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Ghostbusters Afterlife

CANCELLED--Movie Night @The Main: Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Music, Dance, & Film
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for a movie showing! Popcorn and lemonade will be served! Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Music, Dance, & Film
Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Event Details:

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

Adult Biblio Box

All Day
Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
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...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Sign up for some fun treats and a hand selected library book picked just for you! 

Disclaimer(s)

If you have special needs to attend this program, please contact the library in advance.
image of baby lying down

Oh Baby! Baby Storytime

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 9:15am - 10:00am
J Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

For babies ages 0 to 12 months with their caregivers. Registration required; registering for one class registers you for the whole session.   Perfect for our litt...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

For babies ages 0 to 12 months with their caregivers. Registration required; registering for one class registers you for the whole session.  

Coloring

Color Me Calm: Adult Coloring at the Barney Library

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Round Table at Barney Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Take some time for you! Drop into the Barney Library to take part in this adult coloring program.  Coloring is a great way to relax, bring your own materials or use some of ou...

Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Round Table
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Event Details:

Take some time for you! Drop into the Barney Library to take part in this adult coloring program.  Coloring is a great way to relax, bring your own materials or use some of ours.  No registration required.

Graphic depicting storytime

Pop through the Pages

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
J Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 2.5 - 3 and their caregivers. Registration required; register once for the 7-week session.   Picture books with a twist! Picture books "come to life” told in an e...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Ages 2.5 - 3 and their caregivers. Registration required; register once for the 7-week session. 

Teen Graphic Novel Book Club

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Board Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Book Group
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Love graphic novels? Love manga? Register for Teen Graphic Novel Book Club! We'll discuss the book of the month, eat some snacks, and do an activity. Pick up the book for the month...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 1
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Book Group
Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:

Love graphic novels? Love manga? Register for Teen Graphic Novel Book Club! We'll discuss the book of the month, eat some snacks, and do an activity.

Disclaimer(s)

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

Pint- Sized Picassos

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
J Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

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...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

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.

Singin' in the rain

Afternoons at Bijou

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Bijou Film
Age Group:
Adults
Bijou:

Classic films and popcorn, every Thursday afternoon!

Event Details:

Singin' in the Rain (1952) A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Bijou Film
Event Details:

Classic films and popcorn, every Thursday afternoon!

Singin' in the Rain (1952)

a black and white image of a group of four people, three male and one female. They are in a long hallway that is completely white. The female is in front and wearing a dress of musical symbols and lines. the men are dressed in black and are in relaxed positions.

Garmany Music Series: The Green Jazz Band

Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Garmany Music Series
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

The Green Jazz Band has been delighting audiences in the Greater Hartford area with fresh interpretations of jazz standards, including classics from the Great American Songbook, bo...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Garmany Music Series
Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

The Green Jazz Band has been delighting audiences in the Greater Hartford area with fresh interpretations of jazz standards, including classics from the Great American Songbook, bossa nova favorites, and jazzed up blues and pop.

Graphic showing children dancing

Tots and Tunes and Tales

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
Jay Johnston Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
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.    

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.

 

 

Fun with Math

Fun with Math

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm
J Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 4 and 5 for the child alone; caregivers must stay in the Kids’ Place. Registration required once for entire session. Please register for only one class, Friday at 1:00 or 2:00...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Ages 4 and 5 for the child alone; caregivers must stay in the Kids’ Place. Registration required once for entire session.

Fun with Math pic

Fun With Math

Friday, May 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:45pm
J Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Ages 4 and 5 for the child alone; caregivers must stay in the Kids’ Place. Registration required once for entire session. Please register for only one class, Friday at 1:00 or 2:00...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Ages 4 and 5 for the child alone; caregivers must stay in the Kids’ Place. Registration required once for entire session.

Star Wars Day

Star Wars Day @ the Barney Library

All Day
Barney Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Visit the Barney Library on Saturday, May 4 to celebrate the science-fiction universe of Star Wars. We will have activity sheets and Star Wars-themed arts and crafts...

