Starting the week of Monday, April 27th, the library will undergo construction to improve access in and around the building. During this time, the West door (facing Walgreens) and book drop may be inaccessible. The North door (facing Starbucks) will…
REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR OUR 2026 SUMMER READING PROGRAM! Are you ready to register for Plant a Seed, Read: ELPL's 2026 Summer Reading Program! This program is open to all ages: pre-readers, children, teens, and adults! The more you read,…
June 25th, 2026 | 11:00am-12:00pm | Conference Room Join us for a discussion of James by Percival Everett. A retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and ferociously funny, told from the enslaved Jim's point of view. When the…
June 13th, 2026 | 10:00am - 11:00am | Community Room Session two of this two part workshop will focus on understanding what triggers a child. Behavior doesn’t occur in isolation—it's always a response to something. When we understand that underlying…
Every Thursday | 2:30pm-4:00pm | Community Room Join us Thursdays @ 2:30 this Spring for a Teen Spring Crafternoon series! Each Crafternoon will feature a different project. Grades 6-12 welcome. Snacks will be provided. No registration required. Funded by the…
June 15th, 2026 | 2:30pm - 4:30pm | Community Room Got something you’re excited to talk about? This club is for you. Fandoms, hyperfixations, deep dives, and “let me explain” moments are all welcome. Come hang out, listen, info-dump, create,…
June 17th, 2026 | 6:00pm-7:00pm | Community Room Sue Kendrick, from Hampden County Beekeepers, has been keeping bees in Hampden since 2016. Her father, uncle and brother were all bee keepers but no one ever taught her, she learned on…
June 23rd, 2026 | 5:30pm-6:30pm | Community Room Longtime New England musician/author Matt York will perform the songs of Johnny Cash and tell stories about Cash's career spanning from the 1950's to his passing in 2003. He'll discuss Cash's emergence…