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Tech 101 Sessions

10:30am - 11:30am
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Location: Main Library
Room: Memorial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Description:
Questions about your phone? tablet? laptop? We will offer basic assistance. Please come with your questions ready. ...
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Description:
Stories, songs and activities for children ages 4-5. This class is designed to help children develop the motor and social skills necessary for kindergarten readiness. Children attend independently. Parent or caregiver must remain in the Children's Li...

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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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

A Chance to Act Out!

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Registration
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Woods Branch
Program Type: After School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Description:
We will use everyday objects from around library as props in an impromptu short play! This group activity encourages creativity through improvisation, creativity and quick thinking. For children in grades K-5. Children attend independently. Paren...

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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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

Embodied Meditation

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Health
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 21
Description:
Join us to learn about and experience embodied meditation with Marika Baxter.  Embodied meditation is a somatic meditation practice that grounds us to feel whole in our bodies and disentangle from all that fragments us during our everyday l...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
April's book selection is The Whispers by Ashley Audrain. The Fairfield Public Library and J.B. Percival team up for a unique experience: book talk, cocktails, nosh, and laugh. Bring friends or make new ones. Funky reading glasses optional. L...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Annie B. Jennings Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Description:
Fairfield Public Library's International Book Club meets on the second Wednesday of each  month in the Jennings Room at Main Library.  All are welcome; please register individually for each date you would like to attend.  Book selectio...
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Fairfield Woods Lawn
Age Group: Preschool, Woods Branch
Program Type: Storytime
Description:
Fairfield Woods Branch Library Lawn: Thursdays @ 9:00 am A lapsit program with songs, rhymes and books for babies (pre-walkers) and their caregiver. It is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on.* Registration is not required for these c...
This event is in the "Preschool" group.

ABCs for 2s, 3s & 4s

9:30am - 10:15am
Location: Main Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Description:
Children ages 2-4 and their caregiver will engage in stories, songs and rhymes that will help foster beginning reader skills. Activities will follow the storytime, making this a 45-minute class. Drop-in program; space is limited. A ticket is requi...

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.

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.

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

Outside Wobbly Walkers

9:45am - 10:15am
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Fairfield Woods Lawn
Age Group: Preschool, Woods Branch
Program Type: Storytime
Description:
Fairfield Woods Branch Library Lawn: Thursdays @ 9:45 am An active storytime with songs, rhymes and books for children who are walking up to 23 months old and their caregiver. It is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on.* Registration ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Virtual Event
Location: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Jobs & Small Business
Description:
Ann Wright conducts these appointments over the phone. PLEASE EMAIL CSILK@FPLCT.ORG TO ARRANGE  A TIME. ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COUNSELING The Main Library hosts 20-minute, one-on-one counseling sessions with a career coach each week. Facilitato...
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

Outside Terrific Twos

10:30am - 11:00am
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Fairfield Woods Lawn
Age Group: Preschool, Woods Branch
Program Type: Storytime
Description:
Fairfield Woods Branch Library Lawn: Thursdays @ 10:30 am Songs, rhymes, books and movement for children ages 24-35 months and their caregiver. It is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on.* Registration is not required for these classe...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.
Registration
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Description:
Join this monthly book group at Fairfield Woods Branch Library where we will discuss some buzz-worthy titles!  This month's selection is The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters, a 2023 Barnes & Noble Discover Prize Winner, Winner of the Andrew C...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Memorial Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Discussion Group, After School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 19
Description:
Fairfield Public Library is looking for teens age 12 and up who are interested in making sure the library is meeting the needs and wants of teens in the community.  Council members are highly reliable and committed to being actively involve...

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

This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

Mahjong @ Woods

5:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Description:
Mahjong! Thursdays from 5:30pm-7:30pm Registration required. No walk-ins. Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in China, and has gained wide-spread popularity in the West over the past century. Join Fairfield Public Library's on-go...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 52
Description:
The Sandwich Generation Group A monthly gathering of information and neighbors for those on a caregiving journey. The legal concerns in Senior Care can often be as impactful as the clinical.  They range from the basic documentation one sho...
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

Outside Drop-In Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Fairfield Woods Lawn
Age Group: Preschool, Woods Branch
Program Type: Storytime
Description:
An open class for all with songs, a story and a related activity that is geared toward ages 2-5. It is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on.* For children ages 0-5 (PreK only) with their caregivers. Activity is geared for children ages 2...

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.

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.

This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Offsite Event
Location: Off Site
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Description:
Join us for special outside Sing & Stomp Classes! Sing & Stomp is an active storytime for families with children ages 0-5! Hop, sing and dance with your child through songs and rhymes! Location: Sherman Green Gazebo (1451 Post Road, Fairfi...

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.

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

Lego® Club Drop-In

2:00pm - 2:45pm
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Woods Branch
Program Type: Special Event
Description:
Do you love designing with LEGO® bricks? Put your imagination to work and join us for a fun-filled afternoon building with LEGOs® alongside your friends! For children in grades K-5. Drop-in program. Space is limited. Parent or caregiver must remai...

Disclaimer(s)

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.

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This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture, Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Description:
Learn how to explore Birds of the World, which brings together scholarly content, observations, and multimedia from the Macaulay Library into a single platform for biologists and birders. Birds of the World is only available to Fairfield...
This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.

Lego® Club Drop-In

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Woods Branch
Program Type: After School
Description:
Do you love designing with LEGO® bricks? Put your imagination to work and join us for a fun-filled afternoon building with LEGOs® alongside your friends! For children in grades K-5. Drop-in program. Space is limited. Parent or caregiver must remai...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Mahjong

10:00am - 12:00pm
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Memorial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 23
Description:
Mahjong! Tuesdays from 10am-12pm Registration required. No walk-ins. Mahjong meets at both Main and Woods branch. Please register for only one location each week. Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in China, and has gained wide-spr...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.
Registration
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Crafting
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
This is a terrific sewing group led by the fabulous designer Jennifer Butler! All sewing-skill levels are welcome. Bring your own project to work on or grab a pattern from our files. For ages 12 and up. ...