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Grief support group every Monday at 6pm in the Auditorium.

Grief Support Group

Monday, December 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Clubs & Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults

Grief Support Group 

Tech Help Tuesday every Tuesday from 10:30am to 12pm in the Lucy Hammer Room

Tech Help Tuesday

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lucy Hammer Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Training
Age Group:
Adults

Confused about your new iPhone or iPad? Need help formatting a Word document? Drop in to the library between 10:30am & 12pm to get a tech question answered. First come, first served. Sessions will be limited to 15 minutes per person.

Saturday Cinema on Saturday, December 27th will be watching Superman (2025), rated PG-13.

Saturday Cinema

Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults

Movie magic, now at Blackstone! Join us for Saturday Cinema and see a highly anticipated new release on our big screen in the auditorium. Showings are the last Saturday of the month at 2:00pm.

Registration Open
Registration Required
12/29 at 1:30pm - Snacks and a Film: Hamilton

Snacks and a Film: Hamilton

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12), Adults, Everyone

Drop-in event. Looking for something to do over the winter break? Come enjoy a movie matinee! The snacks are on us! What a great way to recharge and relax. 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Color and Conversation meets the last Monday of the month from six to seven thirty p.m.

Color & Conversation

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Lucy Hammer Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Clubs & Discussion Groups, Hands-On or DIY
Age Group:
Adults

Enjoy engaging conversation and explore your creativity at our adult coloring group! Coloring is a great way to keep the brain engaged and the body relaxed–plus it’s a great place to make new friends.

Grief support group every Monday at 6pm in the Auditorium.

Grief Support Group

Monday, December 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Clubs & Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults

Grief Support Group 

Winter-Inspired Sea Glass Ornamentes Craft Workshop on Tuesday, December 30th at 5:30pm.

Winter Inspired Sea Glass Ornaments Craft Workshop

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults

Courtney of Re-loved Designs will be teaching this workshop to create your own Winter Inspired Sea Glass Ornament. Bring a touch of the coast to your holiday crafting!

Full
Registration Required
Winter Take n Makes: A new interactive kit every month for all ages

Winter Family Take-N-Makes

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Youth Services at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Hands-On or DIY
Age Group:
Youth, Children (ages 0-5), School Aged (grades k-4)
Take-N-Makes:

Drop-in event. Looking for something fun to do - how about dropping by the library to grab an interactive kit that you can complete with your family and/or friends? Each month...

NOON Year's Eve Storytime January 31 11:30 am to 12:00 pm

Noon Year's Eve Storytime for ages 0 to 5

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Drop-in event. Can’t stay up till midnight? Don’t worry—the Blackstone Library knows how to make a New Year’s Eve splash with our NOON Year’s Eve Storytime!

Registration Open
Registration Required

Closing at 5:00 PM

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
James Blackstone Memorial Library, Virtual

The Blackstone Library will be closing early at 5:00pm

Closing

Closed for New Year's Day

All Day
James Blackstone Memorial Library, Virtual

The Blackstone Library will be closed in observance of New Year's Day

Closing
The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan J. Gilman

First Friday Book Discussion

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Virtual at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Book Groups
Age Group:
Adults

Enjoy discussing a great book with your neighbors!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Snacks and a Film Friday, January 2 2:00pm–4:00pm How to train your dragon (2025)

Snacks and a Film for all ages - How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Youth, Children (ages 0-5), School Aged (grades k-4), Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12), Everyone

Drop-in event. Looking for something to do on your half day? Bring the whole family to a movie matinee! The snacks are on us! What a great way to recharge and relax. 

Registration Open
Registration Required
Poetry Cafe A Virtual Poetry Discussion Group Every first and third Saturday of the month at 11am on Zoom

Poetry Cafe

Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Virtual at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Clubs & Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults

We are a fun, friendly group who love poetry. Each week, we select a poet - from modern to classic, humorous to serious - to read aloud followed by a lively group discussion. We always welcome new members, so join us!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Virtual Event
Musical Arts Society presents the Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio Concert on Sunday, January 4th at 2pm.

Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio Concert

Sunday, January 4, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone

Join us for a musical afternoon of violin, cello, and piano with the Weiss-Kaplan-Stumpf Trio! 

 

Registration is required to attend this IN PERSON event.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Music Together Free Class Monday, January 5 at 10am

Music Together Sing Along for ages 0 to 5

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Children (ages 0-5)

Start the winter off with music with your little ones. Music Together® will be coming to the Library to do a Singalong event.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Collage Journals: Monday, January 5th at 3:30pm

Teen Crafternoon: Collage Journals

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Hands-On or DIY, Music, Arts & Culture
Age Group:
Teens, Middle School (grades 5-8), High School (grades 9-12)

Join us for a relaxing afternoon of crafting! Every participant will get a blank notebook and we will create a collage cover for our new journals.

Registration Open
Registration Required
Grief support group every Monday at 6pm in the Auditorium.

Grief Support Group

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Clubs & Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults

Grief Support Group 

Tuesdays are for Twos Storytime for ages 3 to 5

Tuesdays are for Twos Storytime for ages 2 to 3

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Children (ages 0-5)
Tuesdays are for Twos:

Children & their caregivers are invited to sign up for a program filled with singing, dancing, rhyming & stories for ages 2-3!  Each week will be something new alon...

Tech Help Tuesday every Tuesday from 10:30am to 12pm in the Lucy Hammer Room

Tech Help Tuesday

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Lucy Hammer Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Technology Training
Age Group:
Adults

Confused about your new iPhone or iPad? Need help formatting a Word document? Drop in to the library between 10:30am & 12pm to get a tech question answered. First come, first served. Sessions will be limited to 15 minutes per person.

Writers Group Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm in the Lucy Hammer Room

Writers Group

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lucy Hammer Room at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops, Clubs & Discussion Groups
Age Group:
Adults

Looking to connect with other writers in the Branford area? Join our writers group led by local writer Kiersten Bjork!

Registration Open
Registration Required
Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months

Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Children (ages 0-5)
Stories & Music for Babies:

Babies & their caregivers are invited to sign up for a gentle storytime of rhyming, movement & song for babies just under 24 months.  Each week we will promote bond...

Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months

Stories & Music for Babies up to 24 months (class two)

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Auditorium at James Blackstone Memorial Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Youth, Children (ages 0-5)
Stories & Music for Babies:

Babies & their caregivers are invited to sign up for a gentle storytime of rhyming, movement & song for babies just under 24 months.  Each week we will promote bond...