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September 22nd at 2:30 p.m. EST is the autumnal equinox which marks the end of our summer season and the beginning of autumn. The days are getting shorter and cooler. Children are going back to school, pumpkins and apples are harvested, and people ar ...
Dear Father Time, We would like to formally request the month of August to last a bit longer this year. Here in Connecticut, August is one of the best months of the year. It feels like life slows down, traffic isn’t as heavy, and while it might be ho ...
We’ve waited a while for summer to arrive and this July offers us so much to celebrate! We're getting ready to reunite with family and friends while connecting with the richness and beauty of the outdoors. What a joyful process it is to contemplate w ...
Hooray! The official start of summer is less than a week away! What a wonderful time of year to immerse yourself in a great book while taking a real or virtual road trip. As the world slowly reopens, we can savor the warmer weather, reunite with frie ...
Just as rain, air, and sunlight are the essential ingredients that feed spectacular May blooms, for so many of us, it is art, literature, and community that feed our souls. That is why we are so happy to welcome you back to Darien Library this spring ...
Aren’t books wondrous, magical things? They can hold such power. They transport, educate, entertain, and inspire readers through the simple phrasing of a sentence and the crafting of a story. A book can mean a million different things to a million di ...
March awakens our senses to the splendor of the natural world around us. We experience longer days once the clock springs forward on March 14th. We hear the morning sounds of birds chirping and nesting. We see the first crocus popping up on lawns ar ...
For a short month, February is celebrated for many things. It is Black History Month, Library Lovers Month, and National Cancer Prevention Month. We celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th, President's Day on February 15th, and February 12th usher ...