Lower Naugatuck Valley Community Events Calendar

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

summer reading/library program

Derby Neck Library - Bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages!

Derby Neck Library - Tweens and teens are invited to drop in, grab some popcorn, and watch dubbed episodes of anime on the library’s big screen! We’ll have coloring, free popcorn, and we’ll even be drawing some of our favorite characters!

Join Derby Neck Library for Dinner and a Movie! We’ll provide pizza, a drink, something salty, something sweet, and the original Summer blockbuster “JAWS” on the library’s big screen. No registration required, but doors close to newcomers at 5:15pm.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

summer reading/library program

scavenger hunts- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar.

multi-activity DIY for all ages

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

The Derby Neck Library 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!

Join Kate for a DIY Zone program where you’ll learn how to upcycle old or thrifted sheets, curtains, and spare fabric into new projects! This is an informational presentation and discussion rather than a hands-on workshop, but attendees are more than welcome to bring items from home to be used by Kate as a demo. Registration is required! Ages 14+.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

For each book review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

summer reading/library program

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Derby Neck Library's music and movement program targeted to ages Birth – 5.

Join Derby Neck Library on Mondays after school from 4:00 to 5:30pm for the library’s Pokémon Trading Card Game Club!

BHcare Family Support Network

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

For each book review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

summer reading/library program

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Derby Neck Library - Bring your little one in-person for some artistic exploration of various art mediums! One session will feature finger painting, while another will have stamps, and then another will have chalk. Your child will get to experiment with all sorts of artwork!

Derby Neck Library - 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.

Derby Neck LIbrary has 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.

Drop-in event - all supplies provided!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

For each book review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

summer reading/library program

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

You’re invited to virtually step inside one of the greatest international achievements with a behind-the-scenes guide to space exploration with the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur.

Derby Neck Library - Miss Sarah 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!

Derby Neck Library - Calling all miners and builders, you are invited to play Minecraft on the library’s server! Email Miss Sarah at youthservices@derbynecklibrary.org to sign up to join the server.

Club members are invited to a finale event on August 7.

Derby Neck Library - We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor?

The Seymour Library welcomes Mya Concapcion from the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History (formerly the Connecticut Historical Society) to tell the story of one of the leading ladies of Hollywood's golden years and with deep ties to Connecticut.

Derby Neck Library - Intended for adults practicing their English language skills through guided conversation.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

summer reading/library program

Derby Neck Library - Bilingual storytime for speakers of all languages!

Come show off your trivia knowledge at our library Jeopardy night! Winner of this Teen Jeopardy goes home with victory in their heart and a $10 target gift card!

This event is being postponed until a later date, TBD. After many years of research and writing, Pat Sweeney has finished her biography of Frances Osborne Kellogg. An author’s reading and book signing will take place in the Community Room on Thursday, August 8 at 6:30 p.m. Copies will be available at that time. For details, call Pat at 203-734-1492.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

summer reading/library program

scavenger hunts- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar.

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Tweens and teens are invited to the library during its closed hours to play laser tag with the stacks all to themselves! Lead your team to victory during Capture the Flag style play or come out on top during the free-for-all.

For each review submitted, participants will be entered into a weekly drawing to win a gift card/certificate to a local business or gift basket. Patrons attending a Library event will also be eligible to complete a ticket for the weekly drawings.

Enjoy modern versions of historical games such as croquet and ring toss on the front lawn of the Kellogg Estate!

The Derby Neck Library 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!

Enjoy modern versions of historical games such as croquet and ring toss on the front lawn of the Kellogg Estate!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Derby Neck Library - Fun fingerplays, stories, and games aimed at early literacy, language development, and socialization!

Join Derby Neck Library on Mondays after school from 4:00 to 5:30pm for the library’s Pokémon Trading Card Game Club!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Derby Neck Library presents a special story and playtime just for babies and toddlers!

Movie Matinee has been canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Derby Neck Library - 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.

Derby Neck LIbrary has 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.

Derby Neck Library - Look around your home for all those materials for unfinished projects and trade them in at our Yarn & Fabric Swap! Every item you bring will be exchanged for a ticket you can then trade for a new-to-you item.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Magician Matt Matthews brings his fun family magic show to the Seymour Public Library--Free and for all ages! No registration needed.

Derby Neck Library - Join us as we explore two short stories and engage in lively conversations, copies of the two stories will be available at the library prior to each meeting.

Derby Neck Library's Miss Sarah will be on hand to assist kids 10 and up with resin bookmarks and bears outside the library!

