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Release Date: June 23, 2025
Events
First Wednesday Poetry Write-in.
- Writing in community creates community. Gather together with Old Saybrook’s new poet laureate Sandra Yannone to write together and share your new creations mont ...
- Wednesday Jul 2, 2025
Summer Playgroup
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Monday Jul 7, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Jul 7, 2025
Lunch Bunch
- Free Lunches for Kids (Ages 2–18) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 8 - 30, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Join us at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook for the ''LUNCH B ...
- Tuesday Jul 8, 2025
D&D Summer Slam 2.0
- This twice monthly summer session is for sword slingers, spell casters and adventurers 14+ years old. Party limited to 6 Players- We will take a classic or r ...
- Wednesday Jul 9, 2025
Grab & Go Crafts
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Friday Jul 11, 2025
Summer Playgroup
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Monday Jul 14, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Jul 14, 2025
Lunch Bunch
- Free Lunches for Kids (Ages 2–18) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 8 - 30, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Join us at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook for the ''LUNCH B ...
- Tuesday Jul 15, 2025
Lunch Bunch
- Free Lunches for Kids (Ages 2–18) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 8 - 30, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Join us at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook for the ''LUNCH B ...
- Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Creative Crafting
- Use our leftover supplies to create your own craft project.
- Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Books on Tap Book Club
- This event was rescheduled from July 9. Join Lisa, Acton Library's Head of Circulation, to discuss Now is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson. This group wi ...
- Wednesday Jul 16, 2025
Grab & Go Crafts
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Friday Jul 18, 2025
Summer Playgroup
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Monday Jul 21, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Jul 21, 2025
Lunch Bunch
- Free Lunches for Kids (Ages 2–18) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 8 - 30, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Join us at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook for the ''LUNCH B ...
- Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Mastering the Art of Preserving Your Harvest
- Preserve the taste of the season all year round with our ''Preserving the Harvest'' workshop! Get ready to say goodbye to wasted produce and hello to a pantry f ...
- Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Lunch Bunch
- Free Lunches for Kids (Ages 2–18) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 8 - 30, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Join us at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook for the ''LUNCH B ...
- Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Mystery Book Club
- This group meets the fourth Wednesday of the month in the library. This month's book is In the Middle of the Night by Riley Sager.
- Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Grab & Go Crafts
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Friday Jul 25, 2025
Summer Playgroup
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Monday Jul 28, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Jul 28, 2025
Lunch Bunch
- Free Lunches for Kids (Ages 2–18) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 8 - 30, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Join us at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook for the ''LUNCH B ...
- Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Birding by Ear
- Learning how to bird by ear is an important tool and useful field skill for birders though it can be difficult to pick out which bird is calling and from where. ...
- Tuesday Jul 29, 2025
Lunch Bunch
- Free Lunches for Kids (Ages 2–18) Tuesdays & Wednesdays, July 8 - 30, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Join us at the Acton Public Library in Old Saybrook for the ''LUNCH B ...
- Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Creative Crafting
- Use our leftover supplies to create your own craft project.
- Wednesday Jul 30, 2025
Grab & Go Crafts
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Friday Aug 1, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Aug 4, 2025
D&D Summer Slam 2.0
- This twice monthly summer session is for sword slingers, spell casters and adventurers 14+ years old. Party limited to 6 Players- We will take a classic or r ...
- Wednesday Aug 6, 2025
Family Night: Matica Family Circus
- Step right up for a jaw-dropping night of fun with Matica Family Circus at Family Night at the Library! Get ready to be amazed by a dynamic circus duo who wil ...
- Thursday Aug 7, 2025
Grab & Go Crafts
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Friday Aug 8, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Aug 11, 2025
Beginner's Course on the Do's and Don'ts of Foraging
- Gina Pagano will present this beginners program in foraging. She will go over the dos and don'ts and how-tos of foraging, where to look and things to consider w ...
- Tuesday Aug 12, 2025
Creative Crafting
- Use our leftover supplies to create your own craft project.
- Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
Books on Tap Book Club
- Join Lisa, Acton Library's Head of Circulation, to discuss A Separation by Katie Kitamura. This group will meet at Myrcene Ale Co.
- Wednesday Aug 13, 2025
YA Drop-in Games Day: Chickapig Tourney
- Join YA Librarian, Brian Story, for a Chickapig tournament!
- Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Family Night: Two of a Kind Sing-a-long
- Join us for a fun-filled Family Night at the Acton Public Library, featuring the lively, interactive children’s music performers Two of a Kind! David and Jenny ...
- Thursday Aug 14, 2025
Grab & Go Crafts
- This drop-in, child-focused summer playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with others, make ne ...
- Friday Aug 15, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Aug 18, 2025
YA Drop-in Games Day: Chess Tourney
- Join YA Librarian, Brian Story, for a Chess tournament!
- Thursday Aug 21, 2025
YA Build a Game Board
- Teens will be guided through the process of creating and assembling one large outdoor game board.
- Thursday Aug 21, 2025
Summer Reading Celebration
- Join us for our Summer Reading Celebration with lawn games & pizza! Sponsored by the Friends of Acton Public Library.
- Friday Aug 22, 2025
Meet-up Mondays
- Meet up with your friends or make new ones. Play one of our games (Rummikub, Mexican Train, Scrabble, Cribbage & more) or bring your own (Mahjong?). Coloring & ...
- Monday Aug 25, 2025
ALL AGES: Family Paint Night: Pets
- Join us for a fun evening with paint and stories and light refreshments. Provide us with a pic of your favorite, furry, friend or paint one of the shelter pet ...
- Wednesday Aug 27, 2025
YA Drop-in Games Day: Uno Tourney
- Join YA Librarian, Brian Story, for an Uno tournament!
- Thursday Aug 28, 2025
