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WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2026

From Star Wars Day Celebration at Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC to Kids Book Club: Miss Heather’s Favorites! at Pomfret Public Library and Class 1: Horsemanship Class for Teens at What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary.

MONDAY - 4/13

Babcock Library, Ashford
  • 3:00pm — Drop-In Coloring coloring fun
  • 3:00pm — Pat Pheanious: “Finding Family, Living Black History and Remembering My Father, a Tuskegee Airman” family history
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Member Monday at 10:00am member monday
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford
  • 1:00pm — Southington Early Childhood Community Table community table
  • 6:30pm — Southington Kindergarten Readiness Workshop 2026 register online
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — Early language classes led by a speech therapist at 11:05am language classes
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
  • 10:30am — Grade K to Eastford Public Library library trip
  • 10:45am — Eastford Public Library Grade PK library trip
  • 2:15pm — Eastford Public Library Grade 4 library trip
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin — Star Wars Day Celebration at 3:00pm info
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin
Museum Passes - Townsend Public Library, Woodstock — TBA at - name: No School: April Break april break
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock — TBA at - name: Homeschool Program: Life in Revolutionary Times learn more
Scotland Public Library, Scotland — TBA at - name: 1000 Books Before Kindergarten read more
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock
  • - name: D200 All School Spring Art Show — TBA view details
  • 5:00pm — Spanish Storytime / Cuentos en Español (Session 2) view details

TUESDAY - 4/14

Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam — Pre-K Story Time: There Was an Old Astronaut... at 10:15am space story time
Babcock Library, Ashford
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — ECCS Office Hours at 3:00pm office hours
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 10:30am — Toddler Time-Rocky Mount info
  • 10:30am — mc²-minis-Rocky Mount info
  • 11:30am — mc²-minis-Westlake info
  • 5:30pm — Lego Club-Westlake info
Janet Carlson Calvert Library, Franklin — TBA at - name: Children’s Itty Bitty Book Tastings book tastings
Mansfield Public Library: Event Calendar, Mansfield
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin
Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield — Teen Support Group at 5:00pm teen support
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock
  • - name: Homeschool Program: Celebrating American on Casey Farm — TBA learn more
  • - name: Virtual Program – A Peaceful Patch of Earth — TBA learn more
Scotland Public Library, Scotland — Building Club at 4:00pm build together
What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary, Canterbury — Meet and Greet: Horsemanship Class for Teens at 3:30pm contact us
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock — Babies & Books Storytime (Session 2) at 9:30am view details

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam — Member Only Special Science Days: Earth Day at 3:00pm earth science day
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Play at BCM at 10:00am play at bcm
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (UConn), Storrs — Caterpillars of Connecticut at 2:00pm explore caterpillars
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — ECCS at the Library at 9:00am eccs at library
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — The Big Brooklyn Playdate at 10:30am brooklyn playdate
Events - Calendar - EASTFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Eastford — Field Trip to Loos Grades K-4 at 10:20am field trip
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 10:30am — Story Time-Rocky Mount info
  • 10:30am — Story Time-Westlake info
  • 1:00pm — TechTime - Digital Literacy Series info
Janet Carlson Calvert Library, Franklin — TBA at - name: Special Earth Day Take and Make earth day
Museum Passes - Townsend Public Library, Woodstock — TBA at - name: Day A: Activity Day activity day
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock — TBA at - name: A Special Family and a Magical Place: The Story of Grover Cronin Department Store learn more
What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary, Canterbury
  • 3:30pm — Class 1: Horsemanship Class for Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 2: Horsemanship Class for Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 3: Horsemanship Class for Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 4: Horsemanship Class for Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 5: Horsemanship Class for Teens contact us
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock

