Back-to-School Book Giveaway

All Day
System-Wide
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: System-Wide
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Special Event
Event Details:

Kick off the new school year with free books! Drop by any of our branches and get a free book to add to your home library. One book per child, while supplies last.

Grades pre-K to 12.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Storytime with Sarah

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)
Program Type: Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration appreciated.

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.

Wee Ones @ Weed Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.

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.

Knit & Needles Gathering

1:00pm–3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Work on your own knitting and crocheting projects in the company of others.

Mellow Mondays

3:30pm–4:30pm
West Side Branch
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Start the week with stress-reducing activities like reading, arts, crafts, and building projects. 

Supplies will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Snacks will be served.

All ages.

 

De-Stress Fest for Teens: Unwind and Connect

5:00pm–6:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Teen Area
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Anxious about going back to school? Hang out with us in our CreateLab lounge for snacks, a relaxation activity and a no-stress craft—working on a community art project.

Grades 6 to 12

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Facing Racism in Stamford

6:00pm–8:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:

A six-part series of dialogues uniting Stamford residents, where we will learn about each other and look at our community through the lens of racial equity.

Attendance at all sessions is required; sessions conclude November 10.

Cancelled

RESCHEDULED: An Evening with Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai, Author of The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

6:30pm–7:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Event Details:

This event has been rescheduled to Monday, December 8th.