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The Dalí Quartet, from left, Adriana Linares, Ari Isaacman-Beck, Carlos Rubio, and Jesús Morales, perform an educational concert for elementary strings students at Darien High School in Darien, Conn. Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. The acclaimed quartet performed a skillful repertoire of Latin American classical pieces during an interactive and energetic show to a packed house of new strings players in grades three through five.

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In Pictures: Library’s Knit One, Crochet Too grows

Jarret Liotta

Sep. 4, 2017

Jen Dayton, collection development coordinator and facilitator works on her project at the weekly "Knit One, Crochet Too" group at Darien Public Library, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Darien, Conn. — 1of17Jen Dayton, collection development coordinator and facilitator works on her project at the weekly "Knit One, Crochet Too" group at Darien Public Library, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, in Darien, Conn.Jarret Liotta / For Hearst Connecticut Media

DARIEN — For three years now Darien Public Library’s “Knit One, Crochet Too” group has met to share experience, advice and generally encourage one another to keep needles clicking.

The group, facilitated by Jen Dayton, the library’s collections development coordinator, meets every Thursday afternoon.

All are welcome to come and crochet, knit and generally admire the fine work of these crafts people.