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MONDAY - 7/20

Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford — All About Trains with CT Rail at 10:30am register now
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — STEAM at the Park: Recycled Rockets! (Grades 3-5) info
  • 6:30pm — STEAM with the MechaRAMs (Grades K-4) info
Library Programs, Hamden — Little Makers - Solar S'mores at 11:00am info
Pantochino Productions, Milford — Camp Aldrich Week 3: Grades 4-6 camp aldrich

TUESDAY - 7/21

Atwater Memorial Library, North Branford — Dinosaurs Rock! with Cool-ology at 4:30pm register now
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Dirt for Dessert! (Grades 3-6) at 3:30pm info
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • 6:00pm — Fun with Fossils with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info
  • 6:00pm — WAITING LIST ONLY-Fun with Fossils with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 11:00am — Bubbleology with the Regional Water Authority info
  • 6:00pm — Shark Science Through the Ages info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • 6:00pm — Fun with Fossils with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info
  • 6:00pm — WAITING LIST ONLY-Fun with Fossils with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center info

WEDNESDAY - 7/22

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — The Matchbox Miniature Craft at 6:30pm info
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — LEGO Robotics Gr. 1-2 at 2:00pm info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 10:30am — Stay and Play: Summer Edition! info
  • 4:00pm — CT Wildlife Encounter info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — LEGO Robotics Gr. 1-2 at 2:00pm info
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Water Art with the Whitney Water Center at 11:00am water art fun

THURSDAY - 7/23

Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • 6:00pm — Critter Caravan info
  • 6:00pm — WAITING LIST ONLY-Critter Caravan info
Library Programs, Hamden — Morning All Ages Storytime: MAGIC AND MYTHICAL CREATURES! at 10:45am info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Twilight Concert Series at 5:00pm twilight concert
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • 6:00pm — Critter Caravan info
  • 6:00pm — WAITING LIST ONLY-Critter Caravan info

FRIDAY - 7/24

Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford — The Fairfield County Dance Festival at 6:00pm - 8:00pm dance festival
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Family Movie Friday: The Land Before Time (1988) at 2:30pm info
Guilford Community Events, Guilford — Guilford Land Conservation Trust – Celebrate National Moth Week at the Jared Eliot Preserve at 8:30 PM moth week
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Ct Hurricanes Tournament at 3:00pm ct hurricanes
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Stuffed Animal Sleepover and Movie Night at 4:30pm sleepover movie

SATURDAY - 7/25

Amity Lanes - Woodbridge, CT > Home, Woodbridge — Beast Games at 4:00pm - 5:00pm beast games
MakeHaven, New Haven — Birding at the Bartlett - July 25 at 7:30am birding walk
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Family Reunion at 12:00pm family reunion
Mermaid Books, Milford — Summer Storytime! at 10:30am, 11:30am storytime
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones Summer Reading Event at 10:30am dinosaur bones

SUNDAY - 7/26

MakeHaven, New Haven — Summer Concert Series: Incidental Contact Band at 5:00pm summer concert
Mermaid Books, Milford — Summer Book Club for Kids at 4:00pm book club

MONDAY - 7/27

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — Cardboard Town! (all ages with caregiver) info
  • 6:00pm — Explore New Worlds: Virtual Reality info
Library Programs, Hamden — Punk Taco Author Visit at 3:00pm info

TUESDAY - 7/28

Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — Pokemon Fan Club at 2:00pm info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — Pokemon Fan Club at 2:00pm info

WEDNESDAY - 7/29

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — The Insane Science of Fairyland (All Ages) at 6:30pm info
Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven — Lake Compounce at 8:30am - 5:30pm lake compounce
Library Programs, Hamden
  • 2:30pm — Mini Canvas Painting info
  • 5:30pm — Family Movie Night - Super Mario Galaxy info
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Paint a Pot & Plant a Seed at 4:30pm plant a seed

THURSDAY - 7/30

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Comics Workshop with Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Grades 3-8) at 6:00pm info
Library Programs, Hamden — DIY Pinch Pottery at 3:00pm info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Popup Music at 5:00pm popup music
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven — Meet the Cast at 7:30pm free q&a

FRIDAY - 7/31

Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford — Jazz Fridays | Jim Royle’s Caribbean Connection at 6:30pm - 8:00pm jazz music
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — CT DOT - Public Transportation Summer Picnic at 11:30am summer picnic

SATURDAY - 8/1

Children's Department - Milford, CT, Milford — Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” in Eisenhower Park at 4:00pm explore outdoors
Guilford Art Center, Guilford — Drop Spindle Wool Spinning Workshop: Session B at 10:00am - 1:00pm spin wool
Hamden Public Library, Hamden — All Ages Baseball Hall Of Fame & Cooperstown Trip! at 7:00am baseball trip
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham
  • Choose Your Own Adventure Scavenger Hunt (ALL MONTH) info
  • Rock Scavenger Hunt (All Month) info
Library Programs, Hamden — Ranger Reads: In The Garden at 3:00pm info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham
  • Choose Your Own Adventure Scavenger Hunt (ALL MONTH) info
  • Rock Scavenger Hunt (All Month) info

