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

Toddler Stay & Play

Wednesday, April 9, 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, April 9, 2025 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Library-wide at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Age Group:
Adults
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. 

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.

 

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

Bebés Bilingües

Wednesday, April 9, 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, April 9, 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 "West Side Branch" group.

Poetry Club: Get Ready to Slam, Session 2

Wednesday, April 9, 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 second session of a two-part writing workshop designed to help you write and present a poem for the Ferguson Library Poetry...

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
Event Details:

Get ready for National Poetry Month in April during this second 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 "Virtual" group.

Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 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.

Make Mine Murder: Thriller Authors Panel

Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Author Events, Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Mystery writers will discuss how they write their books, where their ideas come from, how they plot the twists and turns, and how they develop their characters.Panelists include Ly...

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

Mystery writers will discuss how they write their books, where their ideas come from, how they plot the twists and turns, and how they develop their characters.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Ballroom Dance Workshop: Session 4

Wednesday, April 9, 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 final session of a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the sultry rumba and high-spiri...

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 final 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, April 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) 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: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
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 "South End Branch at Waterside" group.

Cuentos y Actividades: Spanish Story & Activity

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Area at South End Branch at Waterside
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 at Waterside
Room: Children's Area
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, April 10, 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...

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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Story Explorers

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:00pm
Story Circle at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Event Details:

A storytime that includes longer picture books, interactive music, dancing and discussions. Ages 4 and older with an accompanying caregiver. Registration required.  

Register
Required
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Storytime
Required
Event Details:

A storytime that includes longer picture books, interactive music, dancing and discussions. 

Ages 4 and older 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.

Let's Talk English Conversation Groups, Teen Edition

Thursday, April 10, 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 English conversational skills in a group.All levels welcome.

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

Practice your English conversational skills in a group.

All levels welcome.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

The Main Library to Close Early for A Novel Affair

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Closing
Branches:
Main Library
This event is in the "South End Branch at Waterside" group.

Spanish Book Discussion: La niña alemana de Armando Lucas Correa

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Second Floor Program Room at South End Branch at Waterside
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

La niña alemana de Armando Lucas CorreaAntes de que todo se desmoronara, Hannah Rosenthal y sus padres tenían una vida encantadora. Su familia, una de las más distinguidas en los a...

Library Branch: South End Branch at Waterside
Room: Second Floor Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
Event Details:

La niña alemana de Armando Lucas Correa

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

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

Thursday, April 10, 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.

Cancelled
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.

A Novel Affair

Thursday, April 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:30pm
First Floor Lobby at Main Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

An evening of food, festivities and fun to benefit the Ferguson Library. We will be honoring Eileen Rosner for her service to the library.A Novel Affair is our major fundraiser, an...

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor Lobby
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Event Details:

An evening of food, festivities and fun to benefit the Ferguson Library. We will be honoring Eileen Rosner for her service to the library.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Babytime

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

A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more.Ages 18 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Registration require...

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

A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more.

Ages 18 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.

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.

Teen Podcast Club

Friday, April 11, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Third Floor Technology Center (w/ workstations) at Main Library
Program Type:
Community, Language & Education, Technology
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Event Details:

Do you have something to say? Use your voice, leadership training, and communication skills to develop a podcast program for the Ferguson Library community.Grades 5 to 12.Registrat...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (w/ workstations)
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Language & Education, Technology
Required
Event Details:

Do you have something to say? Use your voice, leadership training, and communication skills to develop a podcast program for the Ferguson Library community.

Grades 5 to 12.

Registration required.  

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Memoir Writing Workshop with Author Gabi Coatsworth

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Lectures & Workshops
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Award-winning memoir writer Gabi Coatsworth, author of Love’s Journey Home, returns to share strategies and tips on starting to write a memoir and how to restart one that’s st...

Full
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lectures & Workshops
Required
Event Details:

Award-winning memoir writer Gabi Coatsworth, author of Love’s Journey Home, returns to share strategies and tips on starting to write a memoir and how to restart one that’s stalled.

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

Free Tax Assistance

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Weed ROOM HOLD at Weed Memorial & Hollander 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: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Weed ROOM HOLD
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 "Main Library" group.

TCSI Speaker Series with Bava Chelladurai

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:30pm
Third Floor Auditorium at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Storytelling by author Bava Chelladurai in Tamil.

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

Storytelling by author Bava Chelladurai in Tamil.

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

Combo Yoga: Hatha and Kundalini

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Library-wide at South End Branch at Waterside
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 at Waterside
Room: Library-wide
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 "Main Library" group.

Zumba Dance Party

Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 12:15pm - 1:00pm
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 your way to 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 your way to fitness at this weekly class with instructor Pamela Arenas. No excuses!

Bring a water bottle.

Teens and adults.