Lower Naugatuck Valley Community Events Calendar

Every Thursday at 10:30am, join Señor Bob in our Community Room for a bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages! You’ll sing songs, listen to stories, and ¡se divertirán mucho! This program to promote foreign language skills is targeted for ages 3-5, but all are welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Hang out after school in the Teen Space!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join Brendan in the Children's Room for a musical storytelling experience like no other! We retell stories from popular books, movies, and history with accompanying visuals and live music. Kids who attend should be comfortable sitting and watching for about 30 minutes, although questions, comments, singing along, and dancing are certainly welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

At 5:00pm on the first Thursday of every other month, join us for Dinner and a Movie! We’ll provide pizza, a drink, something salty, something sweet, and a new or old favorite on the library’s big screen. No registration required, but doors close to newcomers at 5:15pm. Special thanks to our Friends group for their assistance during this program. While not required, please consider bringing a canned good to donate to those in need! Movie preview: Send Help (2026)

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join us for an online conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author Veronica Roth as we celebrate the enduring legacy of her Divergent series, one of the most iconic young adult series of a generation, and get an exclusive sneak peek into her highly anticipated upcoming novel, The Sixth Faction!

Little Sprouts Storytime is a delightful first introduction to story time for your little one!

Location:
Children's room, lower level
Derby

The Derby Neck Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

STEM Saturdays is our newest children's program offering fun science explorations that help grow understanding about the natural world and reinforce the scientific method as a tool for making meaning out of observations.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Enjoy free, family games at the Kellogg Estate and Osborne Homestead Museum

Location:
Osborne Homestead Museum
Derby

Explore the endless opportunities awaiting you at St. Joseph High School’s Fall Open House. As Connecticut’s largest co-ed, Catholic college preparatory school, St. Joes offers an experience designed to help you unlock your full potential.

Location:
St. Joseph High School
Trumbull

Each bag will come equipped with materials to complete a project along with themed worksheets.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Every other Monday, little ones are invited to join Brendan for some fun fingerplays, stories, and games aimed at early literacy, language development, and socialization! This program is targeted to ages 3 – 5, but everyone is welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join us in the Teen Space for a mix of brain teasers, strategy, and friendly competition! Here you can piece together giant jigsaw puzzles, sharpen your mind with Wordle and Sudoku, challenge a friend to regular chess or laser chess, or even dive into the world of Magic: The Gathering!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

A special story and playtime just for babies and toddlers! We’ll start with some songs, stories, and lap bounces, followed by 20 mins or so of free play! We’ll have interactive toys perfect for those practicing tummy time up to those learning to stand and walk, such as shakers, interactive mats, water tables, and more!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

As in our pre-Covid days, attendees will be meeting on each Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. to enjoy a showing on our large-screen TV. Following the show, we will stay on for a discussion. Light, individually wrapped snacks and flavored teas are served at each meeting. Join us in the Community Room! We ask that no food or drink be brought into the event at this time. Now watching: TBD

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Youth and their families are invited to our Community Room on Tuesdays from 3:00-6:00pm for all things gaming! We’ll have all your favorite family board games like Uno, Yahtzee, Qwirkle, and Clue, and all the exciting video games available on the library’s various gaming systems, including the Switch, Xbox, Playstation 4, and more. Come in, have a snack, and let’s play!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Children of all ages are invited to enjoy this story and craft program. We read a few books related to a certain topic, and then make arts and crafts inspired by the stories.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join us on October 6th at 5:00pm for a special screening of the award-winning documentary, The Librarians (2025), as part of our 2026 Banned Books Week offerings. Popcorn and light refreshments will be served! Registration is not required. This is a free event. Ages 16+

