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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. ...

A Conversation About Weight Loss Management with Dr. James Bonheur and Barbara Parisi RD

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Current Events, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:
Dr. James Bonheur and nutritionist Barbara Parisi will lead an information session covering medical and surgical weight management options as well as the importance of a healthy diet for continued health and wellness. Registration required. Dr....

Lawyers in Libraries

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Second Floor Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:
If your case involves Landlord/Tenant, Immigration, Family, Employment or any other areas of legal concern, a volunteer attorney is available to meet with you for 20 minutes. Please bring any relevant paperwork regarding your case. To book a re...

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. ...

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. ...

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. The objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. With Sahara Farrugio, a licensed funeral director specializing in advanced pl...

Documentary Screening: Last Song from Kabul

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Special screening of the documentary Last Song from Kabul, which tells the story of a people forced into silence, forced to lose their musical voice, forced to abandon the soul of their heritage, and yet, against all odds, they keep the music alive. ...

Teen Poetry Slam

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Books & Reading, Community, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Here's a chance to show off your artistic skills by reading a favorite poem or sharing work of art you created. Invite your friends and family to cheer you on! Sign up at the Youth Services Desk or email mlee@fergusonlibrary.org by April 30. ...

Youth Enrichment Program: Reaching Our Communities

9:30am - 12:30pm
South End Branch
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. Presented in partner...

Uncovering Biomes

11:00am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
Circle the globe to explore huge geographic regions that share many similar plants and animals. The journey will take you from desert to rain forest and from savanna to tundra. A multimedia presentation will create a backdrop for this interactive loo...

Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Workshop

10:00am - 11:30am
Main Library
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Registration
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...

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. ...

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. ...

Lecture: The Jack Benny Radio Program

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Joe Gianquinto, a retired broadcasting executive, will deliver his lecture, The Jack Benny Radio Program, about radio great Jack Benny and The Jack Benny Show, considered one of the most successful comedy programs from the golden age of radio. You...

Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Workshop

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Registration
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...

Address the Mess Decluttering Seminar

11:00am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Spring is the perfect time to refresh your home and declutter your life. This special seminar on decluttering, led by Kimberly Tapscott, a Realtor with Keller Williams, and Liz Pensiero of Liz Pensiero Home Staging will provide practical tips and str...

Youth Enrichment Program: Reaching Our Communities

9:30am - 12:30pm
South End Branch
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. Presented in partner...

Reading & Rhythm Concert

11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Families
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Music & Concerts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
An interactive concert where everyone can sing, dance, move, play and enjoy orchestral music while building literacy and social/emotional skills.  All ages. Registration appreciated. Presented in partnership with Orchestra Lumos and Mus...

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.

Healing Drum Circle

6:00pm - 7:30pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:
A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism. Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia. ...

Disclaimer(s)

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. ...

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. ...

National Federation of the Blind Outreach

11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
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Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: All ages, Adults
Program Type: Community
Registration Required
Event Details:
Bring your lunch and meet Matthew Krieger, Board Chair for the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation, who will talk about Whysper, a text-to-speech technology for the blind and visually impaired. Registration required. The Stamford-base...

Youth Enrichment Program: Reaching Our Communities

9:30am - 12:30pm
South End Branch
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. Presented in partner...

Mental Health Care IS Health Care Community Event

12:00pm - 4:00pm
West Side Branch
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Selfcare for Recovery will host its second annual Mental Health Care IS Health Care, an awareness-raising gathering highlighting community resources that focus on recovery. The event will feature refreshments, author talks and more. All ages ...