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Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day Closing

The Farmington Libraries will be closed Monday, October 9.

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Knifty Knitters, Learn to Knit

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tween Space
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Series for School Age Kids
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
Learn to Knit.  This beginner program is best suited for kids ages 7-12.  We will provide needles and yarn to begin.  Let's knit a project together! PLEASE NOTE:  This class will NOT meet on October 25, November 1 and Nove...

Teen Drawing Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
We'll provide the drawing supplies and you'll provide your creativity! Stop by the library after school for a fun hour of drawing with friends! Lead by a fellow FHS student, Vipul Ghanta, join your friends for an hour long brain break!   R...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Free Write Fridays

3:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:
Join us every Friday for an hour of free-writing and discussion. Each session will have prompts, guidance, and absolute fun. Bring your writing questions or just your ideas to workshop.  ...

Adult Take-and-Make Program: Pumpkin Candle Holder

9:00am - 5:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
We will take a glass goblet and turn it into a pumpkin candle holder. Lovely for display at your holiday meal! ...

Knifty Knitters, Learn to Knit

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tween Space
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Series for School Age Kids
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
Learn to Knit.  This beginner program is best suited for kids ages 7-12.  We will provide needles and yarn to begin.  Let's knit a project together! PLEASE NOTE:  This class will NOT meet on October 25, November 1 and Nove...

Teen Anime Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Music, Dance, & Film
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Stop by after school to watch an anime of your choice and enjoy some snacks!  Register to save your spot! Open to those in Grades 7-12. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Free Write Fridays

3:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:
Join us every Friday for an hour of free-writing and discussion. Each session will have prompts, guidance, and absolute fun. Bring your writing questions or just your ideas to workshop.  ...

Monthly Makers

10:00am - 11:00am
Barney Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Monthly Makers is a low stakes arts and crafts program for Adults.  You don’t need to be crafty to enjoy this program, it’s about the process NOT the product.  Each month we will try different crafts, mediums, and styles, without the p...

Just Knit with Jerusha

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 2
Age Group: Adults, Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join us for a bit of knitting! Bring your enthusiasm, works-in-progress, pattern questions, dropped stitches, sense of humor, and curiosity! Jerusha is a long-time knitter who worked in the knitting industry as a sample knitter, designer, teacher, an...

Knifty Knitters, Learn to Knit

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Tween Space
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Series for School Age Kids
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:
Learn to Knit.  This beginner program is best suited for kids ages 7-12.  We will provide needles and yarn to begin.  Let's knit a project together! PLEASE NOTE:  This class will NOT meet on October 25, November 1 and Nove...

Teen Craft: Acrylic Motel Keychain

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Maker Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Maker Space & The Studio
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
Sign up to design and make your own motel style keychain! Base it off of your favorite fandom or something all your own! Designs will be made and keychains will be cut out of the acrylic picked up at a later date! Registration Required. Open to th...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Teen Drawing Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 13
Event Details:
We'll provide the drawing supplies and you'll provide your creativity! Stop by the library after school for a fun hour of drawing with friends! Lead by a fellow FHS student, Vipul Ghanta, join your friends for an hour long brain break!   R...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Master Class: Fresh Pasta Making with Matthew Yanarella

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:
Join presenter Matt Yanarella from MY Productions CT for this fun and informative event. A cooking class for all ages to learn how to make fresh pasta from scratch! Learn how to mix, knead, roll and cut your dough, cook some tasty sauces, and enjoy s...

Free Write Fridays

3:00pm - 4:45pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:
Join us every Friday for an hour of free-writing and discussion. Each session will have prompts, guidance, and absolute fun. Bring your writing questions or just your ideas to workshop.  ...

Saturday Art Studio: Pasta Skeletons

10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Enjoy a story that we will then weave into our art project - Pasta Skeletons!   ...

Teen Jewelry Class

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
Join Art Teacher Leslie Mroczek to learn how to make a variety of jewelry projects throughout the Fall! September 23rd October 21st November 11th Registration Required. Open to those in Grades 7-12. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

JEWELRY MAKING FOR ADULTS & SENIORS

9:30am - 10:30am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:
Stop in to the Barney Library for some independent jewelry making.  We will provide a variety of tools and supplies, and you bring the creativity. This is a self guided independent program (no assistance is available), just drop-in and have fun....

Teen Craft: Spooky Sticker Making

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Cricut
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Stop by the Maker Space to learn how to make your own stickers! Extra points if they're spooky!   Register to save your seat! Open to those in Grades 7-12. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Tween/Teen Halloween Paint Night

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Grades 5-8. Registration Required.  Do you want to make a boo-tiful painting? Join us for a Halloween themed step-by-step paint night with Pam’s Picassos. You’ll follow along and learn how to paint a spooky scene you can take home.  ...

Teen Tarot Reading

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Have you ever wanted your tarot read? Or see how a tarot reading works? Register for your chance to have your cards read!  Open to those in Grades 7-12. Register to save your seat. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Teen Anime Club

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Music, Dance, & Film
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Stop by after school to watch an anime of your choice and enjoy some snacks!  Register to save your spot! Open to those in Grades 7-12. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Haunted Candy Houses

5:30pm - 6:15pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Continuing with our Haunted week of celebrating, we will be offering 2 sessions of Haunted Candy House decorating.  Please sign up for 1 session (this is the 5:30 PM session.) ...

Haunted Candy Houses

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
All ages with a parent/guardian. Registration required.  Continuing with our Haunted week of celebrating, we will be offering 2 sessions of Haunted Candy House decorating.  Please sign up for 1 session (this is the 6:30 PM session.) ...

Teen Biblio Box

All Day
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:
Sign up for some fun treats and a hand selected library book picked just for you!  Register via the calendar one time and be subscribed--if you miss two boxes, you'll be removed from the list but it's easy to sign up again! Fill out this...

Disclaimer(s)

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