Week Calendar

Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 3 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required.

Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music.

Ages 18 months to 4 years.

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Storytime featuring songs, rhymes, bounces and special books. Free play and tummy time afterwards.

This program is only for pre-walking babies 12 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

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.

An interactive storytime with picture books, songs, rhythm chants, fingerplays and movement activities. Stay to read board books, build with blocks, and play with others. 

Ages 3 months to 3 years with an accompanying caregiver.

A chance for new parents and caregivers of children ages newborn to 5 years to get to know one another.

Halloween costumes encouraged.

Registration appreciated.

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.

A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more.

Ages 18 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration required.

Drop in and stomp along while enjoying stories, songs, and movement in this fun storytime.

All ages.

Long Island by Colm Tóibín

Stories read-along and craft with Ms. Ibsen.

Ages 2 to 5 with an accompanying caregiver.

Whether you're a pro or a novice, come out to play canasta, a card game that combines elements of bridge and rummy.

Come play this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces.

Registration required for beginners.

Maria Marchetti, chef and owner of Columbus Park Trattoria in Stamford, will demonstrate how to prepare cavatelli using the library's mobile kitchen.

Teens and adults.

Registration required. 

Mix and prepare essential oils and sugar scrubs to use at home. Supplies will be provided.

Registration appreciated.

New students will be assigned to a group.

A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect.

Appropriate for all levels of practice.

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A Spanish-language storytime featuring picture books, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome.

Registration appreciated.

Get a quick peek at all the Cricut cutting/drawing machine can do for your crafty projects.

Teens and adults

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

Bring your own water bottle.

Teens and adults.

Make a statement with a custom button that expresses your sense of style.

Create your own design or choose from materials provided by the library.

Tweens, teens and adults.. 

Screening of the 1948 classic The Bicycle Thief, the story of a man in poverty-stricken postwar Rome who is on his first day of a new job that offers hope of salvation for his desperate family when his bicycle, which he needs for work, is

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

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

Join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker. 

Registration appreciated.

Paint a spooky glow-in-the-dark ghost using textured media. Supplies will be provided.

All ages.

Registration appreciated.

Learn about TinkerCAD, the perfect software for learning the basics of 3D modeling. 

Teens and adults.

Registration required.

Storytime for preschoolers who enjoy longer stories and a book discussion. We will focus on developing an understanding of story format and fostering a continued love of reading.

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Bring your own needlework project and stitch in the company of others.

Registration required.

During our very own chapter meeting of the Silent Book Club (SBC), a community of readers and introverts with 300 chapters around the world, we will gather in person to read together in quiet camaraderie.

Experience the storytelling craft of theatrical performance artist Peterson Toscano, who will present Everything is Connected: An Afternoon of Stories, Most Weird, Many True, where he shares three completely different stories that appear

Learners of all levels are invited to practice and improve their English conversational skills through game-playing and peer interaction.

Ages 7 to 10; grades 2 to 5. 

Registration appreciated.

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.

Use iPads and the Quiver app to create an augmented reality coloring sheet that you can see in 3D.

Grades 5 to 12.

Registration required.

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Drop in and play Chess, Checkers, KerPlunk or Nintendo.

All ages.

Registration appreciated.

Bring your imagination to an exciting night of adventure joining a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells and wits.

Ages 12 and older

Registration appreciated.

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

Snacks will be served.

Registration appreciated.

Use crafting supplies to create simple greeting cards.

Supplies will be provided.

Registration required.

Screening of a family-friendly movie that’s more silly than spooky. Whether the stories are about haunted houses with happy endings, silly monsters or magical adventures, this is a perfect way to kick off the weekend.

Join the group to discuss what books you are reading, make connections and enjoy a tasty treat. Those who identify as LGBTQIA+ and allies are welcome.

Teens and adults.

Registration appreciated.

Make your own fluffy and colorful slime while learning the science behind the stretchy goo, presented by middle school student Mehreen Ahmed. 

Grades 2 to 5.

Registration required.

Homework help is here.

Stitch, knit, crochet, needlepoint or quilt with the Ferguson Library Yarn Squad. Knitting demos, too.

Bring your own materials or use ours.

Ages 12 and older.

Registration required.

Design and build your own amazing creations using Lego®.  We can take a photo of your masterpiece before you disassemble.  

Ages 5 to 10.

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.

Do you have something to say? Use your voice, leadership training, and communication skills to develop a podcast program for the Ferguson Library community.

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration required.

Join fellow entrepreneurs for a discussion with Bob Pravder and Eric Seidman from Angel Investment Forum CT to talk about how angel funding can help early-stage companies, when to turn to those networks, what they look for and how to prepare befor

Learners of all levels are invited to practice and improve their English conversational skills through peer interaction.

Grades 6 to 12. 

Join the conversation here. Use this same login each week.

Learn everything you need to know about social security, including the basics of the program, income benefits and when to tap into them, working in retirement, tax implications, spousal and survivor benefits and Medicare.

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series
Giulia Gambale, Founder, She So Social, and Co-Founder, Agents of Branding
Social Media

A six-part series of dialogues uniting Stamford residents, where we will learn about each other and look at our community through the lens of racial equity.

Attendance at all sessions is required; sessions conclude November 10.

Practice your conversational skills in a group. 

A special talk with author and cartoon enthusiast Bill Janocha, who will share the story behind his book, The Life and Art of Mort Walker: A Survey of His Cartoons, a rare selection of gags and art from Walker's early years before Beetlem

Mayoral candidates Caroline Simmons and Nicola Tarzia will answer questions submitted in advance and collected during the event. Event will be held in person at the Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium on the third floor and live streamed. 

Screening of The Haunting, the 1963 horror classic starring Julie Harris.

Join our new TBR (To Be Read) Book Group!