Farmington Public Library

03/29/2022

We have some Macrame Garland craft kits still available! Hurry in and get yours before they run out!

03/28/2022

Meg and Ash are a pair of magpies who are building a nest for their perfect eggs. Although they begin their nest construction using the usual mud, sticks and grass, Meg and Ash are soon convinced that their nest doesn't have enough stuff and begin to seek out more things to collect and add to an ever-growing pile. From cuckoo clocks to mops and socks, a stroller and even a car - their need for stuff doesn't seems endless. Until - crash! - the inevitable happens... - from Goodreads

Published September 22nd 2020 by Pan Macmillan

https://youtu.be/cOoKwfCaGgM

03/28/2022

New in Town by Kevin Cornell

One fine morning, the people of Puddletrunk wake up to find their bridge has collapsed. They are not surprised. After all, termites have destroyed the last 200 or so bridges. Luckily, the people of Puddletrunk have a bridge-building expert in their town: the fabulous Mortimer Gulch, who will gladly rebuild their bridge for a pretty penny. But when a newcomer to Puddletrunk does not want to pay for the repairs, Mortimer is displeased. To make matters worse, this unusual foreigner has some innovative ideas that threaten to upend Mortimer Gulch's entire business . . .

Here is a whimsical yet timely picture book allegory about what new people with new ideas can bring to communities.

Published September 7th 2021 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

03/23/2022

Macrame Garland

Join Amanda and learn how to make this decorative and easy Macrame Garland!

03/22/2022

Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

Who else is excited to read some new Cormac McCarthy books this fall/winter?! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♀️🙋

Knopf announced March 8 that it will publish two novels by Cormac McCarthy this fall, his first in 16 years, but don’t expect a book tour. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author lives an entirely privat…

03/21/2022

Three tiny ducks. One straight line.
New happy flock. All feeling fine.

Until, that is, the last ducking sinks when she should swim. Let's try that again . . . and again and again. All this sinking is ruining the rhyme!

Little ones will love following the antics of these adorable ducklings, and parents will enjoy the way the book goes off the rails halfway through. Everyone will laugh at the tiny ducky's string of failures and cheer when it comes up with the best solution of all. - from Goodreads

Published January 21st 2020 by Disney-Hyperion

https://youtu.be/Z68Cht5zvME

03/14/2022

Meet Fern! She’s a smart, creative unicorn who prefers building robots and coding software to jumping through shimmering rainbows and splashing in majestic waterfalls. Even though Fern is a good friend and always willing to help others, the other unicorns tease her and call her a nerdycorn.

One day, Fern has had enough and decides to stop fixing her friends’ broken things. But then the confetti machine, the rainbow synthesizer, and the starlight bedazzler all go haywire during the biggest Sparkle Dance Party of the year! Fern can certainly fix them… but will she?

Published May 18th 2021 by Beach Lane Books

https://youtu.be/4svr1o7yfy4

03/14/2022

Hurry in to get your "seuss-tastic" picture in our photo booth! This is the last week it will be available!

03/14/2022

Pete the Cat’s Family Road Trip by Kimberly Dean, James Dean

Pete the Cat and his family are ready explore all the many wonderful American landmarks on their fun family road trip! They visit many famous sights, including Niagara Falls, New Orleans, Savannah, and more.

Of course, no true road trip is complete without a flat tire! But the Cat family isn't going to let a small setback get in the way of fun...

Pete the Cat's Family Road Trip is a Level I Can Read book, complete with original illustrations from the creators of Pete the Cat, Kimberly and James Dean, and is perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.

03/14/2022

If you don't already have the Libby app, download it now! You'll have access to our large library of downloadable ebooks and audiobooks! You'll never have to suffer like Rex!

You can find the Libby app in the Google Play store or the Apple store. You can come to the reference desk anytime for more assistance with Libby!

03/14/2022

Free COVID-19 test kits available at the Farmington Public Library!

03/10/2022

8 Unexpected Perks of a Library Card

Check it out!

03/08/2022

Macramé Keychain

EDIT: We are all out of our kits!

Learn how to make an adorable and useful Macramé Keychain with Amanda and CreativeBug.

03/07/2022

Tou-Can't!: A Little Sister Story by Brandon Todd

All one little toucan wants is to be big like her sister, and to get to do all the things her big sister can do. Tie her own shoes? She tou-can't. Make her own breakfast? She tou-can't! Read her own books? She tou-can't, tou-can't, tou-can't!!!

But when her big sister gets a cold and needs some help, the tables are turned, and our little bird sister learns just how helpful she can actually be.

In this sweet and playful sister story, it's the little things that matter the most.

