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Short Story Hybrid Book Discussion: Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
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Event Details:
Old Babes in the Wood by Margaret Atwood In this collection of 15 extraordinary stories—some of which have appeared in The New Yorker and The New York Times Magazine—explore the full warp and weft of experience, speaking to our uniq...

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: Books & Reading, Storytime
Registration Required
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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. Diviertanse con canticuentos, libr...

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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.

Read with Libby & Hoopla

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:
Learn how to use the free Libby and Hoopla apps to read e-books, audiobooks and magazines from the library's collection. Available for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad) devices. Libby and Hoopla are a great alternative when traveling or when a book is...

Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Book Discussion Via Zoom: Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
This month's book discussion exploring the unknown realms of fantasy, science fiction and horror will be on Light from Other Stars by Erika Swyler. Decades after her grieving father, a laid-off NASA scientist, triggers chaotic changes in his pursu...

Author Talk: Dorothy Ghiorzo

12:00pm - 1:30pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Parents, Families
Program Type: Author Events, Books & Reading
Event Details:
Meet children's author Dorothy Ghiorzo, who will read from her picture book, The Little French Mushroom. Book sale and signing to follow. All ages. ...

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Friends-Sponsored

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

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: Books & Reading, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.  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.

New Yorker Magazine Discussion

1:00pm - 3:00pm
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:
All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker.  Also available via Zoom. Join the discussion here at the scheduled time. ...

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. ...

Read to a Therapy Dog

12:00pm - 1:00pm
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: 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. Registration and appointment required; spots are limited.   ...

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: Books & Reading, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.  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.

Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo

11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Nobody's Fool by Richard Russo Divorced from his own wife and carrying on with another man's, saddled with a bad knee and bad friends, Sully now has a new problem to cope with: an estranged son who may be following in his father's footsteps. With ...

Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
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 Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets. Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver. This program is held weather permitting. ...

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

Spanish Book Discussion: Ensayo sobre la lucidez de José Saramago

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:
Ensayo sobre la lucidez de José Saramago Durante las elecciones municipales de una ciudad sin nombre, la mayoría de sus habitantes decide individualmente ejercer su derecho al voto de una manera inesperada. El gobierno teme que ese gesto revolucio...

T-MAD Meeting

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Teens Making a Difference (T-MAD) advisory program, where you can learn about upcoming events, share reading suggestions and make a difference in the community. Participation counts as volunteer work. Pizza will be served. Grades 6 to 12. Re...

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Friends-Sponsored

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

Storytime with Sarah

10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.  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.

Harry Bennett Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: Tom Lake by Ann Patchett

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Tom Lake by Ann Patchett In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared bot...

Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
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 Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets. 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.

New Yorker Magazine Discussion

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
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. Join the discussion here at the scheduled time. ...

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Jerry Zezima

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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:
Nationally syndicated humorist Jerry Zezima will discuss his latest book, The Good Humor Man: Tales of Life, Laughter and, for Dessert, Ice Cream. Here he writes about family foibles and the funny little things of everyday life. Registration ...

Joe R. Sexton Lecture Series: David Chrisinger, Author of The Soldier's Truth

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Books & Reading, Lectures & Workshops, Special Event
Registration Required
Event Details:
As part of the Joe R. Sexton Lecture Series, author David Chrisinger will discuss his book The Soldier’s Truth: Ernie Pyle and the Story of World War II, which chronicles the life and work of renowned war correspondent Ernie Pyle, who put a human fac...

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Kat Grosso

11:00am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Local Author Kat Grosso will discuss her debut YA dystopian novel, Grayscale, which follows the complex lives of two boys who grew up like brothers, sharing the best and worst of their families to get by in a world obsessed with health. Regis...

Harry Bennett Branch Local Author Series: Sven Erlandson

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, Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:
Spiritual counselor and author Sven Erlandson will discuss his book There's a Hole In My Love Cup: The Badass Counseling Method for Healing the Soul and Unleashing Greatness. Registration required.   ...

Silent Book Club Meeting

2:00pm - 3:00pm
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:
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. Often with traditional book clubs there...

Storytime with Sarah

10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:
Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.  Registration appreciated. ...

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.