Let’s Talk: High Intermediate Level via Zoom

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

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Cuddlers & Crawlers

10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
Register
Required
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
Required
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.

Toddler Stay & Play

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

Meet new people or reconnect with old friends while enjoying a fun game of Canasta for players who already know the basics; no formal teaching will be provided.

 

Teen Art Club

12:00pm - 1:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Unleash your creativity to craft a dog toy to donate to a local animal shelter or take home to your pup, then use chalk and pastels to explore the colorful art of David Hockney.

Grades 6 to 12

 

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

Bebés Bilingües

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

Age Well: A Community Resource Center for Seniors from SilverSource

1:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
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 Group

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

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

Also available via Zoom.

Open MIC Poetry Slam

2:00pm - 4:30pm
West Side Branch
Register
Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Books & Reading, Community, Special Event
Required
Event Details:

Celebrate National Poetry Month during our annual gathering of spoken word performers from around Connecticut.

All ages.

Registration required.

Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom

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

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Read It & Reel It

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

A monthly book-to-movie club where we read a book, watch the film adaptation and compare the two.

Ages 10 and older.

Registration appreciated. 

A Conversation with Entrepreneur Jason Sobocinski, a This Could Work! Series Program by CT Mirror

5:30pm - 7:00pm
Main Library
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 E. Phillips in conversation with entrepreneur Jason Sobocinski of New Haven's Haven Hot Chicken.

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