Memoir Writing Workshop with Author Gabi Coatsworth

10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

Award-winning memoir writer Gabi Coatsworth, author of Love’s Journey Home, will share strategies and tips  on how to begin writing your memoir or how to restart a memoir that’s stalled.

AARP Tax Assistance

10:00am - 1:00pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Weed ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Trained tax counselors from AARP will offer help with basic federal and Connecticut state income tax returns.

Bring all 2023 tax documents and a copy of your 2022 tax returns.

Friends of the Ferguson Library Mini-Golf

10:00am - 4:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Friends Events, Community, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Putt their way through our miniature golf course throughout the Harry Bennett Branch.

Tickets are TBD per player, per round. Pay at check-in.

Kids younger than 3 play for free.

Snacks served at the 19th hole.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

National African American Read-In, a Black History Month Program

10:30am - 11:30am
South End Branch
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Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime
Event Details:

Dorothy Ghiorzo, author of The Little French Mushroom, and members of Heart & Purpose will lead a storytime as part of this groundbreaking effort to encourage communities to gather and read books about the African American experience.

Combo Yoga: Hatha and Kundalini

11:00am - 12:00pm
South End Branch
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Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Mark Covello will lead a high-energy class the combines the Hatha and Kundalini styles. 

Using a Sewing Machine 101

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Main Library
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

A workshop that will introduce the basic parts of a lockstitch sewing machine and teach how to sew a variety of stitches.

No experience necessary.

Registration required.

Valentine's Day Card Workshop

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Make a Valentine's Day card using a variety of decorative papers and designs.

Ages 16 and older.

Registration required.

Using a Sewing Machine 101

2:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
Full
Required
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

A workshop that will introduce the basic parts of a lockstitch sewing machine and teach how to sew a variety of stitches.

No experience necessary.

Registration required.