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Join the Mansfield Downtown Partnership for free movies on Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs! Friday, August 6: "Raya & The Last Dragon" Friday, August 13: "Frozen2" Activities will begin at 7:30 PM, and movies will begin at dusk. Moonlight Movies are free and open to everyone. Please visit our website, downtownstorrs.org/movies, for more information.

Join us outside on the lawn for stories, songs and puppet friends. We will offer a big mat for seating, you are also welcome to bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. All our programs will be outside this summer. Masks are required inside the building; for outside gatherings we will follow current local guidelines. Please remember this is a public space, and be respectful of others. We all are experiencing different comfort levels as we increase our activities, and we want everyone to feel safe coming to the Library.

Join us for a book talk/walk in Joshua’s Trust beautiful Whetten Woods property. The literary walk will be facilitated by Joyce Fountain, financial administrator for Johsua’s Trust and avid lover of environmental fiction books. Our selected book for this event is Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald, named one of the best books of the summer in 2020 by multiple publications. Called an essential writer on nature, humanity and loss by Time Magazine, Macdonald fills her narratives with vivid descriptions of the wildlife that surrounds us. The Mansfield Library has multiple copies of Vesper Flights available for check out. We will meet at the Trail Head located on Hanks Hill Road. A parking area is located on Hanks Hill Road, 0.4 miles east of Route 195 in Storrs. For additional information please contact Peggy McCarthy at the Mansfield Public Library @ 860.423.2501 or McCarthyML@MansfieldCT.org.

YOU ROCK. You’ll get your hands onto the huge cargo of drums that Bob Bloom is trucking to the library for you to rock at this hang that’s just for teens and tweens (kids entering middle school or higher). You and BB are going to launch the highest-octane rock & roll that Mansfield Center, Connecticut has ever heard. You’ve never drummed before? No problem! Limit of 12 participants.

Join the Mansfield Downtown Partnership for free movies on Betsy Paterson Square in Downtown Storrs! Friday, August 6: "Raya & The Last Dragon" Friday, August 13: "Frozen2" Activities will begin at 7:30 PM, and movies will begin at dusk. Moonlight Movies are free and open to everyone. Please visit our website, downtownstorrs.org/movies, for more information.

Join us outside on the lawn for stories, songs and puppet friends. We will offer a big mat for seating, you are also welcome to bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. All our programs will be outside this summer. Masks are required inside the building; for outside gatherings we will follow current local guidelines. Please remember this is a public space, and be respectful of others. We all are experiencing different comfort levels as we increase our activities, and we want everyone to feel safe coming to the Library.

Join us we celebrate local author and storyteller Carolyn Stearns, whose new book How Far is Safe? The Rescue of a Boy and His Donkey will be published this summer. Carolyn’s book is historical fiction appropriate for ages 8 and up, and tells the story of a young boy who sets out on a long journey through eastern Pennsylvania in search of safety for both himself and his beloved donkey. Carolyn will read from her book, answer questions and share some of her favorite stories, as well as be available to sign copies of her book. This program will be outside on the field.

A special outdoor Family Fun Night experience at one of Mansfield’s favorite summer spots! Enjoy time swimming in the pond, making your way around the universal access trail, or playing on the playground!

Have you been wondering what all the excitement is about at the Mansfield Community Center? Well, if you’re a Mansfield resident you can find out for FREE (Proof of residency may be required) Come on down and check us out! We can't wait to meet you!

Join us outside on the lawn for stories, songs and puppet friends. We will offer a big mat for seating, you are also welcome to bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. All our programs will be outside this summer. Masks are required inside the building; for outside gatherings we will follow current local guidelines. Please remember this is a public space, and be respectful of others. We all are experiencing different comfort levels as we increase our activities, and we want everyone to feel safe coming to the Library.