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Mah-Jongg Club

11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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. ...

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

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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. ...

Sewing Project: Decorated Pillowcase

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn the basics of sewing to create a simple decorated pillowcase. No experience necessary. Supplies will be provided. Teens and adults. Registration required. ...

Pulitzer Prize Winner Series: Greg Grandin, Author of The End of the Myth

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Greg Grandin, the Peter V. and C. Vann Woodward Professor of History at Yale University, will discuss his book The End of the Myth: From Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. The...

Understanding Long-Term Care Planning

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Virtual
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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Business & Careers, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
While Social Security and Medicare are important to retirement planning, what is often misunderstood and overlooked is long-term care that addresses health and care needs that arise later in life that are not covered by health insurance. This work...

Comic-Drama Screening: Asteroid City

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:
In this 2023 comedy drama, world-changing events spectacularly disrupt the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention in an American desert town circa 1955. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks and Jeffrey Wri...

World Book Day Celebration

10:00am - 12:00pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Explore top reads recommended by REACH Prep scholars on display during April and celebrate your love of reading and World Book Day during our book and gift card giveaway. Snacks will be served. All ages. Presented in partnership with Heart &...

Bollyfitness, a Mental Health & Wellness Series Program

11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Sweat it out to Bollyfitness, a high-energy workout of non-stop dancing and movement set to Bollywood music. Perfect for fitness lovers.  Registration required. Neha, a professionally trained Bollywood and Indian classical dancer and a ded...

Combo Yoga: Hatha and Kundalini

11:00am - 12:00pm
South End Branch
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.  ...

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Laurel S. Peterson and Van Hartmann

11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
In celebration of National Poetry Month, poet and mystery author Laurel S. Peterson will talk about writing poetry and share her writing techniques with poet Van Hartmann, Professor Emeritus of English at Manhattanville College. Registration requi...

Read to a Therapy Dog

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Practice your reading skills by reading to a trained therapy dog. Bring a favorite book or pick one from the library before your 15-minute session. Ages 5 to 12. Registration and appointment required. ...

Dungeons & Dragons for Teens

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:
Bring your imagination to play this popular role-playing game where you will join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells and wits. Beginner and experienced players welcome. Grades 6 to 12. Registratio...

Silent Book Club Meeting

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: 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. Registration required. Silent Book C...

Storytime with Sarah

10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, 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.

Wee Ones @ Weed Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 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.

U.S. Citizenship Study Course

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
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. Applicants age 50 and older with 20 years of legal permanent residency or 55 a...

Open Game Night

5:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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. ...

South End Branch African and African American Authors Hybrid Book Discussion: The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb

7:00pm - 9:00pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother, who thinks he should get a real job, not the...

Preschool Movie Matinee

10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:
Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics. Ages 18 months to 5 years. ...

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.

Zumba Dance Party, a Mental Health & Wellness Series Program

11:00am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Dance yourself into fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses! Registration preferred. Presented in partnership with the Network of the National Library of Medicine. ...

Person-to-Person Mobile Food Pantry

11:00am - 1:00pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Community
Event Details:
Food shopping by appointment only, and is limited to one visit per month. Please bring own reusable bags. For more information, call 203 724-9111. ...

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation, a Mental Health & Wellness Series Program

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
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. Please arrive at least 5 minutes early to allow us time to connect with the community and to get started on ...