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Join us on Wednesdays for Mahjong Meetup—a fun, relaxed gathering where adults can learn and play the classic game of mahjong. Perfect for beginners, this casual, stress-free environment offers guided instruction and plenty of practice time.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Bring your little one for a short movie theater experience, featuring short form films and TV episodes that are appropriate for young children. No loud sound effects or scary imagery. We'll also provide Pirate's Booty as a swallow-safe alternative to popcorn.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Come check out our Makerspace in the Children’s Room! Every Wednesday between 3:00pm and 4:30pm, staff will be on hand to assist you with any project you’d like to complete. We have a LEGO wall, a programmable robot, snap circuits, origami, pixel art, ingredients for slime–you name it, we can make it happen!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

arts and crafts, prizes for costumes, and book giveaways, not to mention a scavenger hunt and goodie bags.

Location:
Children's Room
Derby

We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor? Are you an experienced filmmaker looking for fellow artists to help bring your next vision to the screen? Do you just want to have fun and express your creativity with fellow movie-lovers? Then this is the group for you! Adults and teens welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

The Seymour Library welcomes back John Cilio. Mr. Cilio will give a talk on one of the symbols of New England--the Puritan tombstone and the lives of the carvers of the stones.

Location:
Seymour Public Library
Seymour

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Every Thursday at 10:30am, join Señor Bob in our Community Room for a bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages! You’ll sing songs, listen to stories, and ¡se divertirán mucho! This program to promote foreign language skills is targeted for ages 3-5, but all are welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Hang out after school in the Teen Space!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join Brendan in the Children's Room for a musical storytelling experience like no other! We retell stories from popular books, movies, and history with accompanying visuals and live music. Kids who attend should be comfortable sitting and watching for about 30 minutes, although questions, comments, singing along, and dancing are certainly welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Grant Application Due Date

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

a playful preschool story time adventure for little learners!

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

The Derby Neck Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

STEM Saturdays is our newest children's program offering fun science explorations that help grow understanding about the natural world and reinforce the scientific method as a tool for making meaning out of observations.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Enjoy free, family games at the Kellogg Estate and Osborne Homestead Museum

Location:
Osborne Homestead Museum
Derby

Come get your groove on with Brendan every other Monday during a music and movement program! There will be singing, dancing, stories, and a whole lot of shaky things! This program is targeted to ages Birth – 5, but everyone is welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join us in the Teen Space for a mix of brain teasers, strategy, and friendly competition! Here you can piece together giant jigsaw puzzles, sharpen your mind with Wordle and Sudoku, challenge a friend to regular chess or laser chess, or even dive into the world of Magic: The Gathering!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

As in our pre-Covid days, attendees will be meeting on each Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. to enjoy a showing on our large-screen TV. Following the show, we will stay on for a discussion. Light, individually wrapped snacks and flavored teas are served at each meeting. Join us in the Community Room! We ask that no food or drink be brought into the event at this time. Now watching: TBD

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Youth and their families are invited to our Community Room on Tuesdays from 3:00-6:00pm for all things gaming! We’ll have all your favorite family board games like Uno, Yahtzee, Qwirkle, and Clue, and all the exciting video games available on the library’s various gaming systems, including the Switch, Xbox, Playstation 4, and more. Come in, have a snack, and let’s play!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Children of all ages are invited to enjoy this story and craft program. We read a few books related to a certain topic, and then make arts and crafts inspired by the stories.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Join us on Wednesdays for Mahjong Meetup—a fun, relaxed gathering where adults can learn and play the classic game of mahjong. Perfect for beginners, this casual, stress-free environment offers guided instruction and plenty of practice time.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Bring your little one for a short movie theater experience, featuring short form films and TV episodes that are appropriate for young children. No loud sound effects or scary imagery. We'll also provide Pirate's Booty as a swallow-safe alternative to popcorn.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Come check out our Makerspace in the Children’s Room! Every Wednesday between 3:00pm and 4:30pm, staff will be on hand to assist you with any project you’d like to complete. We have a LEGO wall, a programmable robot, snap circuits, origami, pixel art, ingredients for slime–you name it, we can make it happen!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor? Are you an experienced filmmaker looking for fellow artists to help bring your next vision to the screen? Do you just want to have fun and express your creativity with fellow movie-lovers? Then this is the group for you! Adults and teens welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Every Thursday at 10:30am, join Señor Bob in our Community Room for a bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages! You’ll sing songs, listen to stories, and ¡se divertirán mucho! This program to promote foreign language skills is targeted for ages 3-5, but all are welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Hang out after school in the Teen Space!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join Brendan in the Children's Room for a musical storytelling experience like no other! We retell stories from popular books, movies, and history with accompanying visuals and live music. Kids who attend should be comfortable sitting and watching for about 30 minutes, although questions, comments, singing along, and dancing are certainly welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Learn Fermenting Basics!

