This event is in the "All Ages" group. Nov 18 Mon Chess Club November 18, 2019 6:30pm - 8:00pm Nov 18 2019 Mon Chess Club 6:30pm - 8:00pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: After School Description: Join our chess club! We supply the chess boards, you provide the competition. This volunteer-led program for all ages will meet weekly for intermediate players who have played the game previously. For players of all ages. Drop-in program. If...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 18 Mon Mudras for Meditation November 18, 2019 6:30pm - 8:00pm Registration Nov 18 2019 Mon Mudras for Meditation 6:30pm - 8:00pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Health Registration Required Description: A two-part meditation class that focuses first on the best ways to use your words/thoughts to create a successful meditation practice. The second part consists of Mudras finger and hand positions to help create a meditative state - all done while sitting in comfort in a chair.
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 18 Mon CANCELLED - Chinese Conversation November 18, 2019 7:00pm - 8:00pm Nov 18 2019 Mon CANCELLED - Chinese Conversation 7:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Main Library Room: Study Room D Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Discussion Group Description: Would you like to keep up your Chinese conversation skills? Are you learning Chinese but would like more practice? Join us in conversation. We will use discussion topics and games as prompts. All ages and proficiency levels are welcome. Robe...
This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 18 Mon What's Cooking Series - Fred 06825 November 18, 2019 7:00pm - 8:30pm Registration Nov 18 2019 Mon What's Cooking Series - Fred 06825 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Main Library Room: Rotary Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Meeting, Lecture, Special Event, Discussion Group Registration Required Description: A series featuring local chefs. Guest chefs share the back stories behind their cooking lives, the challenges of running a restaurant/food market and talk about a favorite cookbook or recipe. Tastings may be offered. Please register each person se...
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 19 Tue Baby Rhyme Time November 19, 2019 9:30am - 10:00am Nov 19 2019 Tue Baby Rhyme Time 9:30am - 10:00am Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description: Drop-in program. A lapsit program with songs, rhymes and books for babies (pre-walkers) and their caregiver! Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes before the program begins.
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 19 Tue Read, Work, Play - MAIN November 19, 2019 9:30am - 10:15am Nov 19 2019 Tue Read, Work, Play - MAIN 9:30am - 10:15am Location: Main Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description: Children ages 2.5-4 and their caregiver will engage in stories, songs and activities that will help foster beginning reader skills. Tickets are handed out 30 minutes prior to the start of each class. Drop-in program. Space is limited. ...
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 19 Tue Wobbly Walkers November 19, 2019 10:30am - 11:00am Nov 19 2019 Tue Wobbly Walkers 10:30am - 11:00am Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description: Drop-in program. An active storytime with songs, rhymes, and books for children 12-23 months with their caregiver! Child must be walking. Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes before the program begins.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 19 Tue Women & Money Roundtable November 19, 2019 11:00am - 12:00pm Registration Nov 19 2019 Tue Women & Money Roundtable 11:00am - 12:00pm Location: Main Library Room: Memorial Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Finances, Discussion Group Registration Required Description: Women often wish they were more informed about finances as they relate to their family and themselves. This monthly discussion group, started in the spring of 2016, offers an opportunity to learn more in a comfortable setting with other wom...
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 19 Tue Hoot-Hoot Hooray! November 19, 2019 2:00pm - 2:45pm Nov 19 2019 Tue Hoot-Hoot Hooray! 2:00pm - 2:45pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description: Stories, songs and activities for children ages 3-5. Children attend independently, but caregiver must remain in the Children’s Room during program. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group. Nov 19 Tue Gaming Tuesdays in the downUNDER November 19, 2019 2:45pm - 4:45pm Nov 19 2019 Tue Gaming Tuesdays in the downUNDER 2:45pm - 4:45pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: After School Description: Grades 6 and up: Every Tuesday we will be setting up the Nintendo Switch or XBOX One for group gaming or use one of our laptops from our mobile computer lab to game online with a group of your friends. If digital games aren't for you, try your hand a... 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. Nov 19 Tue Crafty Science November 19, 2019 4:00pm - 4:45pm Registration Nov 19 2019 Tue Crafty Science 4:00pm - 4:45pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: After School Registration Required Description: Explore your creative side while gaining some knowledge about Science! Join us making crafts based around scientific fundamentals. For children in grades 3-5. Parent or caregiver must remain in the Library for the duration of the program. ...
This event is in the "Children" group. Nov 19 Tue KidsCook! November 19, 2019 4:00pm - 4:45pm Registration Nov 19 2019 Tue KidsCook! 4:00pm - 4:45pm Location: Main Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Children Program Type: After School Registration Required Description: In this class, young chefs will nosh on new tastes and ideas. Always beginning with a book as our guide, we will learn to follow recipes, measure and prepare ingredients, and create delicious dishes. We will nourish literacy and appetites as we devel... Disclaimer(s) 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. Nov 19 Tue CIVICS 101: Connecticut's Fiscal Crisis November 19, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm Registration Nov 19 2019 Tue CIVICS 101: Connecticut's Fiscal Crisis 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Main Library Room: Rotary Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Lecture Registration Required Description: History and Politics in the Land of Steady Habits. Connecticut residents certainly face fiscal and economic challenges today, but history shows that we have been here before and overcome adversity. Connecticut’s economic crisis of the early ninete...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 19 Tue Courageous Conversations about Race Discussion Group November 19, 2019 7:00pm - 8:30pm Registration Nov 19 2019 Tue Courageous Conversations about Race Discussion Group 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Main Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Discussion Group Registration Required Description: The purpose of this group is to provide a safe space where issues of race can be discussed and where healing racism can begin. We will start this, our third year, with the film Race: The Power of an Illusion, showing the film in three parts in Septem...
