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Next Step Expo

Next Step Expo

Friday, August 15, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Business & Careers, Community, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Adults

What comes after high school? Questioning your current career path? Want to finish a degree?

Learn about different higher education, career and volunteering options to make a difference in your life.

Grades 10 and higher.

Cancelled
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Adults
Program Type: Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Business & Careers, Community, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

What comes after high school? Questioning your current career path? Want to finish a degree?

Learn about different higher education, career and volunteering options to make a difference in your life.

Grades 10 and higher.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Back to School Giveaway

Back-to-School Party: Bags, Books & Barbers

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 4:00pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Friends Events, Community, Special Event
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)

A healthy snack demo, free books and backpacks, a math lab and haircuts so you can look your best on the first day of school.

Up to 30 haircuts will be given on a first-come first-served basis.

Grades K to 12.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Friends Events, Community, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

A healthy snack demo, free books and backpacks, a math lab and haircuts so you can look your best on the first day of school.

Up to 30 haircuts will be given on a first-come first-served basis.

Grades K to 12.

Chess Club HB

Chess Club

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)

Learn from chess experts how to play and develop strategies in this popular game.

Bring a friend or join on your own. 

Ages 5 and older. 

Registration required.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn from chess experts how to play and develop strategies in this popular game.

Bring a friend or join on your own. 

Ages 5 and older. 

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Pepin with Art of Jacques Pepin

Civility in America Series: Jacques Pépin, Author of The Art of Jacques Pépin: Favorite Recipes and Paintings from My Life in the Kitchen

Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Author Events, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults

Legendary chef Jacques Pépin returns to the Ferguson Library to discuss his new book The Art of Jacques Pépin: Favorite Recipes and Paintings from My Life in the Kitchen.

Cancelled
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Legendary chef Jacques Pépin returns to the Ferguson Library to discuss his new book The Art of Jacques Pépin: Favorite Recipes and Paintings from My Life in the Kitchen.

Chess Club HB

Chess Club

Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)

Learn from chess experts how to play and develop strategies in this popular game.

Bring a friend or join on your own. 

Ages 5 and older. 

Registration required.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn from chess experts how to play and develop strategies in this popular game.

Bring a friend or join on your own. 

Ages 5 and older. 

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Fiscal Fitness For All

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Author Events, Business & Careers, Community, Lectures & Workshops, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults

Kenny Green, CPA, will share fiscal fitness tips for building financial stability, streamlining your household budget, and saving for any day, all drawn from his book, Faith. Finance. Purpose.

Book sale and signing to follow.

Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Business & Careers, Community, Lectures & Workshops, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:

Kenny Green, CPA, will share fiscal fitness tips for building financial stability, streamlining your household budget, and saving for any day, all drawn from his book, Faith. Finance. Purpose.

Book sale and signing to follow.