Past Events
Check out previous events and activities at the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library.

FULL Grab & Go STEAM: Butterfly Experiment (For Ages 2-5)
This Grab & Go Activity Kit (for ages 2-5) contains materials for an experiment about static electricity.
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.
Pain Relief for Neck & Shoulders
Most neck and shoulder tension and discomfort come from the habitual way we hold our bodies most of the day. Join local yoga instructor, Liz Hall, to learn how to get pain free with simple proven techniques.
FULL Grab and Go Activity Kit: Sock Penguin (Grades K-5)
Make an adorable penguin out of socks! (Gr. K-5)
FULL Grab & Go Activity Kit: Valentine's Day
Love is in the air! Create a unique Heart Yarn Card (adult supervision may be required) and an adorable heart-shaped animal Valentine.
Book Tasting
Grab a snack and a drink and join us online as we highlight the most anticipated books of 2021.
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.