Events

  • YA: Dungeons and Dragons Summer Club*

    Wednesday, August 19, 2026 1:00—3:30 PMThomas RoomTVD&D 5e* Ages 12+Summer season for young adventurers has begun:  Revised Hours - Weekly Sessions Almost the Last session till fall  Registration now closed.

  • YA : Drop-In Games Day

    Thursday, August 20, 2026 11:30 AM—1:00 PMProjectorTeen SpaceThomas RoomTV YA : Open Game Day Beat the Heat and see who else you can beat with our selection of games. Join us these summer afternoons for some new and favorite tabletop or video games. Free and open to all, Grades 5-12 Children under 12 years of age must have an adult chaperone present

  • Peace Crane Folding

    Thursday, August 20, 2026 1:00—2:00 PMSelf-directedJoin us each week to fold Origami Peace Cranes.  The purpose is to bring people together and find inner peace while folding the cranes.  Once we reach 1,000 cranes, the cranes will be donated to a charity of the group's choosing. Directions and materials provided.  No experience needed.

  • Summer Reading Celebration

    Friday, August 21, 2026 11:30 AM—1:30 PMGrady RoomPatioThomas RoomJoin us for our Summer Reading Celebration with lawn games & pizza! While supplies last. Sponsored by the Friends of Acton Public Library.

  • Peace Crane Folding

    Thursday, August 27, 2026 1:00—2:00 PMSelf-directedJoin us each week to fold Origami Peace Cranes.  The purpose is to bring people together and find inner peace while folding the cranes.  Once we reach 1,000 cranes, the cranes will be donated to a charity of the group's choosing. Directions and materials provided.  No experience needed.

News

Plant a Seed, Read Summer Reading June 1 through August 21

Summer Reading 2026!

Summer Reading 2026 is here! Pick up your reading gameboard at the library, or register online to print from home. Register and you will automatically be entered in for a chance to win a Kobo Elipsa 2E  eReader! Remember only one registration per person!   ...
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Teen Resources

Libby

eBooks, audiobooks and magazines

researchIT CT

Resources from the Connecticut State Library.

Hoopla Music Services

Hoopla Music. Available to Old Saybrook residents with an Acton library card.

Starting April 1 – borrows will be limited to three per month.

College Board

Test Prep & step-by-step guides for college

Khan Academy

Over 4500 videos covering K-12 math, science, and the humanities

New Arrivals