Chess Club

10:15am–12:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Chess Club is back! Beginners are welcome to come and learn all the moves and everything you need to know about the game from instructor Alex Eydelman.

Ages 7 and older.

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Virtual Registration Required

Zoom details will be provided in your registration confirmation and reminder emails.

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, music, movement and rhymes that develop a child’s early literacy skills.

Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying caregiver. No walk-ins.

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Documentary Series: Making Black America by Henry Louis Gates Jr. - A Black History Month Program

12:30pm–1:30pm
South End Branch (Reopening Fall 2025)
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Library Branch: South End Branch (Reopening Fall 2025)
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

Screening of the PBS documentary series Making Black America: Through the Grapevine, hosted, produced and written by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Books Across Stamford: A Winter Wonderland Book Giveaway

1:00pm–4:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Books & Reading, Special Event
Event Details:

Students and their families are invited for a fun-filled afternoon picking out books for home libraries, listening to guest speakers, enjoying snacks and creating a wintery craft.

Grades pre-K to 5.

Basic Microsoft PowerPoint

2:00pm–3:30pm
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (w/ workstations)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn how to create and save presentations, design slide shows, and insert images and text.

Must have a basic familiarity with Windows and be able to use a mouse and keyboard.

No experience in MS PowerPoint necessary.