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Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Workshop

10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
The Stamford Department of Health and Human Services presents the community workshop Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), a bystander intervention training program designed to teach you how to step in and help someone who may be experiencing suicidal tho...

Storytime with Sarah

10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
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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. ...

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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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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. ...

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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
Full
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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...

Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo

11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo Divorced from his own wife and carrying on with another man's, saddled with a bad knee and bad friends, Sully now has a new problem to cope with: an estranged son who may be following in his father's footsteps. With ...

Design a Washi Tape Coaster

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:
Experiment with different designs and patterns to make a tile coaster using Washi tape. Materials will be provided. Registration required. ...

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. ...

City of Stamford Diversity Breakfast

8:00am - 10:00am
Main Library
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting
Join us to celebrate the shared values and cultures of the 16th most diverse city in this nation and commit to communal action to effect positive change in our world. ...

Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Parents
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Event Details:
Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs to this walk-in program at Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets. Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver. This program is held weather permitting. ...

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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.

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

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

Crafternoon: Tissue-Paper Collage Vase and Flower Arrangement

3:45pm - 4:45pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:
Decorate a container to create a tissue-paper collage vase, then create a flower bouquet for your vase. Grades 3 to 8. Registration required. ...

Let’s Talk: Advanced Level via Zoom

5:30pm - 6:45pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:
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Pulitzer Prize Winner Series: Andrea Elliott, Author of Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Lectures & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:
Andrea Elliott, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, will discuss her book Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival, and Hope in an American City, winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. In Invisible Child, Ellio...

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

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Language & Education
Event Details:
Practice your conversational skills in a group. ...

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
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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. Registration required. Registration opens six days before storytime d...

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.

Toddler Stay & Play

10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
An interactive storytime with picture books, songs, rhythm chants, fingerplays and movement activities. Stay to read board books with your little one and play with others.  Ages 18 months to 3 years with an accompanying caregiver. Registra...

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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.

Canasta 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 canasta? Always wanted to learn how to play? Whether you're a pro or a novice, come out to play this card game that combines elements of bridge and rummy.   ...

Bebés Bilingües

11:30am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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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 story time with Sarah! Featuring "canticuentos", picture books, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome. Registration appreciated. Diviertanse con canticuentos, libr...

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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.

Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:
Click here to join the conversation. Use this same login each week.   ...