Location:
Griffin Center for Healthing Living
Oxford

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Little Sprouts Storytime is a delightful first introduction to story time for your little one!

Location:
Children's room, lower level
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

The Derby Neck Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Reenacted from a compelling first-person perspective by Kevin Johnson, this performance brings to life the remarkable journey of Professor Jim.

Location:
Seymour Historical Society
Seymour

STEM Saturdays is our newest children's program offering fun science explorations that help grow understanding about the natural world and reinforce the scientific method as a tool for making meaning out of observations.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Enjoy free, family games at the Kellogg Estate and Osborne Homestead Museum

Location:
Osborne Homestead Museum
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Every other Monday, little ones are invited to join Brendan for some fun fingerplays, stories, and games aimed at early literacy, language development, and socialization! This program is targeted to ages 3 – 5, but everyone is welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join us in the Teen Space for a mix of brain teasers, strategy, and friendly competition! Here you can piece together giant jigsaw puzzles, sharpen your mind with Wordle and Sudoku, challenge a friend to regular chess or laser chess, or even dive into the world of Magic: The Gathering!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Join us on Wednesdays for Mahjong Meetup—a fun, relaxed gathering where adults can learn and play the classic game of mahjong. Perfect for beginners, this casual, stress-free environment offers guided instruction and plenty of practice time.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Bring your little one for a short movie theater experience, featuring short form films and TV episodes that are appropriate for young children. No loud sound effects or scary imagery. We'll also provide Pirate's Booty as a swallow-safe alternative to popcorn.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Come check out our Makerspace in the Children’s Room! Every Wednesday between 3:00pm and 4:30pm, staff will be on hand to assist you with any project you’d like to complete. We have a LEGO wall, a programmable robot, snap circuits, origami, pixel art, ingredients for slime–you name it, we can make it happen!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor? Are you an experienced filmmaker looking for fellow artists to help bring your next vision to the screen? Do you just want to have fun and express your creativity with fellow movie-lovers? Then this is the group for you! Adults and teens welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

The Seymour Library welcomes magician Chris Lengyel who will celebrate the life of Harry Houdini and perform some of the magic tricks inspired or performed by Houdini.

Location:
Seymour Public Library
Seymour

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Every Thursday at 10:30am, join Señor Bob in our Community Room for a bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages! You’ll sing songs, listen to stories, and ¡se divertirán mucho! This program to promote foreign language skills is targeted for ages 3-5, but all are welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Hang out after school in the Teen Space!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join Brendan in the Children's Room for a musical storytelling experience like no other! We retell stories from popular books, movies, and history with accompanying visuals and live music. Kids who attend should be comfortable sitting and watching for about 30 minutes, although questions, comments, singing along, and dancing are certainly welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

a playful preschool story time adventure for little learners!

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Join us as we replace rotting beds with new prefab beds & plant garlic

Location:
Seymour Community Garden
Seymour

The Derby Neck Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

STEM Saturdays is our newest children's program offering fun science explorations that help grow understanding about the natural world and reinforce the scientific method as a tool for making meaning out of observations.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Enjoy free, family games at the Kellogg Estate and Osborne Homestead Museum

Location:
Osborne Homestead Museum
Derby

A safe Trick or Treat event for children.