Praise for Tou-Can't:

"Sisterly affection and admiration sweetly serves to strengthen the rapport between siblings." --Kirkus Reviews

Publisher : Philomel Books (July 6, 2021)

https://youtu.be/AdnSVVqGteo

03/05/2022

Guys Read

03/02/2022

The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss

02/26/2022

02/24/2022

Are you Thing 1, or are you Thing 2
Please take a picture for all to review!

Try out our latest photo booth, and don't forget to join us March 2 for Read Across America Day!

02/23/2022

We still have a few Paper Quilling Kits available at the Reference Desk!

Watch Megan demonstrate Paper Quilling on our YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/Qxxsi6BN3tQ

You can find more examples at The Paper Craftery: https://www.thepaperycraftery.com/category/quilling/

02/23/2022

You only have a few more days to get in your submissions for Blind Date with a Book! You could win our Hot Date Prize Pack!

02/17/2022

Don't forget about the Reel Reader tonight! Join us for dinner and a movie at 6:00pm tonight, as we continue our Reel Readers series. Every Day is based on David Levithan's book with the same name.
Every Day tells the story of Rhiannon, a 16-year old girl who falls in love with a mysterious soul named "A" who inhabits a different body every day. Feeling an unmatched connection, Rhiannon and A work each day to find each other, not knowing what or who the next day will bring. The more the two fall in love, the more the realities of loving someone who is a different person every 24 hours takes a toll, leaving Rhiannon and "A" to face the hardest decision either has ever had to make. Bring your brown bag dinner. Seating is limited. #ReadFarmington

02/16/2022

What word surprised you the first time you heard it said out loud?

02/08/2022

Paper Quilling Card

Learn this crafting technique with Megan,

Find additional resources at the library, and at these links:

https://www.thepaperycraftery.com/category/tutorials/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6xKJxakl2s

02/05/2022

Guys Read

02/03/2022

Blind Date With A Book is BACK!! Come by the Farmington Public Library, check out a book from the display in the Rotunda, and dish on your date by March 1st for your chance to win our Hot Date Prize Pack!!

All of the books have been wrapped to hide their identity, so you won't know what book you've got until you check it out, so choose carefully!

02/01/2022

Did you miss our Cricut class last week? Do you have a Cricut and would like to learn more awesome ways to use it? Stop by the library's reference desk to pick up a FREE Cricut Coach Playbook and weeding tool! While supplies last!

01/31/2022

YA WALTE S (Located in the Teen Zone)

The unputdownable debut thriller you will never forget.

01/31/2022

Sneaky Beak by Tracey Corderoy

Is your bath BUBBLY enough? Is your bed BOUNCY enough? Is your cereal CRUNCHY enough? Don’t delay – call Sneaky Beak TODAY for deals beyond your wildest dreams!

Bear and Hamster are perfectly content... until gadget-mad salesman, Sneaky Beak, arrives. But when they finally have it all, will Bear and Hamster really be happier? A hilarious story with an important message about the pitfalls of materialism.

Published 2019 by Tiger Tales

01/31/2022

Katie McGinty Wants a Pet! by Jenna Harrington, Finn Simpson (Illustrator )

Katie McGinty really wants a pet. But she doesn’t want an ordinary pet; hamsters, cats, and dogs are just…YUCK! What she wants more than anything else in the world is a … zebra! A zebra who slurps spaghetti, sleeps in her bunk bed and bathes in the local swimming pool. And she’s determined to get one!

This funny picture book will resonate with any child who has ever wanted a pet – and any parent who has ever been nagged for one! With joyful illustrations from Finn Simpson and a hilarious twist at the end, Katie McGinty Wants a Pet! is the perfect book for animal-mad children!

Published August 13th 2015 by Little Tiger Press

01/27/2022

Jeopardy! champions keep getting defeated by Chicago librarians

Always bet on a librarian:
https://yhoo.it/3g9b5fv

Jeopardy! champions keep getting defeated by Chicago librarians

01/24/2022

Just added to our CafePress shop! Celebrate 101 years of the Farmington Public Library!

Proceeds from sales benefit the Farmington Public Library Foundation, which supports the programs of the Farmington Public Library.

Get yours today! https://www.cafepress.com/fplfoundation

01/24/2022

YA SELZN B (Located in the Teen Zone!)

An astounding new feat of storytelling from Brian Selznick, the award-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck.

01/19/2022

Horror film made by Navajo siblings finally arrives in theaters

Don't miss your chance to witness history!

"The Red Hogaan" is a horror film about a Navajo family that is menaced by a skinwalker while driving a sheep herd up a mountain.

01/17/2022

YA VELAS E (Locate in the Teen Zone!)

An unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it means to "make it,” for readers of Nicholasa Mohr and Elizabeth Acevedo.

01/11/2022

Congratulations to our youth and teen winter reading winners!