Masks are optional in library buildings.
Masks are required at children's programs for participants ages 2
and up. We reserve the right to ask you to wear a mask if
you are working closely with staff.
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An Evening with Catie Marron, Author of Becoming A Gardener: What Reading and Digging Taught Me About Living
Wednesday, May 11 at 6 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Becoming a Gardener brings together Catie Marron’s experience of making her first garden with her study of great garden literature, to better understand how being/becoming a gardener can enrich one's life. Book sale and signing. Registration required to attend in person. Register. Also available via Zoom. No registration required; just join the Zoom webinar at the scheduled time.
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U.S. Citizenship Course
Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.
May 9, 12, 16, 19, 23, 26
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Technology Center
Face masks required.
Six-week study course for the U.S. Naturalization test.
Students must read, write and comprehend basic English. Applicants age 50 and older with 20 years of legal permanent residency or 55 and older with 15 years of legal permanent residency could be excused from the English literacy requirement. Registration required. Register.
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Harry Bennett Book Discussion
Monday, May 9 from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom
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Person-to-Person Mobile Food Pantry
Tuesdays, May 10, 17, 24 & 31 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
South End Branch
Food shopping by appointment only. Shopping is limited to one visit per month.
Please bring your own reusable bags. Face masks required. For additional information and an appointment, call 203 724-9111.
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Tech Tuesdays: Smartphone Tips for Older Adults
Tuesdays, May 17, 24 & 31 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
South End Branch
Second Floor Program Room
Get the most out of your iPhone or Android. Free weekly classes for older adults with our experienced bilingual (English and Spanish) team.
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Community Mindfulness Project Meditation
Tuesdays, May 10, 17, 24 & 31 at Noon
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
This 45-minute session will include a 30-minute guided meditation to help reset your nervous system and support your well-being.
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Spring Semester
Tuesdays, May 10, 17, 24, 31
New students: Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Basic: 12:30 p.m.
Low intermediate: 2:30 p.m.
Advanced: 5:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, May 11, 18, 25
High intermediate: 10 a.m.
Beginner: 4 p.m.
All classes will meet via Zoom. No registration required. You can connect to Zoom by computer, smartphone, or tablet or call from your phone. For group levels, times and Zoom login information, visit our Let's Talk page.
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Notary Services
Wednesdays, May 11, 18 & 25 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Our notary public is available to notarize your paperwork for free. By appointment only. For information or to make an appointment, call 203 351-8292.
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Death Cafe Stamford
Thursday, May 12 from 2 to 3 p.m. via Zoom
A discussion about increasing awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. With Sahara Farrugio, a licensed funeral director specializing in advanced planning. Death Cafe is not grief support or counseling.
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Intermediate Microsoft PowerPoint
Thursday, May 12 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Technology Center
Face masks required.
Learn how transitions and animations make your presentations pop and use the Presenter View to your best advantage. Familiarity with Windows and use a of mouse and keyboard necessary. Basic experience with MS PowerPoint necessary. Registration required. Register.
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Spanish Book Discussion
Thursday, May 12 from 5 to 6:30. p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Ann M. Sexton Board Room
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Basic Microsoft Word
Saturday, May 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Technology Center
Face masks required.
Learn how to navigate MS Word, create and save your document, and format your text. Familiarity with Windows and use a of mouse and keyboard necessary. Registration required. Register.
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Exploring Career Planning
Saturday, May 14 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Technology Center
Face masks required.
Learn how to research career options, perform a self-evaluation to test your career suitability, and find ways to get on a career track that suits your interests and goals. Registration required. Register.
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Tiny Art Show Exhibit at the Weed Branch
Artwork submitted by kids and adults of all ages. Exhibit will be on display through May 31.
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Art at the Ferguson : Changing Seasons
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Art exhibit featuring works by local and regional artists. The exhibit will be on display until May 19.
Co-sponsored by the Stamford Art Association.
(pictured: Green Path to Spring by Barbara Mathis)
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2022 Reading Challenge
Sign up for our 2022 Reading Challenge.
This challenge is for both fast and slow readers. Whether you read a book a week or one every month—e-books and audiobooks count—there will be a prize drawing for those who finish reading 12 books from the list and another drawing for those who finish 52 books. The challenge ends December 2022.
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Digital Navigators
Need help accessing health or banking information online? Want to get up to speed on Google tools or help your children succeed in school?
