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Support for Seniors and Their Loved Ones

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Registration Required
Event Details:

Presentation of the Caring & Support for Seniors and Their Loved Ones workshop, led by experienced professionals in caregiving, healthcare advocacy, case management, insurance planning and daytime senior care, offers practical advice to today’

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Kindergarten Prep

11:30am–12:15pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Let's get ready for Kindergarten: Enjoy a story time and practice counting, reciting the alphabet, basic sign language, coloring, shapes and handwriting to build confidence. 

Ages 3 to 5.

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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 sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

YA Dungeons & Dragons

3:30pm–5:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
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An exciting afternoon of adventure playing Dungeons & Dragons, where you'll join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells, and wits.

Ages 16 to 18.

Registration appreciated.

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Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Storytime Stomp

4:00pm–4:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Drop in and stomp around while enjoying stories, songs and movement.

All ages.

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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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Open Lab: Resume Assistance

5:00pm–6:00pm
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:

Use our technology lab for one-on-one help creating, formatting and proofreading a resume. Bring a written or digital copy of your resume.

Teens and adults.

Registration appreciated.

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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Event Details:

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

Kick-off of the Ferguson Library's Celebration of the USA at 250 with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Beverly Gage, who will discuss her new book, This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Access Health CT Insurance Enrollment

10:00am–4:00pm
Main Library
Cancelled
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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Storytime Stomp

10:30am–11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Drop in to stomp around while enjoying stories, songs and movement.

All ages.

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.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Meet Ian Gill, Author of Searching for Billie

1:00pm–2:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet author Ian Gill, who will discuss his book, Searching for Billie, a memoir that explores the life of his mother, Billie, a Chinese-Eurasian woman who thrived as a broadcaster in 1930s Shanghai and Hong Kong befo

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 2013 drama, 42, 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 "Main Library" group

Kids Free Literacy Screening

10:00am–2:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2), Parents, Families
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Trained teachers from The Windward School will screen children on reading and language skills. Families will learn about their child's reading skill development, areas of need and considerations for school and home.

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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.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Read to a Therapy Dog

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Books & Reading
Event Details:

Practice your reading skills by reading to a trained therapy dog.

Bring a favorite book or pick one from the library to read to Zack, our beloved therapy dog.

Ages 5 to 12.

 

This event is in the "Main Library" group
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Book Club - Meets two Sundays each month to discuss world literature in general, with a special focus on Latin American Literature.

Event is not open to the public.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

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: Kids and Teens Summer Learning Club, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime featuring 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.

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

Wee Ones @ Weed Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Upcoming
Registration Required
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 3 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

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:

Seven-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. 

Registration required.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Knit & Needles Club

1:00pm–3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Work on your own knitting and crocheting projects in the company of others.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Kids Let's Talk

4:15pm–5:00pm
Main Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

All levels welcome.

Grades 2 to 5.

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 sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Sing & Stomp

10:30am–11:00am
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music.

Ages 18 months to 4 years.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group

Sensory Storytime

11:00am–11:30am
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-2), Families
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

An interactive and inclusive storytime that includes freedom of movement, visual aids and sensory experiences. 

Ages 3 to 6 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.

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

New students will be assigned to a group after their level evaluation.

This event is in the "Main Library" group

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation

12:00pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton 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.

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

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