News & Media

Media Contact

Linda Avellar
Director of Development and Communication
Daytime phone: (203)351-8208
After-hours phone: (203)515-6572
Email: Linda@fergusonlibrary.org

Press Coverage

American Libraries 6/3/2024
Seeking Sanctuary: Public libraries establish themselves as book sanctuaries to counter bans

Past Years

Stamford Advocate 6/14/2023
CT librarians weigh in on book bans

News 12 5/25/2023
Actor Andrew McCarthy speaks at Ferguson Library

Book Riot 5/19/2023
CT bill would fund book sanctuary libraries

Stamford Advocate 5/11/2023
Actor Andrew McCarthy to speak at library

News 12 4/13/2023
Bill would pay libraries to keep banned books

Stamford Advocate 3/25/23
CT librarians raise voices about banned books

Stamford Advocate 1/10/2023
Library Takes a Stand to Protect Right to Read

Stamford Advocate 1/9/2023
What's Stamford doing with 6M+ in federal funds? Building a new library branch

News 12 12/27/2022
Library celebrates Kwanzaa

Patch 9/26/2022
Library receives threats after drag storytime

Stamford Advocate 9/23/2022
Opinion: Banned Books Week

Stamford Advocate 8/22/2022
CT Nonprofit Honors Liberation from Slavery

Stamford Advocate 8/5/22
Stamford's Ferguson Library to open West Side location

Stamford Advocate 7/10/22
Stamford in line for $9 in earmarks for new library branch

Stamford Advocate 6/5/2022
Juneteenth program

News 12 12/8/2021
FEMA Recovery Center opens at the Harry Bennett Branch

Stamford Advocate 10/30/2021
Ferguson pitches new branches to planning board

Stamford Advocate 9/28/2021
Ferguson Library expands internet access

Stamford Advocate 6/5/2021
Ferguson Library ditches fines

Stamford Advocate 4/25/2021
During COVID, what got Stamford reading?

Stamford Advocate 3/12/2021
Library to keep COVID capacity limits in place

Stamford Advocate 3/6/2021
City $ proposed to help outside agencies during COVID

News 12 3/2/2021
Dr. Seuss estate to cease publication of 6 books

News 12 10/28/2020
Interview with Josephine Fulcher Anderson on South End 50th Anniversary (10/20)

Stamford Advocate 10/16/2020
Models bring elements of play to library

Stamford Advocate 8/14/2020
Ferguson revamps entrepreneur assistance in response to COVID

News 12 7/6/2020
Ferguson Library reopens

Stamford Advocate 5/14/2020
Stamford students can grab and go books

Stamford Advocate 4/11/2020
Stuck at home? Check out The Ferguson Library

Library News

Community Impact Survey from United Way of Coastal & Western Connecticut

United Way of Coastal and Western Connecticut (UWCWC) is embarking on a strategic planning process. Your insights will help shape the future of the organization, ensuring that their efforts align with the priorities and aspirations of the community. Please take a few minutes to fill out their Community Input survey, which will remain open through January 23.

Library Commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington

STAMFORD, August 2, 2023 – The Ferguson Library will host a variety of special events to mark the 60 years since the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, when a quarter of a million people rallied to demand an end to segregation as well as fair wages and economic justice, voting rights and civil rights protections.