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Preschool Movie Matinee

3:00pm–3:30pm
West Side Branch
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Music & Concerts, Storytime
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Event Details:

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

Snacks will be served.

Registration appreciated.

Book Donation Day

11:00am–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Friends Events, Books & Reading
Event Details:

Support the library by bringing your gently used books to the Friends Book Shop.

Please bring no more than two boxes of bags of books, CDs or DVDs.

Homework Help

4:00pm–5:30pm
West Side Branch
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Language & Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homework help is here.

The New Yorker Magazine Discussion

1:30pm–3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker. 

Also available via Zoom.

Preschool Movie Matinee

3:00pm–3:30pm
West Side Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Music & Concerts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

Snacks will be served.

Registration appreciated.

Read to a Therapy Dog

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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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
Registration Required
Event Details:

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

Bring a favorite book or pick one from the library before your 15-minute session.

Ages 5 to 12.

Harry Bennett Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: The Women by Kristin Hannah

7:00pm–8:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

The Women by Kristin Hannah

Homework Help

4:00pm–5:30pm
West Side Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Language & Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homework help is here.

Sci-Fi Book Club: Solaris by Stanislaw Lem

7:00pm–8:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
 
When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study th

Preschool Movie Matinee

3:00pm–3:30pm
West Side Branch
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Music & Concerts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

Snacks will be served.

Registration appreciated.

Spanish Book Discussion: La literatura nazi en América de Roberto Bolaño

4:30pm–6:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Books & Reading
Event Details:

La literatura nazi en América de Roberto Bolaño

Silent Book Club

2:00pm–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for our very own chapter of the Silent Book Club (SBC), a community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters around the world who gather in person and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.

LGBTQ+ Social Book Club

3:00pm–4:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Discuss what books you are reading, make connections and enjoy a tasty treat. Those who identify as LGBTQIA+ as well as allies are welcome.

Registration appreciated.

Presented in partnership with Stamford Pride.

Homework Help

4:00pm–5:30pm
West Side Branch
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Language & Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homework help is here.

The New Yorker Magazine Discussion

1:30pm–3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker. 

Also available via Zoom.

New Book Discussion: Audition

6:00pm–7:00pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Fireplace Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

A friendly and relaxed discussion of the novel Audition by Katie Kitamura

Preschool Movie Matinee

3:00pm–3:30pm
West Side Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Music & Concerts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

Snacks will be served.

Registration appreciated.

South End Branch African and African American Authors Book Discussion Via Zoom: The Jailhouse Lawyer, a Black History Month Program

7:00pm–9:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Books & Reading
Event Details:

The Jailhouse Lawyer by Calvin Duncan.

Homework Help

4:00pm–5:30pm
West Side Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-2), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Language & Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

Homework help is here.

West Side Stories: A Bilingual Book Club for Adults

5:30pm–7:00pm
West Side Branch
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Health & Wellness, Language & Education
Registration Required
Event Details:

A book club for adults in Spanish and English, where you can choose to attend any of the following dates. The discussions may occur in both languages and/or Spanglish, whichever direction the group takes it.

Bilingual Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Songs, stories and activities in English and Spanish that build early literacy skills.

Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

Preschool Movie Matinee

3:00pm–3:30pm
West Side Branch
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Music & Concerts, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

Snacks will be served.

Registration appreciated.

African Storytelling Reimagined, A Black History Month Program

12:00pm–2:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Author Events, Books & Reading, Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

African Storytelling Reimagined program, featuring a storytime, dance session, authentic artifacts, stickers and activity sheets for children to take home using African folktale picture books, language books and Discover Africa activity books