Valentine's Week at the Trumbull Library

Valentine Critters for Teens & Tweens.  Tues. Feb. 12, 4 - 4:45pm.  Create several of these adorable magnetic Valentine’s Day message critters to stick on your friends’ lockers! Write your own little personal message for each one. Registration required. 

Intro to Quickbooks and Sage 50 (Peachtree).  Accounting Series Part 2.  Tues. Feb. 12, 6:30 - 7:30pm.  Software for your small Biz!  Do you need better information about your company finances?  Caren Schwartz of Time & Cents Consultants, LLC will talk about these products and show the benefits.  Q&A.  Register.  Free. 

New Year - New You!  Building an Effective Personal Brand in Today's Job Market.  Evening Career Lectures.  Wed. Feb. 13, 6:30 - 7:30pm.  Personal branding is part of getting a job.  Companies use branding to differentiate themselves; in today’s job market employers are the consumers!  Present yourself as distinct, and as a valuable solution and you will stand out and be selected!  With Elizabeth Kaufman, career management professional.  Registration requested.  Free. 

Children’s Events

Not-to-Be Missed Messy Mystery Craft Program (Grades K-5).  Mon. Feb. 11, 4 -4:45pm. 

What will you create? What will you hear? Who knows; but it will be fun! Join your library friends for this monthly program.  Register.  Trumbull residents. 

Storytime for 2's.  Tues. Feb. 12, 9:30am – 10am.  Toddlers bring your caregivers! Stories, music and fun.  Children or caregivers from Trumbull.  Register. 

Storytime for 2 1/2 - 3 Years Old.  Tues. Feb. 12, 10:30 - 11am & Wed. Feb. 13, 9:30 – 10am.  Eye-catching books, fingerplays, music, and a themed craft make for a wonderful learning experience for our young pre-readers and their caregivers. Children or caregivers from Trumbull. Register. 

Pre K Storytime. Tues. Feb. 12, 11 - 11:30am. An addition to our storytimes just for those children that will be entering kindergarten in the fall.  Sharing books and songs has never been so fun!  Child or caregiver from Trumbull.  Register.   

3 & 4 Year Old Storytimes.  Wed. Feb. 13, 10:30 – 11am.  A new addition to our story times; Sharing books and songs has never been so much fun!  Child or caregiver from Trumbull.  Register. 

Baby Cafe - 6 months to 2 years.  Wed. Feb. 13 & Thurs. Feb. 14, 11-11:30am.  Baby's first introduction to the library! Babies and caregivers can expect a jam-packed session of rhythm and rhymes guaranteed to enchant our littlest explorers.  Drop in. 

Fairchild Nichols Branch

Branch Adult Event:  Birds and Bird Watching in Winter, with the CT Audubon Society!  Sat. Feb. 9, 11am – 12:15pm.  Discover which birds are around locally in winter, how to attract them, and how to recognize them!  Presentation inside; then go outside to see if we can spot some!!!   Wear warm clothes and walking shoes.  Binoculars supplied, or bring your own.  Space limited, register!  Free. Refreshments. 

Storytime for 4 year olds at Fairchild-Nichols.  Tues. Feb. 12, 10:15 - 10:45am.  Join us every Tuesday @ 10:15 for toe tapping music, mesmerizing stories, and a craft that will blow your socks off!   Caregivers are asked to remain in the Children's Services area. Trumbull residents. 

Hearts a Flutter @ Fairchild-Nichols Branch Ages 6-9.  Wed. Feb. 13, 4:30 - 5:30pm.  Come join us for hearts of fun as we create a Valentine craft to take home. Trumbull residents.  Registration required.

Fairchild's Baby Cafe: Ages 6 mos. to 2 Years.  Thurs. Feb.14, 10:15 - 10:45am.  Introduce your little one to books, music, rhymes and finger play to bond, have fun and increase early literacy skills! Child or caregiver Trumbull resident.  Drop in.

Storytime for 2's & 3's at Fairchild Nichols Branch.  Thurs. Feb. 14, 11 - 11:30am.  Come join us for storytime!  We will have a little bit of music, a little bit of dancing, a lot a bit of stories and a show stopping craft.  Child or caregiver Trumbull residents.

Check out our website at www.trumbullct-library.org, see upcoming events from the home page, and register online. 203-452-5197.

Presidents’ Day Holiday – Mon. Feb 18 – Libraries Closed.

How to Fund College Without Going Broke.  Sat. Feb. 16, 11am - 12:15pm.  Trumbull resident Mike Dailey's excellent class covering the best way to manage the expense.  See where you are and how you can get there!  Program includes a family financial run. Register. Free. 

Film Fanatics! Tonight Pick Up on the Oscar Buzz with Joe Meyers, Hearst Media Entertainment Writer! Tues. Feb. 19, 6:30 – 8pm.  Joe Meyers inaugurates our new Film Club, with a preview of Oscar buzz and sleeper predictions with fellow film fanatics!  Drop in.  Free.    

Advanced Email: Beyond the Basics.  Wed. Feb. 20, 10 - 11:30am.  For people who already send, and receive email. This lecture-demonstration session will explain how to create an address book, how to send attachments, and how to create folders.  Please register. 

Upcoming rescheduled!!!   SAT Bootcamp for Teens .  Sat. Feb. 23, 12noon – 2pm. 

Children’s Events

Poetry Workshop with Ellen Carpenter for Children!  Sat. Feb.16, 2 – 3pm. Fifth in a series of poetry workshops for children in grades 1-3, conducted by Trumbull High School student and poetry enthusiast Ellen Carpenter!  February's workshop topic is the poetry of Jack Prelutsky and the use of adjectives in your poetry.  Register.  Free. 

Fairchild Nichols Branch

Animals are Amazing on Beavers @ Fairchild-Nichols Branch Ages 5+.  Tues. Feb. 19, 11- 12pm.  Did you ever realize how fascinating beavers truly are???  Laura Sherif invites you and your children to find out.  Come see a beaver lodge up close and find out why we rely so heavily on them to take care of our environment.  Registration required.  Trumbull residents only.  

Check out our website at www.trumbullct-library.org, see upcoming events from the home page, and register online. 203-452-5197.