Our Digital Navigators can help you with all this and more, and even set you up with a digital device if you need one. Don’t be left behind in a digital world. We can help!
Appointments are required, and are available in English, Spanish, Arabic and Haitian-Creole. Call 203 351-8251 to book a time at the Main Library or the South End Branch.
This project is made possible with an IMLS grant awarded through the CT State Library
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Understanding Stress with Dr. Samoon Ahmad, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Tuesday, May 17 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
In this timely talk, Dr. Samoon Ahmad will provide an overview of the biology of stress. He will also review tools to eliminate bad habits that may have become worse during the pandemic and interventions that can help make positive change. No registration required. Also available via Zoom; log into the webinar at the scheduled time.
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Conversations About Art: Self Portraits, Female Artists Paint Themselves, 16th to 19th Centuries
Wednesday May 18 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Helane E. March Rheingold, docent at the Neuberger Museum of Art, instructor at Learning in Retirement, and an arts enrichment facilitator at the Stamford Public Schools, will lead the discussion. Registration required. Register.
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Intermediate Microsoft Word
Saturday, May 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Technology Center
Face masks required.
A more advanced class for those already familiar with Word basics. You will also learn how to use Styles to quickly format your document and edit the header and footer. Basic experience with MS Word, Windows and use a of mouse and keyboard necessary. Registration required. Register.
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Stamford Pollinator Pathway
Saturday, May 21 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Join Audubon CT-NY’s Jillian Bell for a presentation about bird-friendly plants for your home landscape. With the right plants, any space, from a small container on your patio to an acre of your backyard, can become more bird friendly. Free packet of seeds to all attendees. Also available via Zoom; just join the Zoom at the scheduled time.
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Haitian Heritage Month Screening of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, The Man Who Defeated Napoleon, a Documentary by Arnold Antonin
Saturday, May 21 at 3 p.m.
South End Branch, Second Floor
The complex story of Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and first ruler of independent Haiti. 2022; 97 minutes; presented in Haitian Creole and French with English subtitles.
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Healing and Hope Tour: A Discussion with Richard Harwood, Author of Civic Virus
Monday, May 23 from 4 to 5 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Presentation by Richard C. Harwood, founder of the Harwood Institute and author of Civic Virus: Why Polarization Is a Misdiagnosis. In his report, Harwood concludes that people are deeply frustrated by the rise of partisanship and division but do not feel antagonistic toward their fellow citizens. Harwood will discuss how this conclusion provides an opportunity to engage leaders in government and the community along with citizens to find ways to bring everyone together to brainstorm innovative solutions for the challenges they face.
A partnership between the Ferguson Library and the City of Stamford.
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South End Branch African & African American Authors Book Discussion
Monday, May 23 from 7 to 9 p.m.
South End Branch
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Friends Author Series Presents
An Evening with John Searles in Conversation with Kate White
Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Join us for an evening with two New York Times bestselling authors, John Searles, author of Her Last Affair, in conversation with Kate White. Book sale and signing. Registration required to attend in person. Register. Also available via Zoom. Log in to the Zoom at the scheduled time.
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Death Cafe Stamford
Thursday, May 26 from 2 to 3 p.m. via Zoom
A discussion about increasing awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives. With Sahara Farrugio, a licensed funeral director specializing in advanced planning. Death Cafe is not grief support or counseling.
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Lawyers in Libraries: Looking for Legal Advice?
Thursday, May 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Main Library, Di Mattia Building
Second Floor Study Room
Meet with a volunteer attorney for 20 minutes regarding your case. Please bring relevant materials and documents. Appointment and face masks required; to book a time, call 203 351-8221.
Supported by the Connecticut Bar Association.
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Time Management
Saturday, May 28 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Third Floor Technology Center
Face masks required.
Learn how to organize your tasks to become more productive and efficient in and out of the workplace, leaving you more time to enjoy life. Registration required. Register.
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Civility in America: Keeping the Dialogue Civil, with John R. Bolton
Thursday, June 2 at 6 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and author of The Room Where it Happened. Book sale and signing. Registration required to attend in person. Register. Also available via Zoom. No registration required; just join the Zoom webinar at the scheduled time.
Sponsored by The Dilenschneider Group, Hearst Media Group in Connecticut and the Ferguson Library.
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CrimeCONN Mystery Lovers' Conference
Saturday, June 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
(also available via Zoom)
The Friends of the Ferguson Library and the Mystery Writers of America/NY chapter present CrimeCONN 2022, a one-day writers' and mystery lovers' conference.
