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sugar cookies decorated with yellow and lavender colored frosting

Learn the Technique of Color Flow Cookie Decorating (Teens; McMW)

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Food and Drink, Hands-on Learning

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Food and Drink, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to decorate sugar cookies using the color flow technique! Also known as flood icing, this method involves layering and blending royal icing in multiple colors to create smooth, professional-quality designs.

mystic seaport museum presents scrimshaw the sailor's art july 22 image of whale tooth carved with image of ship

Mystic Seaport presents, "Scrimshaw: The Sailor’s Art" (McMW)

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Arts and Culture, Crafts, Hands-on Learning, Workshop

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts and Culture, Crafts, Hands-on Learning, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn about the unique art form of scrimshaw, which was born aboard whaling ships in the 1800s. Discover what elements in the lives of whalemen at sea helped them develop the art of scrimshaw.

Special Storytime With Lauren Gibson - Carter

When Mema Drinks Coffee Author Visit With Lauren Gibson-Carter (McMW)

Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
McMW Children's Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Author Event

Age Group:

Preschool, Children
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Children's Space
Age Group: Preschool, Children
Program Type: Author Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join BPL Youth Librarians for a very special storytime...

Make Homemade Pasta

Make Your Own Homemade Pasta With Food Explorers (McMW)

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Food and Drink

Age Group:

Teens, Adults
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Food and Drink
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homemade Pasta!

 

Come to this food explorers class to learn how to prepare your own basic pasta dough (yes from scratch!) in this 90 minutes cooking class.

 

TGIF Yoga

TGIF Yoga With Pia Oliveri (McMW)

Friday, July 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
McMW Lawn at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Health and Wellness

Age Group:

All Ages
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Lawn
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Health and Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bloomfield Public Library is thrilled to be bringing Pia Oliveri back to town for her yoga instruction...for kids and families of all ages! Please register to ensure you have space in the class. 

rainbow weaved potholders for teens teach teens on july 26

Teens Teach Teens: Make Potholders! (McMW)

Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
McMW Teen Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Crafts, Hands-on Learning

Age Group:

Teens
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

Welcome to the new BPL "Teen Teach Teens" series! At our kickoff event, local teen, Safira, will be teaching you how to weave potholders using a loom and cotton loops. No experience is necessary. For teens entering grades 7-12.

sportstacking with glenn costello july 29 image of kids doing the professional sportstacking event

Sportstacking with Glenn Costello (McMW)

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Gaming, Hands-on Learning

Age Group:

Children, Tweens, Teens
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Children, Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Gaming, Hands-on Learning
Registration Required
Event Details:

SEE IT-BELIEVE IT-TRY IT…..SPORTSTACKING WITH SPEEDSTACKS!

chocolate

Cultural Perspectives in Chocolate (Virtual)

Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual

Program Type:

Food and Drink

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Food and Drink
Registration Required
Event Details:

Why do the Swiss love their chocolate so much? Why are the Japanese obsessed with Kit Kat bars? Why isn’t American commercial chocolate as good as European?

headshot of presenter Kevin Palache

The Power of Personal Development (McMW or Virtual)

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
McMW Multipurpose Space at McMahon Wintonbury Library

Program Type:

Business and Career, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: McMahon Wintonbury Library
Room: McMW Multipurpose Space
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business and Career, Workshop
Registration Required
Event Details:

“If you are not willing to learn, no one can help you. If you are determined to learn, no one can
stop you.” - Zig Ziglar

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