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.

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.

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

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.

The 2024 open enrollment period for individual and family health insurance plans is underway. Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library through January 12 to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace.

Monthly playgroup by Sparkler, the child development app for families with young children.

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.

Registration required.

The 2024 open enrollment period for individual and family health insurance plans is underway. Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library through January 12 to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace.

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.

The 2024 open enrollment period for individual and family health insurance plans is underway. Representatives from Access Health CT will be at the library through January 12 to enroll members in the health insurance marketplace.

The Friends Book Shop is holding its signature bag sale. For $15, fill a bag with as many books, media, crafts and games as you can carry.

Proceeds benefit the library's programs and services.

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.

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.

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.

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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Wear traditional headpieces, celebrate the memory of your loved ones and enjoy music and refreshments during our Day of the Dead gathering.

All ages.

Donation Day at the Harry Bennett Branch! Support the library by bringing your gently used books to the Friends Book Shop.

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

All levels welcome.

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Discuss death in a group-directed discussion.

Learn how small businesses and startups use Excel to address the challenges of project management, such as keeping project plans and schedules on track while standardizing project elements, increasing efficiency, and improving team and individual

In this 1997 family drama, told from the point of view of the youngest member of the Joseph family, three sisters struggle to adjust to the matriarch's sudden illness, falling into old rivalries while sharing memories and working to maintain their

Learn how to build a website using HTML to add text, images and links, and CSS to modify its format and design.

Play popular Nintendo Wii U games like Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros. and ESPN Sports Connection.

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Three 17th-century witches, hanged for murderous crimes, are resurrected on Halloween in modern-day Salem by an unsuspecting boy and his little sister, who must now figure out how to get them back in the ground before they become immortal.

A 1997 drama about young Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT who has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life.

Play a game from the library's collection or bring your own game to play with others.

All ages; young children must be accompanied by an adult.

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TechXel Stamford Accelerator Series - Venture Expert Talks
Ed Cesare, Managing Director, Pleaid Capital Management
Advisory Boards & Governance

Celebrate the haunts of Halloween by sharing your spookiest tales. Tell your own story, bring a story to read, or sit and listen as we spin chilling yarns.

Bring a flashlight to keep the darkness away.

Snacks will be served.

Practice your conversational skills in a group.

Anthony Whitworth will discuss his debut non-fiction book The Saltwater Highway: One Man's Journey Through the International Dry Bulk Maritime Market, a portrait of the business of maritime dry bulk shipping.

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

No registration required.