JOBS 2020: Job Search Boot Camp

9:15am - 10:30am
Adults
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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.

Terrific Twos - Woods

9:30am - 10:00am
Preschool, Woods Branch
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Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Preschool, Woods Branch
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Drop-in program. Songs, rhymes, books and movement for children ages 24-35 months and their caregiver. Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes before the program begins. Space is limited. 

Disclaimer(s)

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs are not permitted.

Wobbly Walkers - Main

9:30am - 10:00am
Preschool
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Location: Main Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

An active storytime for children 12-23 months with songs, rhymes, and books! Child must be walking. Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes before the program begins. Drop-in program. Space is limited.

Terrific Twos - Main

10:30am - 11:00am
Preschool
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Location: Main Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Join us for some jumping, jiggling, rhyming, singing, and stories! For children 24-35 months. Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes before the program begins. Drop-in program. Space is limited.

Purls of Wisdom Knitting Group

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

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. This group is for adults age 18 and over.

JOBS 2020: One-on-One Career Counseling

10:45am - 2:00pm
Adults
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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.

Preschool Storytime - Main

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Preschool
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Location: Main Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Description:

Drop-in program for children ages 3-5 years old.

Trivia Thursdays in the downUNDER

2:45pm - 4:45pm
Teens, Woods Branch
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Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Woods Branch
Program Type: After School

Grades 6 and up:  Think you know it all? Prove it and join us in the downUNDER on Thursdays for our Kahoot trivia challenge. Bring your own device or use one of our laptops. Laptops available on a first-come basis.

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.

Munchkin's Mess Lab

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Children, Woods Branch
Required
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Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Woods Branch
Program Type: After School
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:

Roll those sleeves up and prepare to make that mess your parents don’t want you to make at home! Join us in experimenting with different messy art projects, slime and glop! 

For children in grades K-2. 

STEAM Girls

4:00pm - 5:00pm
Children
Required
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Location: Main Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: After School
Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Description:

Discover and strengthen your observational, technological, building, crafty, and mathematical skills in our STEAM Girls program.

*Cancelled-Girls Who Code

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Required
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Location: Main Library
Room: Memorial Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Technology
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, edu

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.

Fairfield Seniors - Trends Shaping the Future

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults, Woods Branch
Required
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Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Lecture
Required
Seats Remaining: 11
Description:

Fairfield Senior Advocates (FSA) members will be presenting an informational program about who they are and what they are doing for Fairfield's growing senior population.  Some topics discussed will include demographics and trends, life issue