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This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Preschool Digital Day Camp

10:30am - 11:45am
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: First Floor New Materials Room
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Parents
Program Type: Books & Reading, Community, Lectures & Workshops, Special Event, Technology
Registration Required
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Learn how Launchpad tablets, Wonderbook readalongs and Playaway audiobook devices support preschooler literacy development in the areas of science, math and reading.

Ages 2 to 5.

Presented in partnership with Playaway.

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

Make Color-Changing Slime

4:30pm - 5:30pm
West Side Branch
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Special Event, Technology
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Let's get messy by making stretchy, squishy slime that changes color when it changes temperature, even when you warm the slime in your hands.

Ages 7 to 16.

 

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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.

Beats @ Bennett

7:00pm - 9:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch: Harry Bennett Branch
Room: Lawn
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
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Get ready for after-hours fun with a night of board games, henna art and live music with the cover band Old School 203. Snacks and drinks will be served.

Rain or shine.

Registration appreciated.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Youth Pride Cafe

1:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Parents, Families
Program Type: Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Special Event
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Enjoy board games, a crafting station, a Drag Storytime, tunes and delicious bites at this festive summer celebration. 

Ages 10 and younger with families.

Presented in partnership with Stamford Pride.

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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 "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.

Hula Hoopla

2:45pm - 3:15pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Lawn
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Event
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Fitness fun with hula hoops and music. You'll enjoy hula hoop instruction, engage through age-appropriate games and team-building activities, and encourage self-expression and creativity.

Ages 3 to 5 with an accompanying adult.

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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 "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.

Hula Hoopla

3:30pm - 4:00pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Lawn
Age Group: Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4), Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Health & Wellness, Special Event
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Fitness fun with hula hoops and music. You'll enjoy hula hoop instruction, engage through age-appropriate games and team-building activities, and encourage self-expression and creativity.

Ages 3 to 5 with an accompanying adult.

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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.

39 Steps Toward Freedom

2:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group: Teens (grades 6-12), Adults
Program Type: Arts, Movies & Performances, Community, Special Event
Registration Required
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This 90-minute one-man performance, written and directed by Michael Green, chronicles Martin Luther King Jr.'s journey to Memphis on April 3, 1968.

This event is in the "Main Library" group.

Make Color-Changing Slime

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch: Main Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Special Event
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Let's get messy by making stretchy, squishy slime that changes color when it changes temperature, even when you warm the slime in your hands.

Ages 7 to 12.

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 "West Side Branch" group.

Build a Buzzy Bug Bot

4:30pm - 5:30pm
West Side Branch
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Library Branch: West Side Branch
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5), Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Community, Crafts, Games & Making, Special Event, Technology
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Build circuits to create a battery-powered bug that buzzes and wiggles using an enrichment kit from the Connecticut Science Center that provides STEM-based summer learning fun.

Ages 8 to 14.

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

Nature Camp: Farm Fun

10:30am - 11:30am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch: Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room: Lawn
Age Group: Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type: Special Event
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By meeting live animals and learning about real farm products and tools, students will make the connection between farm and food.

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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 "Outreach" group.

Teen Summer Party at RPM Raceway

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Outreach
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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Tweens (grades 5-8), Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type: Special Event
Registration Required
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The Ferguson Library incites all teens, including volunteers and summer learning club participants, to a summer celebration at RPM Raceway that will include a $10 arcade card, two slices of pizza and soft drinks.