Derby Neck Library - Miss Sarah 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!

Optimize existing resumes/cover letters or create them from scratch!

Derby Neck Library - We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor?

Have fun while learning with Kathy Trusdell — all levels welcome. Bring water bottle.

fun projects for kids

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Silver Sluggers - a new baseball season is in full swing.

Derby Neck Library - This all-ages, in-person event will be held throughout the library including our garden. We’ll be having a Bluey Storytime, experimenting with unpoppable bubbles, make a giant batch of slime, and that’s just for the kids! Adults are invited to join us in the DIY Zone to make their own tote bags and to join the Ethereal Lounge for some tabletop gaming! We’ll have food, ice cream, cotton candy, video games and so much more!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunts- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar.

multi-activity DIY for all ages

The Seymour Library will be hosting Horizon Wings on Friday August 16. See live owls at the Library! Discover the extraordinary features of owls, including exceptional eyesight, hearing and ability to fly silently! No registration is necessary.

The Derby Neck Library 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!

Historian and author Richard Worth will present the history of the French and Indian War through the stories of several colonial governors and military leaders.

Historian and author Richard Worth will present the history of the French and Indian War through the stories of several colonial governors and military leaders.

Join Kate at the Derby Neck Library for a DIY Zone program where you’ll learn how to upcycle old books into new projects! This is an informational presentation and discussion rather than a hands-on workshop. Registration is required! Ages 14+.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Parents with little ones are invited to join us after our morning program for snacktime in our Children’s Room!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Derby Neck Library - 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.

EVENT CANCELED

Drop-in Event - All supplies provided!

The Seymour Library welcomes Christina Rewinski from the Connecticut Museum of Culture and History (formerly the Connecticut Historical Society) to tell the story of the little known but very influential Chinese Educational Mission. The stories of the boys of the Chinese Educational Mission is a story of hopes, dreams, sacrifice and the life-changing experience of international exchange.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

The Reading Room is reserved for use by the Friends of the Derby Neck Library for their monthly meeting, weather-permitting. Anyone interested in joining is also welcome to drop in and see what it’s all about–visit the Friends’ website for more info.

Young adults can enjoy playing tabletop and laptop games as well as PS4 and Wii video games.

Derby Neck Library - We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor?

For ages 18 and over. Registration required.

The Seymour Public Library welcomes back the Connecticut historian John Cilio. Mr. Cilio will explore in his talk the decisive decade of the Sixties. Join John Cilio as he highlights how the young people of the 1960s questioned authority and outlooks and created a counterculture generation.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Optimize existing resumes/cover letters or create them from scratch!

EVENT CANCELED- TO RESCHEDULE

“Rosie the Riveter” became an iconic image of working women during World War II. What was it really like for them? We’ll look at propaganda posters, art, music, photos, and hear real-life accounts of Connecticut women who worked for victory in the war.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunts- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar.

multi-activity DIY for all ages

The Derby Neck Library 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!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

The Evening Book Club is a monthly program where we primarily read shorter novels by award-winning authors and occasionally a memoir. Reading selections are available on Project Gutenberg. Bring a friend or family member and enjoy an informative and entertaining evening. This club is moderated by Pat Sweeney.

Derby Neck Library - Read shorter novels by award-winning authors.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Fact-based tale about the course traveled by Jamaica's bobsled team en route to the 1988 Olympics.

Derby Neck Library - 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.

Do you have technology questions? We have answers!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Young adults to voice ideas for teen programs, materials, and resources at the library and exploring ways to help the community.

Optimize existing resumes/cover letters or create them from scratch!

Derby Neck Library - We make movies! Are you interested in taking your first steps as an actor, writer, director, or editor?

Calling all parents in Waterbury! The leading children's resale store, Once Upon A Child®, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its new location at 835 Wolcott St.

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunt- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar

multi-activity DIY for all ages

Silver Sluggers - a new baseball season is in full swing.

An adults-only book club reading into true crime, cults, conspiracies, mortuary science, and more! At this session, we'll discuss Barbara Rae-Venter's genetic genealogy memoir, I Know Who You Are: How an Amateur DNA Sleuth Unmasked the Golden State Killer and Changed Crime Fighting Forever. Copies are available by the side entrance of the library. Join us!

Volunteers needed to refresh the Community Garden at Derby Public Library.

scavenger hunts- prize eligibility

Guess # of items in the jar.

multi-activity DIY for all ages

The Derby Neck Library 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!