Week Calendar

Trained tax counselors from AARP will offer help with basic federal and Connecticut state income tax returns.

Bring all 2023 tax documents and a copy of your 2022 tax returns.

Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.

Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.

Registration required; no walk-ins.

Registration opens six days before storytime date.

Enjoy picture book videos of beloved children’s classics.

Ages 18 months to 5 years.

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Trained tax counselors from AARP will offer help with basic federal and Connecticut state income tax returns.

Bring all 2023 tax documents and a copy of your 2022 tax returns.

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.

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.

Award-winning memoir writer Gabi Coatsworth, author of Love’s Journey Home, will share strategies and tips  on how to begin writing your memoir or how to restart a memoir that’s stalled.

Trained tax counselors from AARP will offer help with basic federal and Connecticut state income tax returns.

Bring all 2023 tax documents and a copy of your 2022 tax returns.

Putt their way through our miniature golf course throughout the Harry Bennett Branch.

Tickets are TBD per player, per round. Pay at check-in.

Kids younger than 3 play for free.

Snacks served at the 19^th hole.

Dorothy Ghiorzo, author of The Little French Mushroom, and members of Heart & Purpose will lead a storytime as part of this groundbreaking effort to encourage communities to gather and read books about the African American experience.

The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman

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

Please bring own reusable bags.

For more information, call 203 724-9111.

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.

Mark Covello will lead a high-energy class the combines the Hatha and Kundalini styles. 

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

All levels welcome.

All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker. 

Also available via Microsoft Teams.

A workshop that will introduce the basic parts of a lockstitch sewing machine and teach how to sew a variety of stitches.

No experience necessary.

Registration required.

The celebration of Lunar New Year 2024 will commemorate the year of the dragon.

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¿Como se dice? How do you say that? Join Señora Addy and Librarian Mari for stories, songs and movement activities in Spanish and English.  

Ages 2 to 5.

Registration required.

Make a Valentine's Day card using a variety of decorative papers and designs.

Ages 16 and older.

Registration required.

A workshop that will introduce the basic parts of a lockstitch sewing machine and teach how to sew a variety of stitches.

No experience necessary.

Registration required.

Knitters of all levels are invited to a group knitting session. Beginners will learn to cast on and do a simple stitch.

Learn how to fold origami hearts and boxes that you can fill with little treats for you or someone you love. Materials and candy will be provided.

Grades 3 to 8.

Registration required.

A hands-on demonstration of ChatGPT as well as a discussion on the limits of this dynamic tool.

Teens and adults.

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Join a digital scavenger hunt to find information about Black historical figures using library resources and databases. No Google allowed.

Prizes will be awarded; laptops will be provided.

Teens and adults.

The Greater Stamford Toastmasters will lead a six-session workshop on interpersonal communication that will help teens build effective listening and communication skills while understanding their individual communication style. 

An afternoon of diamond painting to create animal-themed diamond-coated coasters and magnets.  

Grades 6 to 12.

Registration required.

In The Notebook, an elderly man reads to a woman with dementia the story of two young lovers whose romance is threatened by differences in their respective social classes.

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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Giulia Gambale, Founder, She So Social, and Co-Founder, Agents of Branding
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Learn to dance like a pro with instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead the final session of a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the rumba and swing. 

Singles welcome; partners will be rotated.

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

No registration required.

Bring your imagination for an exciting night of adventure playing Dungeons & Dragons. You'll join a band of fantastical heroes who brave dangerous situations with swords, spells and wits.

New players welcome.

Meet award-winning writer Dr. Tanisha C.

Feel the love during our Valentine's Day celebration of music, featuring a performance of romantic songs by pianist and soloist Juan David Corrales.

Snacks will be served.

Presented in partnership with Nosotras.