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 20 Wed Baby Rhyme Time - Main November 20, 2019 9:30am - 10:00am Nov 20 2019 Wed Baby Rhyme Time - Main 9:30am - 10:00am Location: Main Library Room: Children's Program Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description: A lapsit program for pre-walking babies with songs, rhymes, and books. Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes before the program begins. Drop-in program. Space is limited. ...
This event is in the "All Ages" group. Nov 20 Wed Fairfield Public Library - Writers Group November 20, 2019 10:00am - 12:00pm Nov 20 2019 Wed Fairfield Public Library - Writers Group 10:00am - 12:00pm Location: Main Library Room: Annie B. Jennings Room Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Writing Description: Wednesday Morning Group ...
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 20 Wed Full STEAM Ahead -- MAIN November 20, 2019 10:15am - 11:00am Nov 20 2019 Wed Full STEAM Ahead -- MAIN 10:15am - 11:00am Location: Main Library Room: Rotary Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description: Full STEAM Ahead is a centers-based program designed for children 3-5 years of age. Participants will be welcomed with a book and a song, followed by an invitation to participate in hands-on activities with a focus on math, science and reading. Fo... 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. Nov 20 Wed Woods Book Group November 20, 2019 1:30pm - 2:30pm Registration Nov 20 2019 Wed Woods Book Group 1:30pm - 2:30pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Description: Join this popular book group's discussion of Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris. ...
This event is in the "Teens" group. Nov 20 Wed Maker Wednesday in the downUNDER November 20, 2019 2:45pm - 4:45pm Nov 20 2019 Wed Maker Wednesday in the downUNDER 2:45pm - 4:45pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: After School Description: Grades 6 and up. Join us in the downUNDER on Wednesdays for a hands-on activity guaranteed to get you thinking. ... 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. Nov 20 Wed Good Reads, Good Eats! November 20, 2019 4:00pm - 5:00pm Registration Nov 20 2019 Wed Good Reads, Good Eats! 4:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Small Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: After School Registration Required Description: Savor a food-based story and create a healthy, tasty treat! Children will learn basic food prep skills with an emphasis on the fresh and nutritious. For children in grades K-2. Parents are responsible for checking the supplied ingredients lis... Disclaimer(s) 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. Nov 20 Wed Sew Studio with Jennifer Butler November 20, 2019 6:30pm - 8:00pm Registration Nov 20 2019 Wed Sew Studio with Jennifer Butler 6:30pm - 8:00pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Teens, Adults Program Type: Crafting Registration Required Description: This is a terrific sewing group led by the fabulous designer Jennifer Butler! Bring your own project to work on or grab a pattern from our files. For ages 12 and up, but anyone under 14 must be accompanied by a parent.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 20 Wed SCORE - Getting the Word Out: Content Marketing for Small Business November 20, 2019 6:30pm - 8:30pm Nov 20 2019 Wed SCORE - Getting the Word Out: Content Marketing for Small Business 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Main Library Room: Rotary Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Jobs & Small Business Description: This is part of a 6 week series on Digital Marketing for Small Business. Content Marketing has emerged as a key platform in marketing, yet it's widely misunderstood. This workshop demonstrates the value in creating relevant business conten...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 21 Thu JOBS 2019: Job Search Boot Camp November 21, 2019 9:15am - 10:30am Nov 21 2019 Thu JOBS 2019: Job Search Boot Camp 9:15am - 10:30am Location: Main Library Room: Memorial Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Jobs & Small Business Description: 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.
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 21 Thu Wobbly Walkers - Main November 21, 2019 9:30am - 10:00am Nov 21 2019 Thu Wobbly Walkers - Main 9:30am - 10:00am 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. ...
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 21 Thu Terrific Twos November 21, 2019 9:30am - 10:30am Nov 21 2019 Thu Terrific Twos 9:30am - 10:30am Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Storytime Description: Drop-in program. Songs, nursery rhymes, books and movement for children 24-35 months and their caregiver! Tickets will be handed out 30 minutes before the program begins.
This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nov 21 Thu Terrific Twos - Main November 21, 2019 10:30am - 11:00am Nov 21 2019 Thu Terrific Twos - Main 10:30am - 11:00am 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. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 21 Thu Purls of Wisdom Knitting Group November 21, 2019 10:30am - 12:30pm Nov 21 2019 Thu Purls of Wisdom Knitting Group 10:30am - 12:30pm Location: Fairfield Woods Branch Library Room: Caroline Platt Walsh Community Room Age Group: Adults 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.
