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Adult Genre Reading Challenge 2023! Join us for our Second Annual Adult Reading Genre Book Challenge Read just one book from our suggested genres each month to receive a monthly digital badge and earn prizes along the way. Participants will receive a custom reading log to start and also be entered into a monthly drawing for a $50 Fairfield Read Local e-gift card! Reading log pick up begins January 17. PLEASE NOTE: To make your titles count in Beanstack and receive the digital badge(s) each month record your titles in the ACTIVITY badge section for this challenge as opposed to logging minutes or books as you do for the Winter and Summer challenges.
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Winter Reading Challenge January 3-February 18 This Winter we have "All the Feels!" Play our special digital bingo card and challenge yourself to log 500 points. Earn points and prizes by reading, doing activities, writing book reviews, and attending library events! Using the Beanstack app (see below) this is a perfect opportunity for anyone who wants to get a jump start on the Adult Genre challenge. Any titles you read will count for both programs. How great is this?! Compete with family members and/or friends for an added bonus as this is an all ages challenge. **Genre books logged in the Year Long Challenge may also be used for January and February of the Winter Reading Challenge
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Literature and Libations Book Club Wednesday, February 8 at 6:30 p.m. J.B. Percival 63 Unquowa Road Fairfield, CT 06824 The Fairfield Public Library and J.B. Percival team up for a unique experience: book talk, cocktails, nosh, and laughter. Bring friends or make new ones! "A disillusioned millennial ghostwriter who, quite literally, has some ghosts of her own, has to find her way back home in this sparkling adult debut from national bestselling author Ashley Poston." Our first discussion will be The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston. Claudia Silk, a Fairfield Public Library librarian will lead the discussion. Books are available at J.B. Percival and at the Fairfield Public Library. All are welcome to join us. Funky reading glasses optional!
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"Meet and Greet" on January 25 at Little Pub. Copies of the book will also be available Hitting the Books Book Club Wednesday, February 22 at 6:30 pm Little Pub 2133 Black Rock Turnpike Fairfield, CT 06825 The Fairfield Public Library, CardioKick Studio, and Little Pub Fairfield team up for a unique experience: book talk, cocktails, nosh, and laughter. Gather with old friends or make new ones. Boxing gloves optional. "The author of the “engrossing” (People) international bestseller The Room on Rue Amélie returns with a moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of France during the darkest days of World War II, perfect for fans of Heather Morris’s The Tattooist of Auschwitz." February's discussion will be The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel Linda Quinn, a Fairfield Public Library library associate, will lead the discussion. Books are available at the Fairfield Public Library. All are welcome to join us.
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**Participants are responsible for their own purchases at these venues.
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Libby by OverDrive Get started with Libby by watching this short video made exclusively for FPL users.
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FPL's Podcast Listen to our latest podcast or catch up on previous episodes of What Are You Reading?
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One-on-One Tech HelpNeed help with your laptop, iPad, Kindle, smartphone, or other device? Looking to download library eBooks or movies, but don't know where to begin? Want to learn the basics of email, or creating a Word document? Set up an appointment with a staff member or one of our volunteers to help you learn about your device. These sessions are educational in nature, and you should have a clear goal of what you would like to learn during your session. For more information, including what we can assist with, and how to set up a one-on-one appointment,
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