Week Calendar

We will try our hands at painting this scene of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great for beginners to painting! We will include a link to a short instructional video.

Join us for a special pop-up program (weather permitting!) We will be making Cyanotype Sun Prints at the Barney Library. Bring along some foliage, press flowers, buttons, or even film negatives.

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.

Please call the Library at 860-673-6791 to schedule your very own one-on-one reading time with a certified therapy dog.  Bring your own book or choose one of ours to snuggle and read.

Teens in Grades 7 to 12 can stop by the Barney Library to assemble their own De-Stress Kits. Get ready for the school year with supplies designed to reduce your stress. Need a mint? A fidget toy?

On your marks, get set, go!  March to the opening music, then make your way through our Toddler Games obstacle course and earn a medal. Get your energy out and your fun on!!

Come paint a picture step-by-step with Miss Melissa!

Students ages 6 to 12 can sign up to join us at the Barney Library to learn basic engineering and coding with Lego SPIKE Prime! Space is limited, registration is required.

Meet us at Hein Farm, 303 Meadow Road, Farmington for a farm story time, music, and a tour.  We will meet to the left of the farm store in the picnic area.  Parking will be in the large grassy area, on the left side of the property, clos

Students ages 6 to 12 can sign up to join us at the Barney Library to learn basic engineering and coding with Lego SPIKE Prime! Space is limited, registration is required.

Stop by the Teen Space to Make! You can select an item to print on our 3D-printer, work on a Glowforge project with our available materials, or just do some low-tech crafting! 

Come join an hour of fiber arts, and learn the basics of knitting. If you have access to your yarn and needles you're welcome to bring them with you. If not, we have plenty of yarn and needles that you may use!

Please call the Library at 860-673-6791 to schedule your very own one-on-one reading time with a certified therapy dog.  Bring your own book or choose one of ours to snuggle and read.

Invent the Summer features weekly STEM challenges created by kids, for kids! Complete each challenge for a chance to win fabulous prizes!

Grades 5-8. Registration Required. 

Join the No Book Book Club where there's no assigned reading. This book club gives you the opportunity to make new friends and learn about many books in a one-hour meetup. 

Join our newest Daily Practice instructor, Nikki of Simply Quilled Designs, for a live event highlighting the art of paper quilling.

Tick Tock! Make and decorate your own clock in the Teen Space with a vinyl record and a clock kit!

Registration Required.

Open to those ages 11 and up!

Learn how to crochet a cute cuddly dragon along with the Teen Librarian in this weekly series! We will learn some basics of crochet and then make the dragon in pieces each week.

Sometimes the best way to explore a culture is through their food! Take your taste-buds on an adventure as we explore new culinary delights. 

Get cozy, bring your own dinner and watch the classic Studio Ghibli film, My Neighbor Totoro (1988) in this After Hours program! Dessert is on us!