Hagaman Memorial Library

10/15/2026

We're batty for early literacy! 🦇📚 Miss Caitlin invites kids & their grown-ups back to the Community Room tomorrow morning, Friday, October 16th at 10:30am for a spooky good time at Friday Craft Tales!

This week, Miss Caitlin will read "Bats at the Library" by Brian Lies, a classic and comedic story told in verse about a colony of bats enjoying a night in at their local library; afterward, inspired by the story, the kids can create colorful, magnetic bat decorations to take home with them! 🎨

Friday Crafty Tales from Hagaman Memorial Library's Youth Services Department is free, all materials are provided, and no RSVP is needed; for further information about Friday Crafty Tales or other Youth Services Department activities, please reach out to Caitlin Riccitelli, Hagaman Library's Youth Services Librarian, at [email protected].

10/14/2026

The leaves are falling, and the good times are rolling at Hagaman Library! Miss Caitlin invites kids & their grown-ups to some autumntime fun during the Toddlers & Tots Bubble Ball tomorrow morning, Thursday, October 15th from 10:30am - 11:30am on the library's lawn; please note that, in case of inclement weather, we'll instead meet in the Community Room for a Surprise Storytime 📚

At the Bubble Ball, your little one can have a pop music dance party in a bubble storm, practice making their own bubbles with our jumbo-sized bubble wands, and enjoy a snack out in the fresh autumn air! All materials will be provided, and no RSVP is needed; for further information about the Toddlers & Tots Bubble Ball, or for other questions about Youth Services Department activities, please email Caitlin Riccitelli, Hagaman Library's Youth Services Librarian, at [email protected].

10/14/2026

SIGNAL BOOST

October dates! 🥧 🎃

10/13/2026

After the phenomenal success of "Lessons in Chemistry," where do you go from there? Come on down to Hagaman Memorial Library to find out: Now available in our collection is the latest from Bonnie Garmus, "Peck & Peck"! We're here today, tomorrow, and Thursday for our Extended Hours from 10am - 8pm.

"Peck & Peck" by Bonnie Garmus follows Batter Gray, a young man passionate about poetry, as he navigates life in 1980s New York City after landing a job at the prestigious but dysfunctional poetry journal, Peck & Peck. The novel explores themes of ambition, creativity, and the struggles of an underdog in a world that often undervalues art.

10/13/2026

Teens, do you have a "Ticket to Ride" on the road to "Catan"? Are you calling Uno, or are you calling your friend's bluffs?! Try out some new board games from our collection here at Hagaman Library next week, Tuesday, October 20th between 3 - 4:30pm in our Teen Reading Room for a fun Board Game Afternoon, brought to you by Hagaman Memorial Library's Teen Services Department! We'll have new games available each month. What's your favorite?

Board Game Afternoon is open to all youths ages 12 - 18, with no RSVP needed. For further questions about either Board Game Afternoon or other Teen Services Department activities, please email Emily Kalotai, Teen Services Librarian, directly at [email protected].

10/13/2026

Miss Caitlin of Hagaman Library's Youth Services Department is excited to welcome kids & families to her regularly-scheduled Toddler Tuesdays this morning, and she's also looking ahead to next week's fun with another meeting of Pokémon Club & STEM Club for Kids!

First up, Gengar: We chose you! Miss Caitlin will teach kids & their caregivers, if they're so inclined, how to draw Gengar on Tuesday, October 20th from 4:30 - 5:30pm in the DeMayo Room. In keeping with the spirit of the spooky season, Gengar is a dual Ghost and Poison-type Shadow Pokémon introduced in Generation I. Gengar's name comes from the word doppelgänger, a ghostly double of a living person, and possibly the Scandinavian folklore term ganganger (one who walks again) 👻 All drawing materials will be needed, and no RSVP is needed!

Next up, the kids will have a gastrono-mically good time and learn something cool in one fell swoop on Wednesday, October 21st from 4:30 - 5:30pm during STEM Club for Kids, where Miss Caitlin will teach kids & their caregivers how to make their own gummy worms!!! All materials will be provided, and no RSVP is needed.

For further information about Pokémon Club, STEM Club, or other Youth Services Department activities, please contact Caitlin Riccitelli, Hagaman Library's Youth Services Librarian, at [email protected].

10/12/2026

Join Miss Caitlin tomorrow morning, Tuesday, October 13th from 10:30 - 11:30am in our Community Room: babies, toddlers, and their families/caregivers are invited back to our regularly-scheduled Toddler Tuesdays!

Kids can enjoy music, movement, and more during this week's Toddler Tuesday program! Toddler Tuesdays features thirty minutes of music-making through singing, dancing, and instruments, followed by a half hour of parachute games and tasty, toddler-friendly snacks 🧃 No RSVP needed!

On Wednesday, October 14th, we're also excited to welcome you to a program for children from birth to 5 years old not yet enrolled in school: A weekly play-group, brought to you by the EH Family Resource Center! The EHFRC Play-Group is an opportunity for children and caregivers alike to connect, play, and learn together, all with no RSVP needed!

For further information about Toddler Tuesdays, the East Haven Family Resource Center Play-Group, or other Youth Services Department activities, please contact our Youth Services Librarian, Caitlin Riccitelli, at either 203-468-3890 x 109 or [email protected].