Event List

Do you like to sew? Join people who enjoy quilting and sewing at a casual “drop in” program anytime from 6:00 to 8:30pm in the Collaboratory the first Tuesday evening of each month...

Join us for a celebration of verse from one of America's greatest living poets! Reginald Dwayne Betts, a MacArthur Fellow and the founder & director of Freedom Reads, will perf...

The Choate Mentorship Project intends to strengthen the foundational learning practices of students in public middle schools. Our mission is to increase educational access and netw...

Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi PicoultJoin us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult about her newest novel By Any Other Name. In 1581, ...

Paint and decorate a laser cut bowl, perfect for putting your keys in!Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.  

Paint and decorate a laser cut bowl, perfect for putting your keys in!Note: This is a repeat program. Please do not register if you have attended previously.  

Grades 9-12 | Registration required"Zines for Liberation" is a hands-on workshop where teens explore the power of zines as tools for protest, abolition, and liberation. Under the g...

Create a framed pet portrait with acrylic paint! Please email a close up clear photo of your pet (or favorite animal) to wplcollaboratory@gmail.com by Wednesday, April 2nd for this...

Ever wonder exactly what is in the Collaboratory (or what the Collaboratory even is)? Come to this class and learn about each and every thing in there!  

This class will cover how to use the Ditto Pattern Projector, which uses digital sewing patterns rather than paper, saving time and effort while reducing waste. There will also be ...

Grades 4-8 | Registration RequiredBattle of the Bards is back by popular demand! In this level 5 D&D quest players must battle in a tournament of bards to earn the favor of the...

Grades 4-8 | Registration RequiredBattle of the Bards is back by popular demand! In this level 5 D&D quest players must battle in a tournament of bards to earn the favor of the...

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew FlemingJoin horticulturalist Matthew Fleming as he guides us through the sec...

The Choate Mentorship Project intends to strengthen the foundational learning practices of students in public middle schools. Our mission is to increase educational access and netw...

Create your own design and then use the Brother PrintModa Studio fabric printer to print it directly onto an 8x8” piece of cotton for your next sewing project.  

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredUse paint to transform egg cartons and a strand of string lights into beautiful floral spring décor. 

Create your own design and then use the Brother PrintModa Studio fabric printer to print it directly onto an 8x8” piece of cotton for your next sewing project.  

Homeschool Families | Registration encouragedLooking to connect with other homeschooling families? Stop by the library on the second Friday of every month to chat, share ideas, and...

Grades 5-8 | Registration required Choate's GirlTech STEM club will teach middle school/tween girls the science behind ice cream, and you'll be able to make your own through a...

Join us the second Friday of each month to enjoy a fascinating film from another country! Our April 11th feature will be the 2019 Tunisian comedy Arab Blues (rated G). This acclaim...

Paint a bunny surrounded by tulips on a round wooden plaque. This is an intermediate level painting project.  

Paint a bunny surrounded by tulips on a round wooden plaque. This is an intermediate level painting project.  

Grades 6-12 | Registration requiredDo you know how easy it is to write a poem by accident? Even if you don't consider yourself a writer, you can write poetry, and you might secretl...

Freedom Reads, a national nonprofit based in Hamden, Connecticut, opens carefully-curated, 500-book, handcrafted libraries in prison cellblocks across the nation. As of the start o...