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Health Check: Know Your Numbers

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
The Stamford Department of Health will offer blood pressure screenings, height and weight checks and pre-diabetes risk assessments. Each year, heart disease and stroke is the world’s leading cause of death. The easiest way to prevent and control t...

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation

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 ...

Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
All ages are invited to receive a free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Please bring insurance card and photo ID if you have them but these are not necessary to receive the vaccine. No one will be turned away. In addition to primary vaccines, Pfize...

Game Night at the Library

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:
An evening of fun and games. You can select a game from the library's game collection, bring your own game, or learn how to play the month's featured game, the award-winning Ticket to Ride. ...

A Book Talk w/ Dr. William Trebing

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting
Dr. William Trebing will be talking about his popular book 'Goodbye Germ Theory' which 22 years ago predicted the tyrannical events of the COVID epidemic. ...

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

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:
Here's your chance to practice your conversational skills in a group. No registration required. ...

Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
All ages are invited to receive a free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Please bring insurance card and photo ID if you have them but these are not necessary to receive the vaccine. No one will be turned away. In addition to primary vaccines, Pfize...

Budgeting 101

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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: Business & Careers
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn everything you need to know about budgeting and cost cutting, including spending plans, long-term financial tools and strategies. For teens and adults. Registration required. ...

Ballroom Dance Workshop: Session 1

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn to dance like a pro with instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead the first session of a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the salsa and the hustle. No prior dance experience necessary. Attendance required for all four sessi...

Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
All ages are invited to receive a free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Please bring insurance card and photo ID if you have them but these are not necessary to receive the vaccine. No one will be turned away. In addition to primary vaccines, Pfize...

Intermediate Microsoft Excel

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (w/ workstations)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:
Learn how to work with entered data, sort and filter data, use conditional formatting for data analysis, and apply keyboard shortcuts and templates. Must be familiar with Windows and be able to use a mouse and keyboard. Basic experience with Excel...

Art Exhibit Opening: Summer in the City

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:
Opening celebration of Summer in the City art exhibit, featuring works by local and regional artists. On view through September 21. Co-sponsored by the Stamford Art Association. Artwork: Scenes from the Met Steps by Susan Hirsch ...

Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
All ages are invited to receive a free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Please bring insurance card and photo ID if you have them but these are not necessary to receive the vaccine. No one will be turned away. In addition to primary vaccines, Pfize...

Teen Summer Learning Club Kickoff: Paint & Sip

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:
An afternoon of painting and soda-sipping with our friends from Pinot's Palette. Registration required. Drawing by Aarna Agrawal, winner of the 2023 Teen Art Contest. ...

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Friends-Sponsored

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

Make a Custom Button

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Make a statement with a custom button that expresses your sense of style. Create your own design or choose from materials provided by the library.   ...

Raising Chickens in Your Backyard

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Master gardener and farmer, Mark Gostkiewics, will share what is needed to start and maintain a happy, healthy flock of chickens while using sustainable and organic practices. You'll learn about: Choosing the right number and breed of chicke...

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Juneteenth Documentary Screening: Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers

11:00am - 12:30pm
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:
Screening of the documentary Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers (2016) to commemorate Juneteeth. In 1776, the colonies were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. While the Founding Fathers were fighting for they own...

Juneteenth Documentary Screening: 13th

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Registration Required
Event Details:
Screening of the documentary 13th (2016) to commemorate Juneteeth. The film, which explores the intersection of race, justice and mass incarceration in the United States, is titled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was...

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation

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 ...

Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
All ages are invited to receive a free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Please bring insurance card and photo ID if you have them but these are not necessary to receive the vaccine. No one will be turned away. In addition to primary vaccines, Pfize...

Build with Lego®

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:
Take on one of our building challenges and create anything you want using the library’s Lego® collection. Lego® creations cannot be taken home. Grades K to 5. Ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Adult Summer Reading Kickoff: Find Your Entrepreneurial Voice

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Careers
Registration Required
Event Details:
So you want to start your own business? Join us for an interactive discussion with a panel of experienced and recent entrepreneurs. Come learn about their experiences, who they needed on their teams, and what they consider to be the most critical fac...

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor 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. No walk-ins. Registration required. Registration opens six days befor...

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.

Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:
All ages are invited to receive a free COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Please bring insurance card and photo ID if you have them but these are not necessary to receive the vaccine. No one will be turned away. In addition to primary vaccines, Pfize...