Kidspace Events

Dance with us outside at the WilsonBranch Library from 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM for Sing & Stomp. This music and movement based program is forchildren ages 5 and under and their caregivers. Registration Required. Space isLimited. Free. 860-285-1914.

Make sure your backyard birds have snacks and build a DIY Birdfeeder with us at the WindsorPublic Library. Ages 4 – 12. Free. 4 – 5 PM 860-285-1914.

Today is Nature Photography Day here at the Windsor Public Library Kidspace.Join Miss Bonnie to learn more about our wildlife and nature and create anature’s artwork piece. If the weather is nice, we’ll head outside for somespecial picture taking of our natural world. This free program is for ages 6-12years old from 11:00AM - 12:00PM. Please register on line or call 860-285-1914

Jointhe Windsor Public Library Lego Cluband complete building challenges andcreate your own Lego creations from 4:00 to 5:00 PM. Registration needed. Ages5-12. Free. 860-285-1914

This week at the WindsorPublic Library Kidspace we are having our“Outdoor Explorers Camp”. Please join Miss Bonnie and her special guest fora program on Wildlife Photography, theuse of special cameras and why this photography/art is so important today! This free program is for ages 6-13years old at 3:00PM. Please register for this program on line or call860-285-1914.

Join the Windsor Public Library for a special Butterfly Storytime from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and early literacy tips for caregivers. Ages 2-4. Registration required. Free.860-285-1914.  

The Windsor Public Library Kidspace willbe joining First Town Down Town to celebrate the Monarch Day Event on the TownGreen.  Come join us for kids’ tables ofactivities and crafts and learn how to put a Habitat together for the futureMonarchs! Many events are still being planned for this fantastic day.

We’re all Mad Scientists here at the Windsor Public Library! Join us for some wacky and fun science experiments for kids ages 6 – 13. Free. 6:30 – 7:30 PM 860-285-1914.

Wabi-Sabi Yoga will be leading a children's yoga class for ages 3 - 10. Come giggle, moo, meow, and stretch as we listen to music, do some yoga, and get silly! Free!

As part of the WindsorPublic Library summer themed programs, this week is all about “STEM” Camp! Join Miss Bonnie for another fun filled interactive set ofactivities and experiments for our scientists and inventors! What can we learnabout geology, lava, chemical interactions and much more? This free program isfor ages 6-12 years old from 1:00-2:00PM. Please register on line or call860-285-1914.

Join the WindsorPublic Library for a special STEM Storytime from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and early literacytips for caregivers. Ages 2-4. Registration required. Free. 860-285-1914.  

The Windsor Public Library will be featuring SRL Irish Dance Academy for a special performance on July 16th!

Scoil Rince Lumini (SRL Irish Dance Academy) would loveyou to join us for a showcase of Irish music and dance on July 16th, 2022 at10:30 am. We’re an Irish dance academy based in South Windsor, CT and teachthis cultural tradition to students from age 2 into adulthood. If you can walk,you can dance! Come see what we can do!

A big welcome here at the Windsor PublicLibrary for our friends from MysticAquarium!  This week’s summer camp isall about the Ocean and its creatures! Mystic folks will be bringing their touch tank for us to view as well asprovide us with some interesting information about our ocean friends. What canwe do to help save the oceans? Please join us here in Kidspace to enjoy a funtime with our Mystic Friends. Children will be visiting the touch tank ingroups of 10 for about 15 minutes at a time in order to give them ample time tovisit with the creatures. This is a free program for ages 4-12 years old from11:00-1:00PM. Please register on line or call 860-285-1914.

Join us for an educational night about sharks. We'll do a shark craft, do a special shark scavenger hunt, and learn about shark anatomy and the science of floating. Come hungry like a shark for some underwater snacks! Ages 6 & up. Free.

Comemake crafts with us at the Windsor Public Library for Kidspace Crafternoon from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Ages 5-12.Registration needed. Free. 860-285-1914. 

Welcome to all our school age artists to joinMiss Bonnie at the Windsor Public Library for our monthly Art Afternoon from 4:00-5:00PM.This program focuses on different types of art, artists and art movements. Everyone will be given the opportunityto create an art piece based on the program. Since this is our Ocean theme week of our summer programseveryone will be creating a seashore collage. Registration is free for ages 6-12 year old. Please register on line orcall 860-285-1914.  

Join the Windsor Public Library for a special Ocean Animals Storytime from 10:30 AM to 11:15 AM. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and early literacy tips for caregivers. Ages 2-4. Registration required. Free.860-285-1914.  

This week for our continued summer themesat the Windsor Public Library, Kidspace is a week of Storytelling and WritingCamp. Today, back by popular demand is the wonderful Storycrafters! They love the way folktales and traditional storiestake all sorts of unexpected journeys, with exciting adventures to be had. Jointhis husband and wife team to hear some of their favorite stories. They aresure to delight our imaginations with “the road less traveled and “beyond thebeaten path”. Come along with us for some of their favorite stories. Whethertold around the campfire, on the lawn, or in the community room, they are sureto delight our imaginations with 'roads less traveled'. This free program isfor ages 4-10 years old from 11:00-Noon. Please register on line or call860-285-1914.

