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If you have a question about our services for adults, you can get in touch by:

  • Submitting a question from our Contact Us page
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Access Health CT Insurance Enrollment

10:30am - 5:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Second Floor Study Room 1
Age Group: Families, Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Event Details:
The 2024 open enrollment period for individual and family health insurance plans is underway. Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library through January 12 to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace. Enroll by December 15...

Mah-Jongg Club

11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Love mah-jongg? Come out and enjoy this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces. Beginners welcome. ...

TechXel Stamford Accelerator Series via Zoom / Financial Modeling

5:30pm - 6:45pm
Virtual
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Careers
Event Details:
TechXel Stamford Accelerator Series - Venture Expert Talks Ted Stone, Tech CXO Financial Modeling Ted Stone has been CFO for companies ranging in size from start-ups to $2 billion global firms, including public, private equity, employee and ange...

Let's Talk: Evening Conversation Groups for English Language Learners

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Registration
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Language & Education
Registration Required
Event Details:
Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers. No registration required. Esta es tu oportunidad de practicar tus habilidades de inglés conversacional en un grupo con nuestros voluntarios. No...

Featured Online Research Resources

Small Business Resource Center (Gale Business: Entrepreneurship)

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Gale Business: Entrepreneurship - Support for prospective and current entrepreneurs, covering all aspects of starting and operating a business, including accounting, human resources, management, marketing, and taxes. Includes the entire Business Plans Handbook Series with hundreds of sample business plans created by real-life business people.

Pronunciator

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Pronunciator - comprehensive & personalized language learning software supports learning of 164 languages including ASL and ESL.

Novelist Plus

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Novelist Plus contains reviews of both fiction and nonfiction, plot summaries, book discussion guides, and recommendations.

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Adult Library Updates

Stamford Kindness Project

Join The Stamford Kindness Project

Be part of the Stamford Kindness Project, a movement created by the City of Stamford that aims to spread love, positivity and kindness in our community and beyond through considerate and selfless acts. The campaign runs through December 25.

Here are ideas to get started: Stop by any branch of the Ferguson Library to design a thank-you card for your teacher or create and post an encouraging message. Leave a bottle of water for your postal courier. Pay for someone's coffee. Compliment a colleague. Hold open an elevator door. Volunteer. The sky is the limit.

 

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SAC Commission

Applications Now Being Accepted for the Stamford Arts & Culture Grant

The Stamford Arts & Culture (SAC) Commission, which is charged with coordinating and cooperating with Stamford artists and its arts and cultural organizations to develop creative, performing and visual arts, is now accepting applications for its SAC Grant. The application is due no later than Tuesday, November 21.

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