News & Updates

We have a build up of Lost & Found items at the Barney Library. If you or your child think perhaps your item could be one of the many coats, sweatshirts or gloves we have accumulated, now is the perfect time to stop by and retrieve your item!

The Main Library will be open Sundays, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, January - March 2023 with some exceptions.  Please check out the full list of dates below. We look forward to seeing you at the library!

January 8, 22 & 29

Search Farmington's holdings first, then expand your search to the entire Consortium. If you need assistance, please call The Farmington Libraries at 860-673-6791.

Once you've logged in to your Encore account, you can:

If you participated in our Tiny Art Exhibit at the Barney Library, now is the time to come pick up your art work!  We received so many wonderful compliments from visitors to the Tiny Art Exhibit and we thank everyone who participated.

Visit our TikTok page to see fun videos promoting our collection & services!

https://www.tiktok.com/@farmingtonlibraries

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, when libraries nationwide join the American Library Association (ALA) to remind parents, caregivers, and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning.

The Farmington Libraries is excited to announce a call for artist submissions for the two galleries available at the Farmington Libraries, the Jay Johnston Community Room located at the Main Library (6 Monteith Drive), and the Hoppin Gallery located at the Barney Library (71 Main Street).

Summer Saturday hours, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM, begin Saturday, June 25 and run through Labor Day.

Stop into the Main Library and checkout the gardening display in the lobby.

While you're there pick up a Library Garden Bingo Card and complete the scavenger hunt of the garden. People who participate have a chance to win a packet of seeds!

The Friends of the Farmington Libraries are holding a special ONE DAY book sale of fiction only for kids and adults on Saturday, June 11 from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM in the Jay Johnston Community Room.

First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries of all types across the country each April.

To celebrate National Library Week during April, the Passport to Connecticut Libraries Program invites you to visit all of the participating Connecticut public libraries. Take the opportunity to explore each library's architecture, ambiance and collection.