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We Play Wednesday

9:30am - 11:00am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Come play at Barney library. Time for caregivers and children to form friendships! Parents can chat while children play in the Gallery turned playroom! Drop in for a few minutes or stay the whole time. No registration required.  ...

Puppets with Pizazz!

10:00am - 10:30am
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Fairy tales, rhymes, songs, and movement come to life through the art of puppetry with puppeteer Kathleen Lynam.  ...

Movers and Groovers Dance Party

10:00am - 10:45am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film, Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
Let’s move and groove together in the Library! We will read a fun book and do some dancing. We will meet in the Gallery upstairs at the Barney. This is a drop in program. ...

Meet a Ballerina!

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: All Ages, Children
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film, Special Event
Event Details:
The University of Hartford’s Hartt School Community Division ballerina is visiting the Library! Participants dance alongside a ballerina who, after the class, will perform a short ballet variation. Program runs about 30 minutes and is open to all age...

Farmington Schools Kindergarten meetup

10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Non-Library Events
Event Details:
Join Farmington Public Schools this summer to meet other Kindergarteners! There will also be meetups at the library on June 28th from 2:30-3:30, July 24th from 6:00-7:00, and August 26th from 10:00-11:00. ...

Under the Sea Movie and Craft!

10:00am - 12:00pm
Barney Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Event Details:
Join us in our air-conditioned Hoppin Gallery for an Under the Sea event!  We will watch Disney's animated classic "The Little Mermaid" and make a mermaid themed craft! ...

Miss Eva's Retirement Sendoff!

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Teens, Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
All families welcome.  No Registration Required. Our beloved Miss Eva is retiring!  We’ll be having a party for her today, her last day of work.  Stop by any time between 3:00 – 5:00 to have some refreshments and celebrate Miss Eva ...

Around the World with the Very Hungry Caterpillar - Korean

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for School Age Kids, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Come take a trip around the world with our favorite caterpillar!  We'll read this classic book in both English and another language, then do some fun activities together to learn about the featured culture.  You'll get a special passport bo...

Farmington Dogs At Work

10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 54
Event Details:
Come meet Farmington's working dogs!  See our Police Dog, Ozzy, our emotional support dog, Nash, and SAR dog, Edge, along with their human handlers.  Farmington loves our dogs! ...

Garmany Music Series: The Murthas & The Milners: Sea Shanties and Traditional Ballads from America, Ireland and Beyond

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Barney Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Barney Library Lawn
Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Teens, Children
Program Type: Garmany Music Series
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 156
Event Details:
Murthas and Milners are back! Authentic maritime and immigration songs from the golden age of transatlantic sailing ships, including the shanties that lately found fame on the TikTok media platform but actually have been kept alive for decade...

Movers and Groovers Dance Party

10:00am - 11:00am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film, Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
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. ...

Cookbook Club

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Teens, Children
Program Type: Health, Wellness, & Lifestyle
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:
Make meal making family time! Tweens, Teens, and their parents/guardians will make a dish from the monthly cookbook and bring it to the next meeting for a potluck. While eating, we will talk about the cookbook and what we thought about the recipes. F...

Disclaimer(s)

If you have special needs to attend this program, please contact the library in advance.

Summer Reading Kickoff

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Main Library Lawn
Age Group: All Ages, Adults, Teens, Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
We’ll be kicking off our library-wide Summer Reading Program with a family picnic.  Bring a blanket or some chairs and a picnic dinner to the lawn; we’ll have DJ Red Supreme spinning music and leading dances; Judi Ann Jones – The Energizer! – br...

Bubble Exploration with ImagineNation

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
The ImagineNation Museum Early Learning Center will join us for a Bubble Exploration!  Participants will learn what shapes can be made with their own handmade bubble wands.  Create your own bubble art pictures with a straw and the power of ...

Family Storytime Under the Sea/Fish Tales

10:00am - 11:00am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Family Story Time – Under the Sea! Fish Tales  All Ages. No Registration Required  Enjoy fishy stories, play with puppets, move to music, and make a fishy project.  ...

Read to Flynn the new doggie

9:30am - 10:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room 1
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
All ages welcome.  Please call the Library at 860-673-6791 to schedule your very own one-on-one time with the new dog Flynn.  Bring your own book or choose one of ours to snuggle and read.  Spots are limited. ...

Movers and Groovers Dance Party

10:00am - 11:00am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film, Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
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. ...

Under the Sea with ImagineNation Museum

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
The ImagineNation Museum Early Learning Center is bringing us an under-the-sea learning adventure!  Explore different types of shells and animals that can be found underwater.  Find out what color sea glass is worth money and why horseshoe ...

Tween and Teen Paint Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Ever wanted to go to a paint night? Want to create your own masterpiece? Join us for Tween and Teen Paint Night with Pam's Picassos! You'll follow along and learn how to paint a summer landscape you get to take home! This program will take place upst...

Disclaimer(s)

If you have special needs to attend this program, please contact the library in advance.

Farmington Schools Kindergarten meetup

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Non-Library Events
Event Details:
Join Farmington Schools to meet other Kindergartners! There will also be kindergarten meetups at the library on July 24th from 6:00-7:00 and August 26th from 10:00-11:00. ...

Tots and Tunes and Tales Beach Bash

9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
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.  Like our regular Tots & Tunes classes but with a beachy twist!   ...

Celebrate June

10:00am - 10:45am
Barney Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2

Ages 2 - 5. Celebrate the season!  Come for a special story time and craft. Sing and dance, be prepared to get messy!

PLEASE REGISTER

Story Time at the Hill-Stead Museum, Farmington

11:00am - 11:45am
Off Site
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: All Ages, Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Meet us on the lawn at The Hill-Stead Museum, 35 Mountain Road, Farmington for summer stories, music and outside fun.  Bring a blanket or lawn chair and a picnic lunch and stay as long as you like after story time is over.   Th...

Water Absorption with ImagineNation Museum

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:
The ImagineNation Museum Early Learning Center will present a hands-on program about water absorption!  Find out what happens when water gets absorbed by the sun, what is left behind, and why this isn’t always a good thing.  Well also learn...