Riverside Reptiles presents: Think Spring!

Just like you, animals are thinking ahead to warmer days.In this Spring-themed program you will be introduced to baby animals, learn about their life cycles and other egg-citing changes that occur in Spring. Join an educator from Riverside Reptiles Education Center...More

Just like you, animals are thinking ahead to warmer days.In this Spring-themed program you will be introduced to baby animals, learn about their life cycles and other egg-citing changes that occur in Spring. Join an educator from Riverside Reptiles Education Center and meet the different animals that call RREC home. Learn about exotic animals in this virtual experience…all from the comfort of your home! Just like you, each animal has a story. Get ready for a scaly ride in this family program, perfect for ages 3 - 11. Resister for a spot beginning March 29. Before the program, you will receive a link to join our Zoom event. This program is funded by Attorney Bart Sayet and Ms. Lori Lindfors. . []

Disney Trivia Night

For teens and adults.Are you a fan of Disney movies? Put your knowledge to the test! Join us for a fun evening of virtual trivia you might even win a prize! Spots are limited for this Zoom program please register. You will receive a Zoom link a few days before the...More

For teens and adults.Are you a fan of Disney movies? Put your knowledge to the test! Join us for a fun evening of virtual trivia you might even win a prize! Spots are limited for this Zoom program please register. You will receive a Zoom link a few days before the program. Contact: Ivery Stakley : istakley@otislibrarynorwich.org []

Professor Diane M. Rodgers: Children in Social Movements

Diane M. Rodgers Professor of Sociology at Northern Illinois University is the author of Children in Social Movements: Rethinking Agency Mobilization and Rights (Routledge 2020). Professor Rodgers will review key aspects of her study and consider the Black students...More

Diane M. Rodgers Professor of Sociology at Northern Illinois University is the author of Children in Social Movements: Rethinking Agency Mobilization and Rights (Routledge 2020). Professor Rodgers will review key aspects of her study and consider the Black students at Prudence Crandall’s school within the context of her research. This free program will take place over Zoom. Sign language interpretation will be available. Registration is required you may register on this page. You will receive the Zoom link a few days before the program. Contact: Julie Menders : Adultprograms@otislibrarynorwich.org []

Storytime Zoom with Miss B

Read a story or two and have a musicalinstrument ready or clap along as we play together in this interactive virtual program! For ages 2 - 5. Please register for a spot beginning April 5. Before the program, you will receive a link to join our Zoom event. . []

Potion Commotion With Miss B

Join Miss B in this virtual program tocreate colorful rain clouds using water, shaving cream and food coloring. Watch rainbow colors drip, drop and blend in this experiment about weather. Tune in to our YouTube channel or visit our Facebook page. For ages 5 and up,...More

Join Miss B in this virtual program tocreate colorful rain clouds using water, shaving cream and food coloring. Watch rainbow colors drip, drop and blend in this experiment about weather. Tune in to our YouTube channel or visit our Facebook page. For ages 5 and up, with adult supervision. . []

Reading Fun with Fatima & Son

Listen to funny stories read by Otis Library staff member, Fatima, and her very charming son! These stories will be sure to tickle your funny bone! Geared for preschool - grade 2. Access the YouTube link on our Facebook page or through the Otis Library Website...More

Listen to funny stories read by Otis Library staff member, Fatima, and her very charming son! These stories will be sure to tickle your funny bone! Geared for preschool - grade 2. Access the YouTube link on our Facebook page or through the Otis Library Website children's page. . []

Kids Imagine! Online Book Club - Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer

Join a virtual book club for children and tweens ages 9-13!Before the online event, read Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz. Meet to discuss and join activities related to the book! Beginning March 29, register below or call the Children’s Desk at...More

Join a virtual book club for children and tweens ages 9-13!Before the online event, read Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz. Meet to discuss and join activities related to the book! Beginning March 29, register below or call the Children’s Desk at 860-889-2365 ext. 114. Please arrange a time to pick up a free copy of the book and a detective puzzle kit! Before the program, you will receive a link to join our Zoom event. This program is funded by the Friends of Otis Library – thank you!. []

White All Around: The Canterbury School Story as a Graphic Novel

Meet internationally known graphic novelist Wilfrid Lupano and illustrator Stephane Fert as they join us remotely from France for a conversation about their newest collaboration! In January 2021 Dargaud Publishers in France released Blanc Autour (which translates to...More

Meet internationally known graphic novelist Wilfrid Lupano and illustrator Stephane Fert as they join us remotely from France for a conversation about their newest collaboration! In January 2021 Dargaud Publishers in France released Blanc Autour (which translates to ‘white all around’) a graphic novel that tells the story of Prudence Crandall’s Canterbury School from the perspective of the African American students. Joanie DiMartino Museum Curator & Site Superintendent of the Prudence Crandall Museum will lead the conversation with Lupano and Fert as well as share her thoughts on this creative rendering of the tumultuous history of the School for which she wrote the Afterword. Europe Comics publisher of the English translation of the novel White All Around has generously offered a free E-copy of the English edition to all attendees. Sign language interpretation will be available. This free program will take place over Zoom. Registration is required you may register on this page. You will receive the Zoom link a few days before the program. Contact: Julie Menders : Adultprograms@otislibrarynorwich.org []

Poetry Workshop for Teens

Live on ZoomIn honor of Poetry Month the Otis Young Adult Department will be hosting a Poetry Workshop on Zoom. It will be presented by the Hartford Poet Laureate Frederick-Douglass Knowles II. He is a College Professor an Author and an Activist. Spots are limited...More

Live on ZoomIn honor of Poetry Month the Otis Young Adult Department will be hosting a Poetry Workshop on Zoom. It will be presented by the Hartford Poet Laureate Frederick-Douglass Knowles II. He is a College Professor an Author and an Activist. Spots are limited for this Zoom program register here. You will receive a Zoom link a few days before the program. []