Event List

No assigned reading—just stories, fun, and creativity! Join Miss Amy at the Barney Library, 71 Main Street after school for a read-aloud and themed craft or activity for students in Grades K-4.

Join us for a cozy bedtime storytime full of bears, songs, and stars! Wear your jammies, and bring your stuffies and blankets! 

Have fun getting to know the ABCs! This early literacy program focuses on teaching children the letters of the alphabet and their associated sounds through stories, crafts, and hands-on activities. 

Friends if Grades 7-12 can drop in to this program in the Teen Space during after school time to try something new! Learn a new skill, try a DIY, make a craft, the possibilities are endless! 

Join Miss Shana or Miss Amy for 30 minutes of books, finger plays and songs perfect for ages 0 to 24 month. This lapsit storytime is the perfect introduction to storytimes for babies and caregivers. 

Transform your scraps into wearable art that says I love to quilt and sew! Join Sadie Metter and Meg Healy of Quilting Daily and Sew Daily to make mini quilt blocks that can be used to make accessories like earrings, necklaces, and charms.

Join Teen Librarian Lex and gab, chatter, blather, chit-chat, communicate, converse, and enjoy a cup of tea. Let’s talk about books, movies, anime, what you’re up to, what’s on your mind, and anything else! 

Celebrate the season with a night full of creativity, camaraderie, and holiday cheer at the Farmington Libraries! This hands-on event invites participants to form teams and construct their very own gingerbread houses.

Join us at the Farmington Library to make a "sweet" house for the Winter season. Supplies will be provided; registration is needed for each child separately.

Drop-in program.

This high-energy music and movement class will have us dancing and laughing!  We'll start with a story and then move to the music.

Get ready for the return of the Sun by making your own endless flame to light your way through the long months following Winter Solstice. 

Drop-in program.

This high-energy music and movement class will have us dancing and laughing!  We'll start with a story and then move to the music.

This month we're making: Painted Wooden Houses

Join the Farmington Artists Circle at the Barney Library to talk about how we might build a more connected cultural art community here in Farmington.

Make your very own artwork and learn about the science behind it in this fun craft and learn program!

Register for this Take and Make cookie decorating program, generously donated by Elle's Sugar Shoppe of Avon, CT

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Drop-in program.

This high-energy music and movement class will have us dancing and laughing!  We'll start with a story and then move to the music.