Book Sale!
Book Sale!Saturday May 4, 7am – 12 noonOld Town HOuse, Town House Dr. Pomfret CT Friends of Pomfret Public Library will be hosting their annual Book Sale on Saturday, May 4 from 7 AM to 12 PM. 100% of our library programs are funded by the Friends and this is their primary annual fund raising […]
Cookie Decorating
Samantha Rajaniemi is back for another year of cookie decorating! December 11th at 6pm Sam is a long time baker who trained at Johnson and Wales in Rhode Island. She will be sharing all of her tips and tricks for using royal icing to decorate sugar cookies. Royal icing is hard drying, making it ideal […]
Friends
Friends of Pomfret Public Library Friends of the Pomfret Public Library is a volunteer group established in 2007, dedicated to enhancing the relationship between the library and the community it serves. Our desire is to encourage and promote community participation and support for the activities and programs of the library and to assist in the library’s […]
No Book Donations Please!
Time Out on Book Donations! We love that you want to share your treasures with us but we no longer have a place to store them until the annual May Book Sale. If you have boxes, bags, a trunk or a truckful, please hold on to them until late April when we are collecting for […]
Monthly Puzzle Contest
Jigsaw Puzzle ContestSaturday January 11 2-4 PM Join us for a fun and competitive afternoon! Each team of four will have the same 500 piece puzzle to solve as quickly as they can. First team done wins! At the end of two hours, if no team has finished, the team with the least amount of […]
Book Club
Renegade Readers Book Club Registration Year 3 of our kids book club is starting up in September! This year our theme is Renegade Readers as we jump from genre to genre throughout the shcool year. This is an “immersive” book club -we don’t sit around and discuss different aspects of the book. Jump into the […]
ValentinePoems
Poetry of Love, Valentine’s Day 2022 Nancy: One day during the pandemic an image popped into my mind. Someone I knew once, wore gloves whenever she was out in public. She seemed aloof and perhaps a bit lonely, but I believe love had touched her life. E d i e In summer, her gloves were cotton edged […]
WEATHER
WEATHER CLOSINGS CLOSED – Thursday February 6, 2025. Policy: The library’s general rule is to close for weather and road conditions whenever the public school does. We sometimes will have a delayed opening if road conditions improve early in the day. Weather cancellations are posted on our website and Facebook.
Poet Laureate
Pomfret’s First Poets Laureate Congratulations to Christine Kalafus and Nancy Weiss! read their poetry submissions here Pomfret’s Board of Selectmen approved a resolution in August establishing the position of Poet Laureate for the Town. The administration of the position is under the direction of the Board of Trustees of the Pomfret Public Library. As required, […]
Code Clubs
Build your coding skills! The library hosts two sessions per year, one in the fall and one in the spring, usually for eight weeks. The coding language, platform and skill level varies but we aim to have it be suitable for both beginners and those with a little coding experience. Bring your own laptop/tablet, or […]