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This event is in the "Main Library" group
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
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Do you need a benefits check-up? Wondering about your eligibility for a senior program?

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Internet Self-Defense

2:00pm–3:15pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
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The more time you spend online, the harder it is to protect your privacy, but it's not impossible. This class will give you an assortment of tools to keep you safer while you navigate the internet.

This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group

Adult Sit & Stitch

2:30pm–4:00pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
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Bring your own needlework project and stitch in the company of others. 

Registration required.

This event is in the "Virtual" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Join the conversation here.

Use this same login each week.
 

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Meet Deborah Goodrich Royce, Author of Best Boy

6:30pm–7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Registration Required
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An evening with bestselling author Deborah Goodrich Royce, who will discuss her latest novel, Best Boy, a psychological thriller that teeters on the knife-edge of memory and identity when the arrival of a shocking letter

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Sci-Fi Book Club: Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld

7:00pm–8:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
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Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
In an alternate 1914 Europe, fifteen-year-old Austrian Prince Alek, on
This event is in the "Main Library" group

Easy English for Beginners: Side by Side

10:30am–12:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Registration Required
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Learn language and life skills through reading, speaking and writing during this six-week interactive English course based on the Side by Side TV program by Steven Molinsky and Bill Bliss.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Mah-Jongg Club

11:00am–1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
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A free-play session of Mah-Jongg, the intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces.

This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group

Decorate a Wooden Shamrock

3:00pm–4:30pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
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Decorate a wooden shamrock. Supplies will be provided, including paint, decoupage, beads and buttons.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Books & Reading
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Las niñas del naranjel de Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

This event is in the "Virtual" group
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Careers
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TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series
Ed Cesare, Managing Director, Pleiad Capital Management
Advisory Boards & Governance

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Play Dungeons & Dragons

6:00pm–7:45pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
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Bring your imagination for an exciting night of adventure playing Dungeons & Dragons. You'll join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells and wits.

New players welcome.

Ages 18 and older.

This event is in the "Virtual" group

Information Session: First Student Is Hiring

10:00am–11:00am
Virtual
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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Careers
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All are welcome to a First Student virtual informational session for those interested in becoming school bus drivers.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Access Health CT Insurance Enrollment

10:00am–4:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library every Friday to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace.

Register here to make an appointment.

This event is in the "Main Library" group
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Non-library Event
Event Details:

Screening of the 2025 documentary, The Alabama Solution, part of the Avon on Tour: Movies That Build Community program of film screenings at the Ferguson Library while the Avon undergoes renovations.

This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group

Free Tax Assistance

10:00am–2:00pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Volunteers from AARP will offer help with federal and state income tax returns. 

Bring all 2025 tax documents and a copy of your 2024 tax returns.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Loraine Sievers

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
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Meet author Loraine Sievers, who will discuss her novel, An UNwilling Spy.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Latin & Ballroom Dance Workshop: Country Style

12:00pm–1:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Lectures & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Boot-scootin’ fun meets Latin and Ballroom flair in this high-energy, feel-good dance class.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring your own water bottle.

Teens and adults.

 

This event is in the "South End Branch (Reopening March 14, 2026)" group

Community Conversations

12:30pm–2:00pm
South End Branch (Reopening March 14, 2026)
Library Branch: South End Branch (Reopening March 14, 2026)
Room: Second Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Join the conversation and shape the future of the library.

Bring your ideas, experiences and vision.

Let's explore how the library fuels learning, creativity and connection today while imagining what it could become tomorrow.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Engage Your Core: Mat Pilates

1:00pm–2:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Personal growth and health coach Leigh Bochicchio leads a fun, energizing mat Pilates class that blends strength, flexibility, deep breathing and mindful movement.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Silent Book Club

2:00pm–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration 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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group

LGBTQ+ Social Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join the group to discuss what books you are reading, make connections and enjoy a tasty treat. Those who identify as LGBTQIA+ as well as allies are welcome.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Main Library" group
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: All ages, Families, Adults
Program Type: Community, Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

A celebration of the International Women's Month. 
"I bow down before the artistic miracle of this brilliant Ukrainian." Pablo Picasso