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Curious Creators

Curious Creators

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:45pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Families

A hands-on STEAM adventure where young minds explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through experiments and creative projects.

Ages 3 and older with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

A hands-on STEAM adventure where young minds explore science, technology, engineering, art and math through experiments and creative projects.

Ages 3 and older 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.

Land Before Time

After-School Dino Flicks: The Land Before Time

Friday, November 21, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families

Come watch The Land Before Time with us.

An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

Rated PG.

All ages.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

Come watch The Land Before Time with us.

An orphaned brontosaurus teams up with other young dinosaurs in order to reunite with their families in a valley.

Rated PG.

All ages.

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 sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Coat Drive and Cards for the Holidays

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10:30am - 1:30pm
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

IROSA Cares, Inc. invites the public to join us to make coat donations to a local shelter (new or gently used coat donations).We will also make holiday cards for local patients, se...

Main Library
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

IROSA Cares, Inc. invites the public to join us to make coat donations to a local shelter (new or gently used coat donations).We will also make holiday cards for local patients, seniors and veterans.

Improv Jam

Improv Comedy Jam

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Lectures & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults

Learn the basics of improv through games and practice. No experience necessary.

Teens and adults.

Registration appreciated. 

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of improv through games and practice. No experience necessary.

Teens and adults.

Registration appreciated. 

Teen Craft Series: Diamond Painting

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Lower Level Teen Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)

Make a coaster, bookmark, compact mirror or magnet in this self-directed diamond painting activity.

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration appreciated.

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

Make a coaster, bookmark, compact mirror or magnet in this self-directed diamond painting activity.

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration appreciated.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs Rock!

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Workshops
Age Group:
All ages, Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults

Become a paleontologist for a day during a hands-on, expert-led program about the Jurassic era, where you'll unearth the ancient giants through fossil digs of  real dinosaur bones, shark teeth and ammonites.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: All ages, Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Become a paleontologist for a day during a hands-on, expert-led program about the Jurassic era, where you'll unearth the ancient giants through fossil digs of  real dinosaur bones, shark teeth and ammonites.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

La Tertulia de Stamford Book Club

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Ann M. Sexton Board Room at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Book Club - Meets two Sundays each month to discuss world literature in general, with a special focus on Latin American Literature.

Main Library
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Book Club - Meets two Sundays each month to discuss world literature in general, with a special focus on Latin American Literature.

Youth Astronomy Network Workshop

Sunday, November 23, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Third Floor Technology Center (w/ workstations) at Main Library
Program Type:
Community, Special Event, Other
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8)

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics presents an opportunity to learn more about robotic telescopes, astrophotography, image analysis, space exploration and science/STEM careers.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (w/ workstations)
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Community, Special Event, Other
Registration Required
Event Details:

The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics presents an opportunity to learn more about robotic telescopes, astrophotography, image analysis, space exploration and science/STEM careers.

Family Storytime

Storytime with Sarah

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration appreciated.

Register
Registration Required
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.

knitting

Knit & Needles Gathering

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults

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

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.

Curious Kids

Cuentos y Actividades: Spanish Story & Activity

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lafayette Pop-Up Library
Program Type:
Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Families

A Spanish-language experience with Ms. Gloria featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.

Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

Library Branch: Lafayette Pop-Up Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Families
Program Type: Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Storytime
Event Details:

A Spanish-language experience with Ms. Gloria featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.

Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

Let's Talk Teens

Kids Let's Talk

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Community, Language & Education
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

All levels welcome.

Grades 2 to 5.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Community, Language & Education
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

All levels welcome.

Grades 2 to 5.

Let's Talk Teens

Teen Let's Talk

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)

Learners of all levels are invited to practice and improve their English conversational skills through peer interaction.

Grades 6 to 12. 

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Learners of all levels are invited to practice and improve their English conversational skills through peer interaction.

Grades 6 to 12. 

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Harriet Tubman Live in Concert

South End Branch African and African American Authors Book Discussion via Zoom: Harriet Tubman Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen

Monday, November 24, 2025 at 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Adult Summer Reading, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults

Harriet Tubman Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Books & Reading
Event Details:

Harriet Tubman Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen

Sing and Stomp

Sing & Stomp

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)

Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music.

Ages 18 months to 4 years.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music.

Ages 18 months to 4 years.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Sensory Storytime

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Families

An interactive and inclusive storytime that includes freedom of movement, visual aids and sensory experiences. 

Ages 3 to 6 with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required. 

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Families
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

An interactive and inclusive storytime that includes freedom of movement, visual aids and sensory experiences. 

Ages 3 to 6 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.

Community Mindfulness New Logo

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Ann M. Sexton Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults

A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect.

Appropriate for all levels of practice.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect.

Appropriate for all levels of practice.

Quiver

Color in 3D With Quiver

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
West Side Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Technology
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)

Use iPads and the Quiver app to create an augmented reality coloring sheet that you can see in 3D.

Grades 5 to 12.

Registration required.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Use iPads and the Quiver app to create an augmented reality coloring sheet that you can see in 3D.

Grades 5 to 12.

Registration required.

Homework Help

Homework Help

Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
West Side Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Community, Language & Education
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)

Homework help is here.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Language & Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homework help is here.

Babytime

Cuddlers & Crawlers

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)

Storytime featuring songs, rhymes, bounces and special books. Free play and tummy time afterwards.

This program is only for pre-walking babies 12 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime featuring songs, rhymes, bounces and special books. Free play and tummy time afterwards.

This program is only for pre-walking babies 12 months and younger 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.

Family Storytime

Family Storytime

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)

A participatory storytime for the whole family that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities.

Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

Upcoming
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

A participatory storytime for the whole family that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities.

Ages 18 months to 5 years 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 sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Curious Kids

Whimsical Wednesdays: Storytime & Craft

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lafayette Pop-Up Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Families

Stories read-along and craft with Ms. Ibsen.

Ages 2 to 5 with an accompanying caregiver.

Library Branch: Lafayette Pop-Up Library
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Stories read-along and craft with Ms. Ibsen.

Ages 2 to 5 with an accompanying caregiver.

Bebés

Bebés Bilingües

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)

A Spanish-language storytime featuring picture books, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome.

Registration appreciated.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

A Spanish-language storytime featuring picture books, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome.

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.

SilverSource logo

Age Well: A Community Resource Center for Seniors from SilverSource

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
First Floor Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults

Do you need a benefits check-up? Wondering about your eligibility for a senior program?

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Do you need a benefits check-up? Wondering about your eligibility for a senior program?