JOBS 2019: Job Search Boot Camp

9:15am - 10:30am
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Location: Main Library
Room: Memorial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Jobs & Small Business

This tactical program targets a different set of job search skills and strategies each week. Pick up tips on interviewing, networking and resumes; something new each week.  Facilitator: Ann Wright has corporate HR experience with an extensive range of industries and has served as Assistant Director of Career Development at Yale School of Management MBA program. She has provided 1-on-1 counseling for hundreds of clients at Fairfield Public Library and in her private practice.

Purls of Wisdom Knitting Group

10:30am - 12:30pm
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Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Crafting

Whether you are an advanced knitter or just learning, this is a great group to join. Crocheters are welcome, too. Individual projects, group projects, and friendships are knit together each week.

JOBS 2019: One-on-One Career Counseling

10:45am - 2:00pm
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Location: Main Library
Room: Study Room D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Jobs & Small Business

The Main Library hosts 20-minute, one-on-one counseling sessions with a career coach each week. Bring your resume and your questions. Same-day sign up is available at the Information Desk or by calling 203-256-3160. First come, first served; space is limited. Facilitator: Ann Wright has corporate HR experience with an extensive range of industries and has served as Assistant Director of Career Development at Yale School of Management MBA program. She has provided 1-on-1 counseling for hundreds of clients at Fairfield Public Library and in her private practice.

Books & Banter

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Required
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Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Description:

We meet at the Fairfield Woods Branch at 1:00pm. We are a drop in group, with great research, discussion and banter about varied titles. We have discussed everything from memoirs and nonfiction to prose and fiction.  We welcome our regulars and first timers with open arms even if you have not finished our current title. Join Us!

This month's title is Southernmost by Silas House/ Laurie Weiner facilitator. ...

DIY Gift Drop-In

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Woods Branch
Program Type: After School
Description:
Got a long list of people you want to give gifts to this holiday season but no money to shop? We’ve got you covered. We will supply the craft idea and materials and you bring your crafting skills. Monday, Dec. 16       Jewelry Ma...

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with peanuts, tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

The Fairfield Public Library reserves the right to utilize photographs or video taken at the library for future library publications or other library publicity.  All library patrons consent to the use of their photo/video taken at the library or during library events for such purposes.  If a patron does not wish to be photographed/videoed, the patron must notify the library staff to that effect.

DIY Gift Drop-In

3:00pm - 4:30pm
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Location: Main Library
Room: Teen Room - Main Library
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Crafting
Description:
Got a long list of people you want to give gifts to this holiday season but no money to shop? We’ve got you covered.  We will supply the craft idea and materials and you bring your crafting skills. Monday- Glass Etching Tuesday- Mug Decora...

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with peanuts, tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

The Fairfield Public Library reserves the right to utilize photographs or video taken at the library for future library publications or other library publicity.  All library patrons consent to the use of their photo/video taken at the library or during library events for such purposes.  If a patron does not wish to be photographed/videoed, the patron must notify the library staff to that effect.

Google's Hour of Code

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Required
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Location: Main Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Special Event, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Description:
Join us for an hour to learn about computer science by coding in Scratch. Scratch is a block-based visual coding language. We will be following Google’s Hour of Code activity, Animate a Name. You will follow the self-guided modules to code ...

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with peanuts, tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Girls Who Code

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Required
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Location: Main Library
Room: Memorial Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
For Tween and Teen Girls and Boys in Grades 6 and up- Computer skills are the most sought-after in the US job market, with demand growing 3X the national average.  Girls Who Code is a national organization leading the movement to inspire, educat...

Disclaimer(s)

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with peanuts, tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

The Fairfield Public Library reserves the right to utilize photographs or video taken at the library for future library publications or other library publicity.  All library patrons consent to the use of their photo/video taken at the library or during library events for such purposes.  If a patron does not wish to be photographed/videoed, the patron must notify the library staff to that effect.