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 a DIY Zone program where you’ll learn how to use the various tools and equipment and even get some hands-on practice! Registration is required. Ages 14+.

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

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.

BHcare Family Support Network

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.

Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.

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 - 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!

Tweens and teens are invited to drop in, grab some popcorn, and watch the voted on movie/tv series of the week on the library’s big screen! We’ll have coloring, free popcorn, and we’ll even be drawing some of our favorite characters!

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: TBD

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.

You’re invited to a riveting conversation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.

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!

Minecraft Club

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.

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!

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 use the various tools and equipment and even get some hands-on practice! Registration is required. 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.

Virtual Author Talk: I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins We welcome you to our conversation with journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in this riveting memoir, I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free.

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?

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!