Week Calendar

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

Special storytime featuring a Stamford EMS worker who will lead an interactive program and share educational safety tips.

Grades K to 5. Siblings welcome.

Weather permitting.

Registration required.

Songs, rhymes and stories for babies up to 18 months with an accompanying caregiver. No walk-ins.

Siblings welcome.

Registration required.

Registration opens six days before each program date.

Bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs to this walk-in program at Latham Park, located at the nexus of Bedford, Forest and Prospect streets. Families with children 18 months to 4 years are welcome.

This program is held weather permitting.

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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. No walk-ins.

Registration required.

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

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

Ages 18 months and younger with an accompanying caregiver. No walk-ins.

Registration required.

Chess Club is back! Beginners are welcome to learn everything there is to know about this game of skill and strategy from instructor Alex Eydelman.

Ages 7 and older.

Registration required.

Deaf Utopia: A Memoir and a Love Letter to a Way of Life by Nyle DiMarco

In these free weekly classes for older adults, our experienced bilingual (English and Spanish) team will teach you how to get the most out of your smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices.

Distribution at the South End Branch has been reinstated.

Food shopping by appointment only, and is limited to one visit per month.

Please bring own reusable bags.

Face masks required.

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.

A Spanish-language experience featuring stories, music, movement and fun that promotes native literacy.

Ages 1 to 4 with an accompanying caregiver.

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

Beginners welcome the first Thursday of every month.

Storytime featuring interactive readings, songs and activities in English and Spanish for ages 2 to 5 with an accompanying caregiver. No walk-ins.

Registration required.

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

Registration required.

New students will be assigned to a group.

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A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect. Appropriate for all levels of practice.

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Yoga instructor Ngan Nguyen will lead a lunchtime class in the Hatha style.

Please bring your own yoga mat.

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

All levels welcome.

The Stamford Department of Health will offer blood pressure screenings, height and weight checks and pre-diabetes risk assessments.

The Harry Bennett Branch will be holding weekly workshops on using PressReader, a free app available for Android and iOS (iPhone/iPad) devices that offers access to more than 6,000 newspapers and magazines from around the world in 60+ languages.

Take on one of our building challenges and create anything you want using the library’s Lego® collection. Lego® creations cannot be taken home.

Grades K to 5.

Ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

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Silent film star Don Lockwood falls for young studio singer Kathy Selden just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner Lina Lamont are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.

Spend Friday afternoons at the movies with us: Today we will show The Super Mario Bros.

Have a bit of 8-bit fun playing retro games like Donkey Kong, Tetris, Pac-Man, Missile Command, Galaga, and many more.

Kids, ages 10 and older, teens and adults.

Create original artwork on a tote bag you will be proud to carry around.

Ages 10 and older.

Registration required.

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Learn about owls native to our region by meeting them up close and investigating what they eat via a pellet dissection.

Ages 8 and older.

Registration required.

An afternoon of toe-tapping, finger-snapping acoustic delights with Dr. Ev, who will take requests.

A workshop for parents and children on how to avoid the summer slide, a tendency for students lose some of the achievement gains they made during the school year. 

Teens Making a Difference (T-MAD) advisory program, where you can learn about upcoming events, share reading suggestions and make a difference in the community. Participation counts as volunteer work.

Over the course of six weeks during the summer of 1969, thousands of people attend the Harlem Cultural Festival to celebrate Black history, culture, music and fashion.

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The Line Becomes a River by Francisco Cantú

A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism.

Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia.

An evening of fun and games.

Select a game from the library's game collection, bring your own game, or learn how to play the month's featured game, Tokaido.

Ever dream of becoming a confident, skilled public speaker? TEDx veterans Mary Abbazia and Suzanne Malloy Zaleski can get you started.

An Adult Summer Reading Program.

Teens and adults.

Registration required.

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

Learn how to make salami roses, prosciutto ribbons, kiwi flowers and more, then arrange them on a platter with garnish. Each element of this charcuterie display has been hand-selected to ensure the perfect blend of textures, tastes and colors.

Learn to dance like a pro with instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead the fourth session of a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the salsa and the hustle.

No prior dance experience necessary.

Social Security is the single most common element in most Americans’ retirement plans. But it’s also one of the least understood. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not as simple as reaching a certain age and having checks arrive in the mail.

Here's your chance to practice your conversational English skills in a group with our volunteers.

No registration required.

Meet The New York Times bestselling author Ann Napolitano, who will discuss her latest novel, Hello Beautiful, an homage to Louisa May Alcott’s timeless classic, Little Women.

Medicare is one of the most commonly misunderstood age-related milestones in financial planning. But it’s a crucial component of any retirement plan.

Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin, translated by Hildegarde Serle