Come celebrate America's 250th birthday at Atwater Library on Wednesday, June 10th with a Colonial Cooking event, instructed by Matt Yanarella! 

As part of our nation’s 250th anniversary celebration, local artist Patty Meglio will lead a workshop on Thursday, June 11th to draw portraits of U.S. Revolutionary Heroes!

Please join us on Wednesday, June 17th for a hands-on workshop where we will create a felted patriotic gnome!

Celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday with Liz Egan on Thursday, June 18th by creating this festive Bandana Windsock!

Patty Carver stars in her one-woman musical on American Heroines at the Atwater Library on Saturday, June 20th!

Special craft program for Teen at the Atwater Library on Wednesday, June 24th!

Join us on Thursday, June 25th with the Connecticut Museum of Culture & History, where they will take you on a tour of items from their collection representing a spectrum of the Black experience in CT. 

The Edward Smith Library will be closed starting May 4, 2026, for approximately 2–3 months to install a new HVAC system. We anticipate reopening in early August.

Come to the Atwater Memorial Library  on Tuesday, May 26th for a special book launch with local author, Kit Gray, AKA Elise Scott!

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