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It's National Library Week and we are celebrating each day at FCL!  Watch our social media to learn how you can be a library advocate, thank a library staff member, or shine a light on what you love about your favorite library!  More information to come. 

Fairmount Library has invited Syracuse Stage performers to put on a special show for toddlers on Thursday, April 11th from 10:30am- 11:00am.  Please arrive at 10:15am sharp to be ready for this dynamic show.  For ages 6 months - 5 years. Please watch the video here: Push, Pull, Together, Apart — Syracuse Stage

Push, Pull, Together, Apart - THEATRE FOR THE VERY YOUNG 

Specifically designed for our youngest audiences and their families, Push, Pull, Together, Apart is about connection. How many different ways are we connected with each other and the world around us? In this participatory experience, young audience members will join in exploring the different ways in which brand new eyes find connection in the spontaneous.  This 30 minute non-verbal performance will involve interactive sounds, props, and storytelling. 

Co-Production between Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University Department of Drama

Registration will open on March 20th. Registration is required. Space is limited. 

Fairmount Library has invited Syracuse Stage performers to put on a SECOND show for toddlers on Thursday, April 11th because the first one filled up so quickly.  This second showing will begin at 11:30am.  Please arrive at 11:20am sharp to be ready for this dynamic show.  For ages 6 months - 5 years. Please watch the video here: Push, Pull, Together, Apart — Syracuse Stage. 

Push, Pull, Together, Apart - THEATRE FOR THE VERY YOUNG 

Specifically designed for our youngest audiences and their families, Push, Pull, Together, Apart is about connection. How many different ways are we connected with each other and the world around us? In this participatory experience, young audience members will join in exploring the different ways in which brand new eyes find connection in the spontaneous.  This 30 minute non-verbal performance will involve interactive sounds, props, and storytelling. 

Co-Production between Syracuse Stage and Syracuse University Department of Drama

Registration will open on March 21st. Registration is required. Space is limited. 

Join us for a lovely afternoon of beginner quilling.   Paper quilling is a popular craft where strips of paper are fixed together to create cards, designs, or pieces of art.... "Paper Twirling.

Library will provide all supplies; if you have supplies, feel free to bring them as well.  Learn something new!

Come to FCL for a fun evening of Pokemon related games and activities with friends.  Our April meetup we will play POKEMON BINGO and kids can win PRIZES.  Advanced registration is required.  Bring your card collection if you'd like to trade cards at the end of the program.  *The library is not responsible for any trades made by participants. Please leave valuable cards at home and only bring cards that you are comfortable showing, sharing, trading.* 

Best for children ages 7-11 years.

Join FCL Friends at the Camillus Town Hall gym for fun preschool play.  We have slides, bikes, balls and toys for active play during the colder weather months. Bring your 1-5 year old for free play and make new friends. Thank you to the Town Supervisor' s office for continued support of this program!  Please register.  This playgroup is not in session during West Genesee school breaks and snow days. 

The Camillus Town Hall gym is located 4600 W Genesee St Ste 114, Syracuse, NY 13219.

It's National Library Week and we are celebrating each day at FCL!  Watch our social media to learn how you can be a library advocate, thank a library staff member, or shine a light on what you love about your favorite library!  More information to come. 

Join us for recognizing and avoiding online scams, a workshop by staff at LiteracyCNY. Registration required.

It's National Library Week and we are celebrating each day at FCL!  Watch our social media to learn how you can be a library advocate, thank a library staff member, or shine a light on what you love about your favorite library!  More information to come. 

Toddlers and a caregiver can come to the library to rotate through play stations designed to enhance their early literacy skills and fine & gross motor skills.  We will have spring sensory bins, painting, tracing, stepping stones, lacing, and montessori style puzzles.  Watch your child learn through enhanced play.  Be sure to check out favorite stories before you leave! Registration required. 

Big kids can come to the library and plant spring flowers, and decorate a pot to take home. Learn about what plants need to thrive. Best for children ages 7-11 years. Registration is required. 

FCL has once again partnered with students from SUNY ESF's amazing group, SEEC (SEEC is a club at ESF for students interested in environmental education and community engagement) to offer NATURE EXPLORERS on Sundays throughout the fall / winter and spring months.  Are you eager to experience high quality educational family experiences and your only free day is Sunday? Join us for this outdoor program at Shove Park and explore the forest, the trees, and nature all around us.  Topics have included: leaf identification, maple syrup, nature jounaling, and more!

Theme: BUGS!

Please dress for the weather; bring your rain jackets, boots or even your snow pants and join us for nature exploration.  This is for all ages but ideal for families with children ages 4-12. Registration is recommended.

If you are a parent who is homeschooling their child, this is a wonderful program for you.   Please register.  Let's recognize Citizen Science and earth day through exploration stations.

Join Miss Patience at  Fairmount Community Library for a fun, interactive musical storytime!  Children will participate in songs, finger play, felt board activities, and stories.. This storytime is geared towards children birth - 5 years old. Registration is required to attend.  

