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Facing Racism in Stamford

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
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 se...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
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 June 26.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Death Cafe via Google Meet

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discuss death in a group-directed discussion. The objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. With Sa...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Discuss death in a group-directed discussion.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Let's Talk: Evening Conversation Groups for English Language Learners

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Families, Adults
Event Details:

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers. No registration required.

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers.

No registration required.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

An Evening with Jessica Shattuck, Author of Last House

Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Author Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Meet New York Times bestselling author Jessica Shattuck. The author of the acclaimed historical fiction novel, The Women in the Castle, will discuss her new historic...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Required
Event Details:

Meet New York Times bestselling author Jessica Shattuck. The author of the acclaimed historical fiction novel, The Women in the Castle, will discuss her new historical epic novel, Last House.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

CrimeCONN 2024: History, Headlines and Heroes

Saturday, June 8, 2024 at 8:30am - 4:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Friends Events, Author Events, Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Friends of the Ferguson Library, in partnership with Mystery Writers of America – New York Chapter, present CrimeCONN, Connecticut’s own one-day mystery lovers' conference. ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends Events, Author Events, Books & Reading, Special Event
Event Details:

The Friends of the Ferguson Library, in partnership with Mystery Writers of America – New York Chapter, present CrimeCONN, Connecticut’s own one-day mystery lovers' conference.

Books will be available for sale and signing.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Health Check: Know Your Numbers

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Third Floor Rotary Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Stamford Department of Health & Human Services will offer blood pressure screenings, height and weight checks, pre-diabetes risk assessments and information on local resour...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

The Stamford Department of Health & Human Services will offer blood pressure screenings, height and weight checks, pre-diabetes risk assessments and information on local resources to improve your health.

This event is in the "South End Branch" group.

Healing Drum Circle

Monday, June 10, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism. Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia.

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism.

Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let's Talk: New Students Level Evaluation via Zoom

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New students will be assigned to a group. Click here to join the evaluation. Use the same login each week.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

New students will be assigned to a group.

Click here to join the evaluation.

Use the same login each week.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: High Beginner Level via Zoom

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation. Use the same login each week.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation.

Use the same login each week.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: Low Intermediate Level via Zoom

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

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Use this same login each week.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: Advanced Level via Zoom

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation.

Use this same login each week.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

An Evening with Kevin Baker, Author of The New York Game: Baseball And The Rise of a New City

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Author Events
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Event Details:

An evening with author and historian Kevin Baker, who will discuss his book The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City.  Baseball is “the New York game” because...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Required
Event Details:

An evening with author and historian Kevin Baker, who will discuss his book The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Let's Talk: Evening Conversation Groups for English Language Learners

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Community, Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Language & Education
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: High Intermediate Level via Zoom

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation. Use this same login each week.  

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation.

Use this same login each week.
 

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

New Yorker Magazine Discussion

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker.  Also available via Zoom. Join the discussion here at the sched...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker

Also available via Zoom.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation. Use this same login each week.  

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation.

Use this same login each week.
 

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Facing Racism in Stamford

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
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 se...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
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 June 26.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Let's Talk: Evening Conversation Groups for English Language Learners

Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Families, Adults
Event Details:

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers. No registration required.

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers.

No registration required.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Julie Satow

Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Author Events, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Local author Julie Satow, the award-winning author of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel, will discuss her forthcoming book When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glam...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Local author Julie Satow, the award-winning author of The Plaza: The Secret Life of America’s Most Famous Hotel, will discuss her forthcoming book

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Knit & Needles Knitting Gathering

Monday, June 17, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

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

All levels welcome.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Civility in America Series: Jens Frederiksen, President of the University of New Haven

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A conversation with Ken Frederiksen, President of the University of New Haven. Book sale and signing by Elm Street Books. Registration required. Jens Frederiksen, Ph.D., j...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Required
Event Details:

A conversation with Ken Frederiksen, President of the University of New Haven.

Book sale and signing by Elm Street Books.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Ann Leary

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Author Ann Leary will discuss her new book of essays, I've Tried Being Nice, where she casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With wit and...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Author Ann Leary will discuss her new book of essays, I've Tried Being Nice, where she casts a wry backward glance at

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Facing Racism in Stamford

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
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 se...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
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 June 26.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Art Exhibit Opening: B1C

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Opening reception for photo exhibition, "We are Stamford," presented by Building One Community. The exhibit features photo stories which celebrate the contributions of immigra...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

Opening reception for photo exhibition, "We are Stamford," presented by Building One Community. The exhibit features photo stories which celebrate the contributions of immigrants that make Stamford the vibrant, diverse community it is.