FAMILY PROGRAM

Happening Today!
Hispanic Heritage Month Storytime: Featuring Orchestra Lumos
Saturday, October 8 from 11 a.m. to noon.
Main Library, Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
A morning of Spanish and English storytelling featuring a musical interpretation by Orchestra Lumos of Flavia Z. Drago's Gustavo the Shy Ghost and its Spanish-language translation Gustavo el fantasmito timido. Registration Required.  

Family Storytime
Wednesday, October 12 from 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
A participatory storytime for the whole family that includes songs, fingerplays, stories and movement activities. For ages 18 months to four years with an accompanying caregiver. No walk-ins. Registration required. Registration opens six days before each storytime date.  

Outdoor Family Storytime
Thursday, October 13 at 10:30 a.m.
Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch
Preschoolers and caregivers are welcome to these drop-in programs on the lawn. Please bring a blanket and/or lawn chairs. Weather permitting.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS  

Sing & Stomp
Tuesday, October 11 from 10:30 to 11 a.m.
Main Library, Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
A song and dance party for ages 18 months to 4 years accompanied by a caregiver. No walk-ins. Registration opens six days before the session.  

Budding Bookworms
Tuesday, October 11 at 10:30 a.m.
via South End Branch Instagram
Bilingual storytime for ages 18 months to 4 years. New content every week. Connect via SE Branch Instagram.  

Babytime
Friday, October 14 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Main Library, Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
A program geared for babies featuring traditional verses, bouncing rhymes, board books and more. For ages up to 18 months with an accompanying caregiver. No walk-ins. Registration required.

TEENS  

Happening Today!
Film Screening: Hispanic Heritage Month
La Bamba
Saturday, October 8 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Main Library, Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Enjoy this biopic about the life and short-lived career of Mexican-American rock 'n' roll star Richie Valens, starring Lou Diamond Phillips. Grades 6 to 12.  

Teen Paint & Sip
Monday, October 10 from noon to 2:30 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
Teens are invited for an afternoon of painting and soda-sipping with our friends from Pinot's Palette. Grades 6 to 12. Registration required.  

Film Screening: The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
Saturday, October 15 from 2 to 4 p.m.
Main Library, DiMattia Building
Dudley N. Williams Jr., Auditorium
Starring and produced by Edward James Olmos, the film tells the story of a Mexican-American farmer accused of murdering a Texas lawman in 1901. The film chronicles his flight and eventual capture after two weeks evading a posse.

ONGOING AT THE LIBRARY  

Halloween Scavenger Hunt
October 3 through October 29
South End Branch
Come find the ghosts, witches and other Halloween characters hidden in the shelves of the South End Branch to win a gift! Pick up a checklist at the branch to participate. All ages welcome during normal branch hours.  

Kids! Help us Decorate for Diwali
Starting Saturday, October 8
All Branches
Create your own paper rangoli on one of our templates, which will be available starting Saturday, October 8 at the library's Youth Services desks. Make one for yourself and another one for us! We will use all the rangolis to decorate for our celebration, to be held Sunday, November 13.  

Earn Volunteer Hours by Reviewing Books
The Ferguson Library is offering volunteer hours to teens in grades 6 to 12 to write book reviews. Reviews will be featured on the library's Youth Instagram page and displayed with reviewed books at the library.
Teens may submit up to two book reviews per week. For each review approved by a librarian, teens will receive one hour of volunteer credit.
Reviews may be edited for clarity and will list the reviewer's first name, last name initial, and grade, unless the reviewer specifies anonymity. Questions? Call 203-351-8242.
By registering for programs, you may receive occasional emails about
upcoming events at the library. You can opt out at any time.