Let’s Talk: High Intermediate Level via Zoom

10:00am - 11:30am
Virtual
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
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AARP Tax Assistance

10:00am - 2:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Tax Help
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Trained tax counselors from AARP will offer help with basic federal and Connecticut state income tax returns.

Bring all 2023 tax documents and a copy of your 2022 tax returns.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
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 brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.

Canasta Club

11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
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Love canasta? Always wanted to learn how to play?

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

Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Workshop, a Mental Health & Wellness Series Program

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Main Library
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Required
Event Details:

The Stamford Department of Health and Human Services presents the community workshop Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), a bystander intervention training program designed to teach you how to step in and help someone who may be experiencing suicidal

The New Yorker Magazine Discussion

1:30pm - 3:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker. 

Also available via Microsoft Teams.

Introduction to ChatGPT

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

A hands-on demonstration of ChatGPT as well as a discussion on the limits of this dynamic tool.

Teens and adults.

Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom

3:00pm - 4:30pm
Virtual
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
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T-MAD Meeting

4:30pm - 6:00pm
Main Library
Full
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading
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.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Social Justice Hybrid Book Discussion: The New Jim Crow, a Black History Month Program

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
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The New Jim Crow: Mass Encarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander