Name: Adulting 101: Speed Friending
Start: 2026-07-30T18:30:00-04:00
Location: The Brookfield Library

The Brookfield Library

Register online: <a href="https://www.brookfieldlibrary.org/event/speed-friending-31420" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">brookfieldlibrary.org/event/speed-friending-31420</a>
<a href="https://www.brookfieldlibrary.org/event/speed-friending-31420" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> Celebrate World Friendship Day, and the end of our Adulting 101 series, with Speed-Friending. This program is for ages 21 to 45.
Speed-Friending is like Speed-Dating, but for friendship!
You can win a gift card to <a href="https://www.round1usa.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Round1 Bowling &amp; Arcade</a> in Danbury!
This program is part of our Adulting 101 Life Skills workshop series, sponsored by the <a href="https://www.brookfieldeducationfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Brookfield Education Foundation</a>.

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Hayleigh Evans

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Register online: brookfieldlibrary.org/event/speed-friending-31420
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Patrick's books are available for signing both in advance at the store and the night of the event.
About the author:
Patrick Tierney Wild is a Bethel native who has served as the town's 
municipal historian since 1993. He has a BS degree from Rutgers 
University and an MA from the College of New Rochelle. He has written 
articles for the Danbury’s ​News -Times​, ​Bethel Home News​, and ​Bethel Beacon​.
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on P.T. Barnum for both the Arts &amp; Entertainment Channel and the 
Discovery Channel. He is the author of Images of America - Bethel​, ​Historic Tales of Bethel, Connecticut​, and Bethel: Village Among the Hills
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Bethel Board of Education. He recently retired from his career as a 
social studies teacher at Ridgefield High School where he taught 
Advanced Placement courses in both United States History and United 
States Government and Politics.

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Patrick Wild joins us for "Those Who Sided with...

Join us for a slide presentation of Those Who Sided with the King: American Loyalists of Bethel, Danbury, Redding, and Newtown...

Patrick Wild joins us for "Those Who Sided with the King"

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Local Event: Estate Sale - Fairfield

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Estate Sale - Fairfield  This beautiful home for sale will be going on the market soon. We have some wonderful items for sale...

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Register online:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.brookfieldlibrary.org/event/speed-friending-31420" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">brookfieldlibrary.org/event/speed-friending-31420</a>
<a href="https://www.brookfieldlibrary.org/event/speed-friending-31420" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a> Celebrate World Friendship Day, and the end of our Adulting 101 series, with Speed-Friending. This program is for ages 21 to 45.
Speed-Friending is like Speed-Dating, but for friendship!
You can win a gift card to <a href="https://www.round1usa.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Round1 Bowling &amp; Arcade</a> in Danbury!
This program is part of our Adulting 101 Life Skills workshop series, sponsored by the <a href="https://www.brookfieldeducationfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Brookfield Education Foundation</a>.

This November, I will be running the New York City Marathon in honor of my cousin, Kevin Noonan, and in support of Samaritans NYC, an organization dedicated to suicide prevention and emotional crisis support.
Kevin was one of the kindest souls and had so much love for those around him. He was loved deeply by his family and friends, and I am honored to be running this marathon in his memory.&nbsp;
Samaritans NYC provides critical resources to individuals in emotional distress, including a 24/7 confidential hotline, support groups for those who have lost loved ones to suicide, and community education programs focused on suicide awareness and prevention.
I&rsquo;m committed to raising funds to support this important work, and I hope you&rsquo;ll consider contributing to my campaign. You&rsquo;re also welcome to share a message about what inspired your donation, I would truly love to read your notes.
Thank you so much for your support and for standing behind Samaritans NYC!<a href="https://samaritansnyc.donordrive.com/participant/Meaghan_OHara" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://samaritansnyc.donordrive.com/participant/Meaghan_OHara</a>

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