Hello Glastonbury!

Now that summer is in full-swing, we’re excited to be celebrating our reading prize-winners, handing out this year’s summer reading t-shirts, and enjoying the air conditioning during the heat waves. I love that Libraries are cooling centers as well as information centers during times of need – another way we can support our community! Speaking of summer, thank you for joining us at our Summer Reading kickoff event in June – over 450 people celebrated with us! If you haven’t joined the Summer Reading Club yet, it’s not too late- register to win prizes as you read. Registration is open now through August 9th.

In addition, as promised, the Library of Things is now active! Have a party planned and need a screen to show a movie? A pile of papers that need digitizing? A slumber party that would be more fun with karaoke? Now the Library can help! And just like our museum passes, you can reserve the items ahead of time for a specific date, so you can plan ahead. Currently, you can check out a telescope, a karaoke machine, a flatbed scanner, a metal detector, a projector, and a projector screen along with your books and DVDs. More items will be added to the collection over time with a variety of interests in mind. Have suggestions for additional items that we should consider adding to the Library of Things? Let me know!

Happy summer,

Amy

"COLOR OUR WORLD" SUMMER READING at WTML!

Color Our World

June 16 - August 9

The Welles-Turner Library invites your whole family to add a splash of color to your summer with the Color Our World Summer Reading Club! The Library’s Summer Reading Club offers programs for children, teens and adults who may earn a T-shirt simply by reading. Even babies have a special program just for them! We encourage reading throughout the summer in all formats – books, e-books, and audiobooks, on your own or together as a family, and offer colorful prizes and events along the way to help us all stay motivated. Register online or at the Library any time before August 9.

Generous support for the Summer Reading Program courtesy of The Friends of the Welles-Turner Memorial Library.

In the Gallery

Dreaming Animals

by Meredith Miller & MJ Millington

July 7 - August 29, 2025

Artist Reception

Thursday, July 10, 2025

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Join us in celebrating the photography of Glastonbury native Meredith Miller and the poetry of MJ Millington.

Do you have artwork or a collection you'd like to showcase at WTML?

Submit a proposal for a feature in our Art Gallery or Display Case!

2CF Studio

Create Your Own Bobble Head!

Who: Kids ages 10 and up, Teens, Adults

When: Tuesday, July 8

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Place: 2CF Studio

*Registration Required

Custom Mugs for Teens

Who: Teens entering grades 7 - 12

When: Tuesday, July 22

Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Place: 2CF Studio

*Registration Required

View 2CF Studio events

Open Studio Hours

Children

Birth - grade 6

Science Heroes: The Adventure of the Missing Color

Who: For kids entering grades K - 6

When: Friday, July 11

Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Place: Friends Room

No Registration Required

Draw-a-thon

Who: For kids of all ages

When: Wed, July 23 from 2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jul 24 from 10:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Place: Friends Room

No Registration Required

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Teens

Grades 7 - 12

Graffiti Graphics

Who: Teens entering grades 7 - 12

When: Thursday, July 10

Time: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Place: Friends Room

*Registration Required

Altered Books

Who: Teens entering grades 7 - 12

When: Thursday, July 17

Time: 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Place: Friends Room

*Registration Required

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Adults

Vincent van Gogh: A Portrait by the Postman Roulin

Who: Adults

When: Monday, July 7

Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Place: Friends Room

In collaboration with Glastonbury Arts

*Registration Required

Hoop Skirts to Flappers: Eighty Years of CT Fashion

Who: Adults

When: Monday, July 28

Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Place: Friends Room

*Registration Required

View all Adult events

Second Century Fund presents...

Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Coming to Town!

Bestselling author Geraldine Brooks will visit Glastonbury at 2pm on September 28th at Smith Middle School to discuss “The Art of the Historical Novel: Making Fact from Fiction.” The event is sponsored by the Welles-Turner Memorial Library Second Century Fund (2CF). This event will be free and open to the public, and registration will begin later this summer. To prepare for her visit, join some of the WTML book discussions at the library!

Virtual Author Talk:

Raul the Third

Who: Kids from preschool - entering grade 6

When: Tuesday, July 8

Time: 4:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Place: Virtual

*Registration Required

Virtual Author Talk: Marie Lu

Who: Adults, Teens

When: Thursday, July 17

Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Place: Virtual

*Registration Required

Access Previous Virtual Author Talks

The Friends of WTML

FALL BOOK SALE NEWS!

Mark your calendars now for the BIG fall book sale in the Academy/Park and Rec section of town hall!

Friday evening, September 5

Daytime, Saturday, September 6

Daytime, Sunday, September 7

More details to follow in the August WTML newsletter and the Friends social media.

Donations

We appreciate donations of bagged or boxed clean, gently used books. Plese place your donations in the Donation House at the rear entrance of the library. The deadline to donate books for the Fall Book Sale is Thursday, August 14th.

Volunteers

Please contact us at booksale@friendswtmlib.org or 860-652-7728 if you would like to volunteer or have any questions.

Hours

Monday 9 am - 9 pm

Tuesday 9 am - 9 pm

Wednesday 12 pm - 9 pm

Thursday 9 am - 9 pm

Friday 9 am - 5 pm

Saturday 9 am - 5 pm

Closed Sundays until September 7

Closed Friday, July 4

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