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The City of Stamford Wants Your Input

The Stamford IDEAS (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility Strategies) Committee wants to know how the City of Stamford can be more responsive to the needs of Stamford residents. This survey will help the IDEAS Committee better understand and determine what you feel is most important for you, your household and your community, and how city services can best be accessed.

The survey only takes two minutes and all responses are anonymous. No one will be able to identify you or your answers.

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Community Conversation: Stamford Youth Mental Health Alliance

The newly launched Stamford Youth Mental Health Alliance (SYMHA), a coalition of more than two dozen Stamford civic, faith-based and non-profit organizations, hosted a panel discussion about the mental health challenges young people often face and the support they need to achieve wellness. This event, co-sponsored by the Bank of America, was held at the Ferguson Library in November. You can view the discussion here, on the library's YouTube channel.

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Warm for the Winter Drive

To support families and help them stay warm this winter, the Ferguson Library is currently collecting new and clean, gently-used gloves, mittens, scarves and hats for children of all ages and adults. You can help us by dropping off your donations at any branch of the library. Donations will be distributed to our neighbors through Person to Person and will be accepted until Friday, January 6.

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New Service Offers Free Access to Magazines

OverDrive's Libby app has hundreds of popular magazines that you can download on your tablet or smartphone without holds or waiting time requirements.

You can enjoy old favorites like Vogue, The New Yorker, The Economist and Bon Appetit, or discover new ones by browsing the large selection of lifestyle, sports, history, business, science, health, technology and hobby magazines.

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Hoopla Bonus Borrows Are Back

Hoopla, the digital media service offered by the Ferguson Library that allows users to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, e-books, comics and TV shows, relaunched its Bonus Borrows program for the month of November.

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Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

All ages are invited to the DiMattia Building of the Ferguson Library to receive free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. No appointment necessary. Check our calendar for scheduled times.
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Affordable Care Act Insurance Enrollment Now Underway

The 2023 Affordable Care Act enrollment period for individual and family health insurance plans has begun, and will run through January 13.
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The Election and the Early Voting Referendum Question

In preparation for the November 8 election, the Vote411 initiative has assembled accurate, nonpartisan, general and state-specific information here—think local candidates, sample ballots, election details—for the public.

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Join the Tell Your Story Project

We are resuming our oral history project, Tell Your Story, an effort to capture Stamford’s history through the life experiences of its residents.
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Become a Friend of the Ferguson Library

Next week marks the National Friends of the Library Week, an ideal time to learn about the Friends of the Ferguson Library and all the fundraisers Friends volunteers spearhead to support library programming and its collections.

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Start Your Free 2022 DMV Practice Test Now

Looking to get a learner's permit or driver's license? The Ferguson Library's Driving Tests resource will help you ace the Connecticut DMV exams by offering all the materials you'll need, including the official state driver's manual and a series of step-by-step DMV practice tests that will help you learn the road rules and pass the test like a pro.

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Time to Check Your Passport's Expiration Date

As part of Passport Awareness Month, the U.S. State Department is encouraging people to apply for their passport in the fall and winter, when demand is down. The agency is also encouraging people to routinely check their passport's expiration date, reminding the public that many countries require a minimum of six months of passport validity.

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Get Library Carded

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month, a celebration that stresses the importance of obtaining a library card as a child's most important school supply. It's also a perfect time for you to get your own card, join the Ferguson Library community and learn about all it has to offer this month and beyond.

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New Perk for Library Card Holders: Free Online Tutoring

Ferguson Library card holders can now receive up to five free tutoring sessions per week thanks to tutor.com. You can register for your tutor.com account with Ferguson Library here and begin attending fall student success webinars. Online tutoring hours are held from 3 to 10 p.m. daily.

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Marking Banned Books Week: A Statement from our CEO Alice Knapp

The rising number of challenges to books at public libraries across the country is gravely troubling.
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