

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 11th Annual Bumpers & Books: A Literary Trunk-or-Treat!
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Saturday, October 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Rain Date: Saturday, October 24

Join the Groton Public Library for our eleventh annual Bumpers &amp; Books: A Literary Trunk-or-Treat! Library staff, volunteers, and community members will be on hand in the back parking lot to give out treats from the trunks of their vehicles, decorated to represent books, authors, or Dewey Decimal call numbers.

There will be balloon artistry, crafts, face painting, tattoos, and free snacks. Attendees may also wander our Book Patch and select a free, brand-new book, take photos in the Picture Patch, and play lawn games. Bumpers &amp; Books is free and open to the public. Children are encouraged to dress in costume to add to the festivities. For more information, contact Kim Balentine at (860) 441-6750 or kbalentine@groton-ct.gov.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/groton/11th-annual-bumpers-and-books-a-literary-trunk-or-treat/200029534142049
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 169

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029534142049?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=groton-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Groton
- **state**: CT
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Groton Public Library
- **lat**: 41.348174357326
- **long**: -72.029876912102
- **full address**: Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Rd, Groton, CT 06340-4350, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Groton Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/groton-public-library/11395228)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Rd, Groton, CT 06340-4350, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Groton Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, fine-arts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 11th Annual Bumpers & Books: A Literary Trunk-or-Treat! ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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