July/August 2016
  
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Children's Chat 
Our Kickoff to Summer Reading Party was a great success.  Children and adults alike played games, got tattoos, experienced a StoryWalk and enjoyed complimentary ice cream provided by Saugatuck Sweets of Fairfield.  Attendees also received a gift from the Bridgeport Bluefish ... a ticket to an upcoming game!  Thank you to our generous sponsors. Program registration is at an all time high of 2100+ and continues to grow.  Register online or come in to the Main Library or Woods branch.  Make sure you are a part of all the fun and reading!
Helene Murtha, Head of Children's Services

Summer Reading is here!
Our Children's summer reading program runs through August 20, and we want to encourage all readers to sign up and earn raffle tickets, attend special events, and complete awesome challenges all summer long! 

Visit our summer reading site for more information on signing up and our continuing programs.
Harry Potter Events in July!
July 25-July 30th
Release Party, July 30, 7:00 - 10:00 pm
Come to the library and celebrate the release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child! We will be having a release party on Saturday full of magical crafts and even a Bertie Bott's taste test! Following the party will be a Potter Parade down to the bookstore, so wear your Hogwarts best!  Please register.
Special Event for All Ages
Escape from Malfoy Manor!
Wednesday July 27 - Saturday, July 30
Is there really a horcrux hidden in Malfoy Manor? Work together to solve the challenging puzzles and riddles before time runs out in this game based on the popular 'locked room mystery' phenomeon sweeping the country! Wear comfortable clothes and be prepared to think on your feet. Please register for one of the four daily sessions offered by age range. Space in each session is strictly limited, so make sure to coordinate in advance if you want to attend as a group.
Each person must be registered separately.

Teen Summer Challenge
For teens entering grades 6-12
There is still time to register for our Teen Summer Challenge and win amazing prizes, including Instax Cameras, 3D Sculpting Pens and Vinyl Record Players! Log all your activities on our special socially-enabled website to earn points all summer long. For more details, click here or come talk to one of our Teen Librarians!  Register here.
SUMMER READING FUN FOR ADULTS
What is the best book you've read this summer?
Let us know what you've read and loved this summer and enter our raffle to win a bag of books! Fill out a raffle ticket with the title, author, your name and phone number, and drop it in the box at the Circulation Desk. One winning entry will be pulled each week through August 2.    Good luck and happy reading!
Reading  to Rover
Fridays: July 15, 22 & 29, 2016
Children's Program Room, Main Library
Are you an independent reader who wants to practice reading aloud? Read to certified pet therapy teams! These 15-minute sessions are perfect for readers who would like to strengthen their read aloud skills!

Pop-Up with Day One
Tuesday, August 2, 2016 @ 4:00 PM
Main Library
Meet the skaters from Day One Skate
Shop, marvel at the tricks performed in
their new video, and design your own
board art! One lucky artist will have his
or her design put onto a skateboard!
Learn how skateboards have changed
through the decades, and bring your
own board if you have questions for
the pros!

TED SUMMER TALKS
Fridays, August 5 & 19, 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Rotary Room, Main Library
Indulge your curiosity as you watch and listen to the most influential minds in our culture discuss the phenomena of modern life. Each session will feature several videos selected by librarians on different topics.
This program is suitable for adults and interested teens. Please feel free to bring your own lunch.
Friday, August 5 - To Be a Woman
Friday, August 19 - Keep Laughing!
Story times in the Park
Join Miss Judy at Owen Fish Park, 1443 Stratfield Road, on Monday, July 25 at 10:00 am and/or Ms Stefanie at the Sherman Green Gazebo at the corner of Reef Road and the Post Road on Monday, August 8 at 10:00 am, for outdoor storytime adventures! Sing, dance and clap along with stories and songs. The storytimes are geared for children ages 2 and up with a parent or caregiver, but all are welcome. All Story times in the Park are weather permitting. So let's hope for sunshine and we'll see you on the grass!
Sewing Studio at Fairfield Woods Branch
College Prep Mending 101
Wednesday, July 27, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Learn a few basic mending tricks!

Teen Sewing Camp
August 1-4, 9:30 - 11:30 am
A new project each day!
Sew Studio 101
Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
Learn to sew or work on your projects.  Registration required
Have you met Hoopla? 

Download and stream movies, TV shows, music, audiobooks and more, anytime, anywhere...
Now with Kids Mode!

After you download the Hoopla app and enter your library card, switch to Kids Mode in the settings tab and allow your children to browse confidently and securely!
In the Gallery  
The Bruce S. Kershner Gallery at the Main Library is currently showing "Visible/Invisible Views", the art of Mindy Green, Claudia Mengel, Joel Sobelson through August 7. 

The next show, "Earth & Beyond", a show of the art of Fran Gallogly and Eric Chiang runs from to August 13 to September 25.  The public is invited to a reception in the Kershner Gallery on Saturday, August 20 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. The artists will talk about their work at 5:00 pm.  
Fran Gallogly is a digital photographer with a focus on landscape, flower, wildlife, portrait (especially children) and nature.  Now retired, she travels the world with her camera.   
Eric Chiang grew up in Taiwan and now lives in Westport.  He is a self-taught painter and his goal is to "create artworks that (1) manifest my quest into the meaning and significance of our existence against this infinite space-time, and (2) express my profound empathy of panhuman desperation, love, connections, and hope." 
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