Events

Check out upcoming events at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library.

 

 

All Upcoming Events

All-Year Reading Challenge

All-Year Reading Challenge

Wednesday, January 1 to Wednesday, December 31
Each month features a unique reading theme to inspire your next literary adventure.
Fortune Cookie Contest

Fortune Cookie Contest

Wednesday, January 1 to Friday, January 31
Write a creative fortune cookie message. All participants will receive a bookmark customized with their best entry.
Garden Kit: Fig Cuttings

Garden Kit: Fig Cuttings

Monday, January 13 to Monday, February 10
Start your own fig tree from a cutting.
Movie Matinee: Devotion

Movie Matinee: Devotion

Friday, January 24
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Monday, January 27
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Sign up to receive free one-on-one legal advice, including landlord/tenant, immigration law, family law, employment, consumer rights, and personal injury.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, January 27
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month’s cookbook is Every Season is Soup Season by Shelly Westerhausen Worcel with Wyatt Worcel.
Author Seth Fishman: An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent

Author Seth Fishman: An Inside Look at Working with a Literary Agent

Tuesday, January 28
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process.
Cancelled: Paint & Pass

Cancelled: Paint & Pass

Tuesday, January 28
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Let's Paint!
Memory Loss: When To Worry

Memory Loss: When To Worry

Wednesday, January 29
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Learn the differences between mild forgetfulness, serious memory problems and causes of memory loss.
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, January 30
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Broken Bowls (Week One)

Broken Bowls (Week One)

Thursday, January 30
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Join us for a creative and reflective two-part workshop that blends hands-on crafting and mindfulness.
Movie Matinee: The Wild Robot

Movie Matinee: The Wild Robot

Friday, January 31
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Three-Sentence Romance Contest

Three-Sentence Romance Contest

Saturday, February 1 to Friday, February 28
Write a romance in exactly THREE sentences.
Take Your Child to the Library Day!

Take Your Child to the Library Day!

Saturday, February 1
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
(All ages) We invite everyone to join us on Saturday, February 1, 2025 (from 10-1, drop in) to celebrate Take Your Child to the Library Day—a special worldwide event where libraries open their doors for a day of fun, learning, and connection.
Second Annual Puzzle Contest

Second Annual Puzzle Contest

Saturday, February 1
12:30 pm to 2:30 pm
Race to complete a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle!
Anxious Generation Book Discussion: Online

Anxious Generation Book Discussion: Online

Monday, February 3
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join us online to discuss the book The Anxious Generation.
Sensory Play & Learn

Sensory Play & Learn

Tuesday, February 4
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Let's Play & Learn!
Author Sabrina Sholts: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs

Author Sabrina Sholts: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs

Tuesday, February 4
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.
Little Waddlers Storytime

Little Waddlers Storytime

Wednesday, February 5
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Yoga, Stories, Songs & More!
Career Navigation

Career Navigation

Wednesday, February 5
2:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Get help in your job search with American Job Center!
Baby Music with Michele Urban

Baby Music with Michele Urban

Thursday, February 6
10:30 am to 11:15 am
(Ages 0-23 months) Discover the joy of making music with your baby in Baby Music with Michele Urban! Registration is required.
Broken Bowls (Week Two)

Broken Bowls (Week Two)

Thursday, February 6
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Join us for a creative and reflective two-part workshop that blends hands-on crafting and mindfulness.
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, February 6
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Movie Matinee: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Movie Matinee: Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Friday, February 7
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Courageous Conversations: Social Media & Mental Health

Courageous Conversations: Social Media & Mental Health

Saturday, February 8
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Join us to discuss the effect of social media on mental health.
Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Dementia Caregiver Support Group

Monday, February 10
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us to share practical information, feelings, needs and concerns. This group meets monthly as a safe place for caregivers, family and friends of persons with dementia.
TAB (Teen Advisory Board)

TAB (Teen Advisory Board)

Monday, February 10
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Volunteer at the library!
STEAM Series: KEVA Planks Building

STEAM Series: KEVA Planks Building

Monday, February 10
4:30 pm to 5:30 pm
Use  your imagination and our wooden planks to create fun structures. Listen to great stories that will spark your building!
Sensory Play & Learn

Sensory Play & Learn

Tuesday, February 11
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Let's Play & Learn!
Books & Bites: Tween Book Club

Books & Bites: Tween Book Club

Tuesday, February 11
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
A story about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion, and a mysterious pony as his guide!
Empathy Book Club

Empathy Book Club

Tuesday, February 11
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Join us to discuss They Called Us Enemy by George Takei.
Author Waubgeshig Rice: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective

Author Waubgeshig Rice: Dystopian Tropes from an Indigenous Perspective

Tuesday, February 11
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice chats about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.
Little Waddlers Storytime

Little Waddlers Storytime

Wednesday, February 12
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Yoga, Stories, Songs & More!
The Probate Process: What Is It? And Why Do We Need It?

The Probate Process: What Is It? And Why Do We Need It?

Thursday, February 13
6:30 am to 7:30 am
Attorney Brendan Daly, CELA will ease some of the apprehension associated with probate by walking your through how probate works in Connecticut.
Baby Music with Michele Urban

Baby Music with Michele Urban

Thursday, February 13
10:30 am to 11:15 am
(Ages 0-23 months) Discover the joy of making music with your baby in Baby Music with Michele Urban! Registration is required.
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, February 13
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Crafternoon: Valentine's Day!

Crafternoon: Valentine's Day!

Thursday, February 13
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Half Day? Let's Craft!
Movie Matinee: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Movie Matinee: The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

Friday, February 14
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Presidents Day

Presidents Day

Monday, February 17
The library will be closed for Presidents Day.
Sensory Play & Learn

Sensory Play & Learn

Tuesday, February 18
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Let's Play & Learn!
Author Lee Hawkins: I Am Nobody’s Slave

Author Lee Hawkins: I Am Nobody’s Slave

Tuesday, February 18
2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience.
Chopped Junior: Battle Cookie Decorating

Chopped Junior: Battle Cookie Decorating

Tuesday, February 18
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Are you ready for a delicious challenge?
Little Waddlers Storytime

Little Waddlers Storytime

Wednesday, February 19
10:30 am to 11:00 am
Yoga, Stories, Songs & More!
Baby Music with Michele Urban

Baby Music with Michele Urban

Thursday, February 20
10:30 am to 11:15 am
(Ages 0-23 months) Discover the joy of making music with your baby in Baby Music with Michele Urban! Registration is required.
Sit & Knit

Sit & Knit

Thursday, February 20
6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us for knitting and good company.
Movie Matinee: The Swimmer

Movie Matinee: The Swimmer

Friday, February 21
1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Join us for an afternoon movie!
Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday Morning Book Club

Saturday, February 22
10:30 am to 11:30 am
Join us for a discussion of The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson. Contact the library for a copy of the book.
Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Lawyers in Libraries: Free Legal Help

Monday, February 24
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Sign up to receive free one-on-one legal advice, including landlord/tenant, immigration law, family law, employment, consumer rights, and personal injury.
Cookbook Club

Cookbook Club

Monday, February 24
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This month’s cookbook is Flavors of the Sun by Christine Sahadi Whelan. You may also choose recipes from Middle Eastern Basics by Marianne Magnier-Moreno.
Sensory Play & Learn

Sensory Play & Learn

Tuesday, February 25
10:30 am to 11:15 am
Let's Play & Learn!