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Juneteenth Closing

The Farmington Libraries will be closed Thursday, June 19.

Event List

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LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
This event is in the "Adults" group

Invasive Plants as Food

Monday, July 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Hoppin Gallery at Barney Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Presentations, Skill Building
Age Group:
Adults

Join us on Monday, July 14 at 10:00 AM for Invasive Plants as Food at the Barney Library, 71 Main Street.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Presentations, Skill Building
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on Monday, July 14 at 10:00 AM for Invasive Plants as Food at the Barney Library, 71 Main Street.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Composting Lecture: presented by Blue Earth Composting

Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Farmington Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Presentations
Age Group:
Adults

Sam King from Blue Earth Compost will give a presentation on how food waste is negatively impacting our communities, environment, and economy. You may not know it, but 40% of the food grown in the United States never ends up being eaten.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Farmington Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Presentations
Registration Required
Event Details:

Sam King from Blue Earth Compost will give a presentation on how food waste is negatively impacting our communities, environment, and economy. You may not know it, but 40% of the food grown in the United States never ends up being eaten.

This event is in the "Adults" group

Changing Land, Changing Wildlife: A Lecture by Margery Winters

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Farmington Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Presentations
Age Group:
Adults

Learn how Connecticut has changed from ecologically and how the species of animals changed dramatically as their habitat changed over the past 300 million years.  As Connecticut’s ecosystems have changed over time, the state’s wildlife has al

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Farmington Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Presentations
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how Connecticut has changed from ecologically and how the species of animals changed dramatically as their habitat changed over the past 300 million years.  As Connecticut’s ecosystems have changed over time, the state’s wildlife has al

This event is in the "Adults" group

Pollinators and Their Effects on Our Ecosystem

Thursday, August 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Farmington Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Presentations
Age Group:
Adults

We are dependent on honey bees for at least one third of the food that we eat everyday. Learn about our most important pollinators and the Beekeepers that tend to them as well as the benefits of protecting our pollinators.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Farmington Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Presentations
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are dependent on honey bees for at least one third of the food that we eat everyday. Learn about our most important pollinators and the Beekeepers that tend to them as well as the benefits of protecting our pollinators.

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Live Birds of Prey

Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Lectures & Presentations
Age Group:
All Ages

This program includes four birds and lasts one full hour. This is an outdoor lecture that has live animals. Audiences get to meet two day time hunters and two night time hunters.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lectures & Presentations
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program includes four birds and lasts one full hour. This is an outdoor lecture that has live animals. Audiences get to meet two day time hunters and two night time hunters.

LIBRARY CLOSED - STAFF DEVELOPMENT

All Day 8/28 - 8/29
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
This event is in the "Adults" group

Murder in the Dollhouse: The Jennifer Dulos Story/Author Event with Rich Cohen (in-person)

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Lectures & Presentations
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a moderated conversation with Rich Cohen. We’ll explore the local connections of this story, and the investigative journalism techniques crucial to true crime accounting.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Presentations
Event Details:

Join us for a moderated conversation with Rich Cohen. We’ll explore the local connections of this story, and the investigative journalism techniques crucial to true crime accounting.

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day
Farmington Library, Barney Library
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day 11/26 - 11/28
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSED

All Day 12/24 - 12/25
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library, Barney Library, Off Site

LIBRARY CLOSES AT 5:00 PM

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Farmington Library
Closing
Branches:
Farmington Library