Summer Genre Reads
Each week we will spotlight
new and upcoming genre reads.
For those looking at fiction of all types.
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Homeschool & Back to School Resources Online |
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FOR KIDS
· Thematically paired fiction and nonfiction titles designed to bridge learning-to-read and reading-to-learn
· Animated classic storybooks introduce early learners to the delights of reading while sparking curiosity, creating a natural springboard into the paired nonfiction text for deeper discovery
· Simple access point for all the researchIT databases
· Quickly delivers relevant results from articles, essays and reference books
· Topic overviews provide a starting point for research on topical issues
· Simple access point for all the researchIT databases
· Quickly delivers relevant results from articles, essays and reference books
· Topic overviews provide a starting point for research on topical issues
· Highlights films and TV series that inspire and inform, helping children develop empathy, mindfulness, and self-esteem through entertaining and educational videos
· Categories include TV Series, Learning Languages, Animated Storybooks, Anime Favorites, Classic Films, and Movies for the Whole Family
· Worksheets, lesson plans, learning games, and more!
· Printable activities available for any subject: math, science, reading comprehension, STEM, writing, and beyond
· Download printable lesson plans, reading passages, games and puzzles, clip art, bulletin board ideas, and skills sheets for kids in any grade
FOR KIDS, TEENS AND ADULTS
· Offers live, one-on-one tutoring
· Real-time writing center
· Access to worksheets, videos, and tutorials in just about any subject
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Fines To Return in September.
Return OVERDUE materials now
so you won't get charged.
Excluding museum passes, late fees are being waived until August 31, 2021.
We ask that you return material on or before the due date.
Holding materials beyond the due date without renewing may impact your ability to place holds, access services or prevent other patrons from borrowing wanted materials.
For more information please
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VIRTUAL EVENT
Portrait Drawing Class Part 3
Thursday, September 2
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
An in-depth look at portrait drawing, including key proportions, line quality, shading techniques, and capturing the eyes. Classes will include demos and drawing time, with option of feedback and class critique.
Questions are encouraged. Class is aimed for adults - beginners and current artists.
Thursday, Sep 2: Class 3.
Drawing after the masters.
Presenter: multidisciplinary artist currently living and working in Katonah NY,
Hodaya Louis (B. 1981, Israel) is influenced by her Orthodox upbringing, multi-cultural background, and training in fashion design. Her work explores the female narrative and its abstraction, seeking an emotive response to color and movement.
Awarded "Distinguished artist of Israel", Louis exhibited at The Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art and Society Of Illustrators Museum in NYC. Her art was selected for the Garment District Banners and has been commissioned for the Tribeca Featured Film “Egg” (2018), as well as numerous commercial projects and private collections. She has also been featured in Architectural Digest, Insider, W Magazine, and Brides Magazine.
Register Here:
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VIRTUAL EVENT
VIRTUAL What's Cooking? Series
A COOKING EVENT with
Chef Michel Nischan and Berkshires Direct
Monday, September 20
6:30 p.m.
A very special cooking event with
Chef Michel Nischan. Think Food Network's "Mystery Basket"... Celebrity Chef Michel will coach us using the contents of a specially curated Fairfield Public Library basket of produce and goodies ordered from Berkshires Direct. To cook along, the basket will be available in early September for attendees in Connecticut and NYC to purchase for delivery in advance of the event, so stay tuned to get yours! Wondering how to cook with the season's best when you want to lead a farm to table lifestyle?
The recipes we plan to prepare will serve 4-6 and be provided ahead of time for those wanting to follow along from far away. Be sure to register to receive all updates and information.
If you’d like to get a sneak peek of Berkshires Direct’s fantastic baskets in advance of the event, check them out at https://berkshiresdirect.com/
They’ve extended a special promo code for our library to get 20% off your first basket. Use promo code - FPLSUMMER20 - at checkout.
Berkshires Direct is a farm-to-home delivery service that offers weekly chef-curated baskets of local produce and products from farms in the northeast.
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IN PERSON EVENT
Talking About Books
Main Library-Rotary Room
Thursday, September 23
6:30 p.m.
Stories by North American Writers
You May Not Know—But Should
This fall Dr. Mark Schenker joins us for another discussion series on the short story, focusing on a work by each of these four women writers:
Mavis Gallant (1922-2014)
Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954)
Edith Pearlman (b. 1936)
Lucia Berlin (1936-2004)
Born respectively in Montreal, Canada; Chicago, Illinois; Providence, Rhode Island; and Juneau, Alaska, these writers present a variety of narrative styles that again illustrate the remarkable range of the contemporary short story.
What one critic said of Lucia Berlin might be said of most of these fiction writers: “She’s one of America’s best-kept secrets.”
September 23
The Ice Wagon Going Down the Street by Mavis Gallant
October 7
Excerpts from The House on Mango Street (1984), by Sandra Cisneros
October 21
Honeydew by Edith Pearlman
November 4
A Manual for Cleaning Women by Lucia Berlin
**When you register for one event, it will register you for all four. Due to limited seating this Fall, please let us know if you are unable to attend any of the four weeks, so we can open up to others on the waitlist.
Thank you.
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VIRTUAL EVENT
Senior Literary Society
Big Lies in a Small Town
by Diane Chamberlain
Wednesday, September 15
11:00 a.m.
"From New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes a novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman’s quest to find the truth…
“A novel about art and secrets...grippingly told...pulls readers toward a shocking conclusion.”—People magazine,
Best New Books"
Please join us by Zoom for a virtual session of the Senior Literary Society book club that usually meets in-person at the Bigelow Center. We will be discussing September's selection
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain.
Please sign up with your email address and you will get the Zoom link to join the meeting. If you have any questions please email Mary Coe at mcoe@fplct.org.
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IN PERSON EVENT
Main Book Club
(Formerly Woods Book Group)
The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall
Wednesday, September 22
Main Library-Memorial Room
1:30 p.m.
"This “moving portrait of love and friendship set against a backdrop of social change” (The New York Times Book Review, Editor’s Choice) traces two married couples whose lives become entangled when the husbands become copastors at a famed New York City congregation in the 1960s."
We will be discussing The Dearly Beloved by Cara Wall in person. Meeting will take place in the Memorial Room.
If you have any questions please email
Claudia Silk at csilk@fplct.org.
Looking forward to seeing you.
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FROM OUR FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY |
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Annual Meeting & Author Event
Main Library-Rotary Room
Tuesday, September 21
7:00 p.m.
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Join the Friends of the Fairfield Public Library for their Annual Meeting and Author Event with New York Times Bestselling Author,
Joyce Maynard.
Brief business meeting and installation of 2021-2022 officers, followed by author talk and book signing.
Books will be available for purchase.
Light refreshments will be served.
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What Does FDA Approval Mean?
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The library is now accepting donations of books and DVDs in good condition. Old, damp or smelly items cannot be accepted.
For more details, visit our
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Not finding what you’re looking for?
We can help with that.
Contact us:
· Call Main (203) 256-3160 or Woods (203) 255-7308
· text askfplct to 833-232-4100 to ask us a question
A library staff member will get back to you!
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Fairfield Public Library
1080 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
203.256.3155
Library Hours
Mon, Wed, Fri. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
Tues. & Thurs. 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Sat. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
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Fairfield Woods Branch Library
1147 Fairfield Woods Road
Fairfield, CT 06825
203.255.7307
Library Hours
Mon & Wed. 9 a.m.-7 p.m.
Tues. Thurs. & Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sat. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.
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FPL Digital Library is always open
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