Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Baby birds in nest

Baby Animals & Eggs! w/ Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center!

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Community Room at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Educational, Live Animal

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Live Animal
Registration Required
Event Details:

Education live animal program with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center! 

beatles

The Beatles! Author Talk and Musical Performance

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Author Event, Performance

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event, Performance
Registration Required
Event Details:

Author Charles F. Rosenay is back! This time he will be talking about the Beatles! 

jason reynolds

Virtual Author Talk with Jason Reynolds

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Virtual at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Author Event

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Virtual
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Author Event
Event Details:

Join us in conversation with bestselling author Jason Reynolds as we discuss his latest work, Coach, the fifth–and last–entry in the highly popular Track series.

Outdoor Craft Fair

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Outdoors: Lawn at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Craft Fair

Age Group:

Children, Babies, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Outdoors: Lawn
Age Group: Children, Babies, Tweens, Teens, Adults, Seniors, All Ages
Program Type: Craft Fair
Event Details:

Shop Small. Shop Local. Shop Handmade. 

The Lucky Husky Book Cover

The Lucky Husky Storytime w/ UCONN Mascot Jonathan!

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Room at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Author Event, Live Animal, Storytime

Age Group:

Children
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Author Event, Live Animal, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy a live reading of The Lucky Husky with author Bethany O'Brien, the first of a series, which features Jonathan the Husky, UConn’s beloved mascot, and his role as the basketball team’s good luck charm.

hats & horses

Hats & Horses

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Fundraiser

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Fundraiser
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of unbridled fun watching the Kentucky Derby!

composition

Photography 101: Composition

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Educational, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this digital photography workshop, Ben will help students learn about how to be aware of light, how that relates to white balance, and how composition can create different images for different styles of photography.

Creative Writing Group

Creative Writing Group

Monday, May 11, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Large Conference Room at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Writing Group

Age Group:

Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Writing Group
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us to share up to ten pages of your current writing project, and to get constructive feedback from a group.

Lobster painting

Art with Kristin: Lobster Paintings on Canvas

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 4:15pm - 5:30pm
The Hidek Hub at The Henry Carter Hull Library

Program Type:

Educational, Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Children, Tweens
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

A monthly series with local artist/educator Kristin Cafferty. This month artists will create lobsters on canvas. 

open mic night

Open Mic Night at Henry on Main

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Henry on Main

Program Type:

Performance

Age Group:

Teens, Adults, Seniors
Library Branch: Henry on Main
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Performance
Event Details:

Stop by Henry on Main (10 West Main St) for a night of poetry with our Clinton Poet Laureate Bethany Howard. Bring your poetry to read, or just relax and listen.

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Baby Animals & Eggs! w/ Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center!

5:00pm–6:00pm
Children
Educational, Live Animal
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Live Animal
Registration Required
Event Details:

Education live animal program with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center! 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Sign Language

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Babies
Educational, Music & Movement
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies
Program Type: Educational, Music & Movement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sign Language

American Sign Language taught through songs and stories with Jaye Carlson of Love2Sign. 

Birth-age 6. Siblings welcome. 

Registration requested. Please register individually for each date that you wish to attend. 

To secure your spot, please plan to arrive 5 minutes prior to program start time. Limited walk-in availability. 

Disclaimer(s)

Children's Program Registration.

Please register all children that will attend, including siblings. Do not register adults. 

Registration recommended.

Individual event registration required.

Please register for each date individually.

Siblings welcome.

Siblings welcome.  

Sign Language

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Babies
Educational, Music & Movement
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies
Program Type: Educational, Music & Movement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sign Language

American Sign Language taught through songs and stories with Jaye Carlson of Love2Sign. 

Birth-age 6. Siblings welcome. 

Registration requested. Please register individually for each date that you wish to attend. 

To secure your spot, please plan to arrive 5 minutes prior to program start time. Limited walk-in availability. 

Disclaimer(s)

Children's Program Registration.

Please register all children that will attend, including siblings. Do not register adults. 

Registration recommended.

Individual event registration required.

Please register for each date individually.

Siblings welcome.

Siblings welcome.  

Photography 101: Composition

2:00pm–4:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

In this digital photography workshop, Ben will help students learn about how to be aware of light, how that relates to white balance, and how composition can create different images for different styles of photography.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration required.

Art with Kristin: Lobster Paintings on Canvas

4:15pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens
Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

A monthly series with local artist/educator Kristin Cafferty. This month artists will create lobsters on canvas. 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Sign Language

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Babies
Educational, Music & Movement
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies
Program Type: Educational, Music & Movement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sign Language

American Sign Language taught through songs and stories with Jaye Carlson of Love2Sign. 

Birth-age 6. Siblings welcome. 

Registration requested. Please register individually for each date that you wish to attend. 

To secure your spot, please plan to arrive 5 minutes prior to program start time. Limited walk-in availability. 

Disclaimer(s)

Children's Program Registration.

Please register all children that will attend, including siblings. Do not register adults. 

Registration recommended.

Individual event registration required.

Please register for each date individually.

Siblings welcome.

Siblings welcome.  

