For Seniors

Senior Literary Society at the Fairfield Senior Center, 100 Mona Terrace. First Wednesday of each month from 11am to noon. Join Town Librarian Karen Ronald and Deputy Town Librarian Nancy Coriaty for a lively discussion of fiction and non-fiction books. Please email Nancy Coriaty at ncoriaty@fplct.org or call 203-255-7310 for more information.

February 6: The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel (Stein)
March 6: Wonder (Palacio)
April 3: The Yellow Birds: A Novel (Powers)
May 1: The Hare with the Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss (DeWaal)
June 5: State of Wonder: A Novel (Patchett)
July: TBA.

For Adults: check the calendar of events for full details, dates and times

NAMI Book Group to explore mental health and the brain. 3rd Thursday of every other month at Main Library.

January 17: Moloka'i (Brennert)
March 21: Perfect Chaos: A Daughter's Journey to Survive Bipolar, a Mother's Struggle to Save Her (Johnson)
May 16: Shockaholic (Fisher).

Knit and Read Club Bring a bag lunch and any handiwork you may be working on. One Thursday a month at Branch Library.

January 17: The Age of Miracles: A Novel (Walker)
February 21: In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel (Rather)
March 20: Wonder (Palacio)
April 18: Casino Royale (Fleming)
May 23: The Orchardist: A Novel (Colin)
June 27: A Land More Kind Than Home (Cash)

Woods Book Group - meets the last Wednesday of the month from 2pm to 3pm at the Branch Library. (No meeting in December)

January 30: Silver Sparrow (Jones)
February 27: You Know When the Men Are Gone (Fallon)
March 27: In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin (Larson)
April 24: A Land More Kind than Home: A Novel (Cash)
May 29: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Boo)
June 19: The Buddha in the Attic (Otsuka)

International Authors Book Club - 2nd Thursday evening of the month at 7:00pm at the Main Library.

January 15: How It All Began: A Novel (Lively)
February 14: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet: A Novel (Mitchell)
March 12: (note Tuesday change) Palace Walk: The Cairo Trilogy, Volume 1 (Mafouz)
April 11: The Time In Between: A Novel (Duenas)
May 9: The Gift of Rain: A Novel (Eng)
June 13: Waterland (Swift)

Books and Banter - meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at the Branch Library.

January 17: The Midwife of Venice (Rich)
(no February meeting)
March 7: Wonder (Palacio)
April 11: The Lake of Dreams: A Novel (Edwards)

For Children

Beyond the Book for parent/caregiver and child (grades 3 and 4). Check the children's calendar for dates and times.

Bookworms is a book discussion group for children ages 8 to 13 at the Main Library.