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LEGO Free Play!

Monday, April 14, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

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...

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Tiny Food Explorers

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:45am
Heron Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

Join Tiny Food Explorers for some hands-on fun with food!Come and explore new flavors and textures with a registered dietitian while playing games all about food. Participants will...

Full or Closed
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Food Explorers: Strawberry Twists and Chocolate Doughnuts

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Heron Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Cooking
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

Level up your cooking skills with a registered dietitian while building up knowledge about food and nutrition that will impress your friends and family. In this two hour class, par...

Full or Closed
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Come On Everybody

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

This fast-paced Storytime includes rhymes and songs followed by an animated picture book film. Recommended for walkers. No registration required!

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Reduce, Reuse, Recraft: Pasta Gardens

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 4:15pm - 4:45pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

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. Art is full of pasta-bilitie...

Full or Closed
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Family Movie Matinee: "Dog Man"

Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Community Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Films
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary, Tweens & Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Bring the family to the Library for a matinee movie of "Dog Man" (2025)!When a dog and a police officer are injured together on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the...

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Coloring Club

Friday, April 18, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

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...

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Sensory Saturdays

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

LEGO Free Play!

Monday, April 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

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...

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Earth Day Recycled Crafts

Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5, Elementary
Event Details:

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 reduc...

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Come On Everybody

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

This fast-paced Storytime includes rhymes and songs followed by an animated picture book film. Recommended for walkers. No registration required!

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Reduce, Reuse, Recraft: Chalk Art

Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

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 si...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Play & Mingle for Babies and New Parents

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Toddler Room at Darien Library
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Sensory Saturdays

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

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.

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

All About Me: Writing Autobiographical Poems

Saturday, April 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Heron Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Classes & Workshops
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

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...

Open
Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

LEGO Free Play!

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

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...

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

Artful Poetry

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Kids, Elementary
Event Details:

Get creative during National Poetry Month as you combine art and words in a mixed-media poetic collage while using a plethora of art supplies from watercolors to glitter glue.Ages ...

Required
This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.

Come On Everybody

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5
Event Details:

This fast-paced Storytime includes rhymes and songs followed by an animated picture book film. Recommended for walkers. No registration required!

This event is in the "Kids" group.
This event is in the "Birth to 5" group.
This event is in the "Elementary" group.

A Visit with Author and Artist Lisa Thoren

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Heron Room at Darien Library
Program Type:
Author Event
Age Group:
Kids, Birth to 5, Elementary
Event Details:

Celebrate National Pet Month by meeting local Darien author, Lisa Thorén, who is the co-author of the picture book, The Love of the Dog. Lisa co-wrote the book with her daughter, L...

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