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Monday, October 16
Interested in yoga and not sure where to start? Chair yoga is a wonderful option for people with mobility limitations, seniors and anyone who has difficulty getting down on the ground. The classes are taught on chairs using classic yoga poses that have been modified just for you. Incorporating breat...
Program is Full
Interested in yoga and not sure where to start? Chair yoga is a wonderful option for people with mobility limitations, seniors and anyone who has difficulty getting down on the ground. The classes are taught on chairs using classic yoga poses that have been modified just for you. Incorporating breat...
Program is Full
This four-week series traces one of the defining events of the 20th century: The Russian Revolution. The journey will begin with an explanation of Marx’s and Engel’s Communist Manifesto, culminating with Stalin’s rise to power. The collapse of the Romanovs will be showcased followed by the rise of t...
Tuesday, October 17
This October, the Community Fund of Darien and the Darien Library invite you to join a four week parenting series. Active Parenting is an award winning, evidence based program that equips parents with tools they need to communicate effectively with children, discipline while teaching responsibility...
Program is Full
Our popular discussion series continues with a line-up of stories especially selected to offer insight into the human condition and provoke thoughtful conversation. Please join us and share with other short story enthusiasts. Stories are available for pickup the week before each meeting.
This October, the Community Fund of Darien and the Darien Library invite you to join a four week parenting series. Active Parenting is an award winning, evidence based program that equips parents with tools they need to communicate effectively with children, discipline while teaching responsibility...
Program is Full
Wednesday, October 18
(2017) Starring Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, Tom Holland, Angus Macfadyen; Rated PG-13; 140 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. A British explorer searches for a lost city in the Amazon over the course of two decades. Based on a true story. For more informa...
Program Director, Joshua Herbert, MD, Darien Library, and Stamford Hospital, cordially invite the public to attend this five week series of lectures that mimic the structure of the medical school experience. Each night will focus on one topic and cover the anatomy, function, common disease states, a...
Are you looking for a regular opportunity to practice your conversational English? Join our bi-monthly short story discussion group designed to meet the needs of busy English-language learners, especially those who work during the day. Participants are asked to read a short story in advance of the m...
Thursday, October 19
Join this monthly roundtable. In this series, we'll be hosting lectures and discussions designed to assist women in reaching financial independence. This month's discussion serves to answer the question, "Everything You Wanted to Know About Money?" We’ll share the 7 most common mistakes pe...
Calling all fiber artists! Whether you're a casual knitter, an expert crocheter, or dabble in loom weaving, join us as we create and chat. Bring your projects, get tips, and learn from one another. All skill levels welcome.
Writer’s Workshop is a monthly meeting for writers of any genre. At Writer’s Workshop we foster anyone’s desire to try his or her hand at writing. We accept all genres and levels of writing ability. At our monthly meeting we critique up to ten pages of written work in a friendly, constructive atmosp...
Friday, October 20
(2017) Starring Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Rocky Carroll, Courtney B. Vance ; Rated R; 93 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. The true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line...
(2017) Starring Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Rocky Carroll, Courtney B. Vance ; Rated R; 93 minutes; Presented with captions for the hearing impaired. The true story of Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line...
Saturday, October 21
Friends of the Darien Library cordially invite you to the Annual Meeting. Kyle Cassidy, author and photographer of This is What a Librarian Looks Like, will be our featured speaker. This is What a Librarian Looks Like is a photographic and written ode to more than 200 librarians and libraries from a...
Sunday, October 22
Get ready for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) by developing your plot in just one hour. The hardest part of plotting is just building a workable framework so you can get on with the actual writing. The One Hour Plot system is designed to give you a useful skeleton plot. Hosted by Roman of F...