THURSDAY - 4/16

Babcock Library, Ashford — Homeschool Hangout at 10:00am homeschool group
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Community Access Thursdays at 2:00pm community access
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — State of Early Childhood in Southington Presentation at 7:45am presentation
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 4:00pm — Tween Scene-Rocky Mount info
  • 4:00pm — mc²-Rocky Mount info
  • 4:00pm — Lego Club-Rocky Mount info
  • 4:00pm — Pokemon Club-Rocky Mount info
  • 4:00pm — Dogman Bingo info
  • 5:00pm — Pipe Cleaner Flowers info
Museum Passes - Mount Kisco Public Library, Franklin
Pomfret Public Library, Pomfret
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock — TBA at - name: Farm Friends at Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm Session I learn more
Scotland Public Library, Scotland — Story Time at 10:00am join in
What We Do - Blue Sky Farm & Sanctuary, Canterbury
  • 3:30pm — Meet and Greet: Horsemanship Class for Pre-Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 1: Horsemanship Class for Pre-Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 2: Horsemanship Class for Pre-Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 3: Horsemanship Class for Pre-Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 4: Horsemanship Class for Pre-Teens contact us
  • 3:30pm — Class 5: Horsemanship Class for Pre-Teens contact us
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock
  • 6:00pm — D200 Spring Art Show Middle, High Schools and Clay School Receptionse view details
  • 6:00pm — Writer's Workshop register now

FRIDAY - 4/17

Babcock Library, Ashford
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklyn — Flex Olympics at 3:00pm flex olympics
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn — Children’s Toy + Book Swap at 9:30am toy book swap
Museum Passes - Townsend Public Library, Woodstock — Frozen, the Musical at 4:30pm - 10:00pm frozen musical
Roseland Cottage, Woodstock
  • - name: Codman Estate’s Connoisseurs and Collections Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Kite Day at Cogswell’s Grant — TBA learn more
  • - name: Lyman Estate Landscape Tour — TBA learn more
  • - name: Sheep Shearing Day — TBA learn more
  • - name: Working-Class History Tour of the Lyman Estate — TBA learn more
Scotland Public Library, Scotland — ZINE Making at 5:00pm, 7:00pm create zines
The Little Bean, Woodstock
  • - name: Labor Day Family Camp — TBA family camp
  • - name: Memorial Day Family Camp — TBA family camp
Windham County 4-H Fair, Windham — TBA at - name: Windham County 4-H Fair join in

SATURDAY - 4/18

Activities for Children - Redding Neighbors & Newcomers, Putnam
Connecticut State Museum of Natural History (UConn), Storrs — Spring Arboretum Tour at 10:00am explore trees
Creamery Brook Bison Farm, Brooklyn
  • 12:00pm, 4:30pm — Annual Festival at the Farm festival at farm
  • 8:00am, 2:00pm — Fort Hill Farms - Plow Days plow days
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin
  • 10:30am — Chess Club info
  • 11:00am — Pony Bead Animal Keychains info
Janet Carlson Calvert Library, Franklin — Pages Through the Ages – April Flick Pick at 10:30am pages through ages
Nathan Hale Homestead, Coventry — Forest Bathing at 10:00am forest bathing
Plainfield Public Library, Plainfield — Youth Maker's Market at 10:00am maker market
The Riley Farm Rescue, Brooklyn — Spring Fling at 12:00pm - 3:30pm join in
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock — Bug Bytes - Junior Master Naturalist Program at 11:00am view details

SUNDAY - 4/19

Babcock Library, Ashford — Storytime & Crafts at 10:00am story time
Entertainment/Activities - Early Childhood Collaborative of, Ashford — W.I.S.E. Mental Health Community Block Party at 1:00pm block party
Event Calendar for Brooklyn families .., Brooklyn
  • 10:00am — Can’t Miss: Canopy Birthday Bash 🥳 April 19th! birthday bash
  • 1:00pm — Brooklyn Music Factory’s Summer Camp Open House at our Satellite Location camp open house
Franklin County Public Library Events Calendar - LibCal @ FC, Franklin — TBA at - name: Tiny Art Pick up/Drop off info
Museum Passes - Townsend Public Library, Woodstock
Woodstock Public Library, Woodstock

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