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Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
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. Families with children 18 months to 4 years are welcome. 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.

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: Piper’s Hill Learning Center, 17 Roxbury Road 11 to 12: Children’s Learning Centers: Palmers Hill, 64 Palmers Hill Road 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 1:30 to 2:30: Stop & Shop, 1937 West Main Street 3 to 4: Edgehill, 122 P...

Start Reading with Libby

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All ages, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:
Have you considered reading books online? Is a book you want to read not available on our shelves?  The Harry Bennett Branch will be holding weekly workshops on using Libby, a free app available for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad) devices. Libb...

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: Bright Horizons, 4 High Ridge Park 11 to 12: Italian Center Education Station, 1620 Newfield Avenue 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 2 to 3: Waterside School, 770 Pacific Street 4 to 5: Yerwood Center, 90 Fairfield Avenue &nbs...

Book Donation Day

12:00pm - 3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Donation Day at the Harry Bennett Branch! Support the library by bringing your gently used books to the Friends Book Shop. ...

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Teen Summer Volunteer Training

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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. One training session required to volunteer. Stop by the library to pick up ...

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: Bright Horizons, 778 Long Ridge Road 11 to 12: Scalzi Park, 97 Bridge Street 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 2 to 3:30: Chesterfield, 2284 Bedford Street 4 to 5:15: Building One Community, 417 Shippan Avenue   ...

Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor

11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Beautiful Little Fools by Jillian Cantor In this atmospheric historical novel with echoes of Big Little Lies, told in three women’s alternating voices, the author reimagines and expands on the literary classic The Great Gatsby. When Jay Ga...

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 and report their reading progress. One training session required to volunteer. Stop by the library to fill out a required applicat...

Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
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. Families with children 18 months to 4 years are welcome. 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.

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: The Catholic Academy of Stamford, 1186 Newfield Ave. 11 to 12: CP Kids Early Learning Center, 1 Blachley Road 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 1:30 to 2:30: ShopRite, 200 Shippan Avenue 3 to 4: The Star Center, 1170 Shippan Avenu...

Start Reading with Libby

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All ages, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:
Have you considered reading books online? Is a book you want to read not available on our shelves?  The Harry Bennett Branch will be holding weekly workshops on using Libby, a free app available for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad) devices. Libb...

Spanish Book Discussion: Catedrales de Claudia Piñeiro

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Hace treinta años, en un terreno baldío de un barrio tranquilo de Buenos Aires, apareció descuartizado y quemado el cadáver de una adolescente. La investigación se cerró sin culpables y su familia—de clase media educada, formal y católica―silenciosam...

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: First United Methodist Church, 42 Cross Street 11 to 12: Mapleview Towers, 51 Grove Street 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 1:30 to 2:30: Rocky’s Ace Hardware, 485 Hope Street 3 to 4: Bright Beginnings, 430 High Ridge Road &nb...

Drag Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Families
Program Type: Books & Reading, Special Event, Storytime
Event Details:
Celebrate Pride Month and everything that makes you special at this interactive event featuring drag performers Tiki Malone, Destiny Harmony and Frankie C. 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.

Friends-Sponsored

This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Kids Summer Learning Club Kickoff: Arts & Crafts

12:30pm - 2:00pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families
Program Type: Books & Reading, Crafts, Games & Making, Special Event
Event Details:
Sign up for the club, make fun crafts and enjoy an ice cream treat. 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.

Friends-Sponsored

This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Kids Summer Learning Club Kickoff: Help Us Decorate

12:30pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families
Program Type: Books & Reading, Crafts, Games & Making, Special Event
Event Details:
Drop in to create crafts that will be used to decorate the library for the summer. Ages 5 and older. ...

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.

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: Children’s Learning Centers: William Pitt, 195 Hillandale Avenue 11 to 12: Scalzi Park, 97 Bridge Street 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 1:30 to 2:30: ShopRite, 200 Shippan Avenue 3 to 4: 178 Sylvan Knoll Road   ...

Harry Bennett Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki An intimate portrait of a larger-than-life woman, a powerful story of one woman falling in love with her own voice and embracing her own power while shaping history in the process. "Mrs. ...

Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
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. Families with children 18 months to 4 years are welcome. 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.

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: Piper’s Hill Learning Center, 17 Roxbury Road 11 to 12: Children’s Learning Centers: Palmers Hill, 64 Palmers Hill Road 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 1:30 to 2:30: Stop & Shop, 1937 West Main Street 3 to 4: Edgehill, 122 P...

Social Justice Book Discussion: When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka Historical fiction that explores the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II through the story of one family's reclassification as enemy aliens by the U.S. government. A chapter in U.S. h...

Start Reading with Libby

1:30pm - 2:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All ages, Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:
Have you considered reading books online? Is a book you want to read not available on our shelves?  The Harry Bennett Branch will be holding weekly workshops on using Libby, a free app available for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad) devices. Libb...

Bookmobile Stops

All Day
Bookmobile
Library Branch: Bookmobile
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
9:30 to 10:30: Bright Horizons, 4 High Ridge Park 11 to 12: Italian Center Education Station, 1620 Newfield Avenue 12:30 to 1:30: Staff Break 2 to 3: Waterside School, 770 Pacific Street 4 to 5: Yerwood Center, 90 Fairfield Avenue &nbs...