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This event is in the "South End Branch" group.

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Teen Summer Volunteer Training

4:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Teen summer volunteering is back. Earn volunteer credit by helping children and teens join the Summer Learning Clubs, report their reading progress and receive incentives.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.
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.

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

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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Marianne Thompson

5:30pm - 6:30pm
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:

Author Marianne Thomson will discuss her debut thriller, Seventh Avenue Undressed, a suspenseful, provocative and often hilarious bare all of New York’s Mob-controlled fashion industry during the 1980s.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Facing Racism in Stamford

6:00pm - 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:

A six-part series of dialogues uniting Stamford residents, where we will learn about each other and look at our community through the lens of racial equity.

Attendance at all sessions is required; sessions conclude June 26.

This event is in the "South End Branch" group.

Cuentos y Actividades: Spanish Story & Activity

11:00am - 12:00pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Families
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

A Spanish-language experience with Ms. Gloria featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.

Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Death Cafe via Google Meet

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Discuss death in a group-directed discussion.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

An Evening with Jessica Shattuck, Author of Last House

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet New York Times bestselling author Jessica Shattuck. The author of the acclaimed historical fiction novel, The Women in the Castle, will discuss her new historical epic novel, Last House.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Family Matinee: Luca

4:00pm - 6:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.

Starring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman and Maya Rudolph.

Rated PG.

All ages.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends Events, Author Events, Books & Reading, Special Event
Event Details:

The Friends of the Ferguson Library, in partnership with Mystery Writers of America – New York Chapter, present CrimeCONN, Connecticut’s own one-day mystery lovers' conference.

Books will be available for sale and signing.

This event is in the "South End Branch" group.
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

A free six-week enrichment program of workshops focusing on life skills, mental health and the arts. This program will help participants grow and learn in fun and meaningful ways.

Breakfast will be served.

Ages 12 to 18.

This event is in the "South End Branch" group.

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. 

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

A gathering dedicated to reading and discussing books written by Latin American authors. Each month a book is chosen for its illumination and unique vision of the multitude of cultures that comprise Latin America.

 

This event is in the "Outreach" group.
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 Commons Park, located Harbor Point.

Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver.

This program is held weather permitting.

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.

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: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration appreciated.