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Bite Size Science- SPRING FLING!

10:00am - 10:30am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming, Science & Technology, Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
This session we will explore Spring themes while practicing our early Science concepts.  Please note: No class on April 9th ...

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. ...

Picture Book Theater

11:00am - 11:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Event Details:
Ages 3-6. Each week we’ll watch a picture book come to life on our projector screen, followed by coloring or craft time! Drop-in event.  ...

Emerging Entrepreneurship Series: Opening the Doors

5:45pm - 6:45pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Personal Finance
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:
Join us for a panel discussion of new local businesses right here in town. Learn from the new owners themselves as they talk about the who, what, and how of opening the doors! Meet Ryan Taylor, the co-founder of BaseCamp Farmington, a company that...

Oh Baby! Baby Storytime

9:15am - 10:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration 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.   Perfect for our littlest patrons, this storytime enriches the language learning abili...

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.  ...

Pop through the Pages

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 engaging and interactive way. Please note: no class April 10 ...

Teen Needle Felting with the Director!

2:30pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:
Register to reserve your spot or drop on in to learn how to needle felt with the library director! Create your own cute wool animal to take home and treasure forever. Open to those in Grades 7-12. Email sgentry@farmingtonlibraries.org with any que...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Referendum

04/24/2024 @ 3:30pm - 04/26/2024 @ 9:00am
Main Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room

Onederful Ones

9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
A fun-filled half hour for child and caregiver featuring books, fingerplays, and lots of music.  Registration required; register once for the whole session.      ...

Pint- Sized Picassos

10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration 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. (Please note there is a separate registration for each Pint-Sized...

American Sign Language Basics

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Board Room 2
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, History, & Culture
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:
Have you ever wanted to learn American Sign Language? Come learn the basics of communicating with this beautiful and complex language!   ...

PJ Storytime-Puppet Palooza: Down on the Farm Drop-in

6:30pm - 7:15pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones, Series for School Age Kids
Event Details:
Do you like puppets? We do! Join us in your jammies for a PJ storytime. We will read stories, complete lots of fun hands-on activities, and of course play with all our farm puppets!   ...

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.

Tween Bibliobox

All Day
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Crafts, Hobbies, & Gaming
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
For kids in Grades 4-6.  Registration required. Sign up for some fun treats and a hand-selected library book picked just for you! Here’s how it works: Register through our online calendar once and be subscribed for 2 months. Once you ...

Tots and Tunes and Tales

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.     ...

Fun with Math

1:00pm - 1:45pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration 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. Please register for only one class, Friday at 1:00 or 2:00  In this Kindergarten readiness program children will read ma...

Fun With Math

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration 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. Please register for only one class, Friday at 1:00 or 2:00  In this Kindergarten readiness program children will read ma...

After Hours: Teen Escape Room

5:30pm - 8:30pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Find your way out at this Five Nights at Freddy's themed Escape Room! Sign up once for your whole group and we will assign you a time to come in during this After Hours event! You'll have 45 minutes to try to escape! Open to those in Grades 7-12. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

We Play Saturday at Barney Library

9:30am - 11:00am
Barney Library
Library Branch: Barney Library
Room: Hoppin Gallery
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:
Come play with some toys at the Barney library. Open play time with our toys! Drop in, no registration required. Ages 1-5 ...

CALLING ALL UNICORN FANS!

10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Ages 4 - 8 . Registration required   If you love all things Unicorns, join us as we celebrate these magical, mystical creatures with stories, crafts, and activity stations... and top off the fun with a Unicorn party!  Colorful dress...

Hour of Code

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Jay Johnston Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Science & Technology, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:
Bring your laptop and join us for Hour of Code: a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics! We'll help you design your own simple project using either block-based and text-based ...

Disclaimer(s)

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

Terrific Twos

9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: J Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Series for Little Ones
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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! Your child must be 2 when the program begins.  Please note th...