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Sing & Stomp

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Event Details:

Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music.Ages 18 months to 4 years.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Drop in for a song and dance party featuring rhymes and great children's music.

Ages 18 months to 4 years.

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.

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
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 t...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: 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 "Main Library" group.

Preschool Storytime & Craft

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes, movement activities and a simple craft all in preparation for school readiness.Ages 3 to 6 with an accompanying caregiver. Registration re...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Storytime featuring stories, rhymes, movement activities and a simple craft all in preparation for school readiness.

Ages 3 to 6 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.

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

LEGO® Play Day

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Community Room at Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Design and build your own creations using LEGOs®.  We can take a photo of your masterpiece before you disassemble.  Ages 5 to 10.Registration required.

Full
Required
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Design and build your own creations using LEGOs®.  We can take a photo of your masterpiece before you disassemble.  

Ages 5 to 10.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Flagship Financial: American Senior Benefits - Medicare and Retirement Planning

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Board Room at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Medicare and retirement planning, educational only.

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

Medicare and retirement planning, educational only.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

An Evening With Gregory Maguire, Author of Elphie: A Wicked Childhood

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Author Events, Community
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Event Details:

A special evening with author Gregory Maguire, who will discuss his new book Elphie: A Wicked Childhood, a prequel to the international bestseller Wicked, Maguire's 1995 novel that...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Author Events, Community
Required
Event Details:

A special evening with author Gregory Maguire, who will discuss his new book Elphie: A Wicked Childhood, a prequel to the international bestseller Wicked, Maguire's 1995 novel that was adapted into the long-running, Tony Award-wi

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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Free Tax Assistance

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Tax Help
Age Group:
Adults
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.In order to prepare your retur...

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.

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

Cuddlers & Crawlers

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
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 ...

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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Family Storytime

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
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.Registrati...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
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.

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

Toddler Stay & Play

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 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:

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 year...

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:

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.

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

Canasta Club

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Library-wide at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
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.

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.

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

Bebés Bilingües

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
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.

Register
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.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Age Well: A Community Resource Center for Seniors from SilverSource

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Third Floor Rotary Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you need a benefits check-up? Wondering about your eligibility for a senior program?Whether you have questions about benefits from Social Security to Medicare, the SilverSource ...

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?

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Littles Art Club

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Event Details:

Bring your dreams to life by creating photography inspired by Salvador Dali and his surrealist imagery. You may also dress up and take photos of yourself in your dreams. Storytime ...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Bring your dreams to life by creating photography inspired by Salvador Dali and his surrealist imagery. You may also dress up and take photos of yourself in your dreams. Storytime about Salvador Dali included.

Grades K to 4.

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 "West Side Branch" group.

Poetry Club: Get Ready to Slam, Session 1

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm
West Side Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances, Books & Reading, Community, Lectures & Workshops, Storytime
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Get ready for National Poetry Month in April during this first session of a two-part writing workshop designed to help you write and present a poem for the Ferguson Library Poetry ...

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Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Books & Reading, Community, Lectures & Workshops, Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Get ready for National Poetry Month in April during this first session of a two-part writing workshop designed to help you write and present a poem for the Ferguson Library Poetry Slam on April 30. 

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Ballroom Dance Workshop: Session 2

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Lectures & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn to dance like a pro with dance instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead the second session of a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the sultry rumba and high-spir...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Lectures & Workshops
Event Details:

Learn to dance like a pro with dance instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead the second session of a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the sultry rumba and high-spirited swing.

Singles welcome; partners will be rotated.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Bilingual Storytime

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Community, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Event Details:

Stories, songs and movement activities in English and Spanish.Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver.Registration required.

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Community, Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Stories, songs and movement activities in English and Spanish.

Ages 18 months to 4 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.

This event is in the "Outreach" group.

Cuentos y Actividades: Spanish Story & Activity

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Families
Event Details:

A Spanish-language experience with Ms. Gloria featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

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

A Spanish-language experience with Ms. Gloria featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.

Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

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

Mah-Jongg Club

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come play mah-jongg, an intriguing game of skill, strategy and luck similar to the card game rummy.Experience players are welcome to drop in.Registration required for beginners int...

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

Come play mah-jongg, an intriguing game of skill, strategy and luck similar to the card game rummy.

Experience players are welcome to drop in.

Registration required for beginners interested in a learning session.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Let's Talk English Conversation Groups, Teen Edition

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group. All levels welcome.Attendance required for all five sessions through March 27.Grades 6 to 12.Registration required.

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Language & Education
Required
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group. All levels welcome.

Attendance required for all five sessions through March 27.

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series via Zoom / Advisory Boards & Governance

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Business & Careers
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert SeriesEd Cesare, Managing Director, Pleaid Capital ManagementAdvisory Boards & GovernanceEd Cesare is a financial professional with close to 40 ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Careers
Event Details:

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series
Ed Cesare, Managing Director, Pleaid Capital Management
Advisory Boards & Governance

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

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

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers. Open to all levels.

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers. Open to all levels.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Play Dungeons & Dragons

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Bring your imagination for an exciting night of adventure playing Dungeons & Dragons. You'll join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spell...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Bring your imagination for an exciting night of adventure playing Dungeons & Dragons. You'll join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells and wits.

New players welcome.

Ages 18 and older.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Lawyers in Libraries

Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Second Floor Study Room 1 at Main Library
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

If your case involves Landlord/Tenant, Immigration, Family, Employment or any other areas of legal concern, a volunteer attorney is available to meet with you for 20 minutes.Please...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Second Floor Study Room 1
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

If your case involves Landlord/Tenant, Immigration, Family, Employment or any other areas of legal concern, a volunteer attorney is available to meet with you for 20 minutes.

Please bring any relevant paperwork regarding your case.