Location:
Sons and Daughters of Italy
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Come get your groove on with Brendan every other Monday during a music and movement program! There will be singing, dancing, stories, and a whole lot of shaky things! This program is targeted to ages Birth – 5, but everyone is welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join us in the Teen Space for a mix of brain teasers, strategy, and friendly competition! Here you can piece together giant jigsaw puzzles, sharpen your mind with Wordle and Sudoku, challenge a friend to regular chess or laser chess, or even dive into the world of Magic: The Gathering!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

As in our pre-Covid days, attendees will be meeting on each Tuesday afternoon at 1 p.m. to enjoy a showing on our large-screen TV. Following the show, we will stay on for a discussion. Light, individually wrapped snacks and flavored teas are served at each meeting. Join us in the Community Room! We ask that no food or drink be brought into the event at this time. Now watching: TBD

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Youth and their families are invited to our Community Room on Tuesdays from 3:00-6:00pm for all things gaming! We’ll have all your favorite family board games like Uno, Yahtzee, Qwirkle, and Clue, and all the exciting video games available on the library’s various gaming systems, including the Switch, Xbox, Playstation 4, and more. Come in, have a snack, and let’s play!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

We’ll eat snacks, make glow-in-the-dark bookmarks, and chat about great books!

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Children of all ages are invited to enjoy this story and craft program. We read a few books related to a certain topic, and then make arts and crafts inspired by the stories.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Join us on Wednesdays for Mahjong Meetup—a fun, relaxed gathering where adults can learn and play the classic game of mahjong. Perfect for beginners, this casual, stress-free environment offers guided instruction and plenty of practice time.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Bring your little one for a short movie theater experience, featuring short form films and TV episodes that are appropriate for young children. No loud sound effects or scary imagery. We'll also provide Pirate's Booty as a swallow-safe alternative to popcorn.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Region’s Premier Tabletop Trade Show

Location:
Trumbull Marriott
Trumbull

Come check out our Makerspace in the Children’s Room! Every Wednesday between 3:00pm and 4:30pm, staff will be on hand to assist you with any project you’d like to complete. We have a LEGO wall, a programmable robot, snap circuits, origami, pixel art, ingredients for slime–you name it, we can make it happen!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor? Are you an experienced filmmaker looking for fellow artists to help bring your next vision to the screen? Do you just want to have fun and express your creativity with fellow movie-lovers? Then this is the group for you! Adults and teens welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

The Seymour Library welcomes the Eastern Connecticut Paranormal Society. The society hopes to find the truth about the paranormal through investigative scientific and historical research not to sensationalize paranormal activity and will show the steps in paranormal investigation.

Location:
Seymour Public Library
Seymour

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Every Thursday at 10:30am, join Señor Bob in our Community Room for a bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages! You’ll sing songs, listen to stories, and ¡se divertirán mucho! This program to promote foreign language skills is targeted for ages 3-5, but all are welcome.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Hang out after school in the Teen Space!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Join Brendan in the Children's Room for a musical storytelling experience like no other! We retell stories from popular books, movies, and history with accompanying visuals and live music. Kids who attend should be comfortable sitting and watching for about 30 minutes, although questions, comments, singing along, and dancing are certainly welcome!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

Self-directed activities to do at your leisure including a DIY station, jigsaw puzzle, and scavenger hunt- all located in the children’s department.

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

A story, parade, and of course, treats, will all be part of the fun!

Location:
Children's Dept.
Derby

The Derby Neck Needlers’ Club meets to exchange tips on crocheting, knitting and needlepoint. Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to attend. It’s a great way to learn some great skills!

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby

STEM Saturdays is our newest children's program offering fun science explorations that help grow understanding about the natural world and reinforce the scientific method as a tool for making meaning out of observations.

Location:
Derby Neck Library
Derby