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

Mah-Jongg Club

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Love mah-jongg? Come out and enjoy this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces. Beginners welcome.

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

Love mah-jongg? Come out and enjoy this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces.

Beginners welcome.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Spanish Book Discussion: Ensayo sobre la lucidez de José Saramago

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Third Floor Rotary Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Ensayo sobre la lucidez de José Saramago Durante las elecciones municipales de una ciudad sin nombre, la mayoría de sus habitantes decide individualmente ejercer su derecho al v...

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

Ensayo sobre la lucidez de José Saramago

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

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

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library-wide 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: Library-wide
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.

Sewing Project: Book Sleeve

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Event Details:

Learn the basics of sewing to create a simple book sleeve. No experience necessary. Supplies will be provided. Teens and adults. Registration required.

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

Learn the basics of sewing to create a simple book sleeve. No experience necessary.

Supplies will be provided.

Teens and adults.

Registration required.

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

Joe R. Sexton Lecture Series: David Chrisinger, Author of The Soldier's Truth

Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Author Events, Books & Reading, Lectures & Workshops, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

As part of the Joe R. Sexton Lecture Series, author David Chrisinger will discuss his book The Soldier’s Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II, which chronicles the life ...

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

As part of the Joe R.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Babytime

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Event Details:

A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more. Ages 18 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver.  Registration...

Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more.

Ages 18 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

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.

Friends-Sponsored

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

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

Movie Musical: Mamma Mia

Friday, May 17, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Event Details:

The 2008 story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told through hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA. Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfrie...

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

The 2008 story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told through hit songs by the popular 1970s group ABBA.

Starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Amanda Seyfried, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård

Rated PG-13.

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

Youth Enrichment Program: Reaching Our Communities

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 9:30am - 12:30pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Community, Lectures & Workshops
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

A free six-week enrichment program of workshops focusing on life skills, mental health and the arts. This program will help participants grow and learn in fun and meaningful ways. ...

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

A free six-week enrichment program of workshops focusing on life skills, mental health and the arts. This program will help participants grow and learn in fun and meaningful ways.

Breakfast will be served.

Ages 12 to 18.

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

Art at the Library: Building Community Through the Arts

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances
Age Group:
All ages
Event Details:

Help build community through the arts with artist Jean Benoit by designing and creating a mural at the library called Moving Forward Together. Art materials will be supplied. Al...

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

Help build community through the arts with artist Jean Benoit by designing and creating a mural at the library called Moving Forward Together. Art materials will be supplied.

All ages.

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

Combo Yoga: Hatha and Kundalini

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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. 

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

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Kat Grosso

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Event Details:

Local Author Kat Grosso will discuss her debut YA dystopian novel, Grayscale, which follows the complex lives of two boys who grew up like brothers, sharing the best and worst...

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Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Local Author Kat Grosso will discuss her debut YA dystopian novel, Grayscale, which follows the complex lives of

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Black Moms and Black Dads Finance Meeting

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 12:00pm - 3:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

This month, our combined meeting for Black Moms and Black Dads will focus on the topic of finances. We invite everyone to join us as we come together to explore the unique landscap...

Main Library
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

This month, our combined meeting for Black Moms and Black Dads will focus on the topic of finances. We invite everyone to join us as we come together to explore the unique landscape of financial management within Black families.

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

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Sven Erlandson

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Author Events, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Spiritual counselor and author Sven Erlandson will discuss his book There's a Hole In My Love Cup: The Badass Counseling Method for Healing the Soul and Unleashing Greatness. Re...

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

Spiritual counselor and author Sven Erlandson will discuss his book There's a Hole In My Love Cup: The Badass Counseling Method for Healing the Soul and Unleashing Greatness.

Registration required.

 

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

Silent Book Club Meeting

Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for our very own chapter of the Silent Book Club (SBC), a community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters around the world who gather in person and online to read tog...

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

Join us for our very own chapter of the Silent Book Club (SBC), a community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters around the world who gather in person and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.

This event is in the "West Side Branch" group.

Mental Health Care IS Health Care Community Event

Sunday, May 19, 2024 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
West Side Branch
Program Type:
Community, Health & Wellness
Age Group:
All ages
Event Details:

Selfcare for Recovery will host its second annual Mental Health Care IS Health Care, an awareness-raising gathering highlighting community resources that focus on recovery. The eve...

Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Selfcare for Recovery will host its second annual Mental Health Care IS Health Care, an awareness-raising gathering highlighting community resources that focus on recovery. The event will feature refreshments, author talks and more.

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

Storytime with Sarah

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Event Details:

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.  Registration appreciated.

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

U.S. Citizenship Study Course

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Six-week study course for the U.S. Naturalization Test. Classes will be held twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Students must read, write and comprehend basic English. Applican...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Required
Event Details:

Six-week study course for the U.S. Naturalization Test. Classes will be held twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Students must read, write and comprehend basic English.

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

Knit & Needles Knitting Gathering

Monday, May 20, 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.

Blood Pressure Education

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Event Details:

Mark National Blood Pressure Education Month by learning what you can do to improve or maintain healthy blood pressure. A simple blood pressure lowering recipe will be included as ...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Mark National Blood Pressure Education Month by learning what you can do to improve or maintain healthy blood pressure. A simple blood pressure lowering recipe will be included as part of the workshop.

Teens and adults.

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

Social Justice Hybrid Book Discussion: Kindred by Octavia Butler

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Kindred by Octavia Butler Dana’s torment begins when she is suddenly and inexplicably transported from her home in 1970s California to the pre-Civil War South. As she time-trave...

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

Kindred by Octavia Butler

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Nutmeg Book Award Nominee Discussion: Iveliz Explains It All

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Third Floor Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango, Discussion of this 2025 Nutmeg Book Award Middle School nominatee, where we meet 12-year-old Iveliz, who is trying to care for h...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango,

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 "Main Library" group.

Open Game Night

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Event Details:

Play a game from the library's collection or bring your own game to play with others. All ages; young children must be accompanied by an adult.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Play a game from the library's collection or bring your own game to play with others.

All ages; young children must be accompanied by an adult.

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

South End Branch African and African American Authors Hybrid Book Discussion: A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton Evelyn is a Creole woman who comes of age in New Orleans at the height of World War II. Her family inhabits the upper echelon of B...

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton

This event is in the "Outreach" group.

Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Parents
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs to this walk-in program at Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets. Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accomp...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Parents
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs to this walk-in program at Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets.

Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver.

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.

Friends-Sponsored

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