Little Learners Story Time: Dinosaurs (Ages 2-5)

Essex Library Association 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT, Essex

Program for kids ages 2-5. Kids, come celebrate our prehistoric friends with stories, songs, and fun activities, all to help us celebrate DINOvember! Join us for themed stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! We’ll learn early literacy concepts like colors, shapes, opposites, the ABCs and much more, to prepare our pre-school age children for kindergarten. What to expect: Each Little Learners session begins with a welcome song where each child is invited to dance and celebrate themselves. We sing interactive songs that encourage vocabulary development and gross motor movement, then read a story together. After the first book, we sing a few more songs and read another story. We conclude our time together with 3-4 craft and play centers that help children develop their early math, literacy, and motor skills. After story time, families are encouraged to stay, play, and socialize in our Children's Room. It's a wonderful opportunity for children to make friends, caregivers to connect, and our library community to grow together. Essex Library programs are free and open to the public. Registration is requested to ensure enough crafts are prepared. Click here to register.

Holiday Pet Drive

Recurring
The RiverLane 7 Main Street, Essex

Join the RiverLane, the RiverLane Men & Sport, All the Single Kitties, and High Hopes in collecting pet essentials for animals in need. November 1st through December 15th, please donate un-used & un-expired pet food, new or gently used pet beds, toys, treats, accessories, pet clothing, and other pet essentials. We will be collecting these items at both of the RiverLane Essex stores (7 & 11 Main St. Essex, CT), the RiverLane Mystic (16 W Main St. Mystic, CT), All the Single Kitties in Old Saybrook (242 Main St. Old Saybrook, CT), and High Hopes in Old Lyme (36 Town Woods Rd. Old Lyme, CT). All horse-related donations can be donated directly to High Hopes. This drive will be in support of the CT Humane Society, A Chance for Love Rescue, and All Paws on Deck. To see more information about these organizations, please click the links below. The CT Humane Society A Chance for Love Rescue All Paws on Deck 

Stories & Slices at Brickside Pizza

Recurring
Brickside Pizza 107 Main Street, Ivoryton

Join Brickside Pizza & The Ivoryton Library for Stories & Slices - every Friday at 12pm! Featuring story time, a take home craft, special guests and more! Check our socials for more specific updates! Pizza available for purchase.

Dog Man Book Release Party (All Ages)

Essex Library Association 33 West Avenue, Essex, CT, Essex

Program designed for all kids who love Dog Man! The newest Dog Man came out earlier this week! Celebrate Pilkey’s newest in the series, Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time with some Dog Man fun, right after school! Join us for crafts, activities, games, and plenty of Dog Man silliness as we celebrate the newest adventure. One lucky kid will win a copy of the newest release! Essex Library programs are free and open to the public. Registration is required, space is limited. Click here to register.

Essex FilmFest: Opening Reception & Film Screening

Centerbrook Architects 67 Main Street, Centerbrook

Join us at Essex Library on Nov. 6 at 5:30 PM for an opening reception to celebrate the second annual Essex FilmFest! A showing of the film "What Happened Was..." is scheduled for 8 PM on Nov. 6 in the Auditorium of Centerbrook Architects. The Essex Film Festival features Guest Filmmaker Scott Macaulay. In addition to in-depth conversations with Macaulay, the festival includes four must-see films, an opening reception and a producing masterclass. The full line-up of films includes What Happened Was…, Raising Victor Vargas, The Assistant, and Gummo. For more information, visit www.essexfilmfest.com.