 06423, United States
Join this nature focused book circle from the East Haddam Land Trust and East Haddam Library System to soak in the writings of natural scientists who expand and deepen our awareness of the ecologies of life. By reading about the seen and unseen relationships of the wood-web, our experiences of forests, waterways, and meadows of East Haddam will be enriched. All are welcome. Copies of the books may be borrowed through the East Haddam Library System.

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.

Twilight Trivia Night
2025-10-17 18:00 - 19:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Twilight has officially been around for 20 years, so let’s celebrate with a Twilight Trivia Night! We’ll test your knowledge about the books, the movies and little details only the most dedicated fans would know. Recommended for teens and adults.

Teen Anime & Manga Club
2025-10-17 17:00 - 18:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Do you like anime & manga? Then come join us for EHFPL’s Teen Anime & Manga Club! Come discuss what you are currently reading/watching, your favorite series and new upcoming titles. Explore different genres as we watch classic, retro, and current anime with your fellow anime fans! New members welcome!

Wednesday Workshop
2025-10-15 17:00 - 19:00 | East Haddam Free Public Library (EHFPL), 18 Plains Road, Moodus, CT, 06469, United States
Join us for an evening of adult paper crafting at EHFPL! Scrapbooking or cardmaking, experienced or beginner, everyone is welcome. Bring your own projects, use the library’s supplies, or both. Meets monthly.

Mystery Book Club
2025-10-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Pick up your copy of our monthly mystery at the Rathbun Library, and join us for a discussion on the third Wednesday of every month at 2:00pm at the Rathbun Library.
Newcomers are welcome, please email Reference Librarian Nancy Price NPrice@rathbun.lioninc.org or call 860-873-8210 for more details.
The meeting is in-person but readers can also join the meeting via Zoom, the Info is Below (please call ahead so we know to setup the Zoom equipment):
Mystery Book Club
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82900265945
Meeting ID: 829 0026 5945
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+1 929 205 6099 US
Meeting ID: 829 0026 5945

Expressive Nature Journaling
2025-10-14 11:00 - 13:00 | Rathbun Free Memorial Library, 36 Main St, East Haddam, CT, United States
Join with the East Haddam Land Trust and East Haddam Library System in welcoming Nancy DeNicolo as she invites us to deepen our experience of nature, all around us. This free offering begins with a presentation on varied forms of nature journaling. Then moves outside with an invitation to try expressive nature journaling. Basic supplies will be provided, no previous arts experience is needed. If you already have a journal or mark making tools you enjoy, do bring them along. Nancy is an artist, maker and creative arts counselor; with her gentle direction learn to bring a spirit of ease to expressing your relationship with great nature. More information about Nancy DeNicolo can be found at nancydenicolo.com. Space is limited, so please sign up at https://www.ehlt.org/nature-journaling-registration

Libraries Closed
2025-10-13 | CT
