Farmington Public Library

06/18/2026

More new books being catalogued and processed today!

06/17/2026

What is Juneteenth and why do we recognize it?

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston and announced that enslaved people in Texas were to be set free. Texas was one of the last Confederate states where emancipation had not yet been fully enforced, making June 19 a powerful symbol of freedom and liberation.

155 years, 11 months, and 29 days later President Biden made Juneteenth a Federal Holiday.

“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” — Fannie Lou Hamer

06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Artists, young and old! Please come and create some chalk art on our walkway before the rains come and wash it away!

06/16/2026

Staff Pick: Kiya recommends When You Find My Body: The Disappearance of Geraldine Largay on the Appalachian Trail by D. Dauphinee. This book is also our book group title for July!

When Geraldine “Gerry” Largay (AT trail name: Inchworm) first went missing on the Appalachian Trail in remote western Maine in 2013, the people of Maine were wrought with concern. When she was not found, the family, the wardens, and the Navy personnel who searched for her were devastated. The Maine Warden Service continued to follow leads for more than a year. They never completely gave up the search. Two years after her disappearance, her bones and scattered possessions were found by chance by two surveyors. She was on the U.S. Navy’s SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) School land, about 2,100 feet from the Appalachian Trail.

This book tells the story of events preceding Geraldine Largay’s vanishing in July 2013, while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maine, what caused her to go astray, and the massive search and rescue operation that followed. Her disappearance sparked the largest lost-person search in Maine history, which culminated in her being presumed dead. She was never again seen alive. The author was one of the hundreds of volunteers who searched for her. Gerry’s story is one of heartbreak, most assuredly, but is also one of perseverance, determination, and faith. For her family and the searchers, especially the Maine Warden Service, it is also a story of grave sorrow.

Marrying the joys and hardship of life in the outdoors, as well as exploring the search & rescue community, When You Find My Body examines dying with grace and dignity. There are lessons in the story, both large and small. Lessons that may well save lives in the future.

06/10/2026

Taking place at the library every other Tuesday at 10:30 am. The next one will be on 6/30. These will last about an hour.

We ask that young children be accompanied by an adult. Older children and teens are also welcome!

06/10/2026

Have you been in to see our newly renovated children’s area yet?

Our children’s programming is up and running again too! Baby rhymes is back on Wednesdays at 10:00 and Preschool Stations is once again on Fridays at 10:00.

We’d love for you to join us on Friday starting at 1:00 for a fun little open house to welcome you back! While you’re here, you can sign up for the children’s summer reading program, which starts on Friday as well!

Whew! So much to do and see – it’s going to be a great summer here at the library!