Upcoming Events

What's the Buzzzz all about!? The American Beekeeping Federation presents this year's Honey Queen who travels the country to promote the honeybee. Learn about every aspect of the honeybee, beekeeping and the beekeeping industry.

The Public Enemy (1939)
An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime. Starring James Cagney, Jean Harlow, and Edward Woods. 1hour 23min.

Join us for a presentation featuring designs that have been appearing with increasing sophistication during the past three decades in farmers’ fields and other locations all over the world.

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.

The Hug-A-Tree and Survive program is designed to teach children ages 5-12 how to keep from getting lost, what to do if they become lost, how to stay warm and dry, and how they can help searchers to find them.

Stop by the Teen Space to listen to an album, eat some snacks, and do a small craft! 

June's Album: Blackpink 2019-2020 World Tour in Your Area-Tokyo Dome

Enjoy a fun, drop-in storytime on our garden patio!  

To Kick-Off our All Ages Summer Reading program this year, The Farmington Libraries will host a Picnic and Celebration with entertainment and activities!  Our theme this year is Dragons, Dreams and Daring Deeds

Let’s move and groove together in the Library! We will read a fun book and do some dancing. We will meet in the Hoppin Gallery upstairs at the Barney. This is a drop in program.

Join the No Book Book Club where there's no assigned reading. This book club gives you the opportunity to make new friends and learn about many books in a one-hour meetup. 

Write a letter to your own personal dragons using calligraphy. This is a hands-on introduction to broad-edge calligraphy. We'll be given inspiration, handouts, and practice in this 90-minute program.

Join us at Barney Library to try your hand at Scrapbook Journaling. Scrapbook Journaling isn't a written journal, it's a book full of visual imagery and inspiration.

Stop by the Teen Space to Make! You can select an item to print on our 3D-printer, work on a Glowforge project with our available materials, or just do some low-tech crafting! 

Invent the Summer features weekly STEM challenges created by kids, for kids! Complete each challenge for a chance to win fabulous prizes!

Let’s move and groove together in the Library! We will read a fun book and do some dancing. We will meet in the Hoppin Gallery upstairs at the Barney. This is a drop in program.

Drop-In story time for 2's & 3's

Enjoy stories and then let your little one explore our stations of fun activities; puppets, puzzles, a movie and more!

No Registration Required.

Stop by the Teen Space to decorate your own rubber duck! We'll have fabric, paper, hot glue, and paint for you to make your dream rubber duck!

Open to those going into Grades 7-12.

Register for a reminder!

Please join us for a movie showing! Popcorn and lemonade will be served!

Learn how to crochet a cute cuddly dragon along with the Teen Librarian in this weekly series! We will learn some basics of crochet and then make the dragon in pieces each week.

Come to the library to get creative!  We'll pull out tons of art supplies for you to stop by and make something cool.

A shocking story of how this local Connecticut boy found pirate treasure! Come hear his story about his incredible findings!