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Friday Flicks: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Friday, August 9, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Parents, Families
Event Details:

Enjoy snacks while spending Friday afternoon at the movies with us watching the 2023 hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The Turtle brothers work to earn the l...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Parents, Families
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:

Enjoy snacks while spending Friday afternoon at the movies with us watching the 2023 hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.

Nature Camp: Farm Fun

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Lawn at Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

By meeting live animals and learning about real farm products and tools, students will make the connection between farm and food. Program will include a visit from 2 to 3 small far...

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Required
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Lawn
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Special Event
Required
Event Details:

By meeting live animals and learning about real farm products and tools, students will make the connection between farm and food.

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.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Doggy Social Hour

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lawn at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
All ages
Event Details:

Bring your fur babies to socialize with other pet parents and their dogs. One dog per person; friendly dogs only. All dogs must remain on leash. All ages. Registration req...

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Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Lawn
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Community
Required
Event Details:

Bring your fur babies to socialize with other pet parents and their dogs.

One dog per person; friendly dogs only. All dogs must remain on leash.

All ages.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Engineering for Kids

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Makerspace at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Design and build a creation using Keva planks that solves an engineering challenge. Projects cannot be taken home. Ages 7 and older. Registration required. Presented in pa...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Design and build a creation using Keva planks that solves an engineering challenge. Projects cannot be taken home.

Ages 7 and older.

Registration required.

Presented in partnership with InspireInnovation.

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.

This event is in the "South End Branch" group.

Paint & Sip: Kindness Rock Garden

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
All ages
Event Details:

Help us paint and design rocks for our Kindness Rock Garden. Fruit punch will be served. All ages.

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Help us paint and design rocks for our Kindness Rock Garden.

Fruit punch will be served.

All ages.

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.

This event is in the "Outreach" group.

Tech Tips for Older Adults

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 11:00am - 4:00pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In these free weekly classes for older adults, our experienced bilingual (English and Spanish) team will teach you how to get the most out of your smartphones, tablets, laptops and...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Technology
Event Details:

In these free weekly classes for older adults, our experienced bilingual (English and Spanish) team will teach you how to get the most out of your smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Read to a Therapy Dog

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Event Details:

Practice your reading skills by reading to a trained therapy dog. Bring a favorite book or pick one from the library before your 15-minute session. Ages 5 to 12. Registrat...

Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Practice your reading skills by reading to a trained therapy dog.

Bring a favorite book or pick one from the library before your 15-minute session.

Ages 5 to 12.

Registration and appointment required; spots are limited.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

All About Audiobooks with Peter Lerman

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Event Details:

Peter Lerman, a professional narrator and producer, will discuss how audiobooks are made and sold, and who listens to them and why. Registration required. Peter Lerman is a m...

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Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Peter Lerman, a professional narrator and producer, will discuss how audiobooks are made and sold, and who listens to them and why.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Iris Folded Card Workshop

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Librarian Joan Katz will lead a paper craft workshop on creating greeting cards using the iris folding technique. Registration required.

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Librarian Joan Katz will lead a paper craft workshop on creating greeting cards using the iris folding technique.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Family Friendly Back-to-School Give-Away

Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

This is a fantastic family friendly Back-to-School event for kids in the community filled with games and free items for families.

Main Library
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

This is a fantastic family friendly Back-to-School event for kids in the community filled with games and free items for families.

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Storytime with Sarah

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Event Details:

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.  Registration appreciated.

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

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.

This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.

Wee Ones @ Weed Storytime

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Children's Room at Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Event Details:

Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities. Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Registration required.

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

Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 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.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: Go as a River by Shelley Read

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Go As a River by Shelley Read Victoria Nash——the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men—runs the household on her family’s peach farm in Iola, Colorado. Wilson Moon i...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Go As a River by Shelley Read

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Health Check: Know Your Numbers

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Third Floor Rotary Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The Stamford Department of Health & Human Services will offer blood pressure screenings, height and weight checks, pre-diabetes risk assessments and information on local resour...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

The Stamford Department of Health & Human Services will offer blood pressure screenings, height and weight checks, pre-diabetes risk assessments and information on local resources to improve your health.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Color in 3D with Quiver

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Use iPads and the Quiver app to create an augmented reality coloring sheet that you can see in 3D. Ages 5 to 10; ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Registrat...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Use iPads and the Quiver app to create an augmented reality coloring sheet that you can see in 3D.

Ages 5 to 10; ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Write a Story In An Hour

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Third Floor Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Local author Patricia Dunn will lead a teen writing workshop that will guide writers and aspiring authors to write a story in just one hour. Grades 6 to 12. Registration requ...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Local author Patricia Dunn will lead a teen writing workshop that will guide writers and aspiring authors to write a story in just one hour.

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration required.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Open Game Night

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Event Details:

Play a game from the library's collection or bring your own game to play with others. All ages; young children must be accompanied by an adult.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Teens (grades 6-12), Families, Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Play a game from the library's collection or bring your own game to play with others.

All ages; young children must be accompanied by an adult.

This event is in the "South End Branch" group.

Healing Drum Circle

Monday, August 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism. Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia.

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism.

Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia.

Disclaimer(s)

Friends-Sponsored

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

This event is in the "Outreach" group.

Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Parents
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs to this walk-in program at Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets. Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accomp...

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Parents
Program Type: Books & Reading, Storytime
Event Details:

Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs to this walk-in program at Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets.

Ages 18 months to 4 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.

Friends-Sponsored

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

This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Meet Author Gayle Elias and Her Dogs, Ichabod and Sarge

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents
Event Details:

Author Gayle Elias will read from her non-fiction illustrated books Ichabod-Where is the Glory? and Sarge Finds His Place while accompanied by her dogs, Ichabod and Sarge, the main...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Author Gayle Elias will read from her non-fiction illustrated books Ichabod-Where is the Glory? and Sarge Finds His Place while accompanied by her dogs, Ichabod and Sarge, the main characters in her books.

This event is in the "South End Branch" group.

Person-to-Person Mobile Food Pantry

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Library-wide at South End Branch
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Families
Event Details:

Food shopping by appointment only, and is limited to one visit per month. Please bring own reusable bags. For more information, call 203 724-9111.

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Families
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Food shopping by appointment only, and is limited to one visit per month.

Please bring own reusable bags.

For more information, call 203 724-9111.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let's Talk: New Students Level Evaluation via Zoom

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New students will be assigned to a group. Click here to join the evaluation. Use the same login each week.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

New students will be assigned to a group.

Click here to join the evaluation.

Use the same login each week.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Event Details:

A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect. Appropriate for all levels of practice. Please arrive at least 5 minutes early...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect. Appropriate for all levels of practice.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: High Beginner Level via Zoom

Tuesday, August 13, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation. Use the same login each week.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Click here to join the conversation.

Use the same login each week.