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This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch:
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room:
Children's Room
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Storytime featuring songs, stories, rhymes and movement activities.
Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.
Registration required.
Disclaimer(s)
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.
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This event is in the "Outreach" group.
This event is in the "Outreach" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4),
Parents
Program Type:
Books & Reading,
Storytime
Event Details:
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.
Ages 18 months to 4 years with an accompanying caregiver.
Disclaimer(s)
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.
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This event is in the "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
10:00am - 11:30am
Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch:
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room:
Children's Room
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
An interactive storytime with picture books, songs, rhythm chants, fingerplays and movement activities. Stay to read board books and play with others.
Ages 18 months to 3 years with an accompanying caregiver.
Disclaimer(s)
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.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
16
2024
Fri
10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
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.
Disclaimer(s)
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.
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
11:00am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5),
Tweens (grades 5-8),
Teens (grades 6-12),
Parents
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Event Details:
Author Gayle Elias will read from her non-fiction illustrated books Ichabod-Where is the Glory? and Sarge Finds His Place while accompanied by her dogs, Ichabod and Sarge, the main characters in her books.
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
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.
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
15
2024
Thu
11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Harry Bennett ROOM HOLD
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Love mah-jongg? Come out and enjoy this intriguing game of Chinese origin featuring 144 tile pieces.
Beginners welcome.
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This event is in the "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Virtual
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12),
Adults
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Event Details:
A brief discussion about meditation practice, a guided meditation, and a chance to share and reflect. Appropriate for all levels of practice.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Rotary Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Health & Wellness
Event Details:
The Stamford Department of Health & Human Services will offer blood pressure screenings, height and weight checks, pre-diabetes risk assessments and information on local resources to improve your health.
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Event Details:
All are welcome to join a friendly group discussion of the latest articles from The New Yorker.
Registration appreciated.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5)
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Use iPads and the Quiver app to create an augmented reality coloring sheet that you can see in 3D.
Ages 5 to 10; ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Registration required.
Disclaimer(s)
Friends-Sponsored
This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5),
Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Take on one of our challenges or create anything you want using our Lego®, Keva planks and magnetic tiles. Creations cannot be taken home.
Ages 5 and older; ages 7 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Disclaimer(s)
Friends-Sponsored
This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
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This event is in the "Outreach" group.
This event is in the "Outreach" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8),
Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type:
Special Event
Event Details:
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.
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This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
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Library Branch:
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5),
Tweens (grades 5-8)
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Create a famous building or imagine your own using cookies and other edible materials.
Ages 8 to 13.
Registration required.
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8),
Teens (grades 6-12),
Adults
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Enjoy an hour of relaxation through the meditative act of coloring.
Cookies will be served; coloring supplies will be provided.
Tweens, teens and adults.
Registration required.
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This event is in the "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
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4 pm |
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Board Room
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Event Details:
Local author Patricia Dunn will lead a teen writing workshop that will guide writers and aspiring authors to write a story in just one hour.
Grades 6 to 12.
Registration required.
Disclaimer(s)
Friends-Sponsored
This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
16
2024
Fri
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances
Event Details:
In this classic from 1993, two paleontologists and a mathematician are chosen to tour an island theme park populated by dinosaurs created from prehistoric DNA.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5),
Teens (grades 6-12),
Families,
Adults
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
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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This event is in the "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
5:30pm - 6:45pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Put your thinking cap for a chance to win prizes during a Trivia Night focused on popular movies of the 1990s and 2000s.
Group and solo players welcome.
Ages 21 and older.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
15
2024
Thu
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12),
Parents,
Adults
Program Type:
Business & Careers,
Health & Wellness
Event Details:
Learn how to organize and prioritize your tasks to be more productive in and out of the workplace.
Teens and adults.
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This event is in the "South End Branch" group.
This event is in the "South End Branch" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
6:00pm - 7:30pm
South End Branch
Library Branch:
South End Branch
Room:
South End ROOM HOLD
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Community
Event Details:
A meditative gathering dedicated to healing the wounds of racism and supporting equity activism.
Facilitated by Evelyn Avoglia.
Disclaimer(s)
Friends-Sponsored
This program is brought to you by the generous support of the Friends of the Ferguson Library.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Arts, Movies & Performances,
Current Events
Event Details:
Screening of the film, Fighting for Home: How Housing Policy Keeps Connecticut Segregated, a Connecticut Public documentary that explores how the legacy of exclusionary zoning and redlining imposed the painful divide we see today in our s
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Lower Level Community Area
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Community,
Language & Education
Event Details:
Practice your conversational English in a group.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
15
2024
Thu
This event is not sponsored or conducted by the Ferguson Library.
Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Board Room
Purpose of Meeting
A presentation for resettled youth on the details and requirements of the college application process.
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