Guilford Free Library

10/18/2026

This week in the GFL's children's department, attend Babytime, One on One's and Time for Two's classes, Junior Chess Club begins, and enjoy Sunshine Storytime and Storytime with Aaron. Don't forget to submit your own spooky story for our 2nd annual CT spooky writing contest by October 31st!
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10/14/2026

𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶'𝘀 "𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗵" 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻
Thursday, October 15th at 5:30pm

Join Alan Mann for an engaging pre-broadcast talk on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Macbeth, which will be broadcast live in theaters on Saturday, October 17 at 1:00 PM.

𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻 is the Artistic Director of the Opera Theater of Connecticut.

Co-sponsored by the Shoreline Opera Club and Shoreline Village.

This program is free and open to all.

Please register: https://guilfordfreelibrary.org/events/event/metropolitan-opera-talk-verdis-macbeth-with-alan-mann/

10/14/2026

𝗣𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗲𝗱: 𝗥𝗲-𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗵 𝗕𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘆
Thursday, October 15th at 4pm

Fall garden cleanup doesn’t have to mean clearing everything to the soil line! Join horticulturalist and UConn Advanced Master Gardener Sarah Bailey to learn environmentally friendly—and beautiful—ways to prepare your garden for winter and set it up for a healthy growing season next year.

Sarah brings 30 years of horticultural experience and a wealth of knowledge from her work with the UConn Extension Master Gardener program.

This program is free and open to all.

Please register: https://guilfordfreelibrary.org/events/event/putting-the-garden-to-bed-re-thinking-the-ritual-with-sarah-bailey/

10/11/2026

Throughout the month of October, submit your own spooky story for our 2nd annual CT spooky writing contest. Also happening this week in the children's department, build at Lego Club, read and shake your sillies out at Sunshine Storytime, attend Babytime class, or read to a therapy dog during Paws and Read.

The library will be closed on Monday, October 12th in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day. We will resume regular hours on Tuesday, October 13th.
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09/29/2026

𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸: “𝗖𝗼𝘀ì 𝗳𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁
Thursday, October 1st at 5:30pm

Join Wesleyan University Professor of Music Roger Grant for a talk on the Metropolitan Opera’s production of Mozart’s "Così fan tutte," which will be broadcast live in theaters on Saturday, October 3rd at 1pm.

𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 is the Deputy Provost and Dean of Arts and Humanities at Wesleyan University. A music theorist and cultural historian, his research concerns eighteenth-century music, affect theory, and the history of music theory. He is the author of two award-winning books, Peculiar Attunements: How Affect Theory Turned Musical and Beating Time and Measuring Music in the Early Modern Era. He is currently completing a new book on mission music in eighteenth-century Bolivia. He has held fellowships from the University of Michigan Society of Fellows, the Stanford Humanities Center and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Among other things, he is a lifelong opera fan!

Co-sponsored by the Shoreline Opera Club and Shoreline Village.

This program is free and open to all.

Please register. https://guilfordfreelibrary.org/events/event/metropolitan-opera-talk-cosi-fan-tutte-with-roger-grant/

09/27/2026

This week in the children's department, begin the Pumpkin Jack experiment that you can follow in the library as it decomposes and sprouts into a new pumpkins as the seasons pass, and carve your own Jack-o-Lantern! Also, enjoy Sunshine Storytime, All Ages Board Game Night, and Paws & Read. We can't wait to see you at the Guilford Free Library!

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09/20/2026

Stop by the library beginning Friday, September 25th, until Sunday, September 27th, for our 45th annual Friends of the Guilford Free Library Book and Bake Sale! Also, enjoy Storytime with Aaron this week, or sign up to read to one of our therapy dogs during Paws & Read. Please note that there will be no Sunshine Storytime this week in preparation of the book sale.

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Email from Guilford Free Library Plus Educate Station lesson plans for homeschool families! This week at the library for children:   Friends of the Guilford Library 45th Annual Fall Book and Bake Sale

09/13/2026

As everyone settles into back-to-school mode, take some time to read and relax at the library! Enjoy Sunshine Storytime and Storytime with Hesch this week, or read to one of our therapy dogs. Everyone in the GFL's children's department hopes you have a great week, and we are excited to see you soon!

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09/06/2026

The Guilford Free Library will be closed Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day.
This week in the children's department, build at Lego Club, decorate a quilt square for the Quilt Square Decorating Contest that will be entered into the Guilford Fair, and enjoy Sunshine Storytime and Mimi's storytime! We will see you soon!
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08/30/2026

This week in the GFL's children's department, sing your heart out at our End of Summer Karaoke program, defeat family and friends at our monthly All Ages Board Game Night, shake your sillies out at Sunshine Storytime, get crafty with our monthly Take & Make craft, and read to a therapy dog during Paws & Read. We can't wait to see you soon at the Guilford Free Library!
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Email from Guilford Free Library Plus Final Final Week of Summer Reading! This week at the library for children:   All Ages Board Game Night! Summer hours: The last Monday of the month Next occurance: