Blog Entries

Library users now have access to the Ferguson Library's subscription to PressReader, a resource that gives you free use of thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world. You can dig into the Features Section for the latest headlines, or search by category—from Food & Drink and Travel & Culture to Family and the Outdoors, you name it—to learn more about what is currently grabbing your attention.

Professionals looking to improve their skill set and remain competitive in the workforce can turn to these resources to seek new opportunities.

Calling all high school juniors and seniors in Stamford: Here's your chance to gain "real-world" professional experience and earn $15 an hour this summer.

The Mayor’s Office, in partnership with the city’s Community Development Office, has reinstated the Community Micro-Grant Program, an effort that awards small grants for community-specific projects aimed at improving the quality of life across Stamford's neighborhoods. Neighborhood associations, grassroots organizations and community nonprofits are encouraged to apply no later than April 29. For more information about eligibility, priorities, key dates, and an application, click here.

The inaugural Connecticut Entrepreneurship Competition for digital games, card games and board games for entertainment and education, sponsored by the Entrepreneurship Foundation and organized by GameDevCT, is currently underway. Prototypes must be submitted here no later than April 25.

Roses are red, violets are blue, now that it's April, we have poetry books for you! 

Celebrate Poetry Month with us at the library. Stop in at any library branch and check out a book of poems about your favorite topic. Kids: You can also try to write your own poem and practice your rhyming words. 

Elizabeth Joseph, Associate Director of Community Engagement at the Ferguson Library, was named a recipient of Everyday Democracy's Civic Leadership Award. Elizabeth was recognized for her efforts to "shine a light on how vibrant public spaces are fundamental to civic life" by bringing together public officials, organizations and community members to discuss social issues that affect the Stamford community and develop plans of action to address them.

Calling all Bookmobile fans! Starting April 1, come visit us at any of its scheduled stops around Stamford to get your free bookmarks and help us make a banner to show your love for the Ferguson Library's traveling branch. We'll have canvas and art supplies onboard through the end of the month so you can share your Bookmobile stories with words, art, stickers and more. Visit here or here for stop times and locations.

Anyone interested in improving their knowledge of biodiversity should turn to the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), a resource that provides access to thousands of books, journals and archival documents on natural history and life on Earth going back seven centuries.

Did you know you can borrow rolling pins, cake pans, pie dishes and other baking tools from the Ferguson Library? We created this video to show you how easy it is to check these items out from the library.

In a show of allegiance to the Ferguson Library's core value to facilitate the free exchange of information and ideas, its Board of Trustees recently adopted a resolution in support of the Connecticut Library Association's (CLA) Intellectual Freedom Statement Against Censorship.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Southwest CT (NAMI) will host a free virtual presentation titled Managing Threat in an Age of Anxiety: The Psychological Impact of COVID on Adolescents on March 14 at 7 p.m. Topics to be covered include how COVID-19 has affected teen mental health, when mental health symptoms require treatment, and what families can do to provide safety and support for their children. Register here.

The Ferguson Library is offering volunteer hours to teens grades 6 to 12 to write book reviews. Reviews will be featured on the library's Youth Instagram page and displayed with reviewed books at the library.

Teens may submit up to two book reviews per week here. For each review approved by a librarian, teens will receive one hour of volunteer credit.

The exhibit Changing Seasons will open with a reception on March 16 at 6 p.m. at the Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium Gallery. The show, curated by the Stamford Art Association, will feature works by local and regional artists that celebrate the spring season.

The works in Changing Seasons, on display through May, can also be viewed online here.