Event List

We will provide coloring sheets, colored pencils and crayons, and some relaxing tunes. We can't wait to see what you create!

Please note supplies must stay in the Storytime Room for the duration of the drop-in program.

Darien Library presents a monthly program: Friday Movie Matinee!

In honor of Earth Day, this week we are showing “Every Little Thing." 

Drop in for a sensory play session! In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, we will have a variety of sensory toys available for children to play with.

All ages with a caregiver.

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.

Join this fun computer class to learn all the basics of Microsoft Excel! You will have hands-on practice creating new worksheets, entering data, formatting cells, applying basic formulas, and creating charts.

Darien Library presents: Monday Night at the Movies!

This week we are showing “Gladiator II."

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.

We love offering art programs in the Children's Library, but we love to recycle too! Crafts can create a lot of waste product which is why we are making a conscious effort to reduce, reuse, and recycle whenever possible.

It's Earth Day! Celebrate by making wildflower seed balls that can be thrown onto any patch of dirt to transform it into a paradise for pollinators. Come help the environment and have fun doing it, too!

#EarthDay

It's Earth Day, and in honor of this special day dating back to 1970, discover a simple and positive change you can make each and every day: food scrap recycling.

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

Recommended for walkers. No registration required!

Join master instructor Ken Dolan for a Tai Chi session that will improve your physical and mental well-being! Tai Chi can improve many facets of daily living, helping with:

Balance that keeps you steady and confident

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, highlighting the pervasive impact of sexual abuse, assault, and harassment across all communities and individuals it affects.

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by your child’s outbursts and emotions? Does fear of judgment or making mistakes keep you second-guessing your parenting? Are you tired of reacting impulsively instead of responding with calm and clarity?

Join us for our April programming series, "Reduce, Reuse, Recraft," as we focus on using the supplies that we already have in celebration of Earth Day. Using broken up pieces of sidewalk chalk, preschoolers can draw their own chalk paintings.

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. 

Do you or someone you know have a peanut allergy? Is your school peanut free? Peanut allergies are one of the most common food allergies in the world. Come taste test some delicious alternatives and rank them on a score sheet! 

Darien Library welcomes editor and former Darien resident, Timothy Boyce, who will talk about the book, From Day to Day: One Man's Diary of Survival in Nazi Concentration Camps.

Come and grab a coffee on us for this morning meetup for new parents and pre-walking babies. 

Ages birth to 18 months. No registration required.

Drop in for a sensory play session! In honor of Autism Acceptance Month, we will have a variety of sensory toys available for children to play with.

All ages with a caregiver.

What do you enjoy? What matters most to you? What's interesting about you that others may not know? You will write a poem about the subject you know best, YOU. Even if you’ve never written a poem before, you’ll be a poet by the end of this class!