Saturday, October 24, 2026 2:00—3:00 PMGrady RoomThomas RoomCalling all Pokémon trainers ages 6-11! Join our once-a-month Pokémon club where you can learn the card game with other enthusiasts, do a Pokémon activity, or make friends and talk all things Pokémon! Cards will be available for all to use during the program; no purchase necessary. Children may bring their own cards to play and trade, but parents/caregivers should plan to stay in the room if they wish to supervise trades. Parents/caregivers must remain in the library for the duration of the program.  The event is free and open to all. Registration is preferred, but not required. Register online between 9/24/2026 10:00 AM and 10/24/2026 5:00 PM.

Monday, October 26, 2026 10:30—11:30 AMGrady RoomThomas RoomThis drop-in, child-focused playgroup is for young children and their caregivers. Participants will be able to interact with others, make new friends, and learn and explore through play. Each session will include activities, sensory materials, and toys. No Registration Required Free and open to children ages 0-5 and their caregivers What to expect: large, open room space, with windows room arranged with tables for craft and sensory play, mat spaces for playing with blocks and toys, a cart with a variety of books accessible to read quiet music played during the hour children moving freely from one activity to another Children's Room staff member available for questions, recommendations for books & activities, and general assistance Caregivers responsible for monitoring their children

Monday, October 26, 2026 3:30—4:30 PMGrady RoomThomas RoomJoin us for Tinker Lab! We'll use problem-solving skills to imagine, explore, tinker, build, code, play, and design!  Marble mazes, Rube Goldberg machines, cardboard construction, and dance party coding are just a few of the activities we will try out. September: All things "building!" Cardboard construction with our new "Chomp Saw!"  October: Chain reaction time; marble runs, Rube Goldberg machines, and domino falls. November: Time to explore coding! Dance Party from code.org and Scratch. December: Code with robots! Let's get those Sphero robots rolling on the floor. For Grades 2-6. Registration required. 

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 10:30—11:30 AMGrady RoomThomas RoomIn October, join us to celebrate One Book, One Town with special guest authors! Throughout October, the Old Saybrook Early Childhood Council will host a variety of events with local Connecticut authors to celebrate the joy of writing, illustrating, and reading great stories for all ages. Today we welcome back author Sinco Steendam to share another of his Rupert stories.  Rupert is a curious and mischievous squirrel who has many adventures!  Story time for all! Children and caregivers are welcome to join us for stories, fingerplays, bounces, and so much more.  Enjoy free play after the stories and songs. What to expect: *large, open room space with windows *room is arranged with chairs around a large playmat, facing the reading chair, and tables are behind the reader that hold a felt board and covered boxes with items for free play *hour starts with music and movement activities, followed by sitting for the stories (typically 2-3), then ends with more music, singing, and movement activities, including bubbles *free play begins after the bubbles *quiet music is played during free play Free and open to all. Registration is preferred, but not required. Sponsored by the Old Saybrook Early Childhood Council (OS Youth & Family Services, OS Parks & Recreation, and Acton Public Library)  Register online between 9/26/2026 10:00 AM and 10/26/2026 8:00 PM.

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:30—4:30 PMChildren's RoomCome read your favorite book with Izzy, our new certified reading dog! Sign up at the Children's Desk for 10-minute reading spots. Izzy is a 3-year-old Golden Retriever that loves belly rubs and snuggles. Izzy greets new friends with a gentle sniff and is a great listener! She can't wait to hear all the stories that library kids and their grown-ups will read to her!  Izzy's human grown-ups, Liz & Jody Moss are excited to sit with Izzy and listen to stories too!