Darwin R. Barker Library

10/12/2026

Join us this Friday for our biweekly fiber craft meetup! Bring a project and enjoy some cozy company, tea, and cookies! No registration necessary.

10/07/2026

The Darwin R Barker Library will be Closed Monday, October 12th in observance of Indigenous Persons Day. We will reopen for normal business hours on Tuesday, October 13th.

10/05/2026

Join us this Halloween for the annual Pumpkin Party at the Fredonia Farmers' Market on Saturday, October 31st, with a special storytime at the Darwin R Barker Library at 10:30 am with pumpkin decorating to follow. No registration required, event is free to the public.

10/02/2026

Help us celebrate 200 years of higher education in Fredonia with a talk at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House and the accompanying Darwin R Barker Historical Museum exhibit grand opening gathering this Saturday!

The story of higher education in Fredonia will take center stage as two leading local historians present the “History of Higher Education in Fredonia: Past, Present, Future.” The program, on Saturday, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House Performing Arts Center, is free and open t...

10/02/2026

Shana Tova! Celebrate Rosh Hashanah with your family with some of these selections from our children's library!

09/30/2026

This October sees Winnie the Pooh turning 100! Happy Birthday to our favorite bear all stuffed with fluff and all his friends! Swing by the Barker Library for our display of books and movies featuring the 100 Acre Wood.

09/29/2026

Don't forget that the Children's Room has returned to its regular storytime schedule! Please join us for preschool storytime on Monday mornings or for all ages on Tuesdays after school. No registration necessary.

09/29/2026

This Saturday, October 3rd at 1:00 pm, Max Walters, curator of the Darwin R Barker Historical Museum will be presenting at the 1891 Fredonia Opera House on the history of the Fredonia Academy and Normal School along with Amanda Shepp, Coordinator of Special Collections and Archives at SUNY Fredonia's Reed Library. Immediately following the presentation the Barker Historical Museum will host a reception for the new exhibit opening.

The story of higher education in Fredonia will take center stage as historians present the “History of Higher Education in Fredonia: Past, Present, Future.”

09/28/2026

It's a POP UP HOUSEPLANT GIVEAWAY! Feeling blue? Maybe you need a little more green in your life! Help yourself to FREE rooted cuttings while supplies last.