Upcoming Events

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

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

Love in the Afternoon (1957)

Are you the fastest Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza player? Compete against others in this unplugged tournament for the ultimate weird trophy and $10 gift card prize!

Register to sign up! Open to those in Grades 7-12.

Listen to Harriet Tubman with this one of a kind, incredible, and enrapturing performance. 

Come and enjoy a story, games, and rotating around to different S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) stations.

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.

Are you an avid crocheter? Want to learn how to crochet? Sign up for our After Hours: Crochet Circle! Bring your own project or choose from a provided pattern. Spend your Friday evening making a cute cozy friend and learning a new skill!

Warm up at our Family Storytime with "souper" stories, rhymes, and a craft!

Get cozy and watch the classic Studio Ghibli film, Whisper of the Heart (1995; Rated G) on a chilly winter Saturday!

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

Do you remember when you could get together and talk about the good old days? Or how about talking about the things you remember about Farmington and Unionville? Call up your friends and join us for conversations. 

In this program children ages 3-5 will have the opportunity to explore and create music using their voices, bodies, and percussion instruments. Each week we will learn about music through stories, songs, and crafts.

Join us at the Barney Library for a special showing of Little Women (2019, rated PG). 

Feel free to bring a blanket or pillow to sit on, water to drink, and light snacks to enjoy.

Ages 12 - 23 months with a caregiver. A fun-filled storytime featuring books, fingerplays, and lots of music and movement.

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.

Ages 4 – 5, for the child alone (caregivers must stay in the Kids’ Place). Registration required. Please note that you only need to register once for all 23 classes.  

Kids in Grades 2 to 5 can sign up to join us at the Barney Library to learn basic engineering and coding with Lego SPIKE Prime!  We'll work in pairs to create amazing LEGO creations that come to life.

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. 

In Bite Size Science we will share a story and complete an exciting experiment or project focusing on early science concepts.

(Please note there is a separate registration for each Bite Size Science class.)

Kids in Grades 2 to 5 can sign up to join us at the Barney Library to learn basic engineering and coding with Lego SPIKE Prime!  We'll work in pairs to create amazing LEGO creations that come to life.