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New parents and caregivers are invited to join the FCL Baby Circle at 10:00am. The FCL’s monthly Baby Circle gathers to read, talk, sing, and play with babies 0-9 months (nonmobile). Registration is required. Registration will open on the 20th of the monthe prior.
Come to the Fairmount Library and enjoy Preschool Prep, (formerly FCL Play & Learn) a play program for ages 3-5 years old. Children will work on literacy and numeric skills like letters and counting at stations around the community room. Registration is required.
Calling all Pokemon fans! Join us for a fun gathering. Play the pokemon card game, learn about trading, and hang with other kids who love Pokemon. Registration is required and opens on Feb 20th.
Join Miss Karen for a Storytime Field Trip to Crazy Daisies! Miss Karen will host a fun, musical storytime at Crazy Daisies, followed by a fun morning activity. Families will plant a flower / pot and enjoy a tour and lemonade/snack. Please register. Registration is required to attend. If you need to cancel please notify the library at 315/487-8933 before March 28th so we can notify those on the waitlist.
Crazy Daisies is located at 4693 Kasson Rd, Syracuse, NY 13215.
Making the most of your life
- How does the awareness of death teach us about life?
- What three words come to mind when you hear the words "death" and "dying"?
- What is your ideal legacy and how do you leave a legacy?
This class is presented in a discussion- style format.
Our presenter is Susan Sweeney. After watching the effect of her father dying on her three siblings and herself, Ms. Sweeney understood that each was grieving in different ways. This led her to becoming a certified End of Life Doula. This training prepared her to provide end of life planning as well as non-medical care for those dying and their loved ones. Please register to save your spot at this class.
American Senior Benefits will be presenting "Understanding Medicare 101". Please bring your questions, and the presenter, Barbara Ackerman, will answer anything you may need to know about Medicare. Please register. We will repeat this presentation in May.
Children will learn beginner Spanish through songs, books and activities. The lesson will be followed by a craft & snack. Registration required.
**This in-person program has to be changed to a pick-up packet / take home writing activity. Please pick up your Women's History Month Writing Activity from the library anytime on Wednesday, March 29th.**
[Homeschool students can enjoy a take-home activity that celebrates notable women in history, and write about their accomplishments. Registration required. Best for ages 6-12 years.]
Children ages 7-10 who participate in the FCL Kids Winter Book Club can join us for a closing celebration with some fun book club activities and snacks. Advance book club registration and participation throughout the March book club is required to attend this event.
Join us for Music is Magic at the FCL at 10:15am. Sing and play musical instruments and dance while learning about music. Best for ages birth-5yrs. Registration required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
The FCL is starting up a teen volunteer club for any interested teens 13-17 that want to get involved in community efforts at the library, or have volunteer hours they need to fill. Please join Miss Brenda at FCL to talk about upcoming comunity projects that your teen can get involved with. Registration is required. Please email Brenda Shea, at bshea@onlib.org with questions.
Register for a STEM kit and stop in on Monday to pick it up and take the fun and learning home with you! These hands-on learning activities make spring break so fun! Best for ages 7-10 years.
Stop in to the FCL for free play in the Children's Room. We will have Spring and Easter coloring sheets out, magnatiles and special play stations, along with our regular imaginative play stations. Join us for a fun morning of play. Registration not required.
Tweens and teens can come to FCL to create and color artistic designs on wooden Easter/ Spring eggs that light up! A cool decoration for your home. Enjoy a visit from Go Team Therapy dogs. Pet the pups, relax and hang out! Snacks provided.
Registration required. Best for students 10-14 years.
Come to FCL and decorate wooden eggs and make a few Easter crafts. This event is for children ages 7-10 years old with advanced level crafts for big kids. Not suitable for preschool aged children. Please register and list your childs age. Registration is required.
Join staff from Cornell Cooperative Extension to create and then taste a new recipe: fruit pizza! Learn new cooking skills, all about MyPlate, and the five food groups and how they help us to be heathy and strong! For kids ages 7 - 10 years. Registration required.
Families can come to FCL and enjoy a matinee showing of Peter Rabbit, enjoy popcorn.
