Library Highlights 6/5 LGBTQIA Titles, Adult Summer Reading Sign-Up, Job & Career Resources/Services, Streaming Movies, Senior Literary Society, July Author Event

Library Highlights 6/5

June is PRIDE Month

Click to see a

decade primer on LGBTQ

film and television

decade

and our

staff suggestions

for films.

Adult Summer Reading Sign Up!

Books, Sunshine, and Prizes!

Every minute you read you will earn 1 point. Every activity you complete you will earn more points.

Every 100 points you unlock a badge, and for every badge you unlock, you will earn an entry into our finale prize raffle for one of 3 different $50 gift cards to a Fairfield Restaurant!

***Book Review Bonus!

Every week you post a book or materials review you will be entered into a drawing for a gift card to a local business AND a reusable tote containing Advance Reading Copies (ARCs) of some new and exciting books!

Reviews must be at least a paragraph and must demonstrate a thoughtful analysis of the material.***

***Logging begins Monday June 21

Job and Career Resources

Recent graduates
Career changers
New job seekers

Library Online Resources:

JobNow

Receive live job coaching, real-time interview practice,

full-service resume lab, 24/7 access to local job resources and more!

Learning Express Library

The LearningExpress suite of highly-acclaimed eLearning solutions provides interactive tutorials, practice tests, e-books, flashcards and articles for academic skill-building, standardized test preparation, career development and more. These award-winning learning tools are available through multiple online platforms designed to help students and professionals achieve their educational and career goals.

Tutor.com

Live tutors available noon to midnight. Job Search and Résumé Writing Assistance.

Completely free through your library! Connect with an expert career tutor or access helpful job search resources.

• Find job opportunities online.• Get help completing an application.• Write a strong cover letter & résumé.• Practice & prepare for an interview.

ONE-ON-ONE CAREER COUNSELING

The Main Library hosts 20-minute, one-on-one counseling sessions with a career coach

each week.

ANN WRIGHT WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PHONE APPOINTMENTS.

PLEASE EMAIL CSILK@FPLCT.ORG TO ARRANGE A TIME.

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.

VIRTUAL EVENT

Tech Help- Streaming Movies

Thursday, June 10

11:00 a.m.

This week we explore Kanopy and hoopla,

our two services providing us with streaming movies and television.

Join us weekly as we explore another digital service offered free to Fairfield residents.

You will leave knowing how to borrow from or access at least one of our digital resources.

Please have the device(s) you want to use with you and any log-in credentials needed.

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VIRTUAL EVENT

Senior Literary Society

Wednesday, June 16

11:00 a.m.

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 June's selection

When All is Said by Anne Griffin.

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. Hope to 'see' you there!

VIRTUAL EVENT

Women and Money Roundtable

How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets

Wednesday, June 16

1:00 p.m.

We’ll cover the latest market news and how that might affect your decision making. We’ll also give you background and context for understanding why market movement occurs and we’ll share strategies for keeping ahead of what might come.

You will receive a confirmation and a link for the meeting from the New Canaan Library.

Coming Up!

Virtual Book Discussion & Author Event with Alena Dillon

Thursday, July 8

2:00 p.m.

We are so happy to welcome back author Alena Dillon for a discussion of her exciting new novel, The Happiest Girl in the World, one of Good Morning America's Best Books of April 2021!

It tells the gripping story of a young gymnast's dreams of obtaining Olympic gold and the price that comes with those dreams.

Alena, a Fairfield native, is also the author of Mercy House, a

Library Journal Best Book of 2020, which has been optioned as a television series produced by Amy Schumer.

Print and digital copies of both books are available through the library.