*Movers & Shakers

10:00am - 10:30am
Fairfield Library
Library Branch: Fairfield Library
Room: Fairfield Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time

Suggested ages 12 - 24 months 
Enjoy fun stories, songs and rhymes!

Disclaimer(s)

* Participants must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

*Movers & Shakers

10:30am - 11:00am
Hamilton Library
Library Branch: Hamilton Library
Room: Hamilton Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time

Suggested ages 12 - 24 months 
Enjoy fun stories, songs and rhymes!

Disclaimer(s)

* Participants must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

*Toddler Time

10:30am - 11:00am
Oxford Library
Library Branch: Oxford Library
Room: Oxford Helen Weinberger Activity Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time

Ages 2 - 3 
Explore fun stories, songs and rhymes in this interactive story time.

Disclaimer(s)

* Participants must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Live Author Talks - Presented by Smithsonian Scientists Dr. Rachel Page, Dr. Dina Dechmann, and Dr. Teague O’Mara

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Educational
Event Details:

Join us in kicking off October as we welcome three Smithsonian-affiliated scientists to teach us about the remarkable world of tropical bats!

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LGBTQIA+ Book Club

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fairfield Library
Required
Library Branch: Fairfield Library
Room: Fairfield Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

This book club features a wide range of queer books with prominent LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC representation. Readers will have a chance to connect with community partners in a safe space, learn from others and share experiences.

Only Murders in the Library

6:00pm - 7:45pm
Hamilton Library
Library Branch: Hamilton Library
Room: Hamilton Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Entertainment & Games
Event Details:

Listen to a true crime podcast and then come to join the discussion! This quarter we are covering the case of Kristen Smart's murder in 1996 and the subsequent trial of Paul Flores in 2022. 

*Family Story Time

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Fairfield Library
Library Branch: Fairfield Library
Room: Fairfield Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Story Time
Event Details:

Families

  Explore fun stories, songs and rhymes in this interactive story time geared towards ages 2 - 6. (Thursday story times are repeats of Wednesday sessions.)

Disclaimer(s)

* Participants must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

Social Media, Politics and Emotion

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Oxford Library
Library Branch: Oxford Library
Room: Oxford Havighurst Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Join award-winning author and UC Journalism and Public and International Affairs professor Jeffrey Blevins as he discusses political rhetoric on social media, as well as how political campaigns and candidates tend to use social media to engage in