Each month the Fairmount Community Library offers patrons a chance to register for a free Recipe in a Jar. Take one home and make the recipe and then share it with family and friends. Share pictures with us. 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. January - soup, February - sweet treats, March - quick bread, April - spring cookies! Space is limited, registration is required.
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN FOR THIS JAR ON APRIL 10TH at 9AM, PICKUP IS APRIL 11th or after*
Fairmount Library offers a monthly book club for adults, hosted by Alice Nolan. New members are always welcome!
For questions, please call the library, 315-487-8933. No registration is required.
Preschool children can enjoy a fun musical storytime with Miss Karen. Please register.
Children will learn beginner Spanish through songs, a story and fun activities. The lesson will be followed by a craft and snack. Please register.
Join us for Music is Magic at the FCL at 10:15am. Sing and play musical instruments and dance while learning about music and rhythm. Best for ages birth-5yrs. Registration required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
FCL is now offering adult Zumba, free for patrons! FCL Zumba dance classes will features high- and low-intensity intervals that help improve cardiovascular fitness while also enhancing balance, coordination, agility, and to some degree, strength through the application of beginner-accessible choreography.
Classes typically consist of Latin-inspired songs, starting with a slower warm-up song, building intensity throughout the workout, and ending with a cool-down song. Even if you're not a strong dancer, the choreography is repetitive and designed to be built upon, so most people will catch on to the moves as they go.
This class is best for beginners or those looking to move and have fun. Register to save your spot!
New parents and caregivers are invited to join the FCL Baby Circle at 10:00am. The FCL’s monthly Baby Circle gathers to read, talk, sing, and play with babies 0-9 months (nonmobile). Registration is required. Registration will open on the 20th of the monthe prior.
We have partnered with the Student Environmental Education Coalition (SEEC) at SUNY-ESF for a fun, hands-on nature lesson followed by free play in the park. Make friends and learn about the natural world around us. Registration is required. This program is best for ages 5-10 years and siblings are welcome. In case of inclement weather, the program would be moved to the library community room and library staff will email all registered participants.
April Topic - Nature Journaling!
Join Miss Karen at the FCL for spring sensory play! There will be stations for children to explore and play. #messymonday sensory play is the best at FCL! Registration is required.
Pokemon fans and collectors: Join us for a fun hour of pokemon! We will play games, have snacks, talk about trading, and meet other pokemon fans. Please register to attend. Best for children ages 7-10.
Preschool children can enjoy a fun musical storytime with Miss Karen. Please register.
Homeschool families can come and make Earth Day STEAM activities! Registration required.
Students ages 6-10 can come to FCL and make Earth Day STEAM activities! Registration required.
Join us for Music is Magic at the FCL at 10:15am. Sing and play musical instruments and dance while learning about music and rhythm. Best for ages birth-5yrs. Registration required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
We are going to host a spectacular Earth Day event on April 21st from 4-6pm and we need your help! Register here to help at this fun community event, and then we will reach out to you with information on event roles and arrival times ( 2:30, 3 or 3:30 depending on your volunteer shift). We welcome help from seniors, teens, & families; we love our volunteers! Thank you so much from all of us at FCL!!!
Join FCL for a special Earth Day Celebration outside in our lot and throughout the library, from 4-6pm. Our second annual event will be bigger and better than last year. We will have giveaways, community collaborators, community organizations with tables....all offering tips on how to live earth-friendly everyday. We will offer information, resources and inspiration for families to live more sustainably. Children can enjoy sensory bins for preschool play as well as crafts, snacks and earth day books to check out. Please register to receive an earth day gift pack.
Join us for Tinkering Tots (formerly Preschool Stem) at the FCL at 10:15am. Curious minds will explore, tinker and play with Winter STEM activities. Best for ages 3-5yrs and siblings. Please register. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
Preschool children can enjoy a fun musical storytime with Miss Karen. Please register.
If you are a parent who is homeschooling their child, this is a wonderful program for you. Please register. This event will open on the 20th of the March.
