Air Museum events

Celebrate the arrival of spring with two weeks of school vacation week programming at the New England Air Museum! Explore three giant exhibit hangars filled with over sixty historic aircraft and experience the wonders of flight through daily hands-on activities

Valley Pre-School spring tag sale fundraiser

Valley Pre-School’s annual Spring Tag Sale will be held Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Early birds can begin shopping at 8:30 a.m. for a $10 donation to the school. The sale will held at First Congregational Church/Valley Pre-School, 219 North Granby Road, inside Cook Hall.

May 12 SBHS spring flea market

The Salmon Brook Historical Society’s annual Spring Flea Market will be held on Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be 40 to 50 vendors showing and selling their wares. Admission and parking is free to the public.

McLean activities

McLean will sponsor a document shredding event for the community Saturday, April 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the front parking lot of their facility at 75 Great Pond Road, Simsbury.

Horse Council blessing of the mounts April 28

The Granby Horse Council will again sponsor the annual Blessing of the Mounts at the West Granby Methodist Church. The Blessing will take place behind the church at 87 Simsbury Road West Granby, at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 28.

Parks & Recreation

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Open 24/7 at GranbyRec.com for program registration. Telephone: 860-653-8947
Website: GranbyRec.com We accept Mastercard/Visa/Discover for payments.

April Lunch for the Mind: A historic overview of Granby’s famous street

Granby history comes alive at the April Lunch for the Mind program as attendees learn about some of Granby’s more colorful residents and their historical houses. Join the Civic Engagement Education Team at the Granby Senior Center on Wednesday, April 18, at 12:30 p.m. as Carol Laun, Archivist at the Salmon Brook Historical Society presents Touring The Street, as Salmon Brook Street was referred to by residents in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

Browse & Borrow

Granby Public Library

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Tuesday:  10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Cossitt Public Library

Tuesday and Thursday: 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. and 3 – 8 p.m.

Saturday: 12 – 5 p.m.

Find us online 

Town of Granby (www.granby-ct.gov); also use the links to join us on Facebook and Pinterest. Pre-registration is required for many programs. Call 860-844-5275 (GPL Main Desk); 860-844-5284 (GPL Children); 860-653-8958 (Cossitt); or email gplibrary@granby-ct.gov.

Closing

Both libraries will be closed on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March 31 for Easter weekend.

Trails Council trail-wide clean-up day is April 14

The Farmington Valley Trails Council will hold its 9th annual Trail-wide Clean Up Day on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (Rain date is Sunday, April 15). Last year’s event drew more than 200 volunteers at six staging areas across eight Farmington Valley towns that encompass the estimated 22.4 (and growing) miles of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail and the 10.2 miles of the Farmington River Trail.