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Free Tax Assistance

10:00am–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Volunteers from AARP will offer help with federal and state income tax returns. 

Bring all 2025 tax documents and a copy of your 2024 tax returns.

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Main Library
Register
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

A participatory storytime for the whole family that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities.

Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

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 sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Canasta Club

11:00am–1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Pros and novices are invited to play canasta, a card game that combines elements of bridge and rummy.

Age Well: A Community Resource Center for Seniors from SilverSource

1:00pm–5:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Do you need a benefits check-up? Wondering about your eligibility for a senior program?

Teen Dungeons & Dragons

3:30pm–5:30pm
Main Library
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Bring your imagination for an exciting night of adventure playing Dungeons & Dragons. You'll join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells and wits.

Ages 12 and older.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

After-School Homework Help

4:00pm–5:15pm
South End Branch
Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Community, Language & Education
Event Details:

A welcoming and supportive after‑school homework help environment designed to give students the guidance they need to succeed.

Snacks will be served.

Grades 1 to 8.

Silent Film with Live Piano: Modern Times

6:00pm–7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

On this April Fools' Day, come watch silent movie master Charlie Chaplin wrestle with the foolishness of industrial society in his slapstick classic film, Modern Times.

Musician Cary Brown will provide live piano accompaniment.

Coffee & Coloring

11:00am–12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:
Relax and enjoy a cup of coffee and adult conversation through the meditative act of coloring.

Coffee will be served; supplies will be provided.

Registration required.

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.

YA Dungeons & Dragons

3:30pm–5:30pm
Main Library
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

An exciting afternoon of adventure playing Dungeons & Dragons, where you'll join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells, and wits.

Ages 16 to 18.

Registration appreciated.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Chess Club

4:30pm–5:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn from chess experts how to play and develop strategies in this popular game.

Bring a friend or join on your own. 

Ages 5 and older. 

Registration required.

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series via Zoom / Financial Modeling

5:30pm–6:45pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Careers
Event Details:

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series
Ted Stone, Tech CXO
Financial Modeling

Access Health CT Insurance Enrollment

10:00am–4:00pm
Main Library
Cancelled
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library every Friday to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace.

Register here to make an appointment.

Free Tax Assistance

10:00am–2:00pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Volunteers from AARP will offer help with federal and state income tax returns. 

Bring all 2025 tax documents and a copy of your 2024 tax returns.

Zumba Dance Party

12:15pm–1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Adult Summer Reading, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring your own water bottle.

Teens and adults.

 

Engage Your Core: Mat Pilates

1:00pm–2:00pm
Main Library
Full
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Ann M. Sexton Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Registration Required
Event Details:

Personal growth and health coach Leigh Bochicchio leads a fun, energizing mat Pilates class that blends strength, flexibility, deep breathing and mindful movement.

Super Smash Bros. Tournament

1:00pm–3:00pm
Main Library
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making, Technology
Registration Required
Event Details:

Choose your character and try to outlast your friends during the library’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate game tournament.

Controllers will be provided.

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration appreciated.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Meet Janice Hechter, Author of The Power of Her Paintbrush: The Story of Theresa Bernstein

2:00pm–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Parents, Families
Program Type: Author Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Meet Janice Hechter, an author and illustrator who will share insights from her latest children’s biography, The Power of Her Paintbrush: The Story of Theresa Bernstein. 

Ages 5 to 9.

Registration appreciated.

The Main Library Closed for Easter

All Day
All Branches
Closing
Branches:
Main Library, Harry Bennett Branch, South End Branch, Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch, West Side Branch, Bookmobile, Outreach, Virtual, System-Wide

Free Tax Assistance

10:00am–3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
Event Details:

Volunteers from AARP will offer help with federal and state income tax returns. 

Bring all 2025 tax documents and a copy of your 2024 tax returns.

Knit & Needles Club

1:00pm–3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Work on your own knitting and crocheting projects in the company of others.

Mellow Mondays

3:30pm–4:30pm
West Side Branch
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Start the week with stress-reducing activities like reading, arts, crafts and building projects. 

Supplies will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

Snacks will be served.

All ages.

 

Video Game Club

3:30pm–4:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Use our Nintendo Switch to game on the large screen in our auditorium.

Ages 10 and older.