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

Bebés Bilingües

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
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 apprec...

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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

New Yorker Magazine Discussion

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker.  Registration appreciated. Also available via Zoom; join the discuss...

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

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

Registration appreciated.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join the conversation here. Use this same login each week.  

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

Join the conversation here. Use this same login each week.
 

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

Stamford Advocate Archives Workshop

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Library-wide at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn how to gain free access and navigate the Stamford Advocate collection of historical archives going as far back as 1892. We will also investigate the wide variety of resour...

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

Learn how to gain free access and navigate the Stamford Advocate collection of historical archives going as far back as 1892.

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

Social Justice Hybrid Book Discussion: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin In 1950s Paris, a young American named David becomes entangled in a love affair with Giovanni, a bartender, while his fiancée Hella is away. The...

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Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Required
Event Details:

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

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

Cuentos y Actividades: Spanish Story & Activity

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
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.

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
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, October 3, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Love mah-jongg? Come out and enjoy this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces. Beginners welcome the second Thursday of the month.

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

Love mah-jongg? Come out and enjoy this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces.

Beginners welcome the second Thursday of the month.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

Death Cafe via Google Meet

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Community
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discuss death in a group-directed discussion. The objective is to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. With Sa...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community
Event Details:

Discuss death in a group-directed discussion.

This event is in the "West Side Branch" group.

Robotics for Kids

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
West Side Branch
Program Type:
Technology
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Use Dash Robots to learn the basics of coding through mini exercises based on the Wonder Workshop curriculum. Ages 6 to 10. Registration required.

Register
Required
Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Technology
Required
Event Details:

Use Dash Robots to learn the basics of coding through mini exercises based on the Wonder Workshop curriculum.

Ages 6 to 10.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series via Zoom / Patents & Intellectual Property

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Business & Careers
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series Wesley W. Whitmyer Jr., Founder, Whitmyer IP Group Patents & Trademarks Wesley Whitmyer has been a lead counsel in numerous patent a...

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

TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series
Wesley W. Whitmyer Jr., Founder, Whitmyer IP Group
Patents & Trademarks

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

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

Thursday, October 3, 2024 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 "South End Branch" group.

Combo Yoga: Hatha and Kundalini

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
South End ROOM HOLD at South End Branch
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Mark Covello will lead a high-energy class the combines the Hatha and Kundalini styles. 

Library Branch: South End Branch
Room: South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Mark Covello will lead a high-energy class the combines the Hatha and Kundalini styles. 

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

Doggy Social: Halloween Edition

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Lawn at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Community, Special Event
Age Group:
All ages
Event Details:

Bring your fur babies to socialize with other pet parents and their dogs. Prizes for best dog costume. Human costumes welcome too.  One dog per person; friendly dogs onl...

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

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

Prizes for best dog costume. Human costumes welcome too. 

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

All ages.

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

Tips and Tricks to Buying a Home

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Lectures & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Realtor Kimberly Tapscott of Keller Williams will lead a discussion on what you need to know to buy a home today. Whether you are a first-time homebuyer or looking to downsize, arm...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Required
Event Details:

Realtor Kimberly Tapscott of Keller Williams will lead a discussion on what you need to know to buy a home today.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Zumba Dance Party

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Third Floor Board Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Event Details:

Dance yourself into fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses! Bring a water bottle. Teens and adults  

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12), Parents, Families, Adults
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Dance yourself into fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults

 

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

Read to a Therapy Dog

Saturday, October 5, 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.

Paint Your Pet

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Makerspace at Main Library
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Bring a picture of your pet for an afternoon of pet-painting and soda-sipping with artist Nancy Roman. If you do not come with a picture, one will be provided for you. Warning: ...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Required
Event Details:

Bring a picture of your pet for an afternoon of pet-painting and soda-sipping with artist Nancy Roman. If you do not come with a picture, one will be provided for you.

Warning: Clothing may get splattered with paint. 

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.

Family Movie: Pinocchio, an Italian-American Heritage Month Program

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances
Age Group:
All ages
Event Details:

Showing of 2019 Italian-language interpretation of the classic tale Pinocchio. An old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, Pinocchio, magically comes to life with dreams of be...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances
Required
Event Details:

Showing of 2019 Italian-language interpretation of the classic tale Pinocchio.

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

Family Storytime

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 2:00pm - 2:30pm
Children's Room at Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

Enjoy an interactive storytime with picture books, songs, rhythm chants, fingerplays and movement activities. Bring a blanket  in case weather permits storytime to be held out...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Enjoy an interactive storytime with picture books, songs, rhythm chants, fingerplays and movement activities. Bring a blanket  in case weather permits storytime to be held outside.  

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.

An Afternoon with Esmeralda Santiago, Author of Las Madres, a Hispanic Heritage Month Program

Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Program Type:
Author Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Meet award-winning author Esmeralda Santiago, who will discuss her book Las Madres, a powerful novel about family, race, faith, sex, and disaster that moves between Puerto Rico and...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Required
Event Details:

Meet award-winning author Esmeralda Santiago, who will discuss her book Las Madres, a powerful novel about family, ra

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

Storytime with Sarah, an Italian-American Heritage Month Program

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Community
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5), Parents, Families
Event Details:

Community volunteers will lead this special storytime featuring rich and enchanting tales that celebrate Italian Americans and Italian-American Heritage Month. All ages. Regi...

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

Community volunteers will lead this special storytime featuring rich and enchanting tales that celebrate Italian Americans and Italian-American Heritage Month.

All ages.

Registration appreciated.

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

Wee Ones @ Weed Storytime

Monday, October 7, 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 2.5 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 2.5 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: James by Percival Everett

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

James by Percival Everett When the enslaved Jim overhears that he will be sold and separated from his family, he decides to hide until he can formulate a plan. Meanwhile, Huck F...

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

James by Percival Everett

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

Knit & Needles Knitting Club

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:30pm
Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Work on your own knitting and crocheting projects in the company of others. All levels welcome.

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:

Work on your own knitting and crocheting projects in the company of others.

All levels welcome.