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This event is in the "Children" group.
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Location: Main Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: After School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
Embark into the realm of solar eclipses at the Library's STEM model program. Dive into the mystery of the cosmos as we build a hands-on model to uncover what happens during a solar eclipse. For children in grades K-5. Registration i...

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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 "All Ages" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Periodicals Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Description:
Fairfield Ludlowe High School Drama Club is giving library guests a free preview of song and dance selections from their upcoming show “Singin' in the Rain”. This beloved musical is suitable for all ages and all are welcome! Registration is required....
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 59
Description:
Immigrant labor and innovative businessmen. Domestic servants and wealthy vacationers. Growing public need and local benefactors. Contradictions characterize the Gilded Age in Fairfield. The “Gilded Age” (1865-1912) was a period of immense growth in ...
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. ...
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
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. Registration is required and is separate for each cl...

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 "Adults" group.

Tech 101 Sessions

10:30am - 11:30am
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Memorial Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Description:
Questions about your phone? tablet? laptop? We will offer basic assistance. Please come with your questions ready. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Virtual Event
Location: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Finances
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Description:
Join Liz Maccarone and Julia Strayer of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management as they discuss how to make sense of today's financial markets.  Please register to receive a Zoom link for this VIRTUAL program.  ...
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...

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.

This event is in the "Children" group.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.
Registration
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Small Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Woods Branch
Program Type: After School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Description:
What makes something bouncy? During this session, we will combine a few household items to make a colorful super ball that you will get to take home! For children in grades K-5. Registration is required. Children attend independentl...

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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: 16
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 Leftover Woman by Jean Kwok. 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. ...
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: 21
Description:
Join this monthly book group at Fairfield Woods Branch Library where we will discuss some buzz-worthy titles!  This month's selection is No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister, named a Newsweek’s Best Books of 2023; an Indie Next pick, an Amazon B...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: After School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 35
Description:
Grades 6 and up join us in the downUNDER after school for crafts, games, activities, trivia, and more!  Registration is required. Teens may register at the door provided there are open spots. *This program only meets on days school is in s...
This event is in the "Children" group.
Registration
Location: Main Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: After School
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Description:
Let’s explore the science of reflections and symmetry with a fun STEAM project! Join us to learn how reflection drawing works and try your hand at practicing this cool technique. For children in grades K-2. Registration is required. Children atten...

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.

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: 16
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 "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Location: Main Library
Room: Bruce S. Kershner Art Gallery
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event, Art, Film, Music
Description:
The Bruce S. Kershner Art Gallery Committee invites the public to an opening reception for their new show, Nature's Narratives.  The show features the work of Susan Fehlinger,  Anda Styler and Corinne Lapin Cohen, and will run from April 6 ...
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: 15
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.
This event is in the "Woods Branch" group.
Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library
Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room
Age Group: Adults, Woods Branch
Program Type: Health
Description:
This monthly NARCAN training with Fairfield CARES Community Coalition and AMR is open to all community members.  Each registered participant aged 18 and up will receive a free opiod overdose reversal kit. Register at communitynarcantrainingfa...