December 30, 2023

Upcoming Programs
First Friday Jazz
Friday, January 5 from 3:15 pm-4:30 pm
Listen to pianist Mark Edinberg play relaxing jazz music as you browse.
 
VIRTUAL
Exploring Genres & Authors Book Club: Stephen King
Monday, January 8 from 6:30-7:30 pm
 
Join us monthly for Exploring Genres & Authors Book Club
Our 2024 line-up:
January – Author: Stephen King
February - Authentic Voices - indigenous, BIPOC authors and topics
March – Irish Authors (Binchy, Boyne, Donoghue, French, Joyce, McCourt, and Tóibín)
April - Gilded Age - Historical fiction during this time period, biographies of Titans etc, Titanic anniversary
Each month we will announce the next month's genre/author and distribute a reading list. We will then have a brief overview of the current month's subject. And then welcome participants to discuss the book they read for the genre. If you're new or just want to listen, that's fine. We encourage everyone who has read to book talk their selection for their fellow participants. We will then leave with a list of books in the genre to explore.
We meet each month on Zoom, so you must register here in order to get the Zoom link.
 

January Book Clubs
 
Literature & Libations Book Club
Wednesday, January 10 at 6:30 pm
J.B. Percival
 
Nobody ever talks to strangers on the train.
It’s a rule. But what would happen if they did?
 
The Fairfield Public Library and J.B. Percival team up for a unique experience: book talk, cocktails, nosh, and laugh. Books are available at the Fairfield Public Library. All are welcome to join us. Discussion facilitator is Claudia Silk.
 
January's selection:Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley.
More info/details
 
Woods Book Buzz Book Club
Thursday, January 11 at 1:00 pm
Woods Branch- Platt Room
 
A fascinating, revelatory portrait of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and its treasures by a former New Yorker staffer who spent a decade as a museum guard.
 
Join this monthly book group at Fairfield Woods Branch Library where we will discuss some buzz-worthy titles!  This month's selection is
All the Beauty in the World: the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me by Patrick Bringley.  
Discussion facilitator is Mary Coe.
More info/details
 
Main Book Club
Wednesday, January 31 at 1:30 pm
Main Library - Rotary Room
 
Ulysses S. Grant reflects on the crucial moments of his life as a husband, a father, a general, and a president while writing his memoirs and reckoning with his complicated legacy in this epic and intimate work of “superb historical fiction” (Booklist, starred review).
 
The January Book Club Choice is
The General & Julia by Jon Clinch. All are welcome. Discussion facilitator is Claudia Silk.
More info/details
 
Little Pub & Literature
Mark your calendars for a new year of book discussions at one of Fairfield's popular dining spots- Little Pub.
 
First discussion will take place
Wednesday, January 31.
Title and evening time will be announced shortly.
Friends of FPL News
One Book One Town Sponsors
Our One Book One Town (OBOT) committee has been hard at work. 
Next year's title will be announced on January 11.
You can be a part of helping to present this wonderful program to the town by becoming a sponsor today!
 
If interested please contact:
 
Danielle Sharp
Director of Development
Friends of the Fairfield Public Library
1080 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 912-5963
dsharp@fplct.org
 

Libby by OverDrive
Borrow ebooks and e-audiobooks on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive.
 
Get started with Libby by watching this short video made exclusively for FPL users.
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