| Library Summer Hours Monday: 10am - 7pm
Tuesday: 10am - 7pm
Wednesday: 1pm - 7pm
Thursday: 10am - 7pm
Friday: 10am - 5pm
Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Sunday: CLOSED |
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Take a Library Tour!
New to the library or haven't visited in a while and would like a refresher? Take a free 45-minute tour with staff from the Community Relations Department! Tours are available in English and Spanish.
Give us a call at
203-796-8061!
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Check out a Museum or Connecticut Attraction Pass Today!
Check out one of over 20 passes that will provide you and your family with free and/or reduced admissions to a variety of great museums and attractions. Using an adult library card, passes are available for checkout from the Jr. Services Desk. Mystic Aquarium, Stepping Stones Museum, Danbury Railway Museum, and Beardsley Zoo are among the locations you can visit!
For more information click here!
Passes partially funded by:
 
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Used Books, DVDs, and CD Donations
COLLECTION DAY
Saturday, June 13
9:00a.m. - 1:00p.m.
30 Main Street, Danbury
Donate your used items for our huge annual sale and our Book Nook area in the Library.
Drop them off at 30 Main Street (office building across from Price Rite - look for Newtown Savings Bank.) Volunteers will help unload your car!
Please do not bring: Encyclopedias, VHS tapes, Reader's Digest Condensed books, text books older than 3 years, computer books older than 2 years, medical or business books older than 5 years, magazines, badly damaged books or textbooks with highlighting, writing or underlining.
Items are tax deductible as permissible by law. Thank You!
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Become a member of the FRIENDS of the Danbury Library.
Your valued membership is reinvested into the library to enhance programs and services. Learn about the benefits and
join
today!
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Homework Help
Mondays - Thursdays
3:30 - 6:00 p.m.
For K - 8th grades
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"Drop-In" Technology Sessions
Expand your knowledge! Stop by the Library's Technology Center with your questions or chat about our new services.
iPad/iPhone Basics: Mondays, 10 a.m. - Noon
Computer Basics for Seniors (50+): Tuesdays, 10 a.m. - Noon
Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn & more
Thursdays, 10 a.m - Noon
Email accounts for CT Drive Only License Applicants:
Fridays, 10 a.m - Noon
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Tribuna American Dream Awards
Trophy awarded to the Danbury Library as the 2015 Nonprofit of the Year.
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Robert 
The Guitar Guy
Tuesday, June 2
10:15 - 11:00 a.m.
Ages 2 - 5
Robert the Guitar Guy, one of our favorite entertainers, is coming back to get preschool kids into the rhythm with dancing, puppets, singing, instruments, and music.
To register click here.
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"Pop-Up"
MakerSpace
Get immersed in the "Maker" movement with some FUN & FREE programs.
Saturday, June 13 SoundLab with BurnKit 2600 Experimental workshop where kids can create new and interesting sounds. 11:00am - 2:00pm For Ages 5 -14 Junior Department Kids' MAKERspace Get yourself "making" some awesome hands-on projects. 11:00am - 2:00pm For Ages 8 - 14 Danbury Hackerspace Wednesday, June 17 Book Art & Collage-Making Workshop Real life "maker" Melissa Slattery leads a fun, hands-on book art and collage workshop! 4:00 - 7:00pm For All Ages Junior Department Thursday, June 18 Imaginarium of Balam Soto Come and explore the mysterious wonders of one of Connecticut's most visually interactive artists and innovative "makers". 3:00 - 6:00pm For All Ages Junior Department Danbury Hackerspace Open House Are you a creative person? Do you have an invention that needs a prototype? Come and see what the Hackerspace is all about! 7:00 - 9:00pm For All Ages (Those 18 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.) Danbury Hackerspace June 22 - July 2 LEGO Robotics Camp See program description in listings below. Program Partners:
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June 22, 23, 26 &
July 1, 2
For Grades 1-8/Ages 6-14
Join us for our first Lego? Robotics Camp! Guided
by Danbury Lego? Robotics Coach Ellen Bell, you'll
design and program robots built from a kit.
Jr. FIRST LEGO? League
Grades 1-3 or ages 6 to 8
11:00am - 12:30pm
FIRST LEGO? League
Grades 4-8 or ages 9 to14
1:30 - 3:30pm
FREE! REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED on Saturday, June 13. Stop in to the Jr. Department between 10am -2pm to meet Ellen Bell, learn about the camp, and register. For more information, call Aurelio Muraca, Danbury Library Technology Program Coordinator, at 203.797.4505, ext. 226.
Funding provided by:
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What's the Buzz?
Honeybees & Hobby Beekeeping
Saturday, June 13
11:00 a.m. - Noon
Learn all about honeybees and beekeeping with Beekeeper Ned Farrell. Using pictures and real apiary equipment, he'll take you into the honeybee's world. Learn what they do for us, the role of the beekeeper, and how enjoyable it is to work with bees.
Products from The Bee Happy Company will be available to purchase.