Residential Building Code 101: A Crash Course

6:00pm–7:30pm
Adults, Seniors
Educational
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Residential Building Code 101: A Crash Course is for homeowners, contractors and those that are curious about the building code and how it applies to them.  We will cover the code to reference, how to use it, the importance of permits an

Disclaimer(s)

Registration required.

Sign Language

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Babies
Educational, Music & Movement
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies
Program Type: Educational, Music & Movement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sign Language

American Sign Language taught through songs and stories with Jaye Carlson of Love2Sign. 

Birth-age 6. Siblings welcome. 

Registration requested. Please register individually for each date that you wish to attend. 

To secure your spot, please plan to arrive 5 minutes prior to program start time. Limited walk-in availability. 

Disclaimer(s)

Children's Program Registration.

Please register all children that will attend, including siblings. Do not register adults. 

Registration recommended.

Individual event registration required.

Please register for each date individually.

Siblings welcome.

Siblings welcome.  

Through a Traveler’s Lens: Vietnam

6:00pm–7:00pm
Adults, Seniors
Educational
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Jerry Augustine visited Vietnam with a group of 21 in December of 2023.

He was a combat infantryman who served with the 196th light infantry brigade and the 4th inf. Division in 1965 thru 1967.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration required.

Closed for Memorial Day

All Day
Closing
Branches:
The Henry Carter Hull Library, Henry on Main

Sign Language

10:00am–10:30am
Children, Babies
Educational, Music & Movement
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Babies
Program Type: Educational, Music & Movement
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sign Language

American Sign Language taught through songs and stories with Jaye Carlson of Love2Sign. 

Birth-age 6. Siblings welcome. 

Registration requested. Please register individually for each date that you wish to attend. 

To secure your spot, please plan to arrive 5 minutes prior to program start time. Limited walk-in availability. 

Disclaimer(s)

Children's Program Registration.

Please register all children that will attend, including siblings. Do not register adults. 

Registration recommended.

Individual event registration required.

Please register for each date individually.

Siblings welcome.

Siblings welcome.  

Outdoor Storytime with A Place Called Hope

2:00pm–2:30pm
Children
Educational, Live Animal, Storytime
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Outdoors: Covered Deck
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Live Animal, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Outdoor Storytime with Live Birds! 

Disclaimer(s)

Children's Program Registration.

Please register all children that will attend, including siblings. Do not register adults. 

Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
The Henry Carter Hull Library, Henry on Main

Cool-ology: American Inventor Ben Franklin

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children
Educational, S.T.E.A.M.
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

American Inventor Ben Franklin 

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with Cool-ology.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Art with Kristin: Whale Painting

4:00pm–5:15pm
Children, Tweens
Educational, Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

A monthly series with local artist/educator Kristin Cafferty. This month artists will create a whale painting.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Closed for July 4th

All Day
Closing
Branches:
The Henry Carter Hull Library, Henry on Main

Cool-ology: American Inventor Thomas Edison

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children
Educational, S.T.E.A.M.
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

American Inventor Thomas Edison

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with Cool-ology! Hear the story of Thomas Edison and the lightbulb and explore simple circuits with batteries and bulbs.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Art with Kristin: Statue of Liberty

4:00pm–5:30pm
Children, Tweens
Educational, Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

A monthly series with local artist/educator Kristin Cafferty. This month artists will create a drawing of the Statue of Liberty on canvas.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Tapping into the Past

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Educational
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History as they present Tapping into History: Tavern Life in Early Connecticut.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration required.

Ranger Russ's Animal Friends

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children, Tweens
Educational, Live Animal
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Live Animal
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meig's Point Nature Center will return to our library with a variety of snakes and turtles to educate us and help children to understand and not fear these unique animals.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Art with Kristin: Ocean Painting

4:00pm–5:15pm
Children, Tweens
Educational, Arts & Crafts
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children, Tweens
Program Type: Educational, Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

A monthly series with local artist/educator Kristin Cafferty. This month artists will create a watercolor ocean scene. 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Birds are Dinosaurs! w/ Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center

5:00pm–6:00pm
Children
Educational, Live Animal
Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Live Animal
Registration Required
Event Details:

Birds are Dinosaurs! with Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center. 

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Children's Program Registration.

Please register all children that will attend, including siblings. Do not register adults. 

Registration required.

Cool-ology: American Inventors The Wright Brothers

3:00pm–4:00pm
Children
Educational, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: The Hidek Hub
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, S.T.E.A.M.
Registration Required
Event Details:

American Inventors The Wright Brothers 

Celebrate America's 250th birthday with Cool-ology!  Learn about the Wright Brothers and participate in a paper airplane design challenge.

Disclaimer(s)

Adult Supervision

Children age 9 and under must have a responsible adult remain in the children's room.  Children under the age of 12 must have a responsible adult remain on the library premises (indoors, garden, parking lot, etc.) during all programs. 

Registration required.

Tories, Spies, & Traitors

6:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults, Seniors
Educational
Registration Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: The Henry Carter Hull Library
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Seniors
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Connecticut Museum of Culture and History is back, this time presenting Tories, Spies, and Traitors: Divided Loyalty in Revolutionary Connecticut.

Disclaimer(s)

Registration required.