New Fairfield Free Public Library

Summer Reading is the perfect way for families to read together and foster a love of reading for all ages!
Our theme this year is Find Your Voice!

JUNE 26TH– AUGUST 4TH

Register and log your reading: HERE!

Learn more about the whole program: HERE!
Pre-K, Children, Teens, and Adults can all participate to earn prizes, win raffles, and more!

Monday, June 26, 2023
11:00am - 11:30am
Come join Miss Adriana for Lapsit Storytime! Enjoy books, music, and more!
Please register each child as a separate registration at this LINK
Ages: Newborn to 2 years old.

Come down to the gazebo by Memorial Field to get free ice cream while supplies last! Just show your library card, or sign up for a new one with the helpful staff down on the field. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. 
All ages welcome! No registration necessary. 

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Children are invited to come sing & play with Miss Mell! 

Ages: 3-5

Please register each child as a separate registration HERE.

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join us for our monthly adult book club! This month we will be reading and discussing Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell.
There will be copies of the book available to check out at the adult circulation desk.

Please register every patron that will be participating by clicking this LINK.

If you cannot make a registered event PLEASE call the library at 203-312-5679
to cancel so others can attend. THANK YOU!

IRTUAL Author Talk with Tananarive Due!

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

8:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Join our friends at the Library Speakers Consortium for a gripping chat and a live Q&A with award-winning author Tananarive Due about her prolific body of work, including her contributions to Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda.

Click here to register for this program and to learn more about Tananarive Due!

Can't make it to the live talk? No problem! Visit libraryc.org/newfairfieldlibrary/archive to view recordings of this talk and all our previous ones.

Thursday, June 29, 2023

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Spend some time in our teen space! Our teen room will be open every other week for anyone 12-18 to drop in, hang out with friends, do some crafting, or just relax and read. Come check out our comfortable seating, borrow a lap desk or some noise-canceling headphones, or play on our Nintendo Switch!

Open to anyone 12-18. No registration required.

Friday, June 30, 2023

All Day

Show your library spirit every Friday during the Summer Reading Program with our Spirit Fridays! This week, wear your silliest hat to the library and earn an extra raffle ticket for any of our exciting prizes!

Toe-Tapping Tots

Friday, June 30, 2023

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Jump into music and movement with Miss Adriana and her trusty ukulele!
We will sing, dance, and explore the fun of early literacy through rhyme and rhythm.
Click HERE to register for this event.

Tech Support
Friday, June 30, 2023
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Do you have a tech issue you need support on? Struggling to learn your way around a new phone or laptop? Want to learn how to get the most out of your library supported apps? Our librarians can help! Sign up for a time slot and bring your tech along so we can walk you through some solutions.

Two time slots will be available every Friday at this LINK.

Stop by and pick up a Grab & Go Craft Kit in the children's library!