Library Branch: Barney Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

Visit the Barney Library on Saturday, May 4 to celebrate the science-fiction universe of Star Wars. We will have activity sheets and Star Wars-themed arts and crafts to take home while supplies last.

Monthly Maker Logo

Monthly Makers

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Hoppin Gallery at Barney Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Monthly Makers:

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 ...

Event Details:

This month's project: Photo Magnets  ** please bring photos from home that you are comfortable cutting up **

Open
Required
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
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 pressure of perfection.  Join us for this one hour of ADULT arts and crafts time each month at the Barney Library.

This month's project: Photo Magnets 

** please bring photos from home that you are comfortable cutting up **

Tibetan Dance

Celebration of Chinese Culture

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Lecture, History, & Culture
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Phoenix Acrobats will be showcasing a celebration of Chinese Culture including martial arts, small musical performances, and other facets of the culture. 

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Lecture, History, & Culture
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Phoenix Acrobats will be showcasing a celebration of Chinese Culture including martial arts, small musical performances, and other facets of the culture. 

Pool noodle lightsabers

Tween & Teen Lightsaber Making

Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Hoppin Gallery at Barney Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Age Group:
Teens, Children
Event Details:

Calling all Star Wars fans in Grades 5 to 12 join us at the Barney Library on Saturday, May 4th to create your own pool noodle lightsaber and join the light side or the dark side. ...

Open
Required
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:

Calling all Star Wars fans in Grades 5 to 12 join us at the Barney Library on Saturday, May 4th to create your own pool noodle lightsaber and join the light side or the dark side.

Graphic of the number 2

Terrific Twos

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am
J Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

For two-year-olds and their caregivers. Registration required; register once for the 7-week session.  Enjoy stories together with music, finger rhymes and puppets too!...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

For two-year-olds and their caregivers. Registration required; register once for the 7-week session. 

number 3 clip art

Thriving Threes!

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:15am
J Program Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for Little Ones
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

For three-year-olds and their caregivers. Registration Required; registering for one class registers you for the whole session.  This storytime weaves t...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

For three-year-olds and their caregivers. Registration Required; registering for one class registers you for the whole session. 

Teen Self Care Grab and Go

05/06/2024 @ 2:30pm to 05/16/2024 @ 2:30pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

AP Exams, tests, and homework getting you stressed? Take a self-care moment and stop by the library to pick up a grab and go kit! Filled with a fidget toy, snack, and more, take a ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

AP Exams, tests, and homework getting you stressed? Take a self-care moment and stop by the library to pick up a grab and go kit! Filled with a fidget toy, snack, and more, take a moment to refill your cup!

Disclaimer(s)

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

Chess for Kids

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Jay Johnston Community Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Series for School Age Kids
Age Group:
Children
Event Details:

Local resident and retired educator, John Sherman, is bringing his love for one of our oldest board games – “The Game of Kings!” - to the Farmington Library.  Beginners throug...

Waitlist
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for School Age Kids
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Local resident and retired educator, John Sherman, is bringing his love for one of our oldest board games – “The Game of Kings!” - to the Farmington Library.  Beginners through advanced are welcome. Check - now it's your move!

Girls Who Code Club

Monday, May 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Board Room 2 at Main Library
Program Type:
Science & Technology
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Want to learn how to code and make some friends along the way? Bring your laptop and join our Girls Who Code Club for Grades 7-12.   Facilitated by Teen Librarian, Sage ...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 2
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Science & Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Want to learn how to code and make some friends along the way? Bring your laptop and join our Girls Who Code Club for Grades 7-12.

 

Disclaimer(s)

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

Adult Take-and-Make Program: Rose Bath Bombs

Tuesday, May 7, 2024 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We will make rose bath bombs. A fun way to treat yourself or others!    

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

We will make rose bath bombs. A fun way to treat yourself or others!