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.

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.

Join a library staff member-led tour of the library to learn about all the valuable resources available to you and where to find them.

Teens and adults.

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. 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.

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.

Come learn how to make your own origami, the ancient art of Japanese paper folding. You will channel your own creativity and precision while learning  different folding techniques, including classic and contemporary designs.

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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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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Exchange student Sandy and a leather-clad Danny have a wholesome summer romance, but will their love story cross clique lines when they go back to high school?

Starring John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Channing.

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Deep in the Colombian mountains, 15-year-old Mirabel has to face the frustration of being the only member of her family without magical powers. Starring Stephanie Beatriz, María Cecilia Botero and John Leguizamo.

Rated PG.

Meet animals from the New Canaan Nature Center and learn what they eat, where they live and what covers their bodies to understand how each is suited to live in its environment.

Grades K to 5.

Registration required.

Club Kung Fu of Stamford will lead a female-focused self-defense workshop focusing on three phases: setting up boundaries and assessing the threat; learning the best way to strike using palms, elbows and knees; and defending a

The story of legendary British rock band Queen—Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor and lead singer Freddie Mercury—who defied stereotypes and musical convention during their meteoric rise in the 1970s, leading up to their famous performance durin

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Patria de Fernando Aramburu

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. 

People often pay more in taxes than expected because of tax code’s confusing rules.

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

Meet The New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, who will discuss his latest powerhouse thriller, The Collector, the 22nd in a blockbuster series featuring the “much-loved Gabriel Allon,” according to Booklist

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

No registration required.

If you want a snapshot of how confusing the investment landscape can be, look no further than the wide range of opinions on reverse mortgages.