Join us for Music is Magic at the FCL at 10:15am. Sing and play musical instruments and dance while learning about music and rhythm. Best for ages birth-5yrs. Registration required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
FCL celebrates screen-free week by offering fun programs and creative ideas for parents and caregivers to use at home. You can celebrate Screen-Free Week at home, in your school, in your community, or anywhere – just put down those entertainment screens and do literally anything else! You might be surprised at what you find. Plan a day, a few hours, or the whole week; however you participate is great!
https://screenfree.org/
Join Miss Karen at the FCL for spring sensory play! There will be stations for children to explore and play. #messymonday sensory play is the best at FCL! Registration is required.
Preschool children can enjoy a fun musical storytime with Miss Karen. Please register.
Join us for Music is Magic at the FCL at 10:15am. Sing and play musical instruments and dance while learning about music and rhythm. Best for ages birth-5yrs. Enjoy a surprise visitor and sing a Cinco de Mayo song! Registration required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
Join us for Tinkering Tots (formerly Preschool Stem) at the FCL at 10:15am. Curious minds will explore, tinker and play with Winter STEM activities. Best for ages 3-5yrs and siblings. Please register. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
Fairmount Library offers a monthly book club for adults, hosted by Alice Nolan. New members are always welcome!
For questions, please call the library, 315-487-8933. No registration is required.
Preschool children can enjoy a fun musical storytime with Miss Karen. Please register.
Join us for Music is Magic at the FCL at 10:15am. Sing and play musical instruments and dance while learning about music and rhythm. Best for ages birth-5yrs. Registration required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
Mom & Me Zumba Class - Mom or Caregiver & Kiddos can come to the library and enjoy a Mother's Day Zumba class, celebrating moms! This class is best for beginners or those looking to move and have fun. Best for children ages 6-18 and an adult. Register to save your spot!
FCL is now offering Zumba, free for patrons! FCL Zumba dance classes will features high- and low-intensity intervals that help improve cardiovascular fitness while also enhancing balance, coordination, agility, and to some degree, strength through the application of beginner-accessible choreography.
Classes typically consist of Latin-inspired songs, starting with a slower warm-up song, building intensity throughout the workout, and ending with a cool-down song. Even if you're not a strong dancer, the choreography is repetitive and designed to be built upon, so most people will catch on to the moves as they go.
Join us for a special storytime and tea in honor of Mother's Day. Registration required.
Come to the Fairmount Library and enjoy Preschool Prep, (formerly FCL Play & Learn) a play program for ages 3-5 years old. Children will work on literacy and numeric skills like letters and counting at stations around the community room. Registration is required.
Preschool children can enjoy a fun musical storytime with Miss Karen. Please register.
Join us for Music is Magic at the FCL at 10:15am. Sing and play musical instruments and dance while learning about music and rhythm. Best for ages birth-5yrs. Registration required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
FCL is now offering Zumba for adults, free for patrons! FCL Zumba dance classes will features high- and low-intensity intervals that help improve cardiovascular fitness while also enhancing balance, coordination, agility, and to some degree, strength through the application of beginner-accessible choreography.
Classes typically consist of Latin-inspired songs, starting with a slower warm-up song, building intensity throughout the workout, and ending with a cool-down song. Even if you're not a strong dancer, the choreography is repetitive and designed to be built upon, so most people will catch on to the moves as they go.
Please register to attend.
The new "Little Mermaid" movie comes out Memorial Day Weekend. We are so excited! Let's have a party and sing, dance and celebrate the new movie! Registration required.
New parents and caregivers are invited to join the FCL Baby Circle at 10:00am. The FCL’s monthly Baby Circle gathers to read, talk, sing, and play with babies 0-9 months (nonmobile). Registration is required. Registration will open on the 20th of the month prior.
American Senior Benefits will be presenting "Understanding Medicare 101". Please bring your questions, and the presenter, Barbara Ackerman, will answer anything you may need to know about Medicare. Please register. We will repeat this presentation in the fall.
Preschool children can enjoy a fun musical storytime with Miss Karen. Please register.
Onondaga County Libraries and FCL will partner with the Rosamond Gifford Zoo for this exciting educational event. Learn about animals from a Zoo Educator at Shove Park. Please register.
FCL welcomes an educator from the Museum of Science and Technology for an evening program for chidlren ages 6-10. With the summer learning theme of All Together Now, the presentation will be all about the systems of the human body, since they work all together to allow the human body to function. Register and join us for an exciting 30 minute program in the park pavilion.
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