Event List

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!

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: Monday Night at the Movies!

This week we are showing “A Complete Unknown."

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 help using your cellphone, tablet, or computer.

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

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 5 to 10.

Please note: this program is for experienced Mah Jongg players. You must have full knowledge and familiarity with the rules of American Mah Jongg. If you know your craks, bams and dots, it's for you!

Teen Advisory Board meets with the Teen Services Librarians once a month to discuss all things teen for Darien Library.

It's time to think gardening!

Darien Library welcomes local landscape designer and award-winning photographer, Emily Kelting, who will teach you how to create your very own garden paradise. 

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

Attention adults:  fight the historical Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut in miniature!  Join gaming expert, John Spiess, who will re-create this real life battle of April 27, 1777.  

Are you a senior (age 60 and up) in need of Tech Help on using your cell phone, tablet or computer ?

Concordia Conservatory presents Musical Adventures at the Library! Come and listen to a story accompanied by an incredible musician and stay to sing a song with us. 

In this four-week series, you will learn about the proven benefits of meditation.  During each 45-minute session the instructor will introduce different techniques, and introductory practices of mindfulness of the breath and body.  Gentl

Join us for an author talk and book signing that the New York Times is heralding as "an exquisite biography of a Gilded Age legend."