News & Media

Media Contact

Linda Avellar
Director of Development and Communication
Daytime phone: (203)351-8208
After-hours phone: (203)515-6572
Email: Linda@fergusonlibrary.org

Press Coverage

News 12 5/25/2023
Actor Andrew McCarthy speaks at Ferguson Library

Book Riot 5/19/2023
CT bill would fund book sanctuary libraries

Stamford Advocate 5/11/2023
Actor Andrew McCarthy to speak at library

News 12 4/13/2023
Bill would pay libraries to keep banned books

Stamford Advocate 3/25/23
CT librarians raise voices about banned books

Stamford Advocate 1/10/2023
Library Takes a Stand to Protect Right to Read

Stamford Advocate 1/9/2023
What's Stamford doing with 6M+ in federal funds? Building a new library branch

Past Years

News 12 12/27/2022
Library celebrates Kwanzaa

Patch 9/26/2022
Library receives threats after drag storytime

Stamford Advocate 9/23/2022
Opinion: Banned Books Week

Stamford Advocate 8/22/2022
CT Nonprofit Honors Liberation from Slavery

Stamford Advocate 8/5/22
Stamford's Ferguson Library to open West Side location

Stamford Advocate 7/10/22
Stamford in line for $9 in earmarks for new library branch

Stamford Advocate 6/5/2022
Juneteenth program

News 12 12/8/2021
FEMA Recovery Center opens at the Harry Bennett Branch

Stamford Advocate 10/30/2021
Ferguson pitches new branches to planning board

Stamford Advocate 9/28/2021
Ferguson Library expands internet access

Stamford Advocate 6/5/2021
Ferguson Library ditches fines

Stamford Advocate 4/25/2021
During COVID, what got Stamford reading?

Stamford Advocate 3/12/2021
Library to keep COVID capacity limits in place

Stamford Advocate 3/6/2021
City $ proposed to help outside agencies during COVID

News 12 3/2/2021
Dr. Seuss estate to cease publication of 6 books

News 12 10/28/2020
Interview with Josephine Fulcher Anderson on South End 50th Anniversary (10/20)

Stamford Advocate 10/16/2020
Models bring elements of play to library

Stamford Advocate 8/14/2020
Ferguson revamps entrepreneur assistance in response to COVID

News 12 7/6/2020
Ferguson Library reopens

Stamford Advocate 5/14/2020
Stamford students can grab and go books

Stamford Advocate 4/11/2020
Stuck at home? Check out The Ferguson Library

Library News

Notary Public Services Available at the Main Library

Anyone needing a notary public to officially notarize documents can find one beginning June 1 at the Main Library. Notary services are available by appointment or on a walk-in basis Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Announcing the 2023 Teen Art Contest Winner

The winner of this year's Teen Art Contest is Aarna Agrawal, who is in seventh grade at Dolan Middle School in Stamford. Her winning image will be the featured art used in all Teen Summer Learning program materials.

Congratulations Aarna!