Lower Naugatuck Valley Community Events Calendar

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.

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 the first session of our two-part quilting series! The Derby Neck Library is partnering with the Southford Falls Quilters for lessons in landscape quilting. Participants in this program will create a 5"x7" matted landscape quilt suitable for framing. Supplies will be provided. Advance registration is required for this event. Please call the Circulation Desk at 203-734-1492. Ages 14+.

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

Join Miss Krissy in our Makerspace for a read-a-loud from a title in our “Choose Your Adventure” collection! These unique books put the plot in the hands of the readers by offering various choices to make. Will we make it to the top of Mount Everest, or survive in the Jurassic period? YOU get to decide! Snacks will be provided. This program is targeted at ages 10+, but all are welcome!

BHcare Family Support Network

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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.

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.

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

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

Join us in our Community Room for snacks and tabletop games like Survive!, Settlers of Catan, Twister, Jenga, foosball, pool, and more! We’ll also have devices available to play online and browser-based games like Jackbox, Garticphone, skribbl.io, Magic: The Gathering Arena Online, Among Us, Blooket–whatever you can think of!

Join Reference Librarian Pat Sweeney for an informative presentation about life in the Valley during the 1950s. Registration is not required for this program.

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!

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.

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

You’re invited to play Roblox with Miss Sarah and your library friends! This program is aimed at kids 7 and older. If you have never played Roblox before, you will need to have your parent/guardian set up your account before the program.

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

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 - 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!

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.

Minecraft Club

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

Come have a magical moment with New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune as he chats about his Cerulean Chronicles, with special emphasis on his newest in the series, Somewhere Beyond the Sea.

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.

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

This teen programming series is all about bad movies, bad art, and bad taste! This program is targeted to ages 12+ and the gaming and entertainment content will reflect that. No registration required, but sign up for our Youth Services mailing list to stay in the loop on cancellations.

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 the second session of our two-part quilting series! The Derby Neck Library is partnering with the Southford Falls Quilters for lessons in landscape quilting. Participants in this program will create a 5"x7" matted landscape quilt suitable for framing. Supplies will be provided. Advance registration is required for this event. Please call the Circulation Desk at 203-734-1492. Ages 14+.

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.

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

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

You’re invited to play Roblox with Miss Sarah and your library friends! This program is aimed at kids 7 and older. If you have never played Roblox before, you will need to have your parent/guardian set up your account before the program.

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.

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!

Minecraft Club

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

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

Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut are partnering to increase access to care and prevent disease among our senior community through a series of health screenings and healthy living education sessions on the 4th Thursday of each month. Periodically, this program will deliver nutritiously balanced and delicious foods for you to enjoy. Please call the Circulation Desk at 203-734-1492 to register for this program.

Join us as we chat with the New York Times bestselling author, Amanda Montell about her newest book, The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality.

Join us in our Community Room for snacks and tabletop games like Survive!, Settlers of Catan, Twister, Jenga, foosball, pool, and more! We’ll also have devices available to play online and browser-based games like Jackbox, Garticphone, skribbl.io, Magic: The Gathering Arena Online, Among Us, Blooket–whatever you can think of!

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.

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!

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

On the last Monday of every month, teens are invited to the YA space for a Bring Your Own Book Club! Join Miss Krissy for games and snacks as we talk about books we’ve read (or, books we’ve found) and search through them for text to take way out of context. No registration required!

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

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.

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

You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing process with Seth Fishman, Vice President and Literary Agent at The Gernert Company.

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.

Stop in at the library to read to dogs and Be A Reading Kid (B.A.R.K.)! We are so excited to welcome certified therapy dogs Spirit and Brian back to the Derby Neck Library. Both pups love children and are fantastic listeners. Reading aloud to a dog provides an attentive audience and may boost a child’s confidence in their reading skills. Each participant will receive a commemorative photo of themselves with the dogs, as well as an experience they won’t soon forget!

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!

Minecraft Club

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

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

An adults-only book club reading into true crime, cults, conspiracies, mortuary science, and more!