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Sam Woodruff with Book

Author Talk: Samantha Woodruff in Conversation with Jacqueline Friedland

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Samantha Greene Woodruff will discuss her new book, The Trade Off, a gripping historical fiction novel set in 1920s New York City inspired by the true story of a pioneering in...

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

Samantha Greene Woodruff will discuss her new book, The Trade Off, a gripping historical fiction novel set in 1920s New York City inspired by the true story of a pioneering investment legend.

Harriet's Dinner Party

Storytime with Yvette Cole, Author of Harriet's Dinner Party

Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
First Floor New Materials Room at Main Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Community, Special Event, Storytime
Age Group:
All ages
Event Details:

Meet author Yvette Cole, a kindergarten teacher, who will read from her debut picture book Harriet's Dinner Party. Book sale and signing. Registration required. The author...

Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: All ages
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Special Event, Storytime
Required
Event Details:

Meet author Yvette Cole, a kindergarten teacher, who will read from her debut picture book Harriet's Dinner Party.

Book sale and signing.

Registration required.

Babytime

Wee Ones @ Weed Storytime

Monday, November 4, 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.

Easy English

Easy English for Beginners: Side by Side

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn language and life skills through reading, speaking and writing during this six-week interactive English course based on the Side by Side TV program by Steven Molinsky and Bil...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Required
Event Details:

Learn language and life skills through reading, speaking and writing during this six-week interactive English course based on the Side by Side TV program by Steven Molinsky and Bill Bliss.

Registration required.

knitting

Knit & Needles Knitting Club

Monday, November 4, 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.

Doug Melville with Book

An Evening with Doug Melville, Author of Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Author Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Historian Doug Melville will discuss his book, Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals. The conversation will be m...

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

Historian Doug Melville will discuss his book, Invisible Generals: Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America's First Black Generals.

Let's Talk

Let's Talk: New Students Level Evaluation via Zoom

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

New students will be assigned to a group. Join the evaluation here. 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.

Join the evaluation here. Use the same login each week.

Let's Talk

Let’s Talk: High Beginner Level via Zoom

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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Let's Talk

Let’s Talk: Low Intermediate Level via Zoom

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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Let's Talk

Let’s Talk: Advanced Level via Zoom

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:45pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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Let's Talk

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

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Lower Level Community Area at Main Library
Program Type:
Community, Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Language & Education
Event Details:

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

Let's Talk

Let’s Talk: High Intermediate Level via Zoom

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Virtual
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

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Toddler Playgroup

Toddler Stay & Play

Wednesday, November 6, 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:

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 ...

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.

Babytime

Bebés Bilingües

Wednesday, November 6, 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.

Let's Talk

Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom

Wednesday, November 6, 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:

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Easy English

Easy English for Beginners: Side by Side

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 12:30pm
Third Floor Technology Center (room only) at Main Library
Program Type:
Language & Education
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn language and life skills through reading, speaking and writing during this six-week interactive English course based on the Side by Side TV program by Steven Molinsky and Bil...

Register
Required
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Required
Event Details:

Learn language and life skills through reading, speaking and writing during this six-week interactive English course based on the Side by Side TV program by Steven Molinsky and Bill Bliss.

Registration required.

Curious Kids

Cuentos y Actividades: Spanish Story & Activity

Thursday, November 7, 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.

Sahara

Death Cafe via Google Meet

Thursday, November 7, 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.

Friends Book Shop

Friends of the Ferguson Library Volunteer Recognition Reception

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Auditorium at Harry Bennett Branch
Program Type:
Friends Events
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Members of the Friends of the Ferguson Library and all library volunteers are invited to a recognition reception for all the work you do.

Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Friends Events
Event Details:

Members of the Friends of the Ferguson Library and all library volunteers are invited to a recognition reception for all the work you do.

Let's Talk

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

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Library-wide 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: Library-wide
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.

La Tertulia de Stamford Club de Libro

Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Third Floor Board Room at Main Library
Purpose of Meeting:

A gathering dedicated to reading a book written by a Latin American author. Each month a book is chosen for its illumination and unique vision of the multitude of cultures that com...

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

A gathering dedicated to reading a book written by a Latin American author. Each month a book is chosen for its illumination and unique vision of the multitude of cultures that comprise Latin America.

Healing Drum Circle

Healing Drum Circle

Monday, November 11, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Outreach
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.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
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.

Let's Talk

Let's Talk: New Students Level Evaluation via Zoom

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

New students will be assigned to a group. Join the evaluation here. 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.

Join the evaluation here. Use the same login each week.