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Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
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This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Books & Reading
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This month's book discussion exploring the unknown realms of fantasy, science fiction and horror will be on The Cipher

This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Lower Level Community Area
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Language & Education
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Practice your conversational skills in a group.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

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

Cuddlers & Crawlers

10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
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Storytime featuring songs, rhymes, bounces and a special book.

Ages 12 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. 

Registration appreciated.

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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

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
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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.

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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

10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Children's Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
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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.

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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

11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
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Love canasta? Always wanted 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

11:30am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Story Circle
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
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A Spanish-language storytime featuring picture books, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome.

Registration appreciated.

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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

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Library-wide
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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group.

Stamford Advocate Archives Workshop

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Auditorium
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 "Virtual" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Event Details:

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This event is in the "Main Library" group.

DIY Craft: Fall Embroidery Hoop Wreath

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Full
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Make a simple embroidery hoop wreath that celebrates the fall season.

Supplies will be provided.

Registration required.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Question, Persuade, Refer Suicide Prevention Workshop

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Community, Health & Wellness
Registration Required
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The Stamford Department of Health and Human Services presents the community workshop Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), a bystander intervention training program designed to teach you how to step in and help someone who may be experiencing

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Ballroom Dance Workshop: Session 3

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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 third 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.

Easy English for Beginners: Side by Side

10:30am - 12:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language & Education
Registration 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.

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

Cuentos y Actividades: Spanish Story & Activity

11:00am - 12:00pm
South End Branch
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

11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration 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 "Main Library" group.

T-MAD Meeting

5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Board Room
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Books & Reading
Registration Required
Event Details:

Teens Making a Difference advisory program, where you learn about upcoming events, share reading suggestions, get free books and make a difference in the community. Participation counts as volunteer work. Pizza and chips will be served.

This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Business & Careers
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TechXel Stamford Venture Expert Series
John Garber, Chief Commercial Officer, Wave Aerospace
Sales

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

Sewing Project: Plush Ghosts

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Crafts, Games & Making
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of sewing to create a plush and stuffed ghost for Halloween. Supplies will be provided.

Teens and adults.

Registration required; registration will open on October 1.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Back by popular demand, bestselling cookbook author and celebrity chef Lidia Bastianich returns to the Ferguson Library as part of the library's Italian-American Heritage Month programming. 

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Babytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Registration
Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type: Storytime
Registration 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.