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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Free 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
Event Details:

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

Bring all 2024 tax documents and a copy of your 2023 tax returns.

Cuddlers & Crawlers

10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

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

This program is for pre-walking babies 12 months and younger 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.

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.

Cancelled

Toddler Stay & Play

10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Required
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

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

Ages 18 months to 3 years with an accompanying caregiver.

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.

Canasta Club

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

Love canasta? Want 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.

Cancelled

Bebés Bilingües

12:30pm - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Required
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

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

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

Registration appreciated.

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.

Teen Art Club

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Required
Event Details:

Draw from your best dreams as inspiration for a Salvador Dali-inspired photo session covering surrealism.

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration required.

Age Well: A Community Resource Center for Seniors from SilverSource

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

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

The New Yorker Magazine Discussion

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Required
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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 Zoom.

Registration appreciated.

Theater Club Auditions: Juneteenth

2:30pm - 4:30pm
West Side Branch
Full
Required
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Books & Reading, Community, Lectures & Workshops, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Calling all actors, singers, dancers and stagehands who want to play a part in our Juneteenth commemoration. 

Come prepared to read, show your moves, sing or sign up to work backstage.

All ages; ages 10 and older.

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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A Conversation with Entrepreneurs Bill Shufelt and John Walker, a This Could Work! Series Program by CT Mirror

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Lectures & Workshops, Special Event
Event Details:

CT Mirror Policy Editor Erica Phillips in conversation with entrepreneurs Bill Shufelt and John Walker of Milford's Athletic Brewing Company.

Opening reception from 5:30 to 6 p.m.; program from 6 to 7 p.m.

Meet Janis Daly, Author of The Unlocked Path and Creator of the 31 Titles Women in History Annual List, a Women's History Month Program

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
Required
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Janis Daly will discuss her books, The Unlocked Path and The Path Beneath Her Feet, as well as present her #31titleswomeninhistory list, a curated compilation of celebrated historical fiction books that is rel