Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Teens Join us at the Yale Library and paint a geode artistic treasure!
Using glitter, glue and paint, you will be led by local artist Stacey Kavanagh to create your one-of-a kind GEODE masterpiece!
Join us each month for an afternoon of fun and relaxation at the Yale Library Diamond Painting Club! We'll meet on the fourth week of each month to work on a wide variety of diamond painting projects as we enjoy the company of friends both new and old. Beginners welcome, registration requested.
Unearth your curiosity as we dig into the incredible science that's all around us!
Harness the power of pressure and energy with our Toilet Tornado!
Experiment with physical vs. chemical changes with our Disappearing Polymer!
Observe the effects of physical explosions, angles, and trajectory with our Hydro-Cannon!
And more!
If you didn't already love science, you'll really 'dig it' after experiencing Science Heroes!
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
In combination with our summer reading program, Unearth a Story, join us as we decorate a set of bookends with paper, then use geode rocks to create a unique display to hold your favorite books. Registration is requested.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
We invite you to our quarterly teen movie matinee, showcasing Jumanji: The Next Level, paired with a relevant snack. Make yourself at home with our cozy beanbag and please bring your own blanket for added comfort.
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Soar the skies by planning and building your own paper airplane launcher! With some popsicle sticks, rubber bands, and some glue, who knows how far you'll go?
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Spend the afternoon crafting at the Yale library. Use our paper crafting supplies to create cards, scrapbook pages and more! Light snacks will be offered. Feel free to bring your own project to work on with friends.
Join historian Andrew Kercher and explore the fascinating history of archaeology from the treasure hunters and antiquarians of the 18th and 19th centuries to the scientific excavations and cutting-edge technologies used today! Learn about key discoveries, famous sites, terrible missteps and the ever evolving methods that reveal how humanity has uncovered its own story buried beneath the Earth.
Join us in the Yale Library for a storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Drop in at the Yale Library on the first Wednesday of each month and tinker around with Tinkertoys, Legos, and magnetic tiles. Meet the monthly challenge or create your own design. Your masterpiece will be displayed until the next Tinker Time. Ages 5-12.
Join us in the Yale Library for a Storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
What's inside these dinosaur eggs? Come see a crazy scientific reaction with baking soda and take home your own dinosaur!
Come build your creativity and collaboration skills on the last Thursday of the month! Make characters, go on wild adventures, and roll dice to decide your destiny, no experience needed and accessible at any age.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Join us each month for an afternoon of fun and relaxation at the Yale Diamond Painting Club! We'll meet on the fourth week of each month to work on a wide variety of diamond painting projects as we enjoy the company of friends both new and old. Beginners welcome, registration requested.
Join local artist Stacey Kavanagh in a class to create a patriotic mixed media piece of art! You will be using materials like paint, beads, fabric and ribbons! Let your creativity flow and use your red, white and blue! This program is sponsored by the friends of the Yale library. Registration is requested.
Join us at the Yale Library each month to meet with your friends, take part in lively discussions, and feed your fiction addiction by reading the month's selection.
April: Lessons In Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (4/27)
May: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin (5/18)
June: Old Bones by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child (6/22)
*Please plan ahead as some participants may need to request books from interlibrary loan.
Join us in the Yale Library for a Storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Hang out with your friends and enjoy a snack once every Thursday anytime between 2:30-4:00 p.m. and once a month pizza! Engage in activities such as playing board or Switch games, participating in scavenger hunts, conversing with friends, reading a book or simply relaxing. Pizza and snacks provided by Friends of the Yale Library.
Join historian Andrew Kercher and discuss the 19th Century Battle to Find Fossils in the Wild West!
Dive into the thrilling and chaotic "Bone Wars" of the 1870s, when rival paleontologists Othniel Marsh and Edward Cope raced to uncover the biggest and best-preserved dinosaur fossils across the American West. Their fierce competition led to the discovery of dozens of new species, from Triceratops to Stegosaurus, and laid the foundations of modern paleontology, even as their feud became one of science's most notorious rivalries.
Join us in the Yale Library for a Storytime filled with a happy blend of stories, rhymes, and songs for preschool children, followed by activity time with structured play to hone both fine and gross motor skills essential for learning.
Enjoy a lazy afternoon at the Yale library learning a new skill: Crochet! You will learn basic stiches and how to read patterns. Open to any skill level.