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South End Branch Reopening

After a year of renovations, the Lathon Wider Community Center is officially re-opening! Join us for an open house on March 14. 

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Upcoming Events

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Access Health CT Insurance Enrollment

10:00am–4:00pm
Main Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library every Friday to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace.

Register here to make an appointment.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Little Picassos Art Club

4:00pm–5:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Get ready to learn, paint, draw and get a little messy.

During each session, children will explore the work of a different artist and create their own masterpiece. 

Ages 2 and older. 

Registration required.

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Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

STEMfluence

4:45pm–5:45pm
Main Library
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making, Lectures & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all aspiring creators and future engineers to put their skills to the test building towers, bridges and unique structures. 

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Main Library" group
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Non-library Event
Event Details:

Screening of the 2025 documentary, The Alabama Solution, part of the Avon on Tour: Movies That Build Community program of film screenings at the Ferguson Library while the Avon undergoes renovations.

This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group

Free Tax Assistance

10:00am–2:00pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Volunteers from AARP will offer help with federal and state income tax returns. 

Bring all 2025 tax documents and a copy of your 2024 tax returns.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Loraine Sievers

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet author Loraine Sievers, who will discuss her novel, An UNwilling Spy.

This event is in the "South End Branch (Reopening March 14, 2026)" group

Open House: The South End Branch Reopens

11:00am–1:00pm
South End Branch (Reopening March 14, 2026)
Library Branch: South End Branch (Reopening March 14, 2026)
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

After a year of renovations, the Lathon Wider Community Center is officially reopening! 

Celebrate the return of the South End Branch and meet all the organizations that call the community center home.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Latin & Ballroom Dance Workshop: Country Style

12:00pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Lectures & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Boot-scootin’ fun meets Latin and Ballroom flair in this high-energy, feel-good dance class.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring your own water bottle.

Teens and adults.

 

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