Week Calendar

Join us for an outside storytime with songs, rhymes and books for children ages 0-5 and their caregiver. You will need a Fairfield Beach Parking Sticker. It is recommended that you bring a blanket to sit on.

A lapsit program with songs, rhymes and books for babies (pre-walkers) and their caregiver. Please only register for one Baby Rhyme Time class each week since the same class is offered three times.

Children ages 2-4 and their caregiver will engage in stories, songs and rhymes that will help foster beginning reader skills.

An active storytime with songs, rhymes and books for children who are walking up to 23 months old and their caregiver.

A lapsit program with songs, rhymes and books for babies (pre-walkers) and their caregiver. Please only register for one Baby Rhyme Time class each week since the same class is offered three times.

An active storytime with songs, rhymes and books for children who are walking up to 23 months old and their caregiver.

An active storytime with songs, rhymes and books for children who are walking up to 23 months old and their caregiver.

A lapsit program with songs, rhymes and books for babies (pre-walkers) and their caregiver. Please only register for one Baby Rhyme Time class each week since the same class is offered three times.

This is a great chance to get started on your testing plan, or if you have already started, it will provide additional practice. Taking practice tests under timed conditions is essential to being ready for the official test.

Mahjong!
Tuesdays from 10am-12pm

Mahjong is a tile-based game that was developed in China, and has gained wide-spread popularity in the West over the past century.

Children ages 2-4 and their caregiver will engage in stories, songs and rhymes that will help foster beginning reader skills.

Songs, rhymes, books and movement for children ages 24-35 months and their caregiver. Please only register for one Terrific Twos class each week since the same class is offered two times.

It’s playtime! We will have a variety of toys and materials available for you and your child to use and enjoy together! This is a self-directed event for you to engage with your child and support the development of their early literacy skills.

Songs, rhymes, books and movement for children ages 24-35 months and their caregiver. Please only register for one Terrific Twos class each week since the same class is offered two times.

Ann Wright conducts these appointments over the phone. PLEASE EMAIL CSILK@FPLCT.ORG TO ARRANGE  A TIME.

Join us for special In-Person/Outside Sing & Stomp classes at the Sherman Town Green (1451 Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06824)! Sing & Stomp is an active storytime for families with children ages 0-5!

In-Person Film Screening in preparation for Dr. Schenker's Talking About Film Series. No registration necessary. Drop-in. Bring friends and family.

Take a break and unwind at the Library with some activities to de-stress! Chill out with us while we each make a stress ball using a balloon and water beads. These stress balls are a great fidget toy and very relaxing to use!

The downUNDER is back with crafts, activities, trivia, and more.  Registration is required. Open to Grades 6 and up.

The downUNDER is back with crafts, activities, trivia, and more.  Registration is required. Open to Grades 6 and up.

The downUNDER is back with crafts, activities, trivia, and more.  Registration is required. Open to Grades 6 and up.

Stories, songs and activities for children ages 4-5. In this class, we will be focusing on getting ready for kindergarten. Children attend independently. Parent or caregiver must remain in the Library during the class.

The downUNDER is back with crafts, activities, trivia, and more.  Registration is required. Open to Grades 6 and up.

The downUNDER is back with crafts, activities, trivia, and more.  Registration is required. Open to Grades 6 and up.

Blues 101 with Ramblin’ Dan Stevens is an entertaining, educational multi-media and performance program about the history of blues music in America, from its origins in the African American tradition of the deep south to the prese

Join us for our Early Chapter Book Club! Together we will read Greetings from Somewhere: The Mystery of the Stolen Painting by Harper Paris, a chapter book including mystery, adventure, art, cooking, and French culture.

Chess is one of the oldest and most popular board games! Interested in learning how to play? Join us for Chess Club, where new players will learn and practice the rules of the game and basic strategies.

Join us to explore the wild ways art can play tricks on the eyes! Together, we will view a variety of cool optical illusions and discuss the science behind how they work.

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE TRANSGENDER?

Do you know the history of the colors in your world? All the tints, hues, dyes, and shades of the colors around you can be traced back to a specific point in history - and the stories they tell are amazing!

Fairfield Public Library and LifeBridge Community Services (Fairfield Counseling Services) present an eight-week series, "Am I The Only One?  Helping Parents/Caregivers Adjust to a Post-Covid World."  Session topics are as follows: 

Join us to learn about and experience embodied meditation with Marika Baxter.  Embodied mediation is a somatic meditation practice that grounds us to feel whole in our bodies and disentangle from all that fragments us du

International Book Club

Educational Consultant Mary Spiegel returns with her popular program — a review of best practices for researching, applying, and getting into the colleges that best fit your needs.

Dr. Schenker returns this Spring with an all-new Talking About Film featuring four outstanding examples of Film Noir.