Past Events
Check out previous events and activities at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library.
Basics of Breathing
Breathing is an important tool that fuels every system in your body. In this workshop we’ll go over a number of breathing exercises to help you feel stretched and revitalized.
Spice It Up! Cardamom
Join us in an exploration of all things spice! This month, we're trying out cardamom.
Grab & Go Activity Kit: Fairy Garden in a Jar (For Gr. 4+)
This Grab & Go Activity Kit (for Gr. 4+) contains materials to make your own fairy garden in a jar.
Take the Library to Your Child Week
Celebrate Take the Library to Your Child Week from February 1 to February 8, 2021!
Take & Make Kit: Paper Orbs
Doodle your way to décor! This fun, colorful accent piece requires only a few materials and is a great way to spark your creativity without stress about creating a fancy final product.
Titanic: A Date with Destiny
Listen as we tell the story of the Titanic—its celebrated construction, employing thousands during difficult times, its sailing and final plunge to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.
Grab & Go STEAM: Build a Boat (For Ages 2-5)
This Grab & Go Activity Kit (for ages 2-5) contains materials for you to create your own boat and then test it out!
Saturday Book Club
Join us for a virtual discussion of the book From Scratch by Tembi Locke. Contact the library to reserve a copy of this book.
How to Start a Garden from Seed
Chris Fasciano, experienced gardener and creator of the Berlin-Peck's Seed Library, will teach us how to be successful at starting a garden from seed.
Grab & Go Activity Kit: Winter Process Art (For Ages 2-5)
This Grab & Go Activity Kit (for ages 2-5) contains materials for your little one to create some wintry-themed process art.
Book Discussion with the New Britain Museum of American Art
Join the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library and the New Britain Museum of American Art for a book discussion of the novel The Muralist by B.A. Shapiro.
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group Online
This group meets monthly as a safe place for caregivers, family and friends of persons with dementia. Join us to share practical information, feelings, needs and concerns.
Take & Make Kit: Recycled CD Mandalas
Creating a mandala can be a calming, meditative experience that leads to feelings of happiness, peace and well-being, eases stress and anxiety, and activates creativity and improves focus.
Learn to Make a Healthy Meal: Sweet Potato Fajita Bowls with Guacamole
No more calorie counting or juice cleanses! Learn how to determine if a diet is fad or fact. Plus, we'll be making Sweet Potato Fajita Bowls with Guacamole.
How to Get Organized and Stay That Way
With patience, self-deprecating humor, and understanding, professional organizer Ronni Eisenberg walks you through practical solutions that will motivate you and leave you thinking ‘now, why didn’t I think of that?’
Spice It Up! Cinnamon
Try out new spices! This kit includes Snickerdoodle recipes and four types of cinnamon: Ceylon, Tung Hing (China), Korintje (Indonesia), and Vietnamese.
Grab & Go Activity Kit: Tape Resist Art (For Gr. 4+)
This Grab & Go Activity Kit (for Gr. 4+) contains everything you'll need to create tape resist art!
Noon Year's Eve Countdown (Virtual)
(All ages family program) Berlin-Peck Memorial Library's Noon Year's Eve tradition continues - online!
Food Explorers: Chocolate-Peppermint Pop-Tarts (Virtual Program)
Join Katie, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers to make homemade Chocolate Peppermint Pop-Tarts!
FULL Grab & Go Activity Kit: Shimmering Snowflakes (For Grades K-5)
Cut and fold your own unique snowflakes and decorate them with sequins! Scratch off other snowflakes to reveal a rainbow of colors. (For Grades K-5)