A digital literacy volunteer will be at FCL to help patrons at a 1-on-1 help session.  

4:30 - 5:15pm - open slot

5:30 - 6:15pm - open slot

Please call the library to register (315)487-8933

Join us for Books, Balls and Blocks at FCL hosted by Help Me Grow Onondaga!

*Registration opens on March 20th at 9am*

Join Help Me Grow (HMG) Onondaga for a fun and interactive parent event focused on early childhood development for children aged birth - 5 years. Parents attending this event will be able to witness and learn how to recreate activity stations at home using everyday items to promote child development. HMG encourages parents to complete the Ages and Stages questionnaire [linked here] to provide valuable insight into your child's current development and highlight any areas that may require additional attention. All parents who complete the questionnaire will receive a tote bag filled with age-appropriate toys and activities to help support child development at home.

For parents and caregivers, please fill out this form once you register.  https://www.asqonline.com/family/8ae5e4

Join us at FCL for a fun music class. We will sing our favorite songs and dance around with shakers, scarves, bells, a parachute, and bubbles!  Best for children 18months-5 years. Siblings are welcome.  This interactive class is designed to get caregivers involved as well.  Don't sit back; join in the fun!  Please register.  

Join FCL Friends at the Camillus Town Hall gym for fun preschool play.  We have slides, bikes, balls and toys for active play during the colder weather months. Bring your 1-5 year old for free play and make new friends. Thank you to the Town Supervisor' s office for continued support of this program!  Please register.  This playgroup is not in session during West Genesee school breaks and snow days. 

The Camillus Town Hall gym is located 4600 W Genesee St Ste 114, Syracuse, NY 13219.

Families that signed up for a free sapling for Earth Day, from NeighborhoodForest.org,  can come to FCL and pick up their tree!  

**This program will now take place on Wednesday, April 24th from 4:30-6:30pm; families can drop in anytime between 4:30-6:30pm.

Come to the library and make earth day crafts: a DIY Birdfeeder, plant a seed and watch it grow in a seedstarter bag, and crate a "Litter bug" with recycled materials.  Registration is required.  Best for ages 4-10 yrs. 

Does your child LOVE the ocean as well as sharks, whales and all of the wonders of the sea?  Join us for a fun program over spring break all about what life is like as a marine biologist.  Hear from Hannah Jasinski, FCL staff member and REAL LIFE marine biologist, about exploring the ocean in different parts of the world.  She will bring photos, videos and a hands-on activity about her explorations. 

Best for school-aged children 6 and up. Please register. 

Join us for once again for our Recipe in a Jar series! This month we have Spring themed brownies.  Take one home and make the recipe and then share it with family and friends. Share pictures with us by emailing them to fclcoordinator@gmail.com.  Miss Karen makes a video each month of her recipe on the library Instagram account.  This is just one way we want to connect with our patrons and community through the long winter months. Space is limited, registration is required. 

Registration will open Monday April 22 at 7 pm, and patrons who have registered can come in to pick up their jars anytime Tuesday April 23rd through April 27th. Please pick up your jars by 2 pm on the 27th or your jar will be offered to someone on the waitlist. 

FCL Spring Break event: Join us for a showing of animated film, "Migration" and enjoy coloring and a craft during the movie. Let's have fun and celebrate spring break at the library. Rated G; Runtime 1h 23 min.  A family of ducks try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. Starring Kumail Nunjiani and Elisabeth Banks.

**This program will now take place on Wednesday, April 24th from 4:30-6:30pm; families can drop in anytime between 4:30-6:30pm.

Come to the library and make earth day crafts: a DIY Birdfeeder, plant a seed and watch it grow in a seedstarter bag, and crate a "Litter bug" with recycled materials.  Registration is required.  Best for ages 4-10 yrs. 

A digital literacy volunteer will be at FCL to help patrons at a 1-on-1 help session.  

10:30 - 11:15am - filled

11:30-12:15pm - filled

12:30-1:15pm- open slot

Please call the library to register (315)487-8933.

Sourdough beginner class:

Come learn all the basics of sourdough! From how to maintain a starter to how to baking your first loaf. Refreshments provided and everyone gets to take home a starter.

Registration will open on April 1st at 12pm. 

Fairmount Library will hold a book sale from April 29th to May 11th.  Half price sale is Friday May 10th and Saturday, May 11th. All proceeds benefit the library operating budget. 

We will be accepting newer gently used books for the sale and those can be dropped off at the library beginning March 1st up through the dates of the sale. Thank you so much for your support.

Homeschool students can enjoy an art lesson at FCL.  Join a staff member from The Everson Museum for a guided art lesson and project.  Registration required. This program opens on March 20th at 9am.

Girl scout troop of Camillus will hold their bi-monthly meeting from 6-7pm at the FCL Community Room. 

Join Miss Patience at  Fairmount Community Library for a fun, interactive musical storytime!  Children will participate in songs, finger play, felt board activities, and stories.. This storytime is geared towards children birth - 5 years old. Registration is required to attend.