Upcoming Events

Ages 4 and 5 for the child alone; caregivers must stay in the Children's Department. Registration required once for entire session. 

Are you looking for some new books to read? Come to one of our book tastings to gain exposure to new items. Our server will seat you and give you a menu of selections. For each course you can pick a blind item, based on a brief description.

Join us each session to read a magical story and do a craft based on it! This month we will read "Love Z" by Jessie Sima and customize our own cute robots!

Join Rachel @thereplantedwitch for a hands-on program of making your own non-toxic beauty products.

We have teamed up with The Farmington High School Robotics Team for an engaging evening to teach basic S.T.E.A.M principles, all while having fun! Join us each week for a new Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math topic!

Join the staff of MY Gym in West Hartford for this high energy, structured program geared toward toddlers and pre-schoolers. We will be celebrating the Winter Olympics with olympic-themed events.

REGISTRATION REQUIRED

It's Friday, time to game to win!

Dance like everyone is watching! Bring your best moves to wiggle and jive head to head with your friends!

This Switch Tournament is open to friends in Grades 7-12! 

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.

We will be making: Everything Bagel Seasoning “Sand Art”

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

Are you a fan of UConn Basketball? Love Huskies?

This Storytime weaves the development of language and listening skills into a fun-filled program of read-alouds, flannel board activities, music, movement, and rhymes. This session will focus on stories and songs from different cultures.

Kids in Grades K to 4 can join us at the Barney Library for a different activity each month! This is a time for Creativity, Reading, Engineering, Art, Technology, and Exploration! Will we build with LEGOs? Make our own graphic novel? Paint?

Ages 12-23 Months with a caregiver.  A fun-filled storytime featuring books, music, movement, and playtime! 

Registration Required; registering for one class registers you for the whole session. 

Let’s move and groove together at the Barney Library! We will read a fun book and do some dancing in the Hoppin Gallery. This is a drop in program, no registration required!

In Pint-Sized Picassos we share a story and explore a different art medium that will aim to focus on both early literacy and fine motor skills. Caregiver must accompany their child.

Registration Required; open to children ages 3-5.

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.