Event List

Discover a powerful and little-known story of survival and resilience.

Join us for our favorite songs, rhymes, and bounces specifically for pre-walking babies.

Ages birth to 18 months. No registration required!

Celebrate Architecture Week at Darien Library! Presenters from the Connecticut and Architecture Resource Center (ARC) will host a special event on solar energy in honor of Earth Day.

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. 

It is possible to unplug and still have fun! Try out a new tabletop game, grab a snack, and have fun with your friends.

Darien Library welcomes Pollinator Pathway president and environmental advocate, Juliet Cain, who will talk about the importance of native plants in the landscape.

Bring the family to the Library for a matinee movie of Zootopia 2!

Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.

Stop by the Teen Lounge for this drop-in hangout session. We'll have snacks, crafts, and games on hand to help you unwind at the end of the week, and usher in good vibes for the weekend! 

Calling all LEGO lovers!

Join us for an afternoon of free play where you can build with LEGOs to your heart's content. We provide the LEGO pieces and you can provide the imagination.

Darien Library presents a monthly program: Friday Movie Matinee!

This week we are showing “Rental Family.” 

Young children will explore singing, acting, and movement to experience the magic and make-believe of the theater as an active player rather than a passive participant.

Come and perform Giraffes Can't Dance by  Giles Andreae and Guy Parker-Reese.

This storytime for families will include some of our favorite books, fingerplays, and songs.

All Ages. No registration is required!

Drop in between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. for a fun sensory activity or craft in honor of World Autism Month. While supplies last!

Ages 4+ with a caregiver. No registration is required.

Practice skills of cutting and glueing while making a collage of some favorite characters including Peppa, Mickey, Moana, Stitch, and more!

Ages 3 to 6.

Can't make Mah Jongg during the day?  Come join us for open play in the evening!

This week we are showing “Hamnet.” 

Welcome to our weekly group for cross stitch, embroidery, needlepoint, and all other needlework!

Bring a work-in-progress and join us for an hour of camaraderie and craft.

Drop in during this weekly open session for technology related help on using your cellphone, tablet, or computer.

First come, first served and is best suited for quick help questions.

Celebrate Earth Day with this sustainable, low-stakes, creative craft. Junk journaling is like scrapbooking, but uses recycled and found materials to create an artsy archive of your life.

Darien Library and Barrett Bookstore want you to go behind the scenes with three authors who’ve taken their novels from messy drafts to finished books—all with the help of a writing

This fast-paced Storytime includes rhymes and songs followed by an animated picture book film. 

Recommended for walkers. No registration required!

Celebrate Earth Day with Darien Library! Join us in our Storytime Room to learn about how to recycle, how we can help protect our planet, and make a craft from recycled materials.

Ages 5 and up.