The Fairfax Community Library hosts programs
for a broad interests and activities, for any who wish to participate.
You don’t need to be a Library patron to attend Library programs!
Program participants are expected to follow the Library’s policies, including our Patron Code of Conduct.
Programs are free and materials are provided unless noted.
Pre-registration required–at least 1 week before program, please.
Call (802) 849-2420 or email libraryfairfax@gmail.com to sign up.
Page Contents: Youth Events | Family Events (for Youth & Adults) | Adult Events | Board of Trustees | Closures & Holidays
Youth Events
Wednesday, July 29, at 3 pm: Dino Puppet
Make a cute dinosaur puppet from paper cups! Materials provided. Ages 8+.
Friday, July 31, at 3 pm: Reading Dragons Tournament
You’ve been collecting and evolving your dragon cards for over a month – and now it’s time to duel! Match your decks against other readers in a bracket style tournament, and have a chance to win a complete mythical type family, as well as a dragon/dinosaur friend to take home! Please register! This event takes place in the Library at BFA-Fairfax.
Wednesdays, August 5, 19 & 26, at 10:30 am: Preschool Story Time
Join us for stories and songs! Children’s books will be available to check out as well. This event takes place in the library at BFA Fairfax.
Wednesday, August 5, at 3 pm: Dinosaur Hat
Learn how to make a stegosaurus style dinosaur hat! Materials provided. Ages 8+ Please email libraryfairfax@gmail.com or call 849-2420 to register! This event takes place in the library at BFA Fairfax.
Saturday, August 8, at 9 am-12 pm: Bio Blitz
Join ECHO at Fairfax Community Library for a BioBlitz! During this free, family-friendly event, we’ll search for plants and animals, document them using the iNaturalist app, and add to the data used by scientists and nature lovers throughout Vermont and the world. Please register for this event here. More information can be found here.
Wednesday, August 19, at 3 pm: Animal Finger Puppets
Make a variety of different animal finger puppets! Materials provided. Ages 8+ Please email libraryfairfax@gmail.com or call 849-2420 to register! This event takes place in the library at BFA Fairfax.
Saturday, June 20-Wednesday, August 12: Reading Dragons & Friends
Reading Dragons is a deck building and battling game similar to Pokémon–with different types of creatures and the ability to evolve them and make them more powerful. To build your deck and evolve your creatures all you have to do is read! Every 20 minutes of reading can be used to either evolve a card or get a new one. The more you read, the more cards you can collect, and the more powerful you can make them! Please register. See also the Summer Reading Program.
Family Events (for Youth & Adults)
Wednesday, August 12, at 1 pm: Summer Reading Finale with Fizzical Fairytales!
Archeologist Deirdre Trowel (friends call her “Diggy”), and partner, Dug, sift through medieval evidence of well-known children’s songs & rhymes. Inspect the treasures they find, sing the songs they unearth, and play the games children played hundreds of years ago! After the performance, we will be announcing the summer reading raffle winners, so be sure to stay until the end! This event takes place at the Fairfax Town Office.
Adult Events
Tuesday, August 4, 3 pm: Library Book Club
The book this month is The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett. A Zoom link will be available for anyone who wants to attend remotely. If you would like to borrow a copy of the book, or request the Zoom link, please contact the Library. All are welcome!
June 20 – August 12: Adult Summer Reading Program
Instead of our usual book bingo, we’re doing something a little different this year! We will still have a list of book categories, but instead of getting a raffle ticket for each bingo, you get a raffle ticket for every category you read for. Sign up here, and either print the form from the sign up page, or stop by the library to pick one up! Winners will be announced on August 12.
Board of Trustees
There is no Trustees’ meeting this month.
Closures & Holidays
Monday, August 10-Saturday, August 15: Closed for cleaning!
In inclement weather, the Library closes at the discretion of staff. If BFA-Fairfax closes due to inclement weather, the Library also closes. We will post information about inclement weather-closures on our Facebook page.