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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
Storytime with Sarah
10:30am - 11:00am
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Storytime featuring stories, rhymes and movement activities.
Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver.
Registration appreciated.
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.
This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Full
This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
Wee Ones @ Weed Storytime
10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Full
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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
Outdoor Family Storytime at Latham Park
10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
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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
Let’s Talk: High Intermediate Level via Zoom
10:00am - 11:30am
Virtual
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Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
Family Storytime
10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Full
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Auditorium
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
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.
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.
This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Full
This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
Toddler Stay & Play
10:30am - 11:00am
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Full
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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 "West Side Branch" group.
This event is in the "West Side Branch" group.
Aug
15
2024
Thu
Family Storytime
10:30am - 11:00am
West Side Branch
Full
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Library Branch:
West Side Branch
Age Group:
Families
Program Type:
Books & Reading,
Community,
Storytime
Event Details:
Songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities.
Ages 18 months to 5 years with an accompanying caregiver.
Registration required.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
16
2024
Fri
Babytime
10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library
Full
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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 "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch Book Discussion via Zoom: Go as a River by Shelley Read
11:30am - 12:30pm
Virtual
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Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Books & Reading
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This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Meet Author Gayle Ellias and Her Dogs, Ichabod and Sarge
11:00am - 12:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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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 Ellias 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.
This event is in the "South End Branch" group.
This event is in the "South End Branch" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Person-to-Person Mobile Food Pantry
11:00am - 1:00pm
South End Branch
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Library Branch:
South End Branch
Room:
Library-wide
Age Group:
Families
Program Type:
Community
Event Details:
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.
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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
Canasta Club
11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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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.
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
Bebés Bilingües
11:30am - 12:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Story Circle
Age Group:
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4)
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
A Spanish language storytime featuring picture books, rhymes and movement activities.
Ages 2 and younger with an accompanying caregiver. Siblings welcome.
Registration appreciated.
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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
15
2024
Thu
Mah-Jongg Club
11:00am - 1:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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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 "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
17
2024
Sat
Crafternoon: Creative Creations
11:30am - 12:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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Library Branch:
Harry Bennett Branch
Room:
Auditorium
Age Group:
All ages,
Babies & Toddlers (ages birth-4),
Kids (grades K-5),
Families
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
A self-guided craft workshop for artists of all skill levels using recyclable materials.
Supplies will be provided.
All ages.
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 "Virtual" group.
This event is in the "Virtual" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Let's Talk: New Students Level Evaluation via Zoom
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Virtual
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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
Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Main Library
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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
Let’s Talk: High Beginner Level via Zoom
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Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Language & Education
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This event is in the "West Side Branch" group.
This event is in the "West Side Branch" group.
Aug
15
2024
Thu
Adult Lunch Club
12:30pm - 2:00pm
West Side Branch
Full
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Library Branch:
West Side Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Books & Reading,
Community,
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Read the book of your choice, play a favorite board or card game, knit, crochet or get tech tips in the company of others.
Bring your lunch.
Registration required.
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This event is in the "South End Branch" group.
This event is in the "South End Branch" group.
Aug
17
2024
Sat
Community Family Giveback Day
12:00pm - 4:00pm
South End Branch
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Library Branch:
South End Branch
Room:
Library-wide
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5),
Tweens (grades 5-8),
Parents,
Families
Program Type:
Community
Event Details:
Community celebration with live music, kids' activities, free books, gift bags, health and wellness information and special giveaways.
All ages.
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This event is in the "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
12
2024
Mon
Health Check: Know Your Numbers
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
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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
Full
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
The New Yorker Magazine Discussion
1:30pm - 3:30pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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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
15
2024
Thu
Make Musical Instruments
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Main Library
Full
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Makerspace
Age Group:
Kids (grades K-5),
Families
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Use recycled materials to make your own mini banjos, guitars, tambourines and more to start your own homemade band.
Ages 6 to 10.
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
12
2024
Mon
Color in 3D with Quiver
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Main Library
Full
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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
Building Bonanza
2:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library
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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
Let’s Talk: Low Intermediate Level via Zoom
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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
Teen Summer Party at RPM Raceway
Full
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Age Group:
Tweens (grades 5-8),
Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type:
Special Event
Event Details:
The Ferguson Library invites all teens, including volunteers and summer learning club participants, to a summer celebration at RPM Raceway that includes one go-kart race, 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
Full
This event is in the "Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Maker Mania: Cookie Architecture
3:45pm - 4:30pm
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Full
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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
Full
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
13
2024
Tue
Cookies & Coloring
3:45pm - 4:45pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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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
Let’s Talk: Beginner Level via Zoom
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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
Write a Story In An Hour
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Main Library
Full
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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 "Main Library" group.
This event is in the "Main Library" group.
Aug
15
2024
Thu
Build an Android App
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Main Library
Full
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Technology Center (w/ workstations)
Age Group:
Teens (grades 6-12)
Program Type:
Technology
Event Details:
Learn how to build a simple Android app.
Grades 9 to 12.
Registration required.
Presented in partnership with Synchrony Skills Academy.
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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
Summer Movie: Jurassic Park
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Harry Bennett Branch
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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
Open Game Night
5:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library
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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
Let’s Talk: Advanced Level via Zoom
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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
14
2024
Wed
DIY Pressed-Flower Bookmarks
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Full
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Library Branch:
Main Library
Room:
Third Floor Technology Center (room only)
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Crafts, Games & Making
Event Details:
Make pressed-flower bookmarks for summer reading or to share as gifts.
Ages 16 and older.
Registration required.
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
This event is in the "Harry Bennett Branch" group.
Aug
14
2024
Wed
Trivia Night: 50 Years of Movies 1970s to 2020s
5:30pm - 6:45pm
Harry Bennett Branch
Full
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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 from the 1970s to today.
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
Improving Time Management
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Full
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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
Healing Drum Circle
6:00pm - 7:30pm
South End Branch
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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
Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion: Fighting For Home
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
Full
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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
Let's Talk: Evening Conversation Groups for English Language Learners
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
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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
JFS - Resettled Youth College-Prep Presentation II
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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