this summer we are inviting you to
walk. read. write.

This summer families can take part in our creative writing contest by participating in our StoryWalk along Main Street. Stop by the library anytime between July and August to access our StoryWalk map, once completed participants have the opportunity to create their own story based on the book featured along Main Street. Readers can write a full length piece, poem or even illustrated interpretation; all forms of creativity will be accepted.

Participants can submit their final pieces by email or can stop by the youth services department to grab a creative writing journal. 1 per family while supplies last. Use the journals to take notes, expand upon ideas, or to doodle. Complete your final draft and drop them off at your convenience. Prizes will be awarded in different age brackets so everyone will have the opportunity to shine. So, won't you plan to walk. read. and write with us?

tell US your story

MONDAY AUGUST 15 @ 3:30PM

The wrack line is the ocean’s supplier of lost things! It’s where seaweed, shells & other treasures are left behind by high tide. It’s also the perfect place to find inspiration & that is why local writer Amy Bowers is using it as inspiration for this creative writing experience, where kids in grades 1-4 can compose their own stories about lost things. We’ll use a combination of reading, writing & hands-on activities to create our own stories, which would be perfect submissions for the Flotsam Creative Writing Contest.

Monday Registration

TUESDAY AUGUST 16
@ 3:30PM

Wherever you are in Connecticut, beavers are always secretly at work building their own habitat and helping other animals in the process. Come learn about one of nature’s most successful engineers and meet others that thrive because of their hard work. Construct your own dam and see if it can pass the “beaver” test!
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TUESDAY AUGUST 23
STARTING @ 9AM

The program with no schedule is back for another season, this time for grades K-12! If you’ve enjoyed our TeenCraft Events & Take-and-Makes in the past, this program is for you. Each month, we’re putting together a different craft kit with an underwater theme, No sign up is required but kits are limited. Drop by to pick one up while supplies last!
DROP IN EVENT

All summer programming has been made possible by
the Friends of the Blackstone Library, Branford Community Foundation and the Connecticut State Library.

this summer we are inviting you to walk. read. write.

TUESDAY AUGUST 16 @ 3:30PM

TUESDAY AUGUST 23 STARTING @ 9AM

this summer we are inviting you to
walk. read. write.

TUESDAY AUGUST 16
@ 3:30PM

TUESDAY AUGUST 23
STARTING @ 9AM