SUNDAY - 8/2

Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — C.A.M.P. Week 1: Dino Egg info
MakeHaven, New Haven — Summer Concert Series: Bookends Band at 5:00pm summer concert
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Puerto Rican Festival at 12:00am puerto rican fest
Milford Community Events, Milford — Rockin' the Beach! at 4:00pm rockin the beach
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — C.A.M.P. Week 1: Dino Egg info
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Learn about Fossilized Shells and Make an Ornament at 2:00pm make ornament

MONDAY - 8/3

Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven — ETV Summer Video Camp at 9:00am - 3:00pm video camp
Guilford Keeping Society (Hyland House / Thomas Griswold House), Guilford — Colonial Camp at 9:30am summer camp
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — Family Game Night: Scattergories at 6:30pm info
Library Programs, Hamden
  • Spice of the Season: Grab & Go info
  • Whitneyville Grab & Go: Pinwheels info
  • 3:00pm — Estimation and Experimentation w/ Regional Water Authority info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — Family Game Night: Scattergories at 6:30pm info

TUESDAY - 8/4

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Adopt a Rock (Grades K-5) at 3:30pm info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — National Night Out at 5:00pm national night out

WEDNESDAY - 8/5

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Family Singalong with Ms. Terri (all ages with caregiver) at 2:30pm info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Meriden Public Library at Hubbard (Mirror Lake) Solar System at the Park at 5:00pm solar system park

THURSDAY - 8/6

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 11:30am — Homeschool Hub info
  • 6:00pm — Jigsaw Puzzle Competition info
Library Programs, Hamden — Spielberg Summer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial at 6:00pm info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Community Health Center Summer Celebration at 12:00pm summer celebration

FRIDAY - 8/7

Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford — Jazz Fridays | Steve Davis Quintet featuring Abena Koomson-Davis at 6:30pm - 8:00pm jazz music
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Family Movie Friday: Zootopia 2 (2025) at 2:30pm info
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — Family Escape Room-Players Sign Up Grades 2,3,4,- playing with an adult at 11:30am info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — Family Escape Room-Players Sign Up Grades 2,3,4,- playing with an adult at 11:30am info

SATURDAY - 8/8

Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford — Drop-in Drawing on the Museum Commons at 11:30am - 1:30pm draw now
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Tales with Titan (Readers age 4+) at 11:00am info
Children's Department - Milford, CT, Milford — 49th Annual Sand Sculpture Contest at 10:00am build sandcastles
Guilford Art Center, Guilford — Crochet Flowers Table Topper Workshop at 12:00pm - 4:00pm crochet flowers
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Brendan Dunn at 10:00am brendan dunn

SUNDAY - 8/9

Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — C.A.M.P. Week 2: Pretty Popsicles info
MakeHaven, New Haven — Summer Concert Series: Otis and the Hurricanes at 5:00pm summer concert
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — C.A.M.P. Week 2: Pretty Popsicles info

MONDAY - 8/10

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire
  • 10:00am — STEAM Lab, Jr. at the Park: Giant Bubbles (Age4 - 2nd Grade) info
  • 7:00pm — Dino Academy with Bright Star Theatre (Age 4+) info
Library Programs, Hamden — Chromatography Garden at 3:00pm info
Meriden Parks and Recreation, Meriden — Summer Playground Program Extended at 8:00am playground program

TUESDAY - 8/11

Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — We Dig Dog Man! (Grades 2-5) at 2:30pm info
Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford — Oozing Oobleck with the Whitney Water Center at 11:00am oozing oobleck

WEDNESDAY - 8/12

Department Information - East Haven Recreation Department, East Haven — Brownstone Adventure Sports Park at 8:30am - 4:30pm brownstone park
Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — Pop By for a Popsicle at 6:00pm info
Library Programs, Hamden — Miller Art Lab: UV Resin Bookmarks, Keychains, and Charms! at 3:05pm info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — Pop By for a Popsicle at 6:00pm info

THURSDAY - 8/13

Library Programs, Hamden — Morning All Ages Storytime: OUTER SPACE! at 10:45am info

FRIDAY - 8/14

Catalyst Art Studio, Wallingford — Jazz Fridays | Chris Coogan at 6:30pm - 8:00pm jazz music
Cheshire Public Library Events - Cheshire Public Library, Cheshire — Summer Wrap Up Party! at 6:00pm info

SATURDAY - 8/15

Guilford Art Center, Guilford — Felted Tapestry Workshop at 10:00am - 3:00pm felt tapestry
Pantochino Productions, Milford — Story Time for Kids: Tisha and the Blossoms by Wendy Meddour at 10:30am story time

SUNDAY - 8/16

Kids - - Durham Library, Durham — C.A.M.P. Week 3: Paper Plate Dino info
Programs - LibCal - Durham Public Library (CT), Durham — C.A.M.P. Week 3: Paper Plate Dino info

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