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Civility in America: When Nothing Matters, What Do We Tell Our Kids? With Fay Vincent
Monday, , June 6 at 6 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Major League Baseball’s eighth Commissioner from 1989 to 1992, a history-making period that included a World Series that was interrupted by an earthquake, an owners’ lockout and the (temporary) expulsion of George Steinbrenner from the Game. Registration required to attend in person. Register. Also available via Zoom. No registration required; just join the Zoom webinar at the scheduled time.
Sponsored by The Dilenschneider Group, Hearst Media Group in Connecticut and the Ferguson Library.
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Joe R. Sexton Lecture Presents Marc Wortman, Author of Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power
Thursday, June 9
Reception at 6 p.m. Program at 6:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Drawing on extensive archival research and interviews, Admiral Hyman Rickover: Engineer of Power unearths new information, shedding light on Rickover’s educational and personal philosophy as well as his extraordinary life. The Joe R. Sexton Lecture Series is presented in memory of Joseph (Joe) R. Sexton. Registration required to attend in person. Register. Also available via Zoom at 6:30 p.m.. No registration required; just join the Zoom webinar at the scheduled time.
Sponsored by Mel Klugman and the Friends of the Ferguson Library.
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Performance: I Just Want to Tell Somebody
Saturday, June 11 at 2 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
A commemoration of Juneteenth
Ronald “Smokey” Stevens, a recipient of The NAACP 11th Annual Theater Arts Award, adapted his autobiographical novel, I Just Want to Tell Somebody: The Autobiography of Ronald Smokey Stevens, into a one-man, two-character theater production.
In partnership with Stamford NAACP. Funding provided by The Bowser Family, Wellbuilt Company, Friends of the Ferguson Library, Stamford NACCP and gifts from private sources.
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By registering for programs, you may receive occasional emails about
upcoming events at the library. You can opt out at any time.
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Just finished reading an amazing book and don't know what to read next? Complete this form and a librarian will send you three suggestions based on your response. We will reply to your email within 24 hours.
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Entrepreneurs-in Residence
Starting a new business? Looking to expand your current business? Have an idea and don't know where to start?
Our Entrepreneurs-in-Residence are available by appointment to help early stage entrepreneurs conceptualize and grow their ideas into companies. Meetings will be virtual, via phone or video conference until further notice. To request EIR advisory services, please click here. For more information, call 203 351-8224.
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Remote Book-A-Librarian
Reserve up to one hour with a librarian for information or technology assistance, including assistance with our virtual resources like e-books, e-audiobooks and movie streaming. Complete this form to make an appointment.
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Person-to-Person Mobile Food Pantry and Casework
Schedule subject to change
- Yerwood Center - 90 Fairfield Avenue: Mondays from 11 a.m.– 1 p.m.
- Stamford Manor - 26 Main Street: Mondays from 2 to 4 p.m.
- Ferguson Library South End Branch - 34 Woodland Avenue: Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Quintard Manor - 18 Quintard Terrace: Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m.
- DOMUS - 82 Lockwood Avenue: Wednesdays from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Building One Community - 75 Selleck Street: Thursdays from 3 to 7 p.m.
- DOMUS - 82 Lockwood Avenue (Subject to change): Fridays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: All clients must wear face masks inside P2P buildings and P2P on Wheels.
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Main Library, DiMattia Building
Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday 1 - 5 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
South End Branch
Monday through Thursday 10 – 5:30
Saturday 10 – 2
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Monday & Thursday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday 12 - 7 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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A Message from the Friends Book Shops:
Donation Update
Please no large-volume book donations at the Main Library, DiMattia Building and the Harry Bennett Branch. We will continue to accept donations of ONLY ONE BAG/BOX until further notice at both locations.
Please call the Book Shop manager at 203 351-8278 if you have any questions.
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For information about passport services, visit our Passports page or call 203 351-8298.
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Curbside Pickup Available
Curbside Pickup is available for Ferguson Library cardholders.
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Phone Service
Main Library Borrowers Services: 203 351-8261
Main Library Adult Services/Reference Desk: 203 351-8221
Youth Services: 203 351-8242
Harry Bennett Branch: 203 351-8292
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch: 203 351-8285
South End Branch: 203 351-8280
Online Chat (Look for the Chat with us button on our website.)
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