Local comic artist Matt Ryan from Free Lunch Studioswill be hosting a comic workshop at the Windsor Public Library. Learn thebasics of comic creation with his ComicConstruction workshop. Ages 6 – 17. Free. 6 – 7:30 PM 860-285-1914.

Wabi-Sabi Yoga will be leading a children's yoga class for ages 3 - 10. Come giggle, moo, meow, and stretch as we listen to music, do some yoga, and get silly! Free!

Jointhe Windsor Public Library for KidspaceCrafternoon: Make a Storybook from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM. Ages 5-12.Registration needed. Free. 860-285-1914. 

Join Miss Bonnie at the Windsor PublicLibrary for our monthly Storytime.Today’s stories are from our favorite authors and illustrators including JuliaDonaldson and Axel Scheffler. “Zog and the Flying Doctors” and “The Ugly Five”are just two of these funny stories. Songs, jokes, crafts and activities willbe included. This free program is for ages 3-5 years old from 10:30-11:15AM.Please register on line or call 860-285-1914.

Join the Windsor Public Library for a special Nursery Rhymes Storytime from 10:00 AM to 11:15 AM. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, and early literacy tips for caregivers. Ages 2-4. Registration required. Free.860-285-1914.  

We’ll be making your favorite new hiking shirt at the Windsor PublicLibrary with Leaf Print Shirts.Celebrate your love for nature and getting muddy with this hands on activity!Ages 3 – 15. Free. 5:30 – 6:30 PM 860-285-1914.

Jointhe Windsor Public Library for Make aMusical Instrument Night from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Create musicalinstruments with common household items. Family program. Registration Required.Free. 860-285-1914.

In keeping with our “Maker Space” weekly summer Reading Camp, Miss Bonnie’s Storytime here at the Windsor PublicLibrary will be with an Art theme including stories, crafts and activities. Wewill be creating our own string art projects. This free program is for ages 3-5years old from 10:30-11:45AM. Please register on line or call 860-285-1914.

Join the Windsor Public Library and science group Mad Science as we goundercover as secret agents! Learn about the science behind being a secret spylike surveillance techniques and night vision. Participants will even get tomake their own spy gadget! Registration Required. Space is Limited. Ages 5 –13. 5:30 – 6:30 PM Free. 860-285-1914.

The Windsor Public Library Kidspace Spy Camp is our special themed summerreading week! A major Spy Event willtake place today from 1:00-3:00pm. Our annual mystery night was so successfulwe decided to bring in our Spy experts again for fantastic spy training, amystery to solve and find out who the double agent is!   Great hands on program for those with aknack to guess answers to clues and find out who is the guilty person! Thisfree program is for ages 6-13 years old. Please register on line or call860-285-1914.

Check out the WindsorPublic Library Kidspace Youtube video for our own annual National Tell a Joke Day! You’ll love the jokes and riddles told bymany of the library staff you know! This will air by 11:00AM so take a look andlaugh hysterically.

The Windsor Fire Department will be visiting us with one of their fire trucks. You'll be able to get up close and personal with a fire engine and get a sweet treat! Family event!

Has your little one completed their 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten? Areyou interested in starting your child’s journey to read 1,000 books? Then cometo the Windsor Public Library for our “graduation”! We’ll have an ice creamtruck, crafts, and information about the 1,000 Books Before Kindergartenprogram as well as a casual graduation ceremony for children who’ve completedthe program! Ages 0 – 5. Free. 2 – 3 PM 860-285-1914.

Welcome to all our schoolage artists to join Miss Bonnie at the Windsor Public Library for our monthly Art Afternoon from 4:00-5:00PM. This program focuses on differenttypes of art, artists and art movements.Everyone will be given the opportunity to create an art piece based on theprogram. This month we are hoping to bring a local artist here to show us howthey create their artwork, what form of art mediums they use, how they gettheir ideas and do they have any favorite artists. Registration is free forages 6-12 year old. Please register on line or call 860-285-1914.  

Heroes assemble! The Windsor Public Library is celebratingthe end of summer with a Super HeroParty. We’ll be making our own super hero costumes and visiting with a reallife super hero! Could it be Spiderman? Wonder Woman? Batman? You won’t knowuntil you come see for yourself! And what would a super hero party be withoutsnacks to fuel your crime fighting? Ages 3 – 13. Free. 11 AM - 12 PM 860-285-1914.

Join Miss Bonnie at the Windsor PublicLibrary Kidspace for a special celebration of the National Tooth Fairy Day Storytime. Special stories, songs, jokesand crafts are scheduled for those ages 2-5 years old and their caregivers.Please register for this free program on line or call 860-285-1914.

If you've ever wanted to be a prince or princess, this activity is for you! We'll be making life sized portraits of ourselves as Princes and Princesses! Add some sparkles, tulle, and lace and your portrait is ready for the ball! Ages 4 and up. Free. Registration required.

Calling all Star Wars fans and Jedi hopefuls! SaberGuild Kessel Temple will be holding a PadawanTraining Camp at the Windsor Public Library for those looking to learn thefiner points of light saber handling. Come early to make your own pool noodlelight saber. Ages 4 – 16. Free. 11 AM - 12:30 PM 860-285-1914.