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Join Us for Lunch! 
The library will again participate in the
Connecticut Summer Lunch Program.
Anyone 18 or younger, stop by and enjoy a free lunch.
1:00 - 2:00p.m.
Lower Level Meeting Room
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The Junior Staff has planned another great summer of activities.
See below for some highlights!
For the complete Pre-K - Grade 5 brochure click here.
For the Grade 6 - 8 brochure click here.
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Mayor Boughton's Reading Challenge
Are you up for the challenge?
June 22 - August 8
For grades 1 - 8
Dear Readers,
Get all your SUPERPOWERS together and UNMASK the POWER of reading this summer!
Here's how the challenge works: sign up for the library's "Every Hero Has a Story" summer program, pick up or download a reading log, and KABOOM, you are officially in the challenge!
Students entering grades 1-5 who read at least one (1) hour a week and kids in grades 6 - 8 who read at least two (2) hours a week during each of the seven (7) weeks will become an official
Mayor Boughton SUPERHERO Reader! You'll receive an invitation to join me for an exclusive recognition event at City Hall in August.
Good luck, and I hope you get CHARGED up with reading this summer!
Sincerely,
Mark Boughton
Mayor
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Superhero Bingo 
Tuesdays,
June 23 - August 4
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Ages 5 & up
Pressure was never this much fun. This game of chance gives everyone an
opportunity to win a prize. There is even a round for
just the adults so mom or dad can win!
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Summer Reading
"Superheroes Kickoff Party"
Wednesday, June 24
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
For Families with Children ages 3 - 11
Let's get the reading party started!!
Dress up in your favorite superhero costume and join us for games and musical fun with the The Bossy Frog Band. This is a don't miss summer event! It's always fun and a good chance to mingle with other families in a festive atmosphere. Our superhero teens will test your superpowers with games like "knock down the kryptonite" and test your x-ray vision!
Don't forget to sign up for the Super Power Readers Club and find out about Mayor Boughton's Reading Challenge.
Hot dogs, chips, and drinks will be sold by Rymackees Caf?.
Bring the whole family!
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SUPERHERO 
Art Contest
Show off your creative side. Enter the Superhero Art Contest! Go to the Junior Services Desk and register for the contest starting on Tuesday, July 14th. You'll receive a blank template to design your very own fantasy superhero.
What superpowers would you like it to have?
What is its costume going to look like?
All projects are due by 7pm on Thursday, July 30th so just start creating!!
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New Art Exhibit: "Mahalo" by Elisabeth Levy
Stop by the newest Accessible Art Show offered in conjunction with the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut.
Mahalo, thank you in Native Hawaiian, was chosen as the title of this body of work because of the gratitude the artist says she feels towards this extraordinary place, otherwise known as The Big Island. "Hawaii's magical land, its blue, white, and lavender dancing waves, its glittering multicolored stones, active volcanoes, and aged hardened planes of lava, as well as its glorious flowers, fish, and other sea life -- brought me great joy and healing during a difficult time in my life," explained Ms. Levy.
Enjoy the exhibit through Thursday, August 13.
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Protect our kids, families, and environment by properly disposing of your unwanted and expired medicines. Medicines in the home are a leading cause of accidental poisoning and flushed or trashed medicines can end up polluting our waters. Rates of prescription drug abuse are alarmingly high - over half of teens abusing medicines get them from a family member or friend, including the home medicine cabinet, and often without their knowledge.
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Teen Programs
Trading Card
Club
Wednesdays,
3:30-4:30 p.m.
Thursdays, 5-6:30 p.m.
Programs sponsored by:
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Book Discussions
Discussions for Adults:
Men's Club
Book Discussion
Dead Wake, The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson
Thursday, June 18
10:00a.m- Noon
Book Talk*
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
Monday, June 22
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Farioly Program Room
*Sponsored by:
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Computer Workshops
Genealogy
Wednesday, June 3
11:00a.m. -12:30p.m.
Configuring the Browsers: Chrome, IE, Firefox, and more!
Wednesday, June 17
11:00a.m.-12:30p.m
Registration opens June 3.
Workshops held in the Technology Center Computer Lab.
Registration is required.
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AAA Driver
Refresher Course
Tuesday, June 16
Noon - 4:00 p.m.
Learn the basics of defensive driving and learn current driving practices.
For more information click here.
Register NOW!
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A social knitting group for adults of all levels
Thursdays, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Bring along your current project or get started on something new! Enjoy a casual and friendly knitting group.
Free! No registration required
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Show Us Your Love!  Decals on sale for $5 at the Circulation Desk. Proceeds from the sales will be used to purchase new children's books.
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Book Nook
Check out the gently used books for sale in the FRIENDS' Book Nook area by the Circulation Desk.
Need a birthday gift for your grandchild? Check here first!
All proceeds are invested back into the library to improve library services by the FRIENDS.
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Save the Date!
American Revolutionary War Series starts on Wednesday, July 22.
Coordinated in conjunction with the Danbury Museum.
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