What's going on next week at the Ferguson Library

Programs

Book Discussions

Open to All

Weed Memorial & Hollander Branch

Monday, September 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. via Zoom

The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

Harry Bennett Branch

Monday, September 12 from 7 to 8 p.m. via Zoom

The Four Winds by Kristin Hanna

New! Mystery Readers Book Discussion

Wednesday, September 14 from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Main Library, Dudley N. Williams Jr. Auditorium

The Maid by Nina Prose. Registration required for morning and evening sessions.

Tech Tips for Older Adults
Tuesday, September 13 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
South End Branch, Second Floor Program Room
Free weekly tech help with our experienced bilingual English and Spanish team.

Community Mindfulness Project Meditation
Tuesday, September 13 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 emotional and physical well-being. Please arrive five minutes early.

Death Cafe Stamford
Thursday, September 15 from 2 to 3 p.m. via Zoom
A discussion about increasing the awareness of death to help 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.   

Meet Diane Cohen Schneider
Author of Andrea Hoffman Goes All In
Saturday, September 17 from 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Harry Bennett Branch
Join local author Diane Cohen Schneider for a reading from her new novel, about a recent college graduate who lands a job in the heady finance world of the early-1980s Chicago. Book sale and signing.

English Language Learners

Let's Talk: Conversation Groups

Fall Sessions Via Zoom

Tuesday, September 13

New Students: Noon

Basic: 12:30 p.m.

Low Intermediate: 2:30 p.m.

Advanced: 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 14

High Intermediate: 10 a.m.

Beginner: 3 p.m.

Registration not required. New students welcome. Meeting information.

Business & Career Development

Basic Microsoft Word

Thursday, September 15 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Third Floor Technology Center

Learn how to navigate MS Word, create and save a document and format text. No experience in MS Word necessary. Registration required.

TechXel Stamford Accelerator Series

Venture Expert Talks

Thursday September 15 from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. via Zoom: Leadership and Team Building

Scott C. Nevins, Principal, Bernstein Private Wealth Management

Scott Nevins is a senior investment advisor at Bernstein Private Wealth Management. He provides asset allocation and wealth planning advice to high net worth individuals, family offices, business owners, endowments, foundations and entrepreneurs. He mentors CEOs on a regular basis, encouraging them to “think out of the box” to succeed.

Registration Required.

A Conversation with Dr. Robert Livingston

Monday, October 3 at 6 p.m.

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium

Join us for a discussion with Robert Livingston, a Harvard social psychologist and leading expert on the science of underlying bias and racism in organizations. Dr. Livingston will discuss his book, The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations.

The program is co-sponsored by the City of Stamford, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, and the Ferguson Library, along with the Mayor's Multicultural Council, 100 Black Men, Domus Equity Institute, Stamford Community, Stamford Cradle to Career, Stamford Public Education Foundation and Stamford Stands Against Racism. Register.

Friends of the Ferguson Library Pub Crawl

Wednesday, Oct. 12 6:15 to 10 p.m.

Main Library, Outdoor Plaza

Back by popular demand! The Friends of the Ferguson Library's annual Literary Pub Crawl returns to downtown Stamford for a convivial evening featuring roving visits to local bars and restaurants. Proceeds will benefit the library's programs and services.

Participants will meet in the library's lobby and divide into two groups to visit two of four participating restaurants—Bar Rosso, Hudson Social, Towne Parlor and ZAZA Italian Gastrobar. Each location will offer entertainment or literary bingo and happy hour pricing for drinks and appetizers. Dessert on the house and additional entertainment will follow at the library.

Tickets are $40; $30 for Friends members. Register.

Art at the Ferguson
Main Library Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium
The Art of Community exhibit continues through September. In partnership with the Stamford Art Association and Stamford Pride.

Book It for the Ferguson Library

Any Place, Any Time During September

The Friends of the Ferguson Library are excited to present Book It for the Ferguson Library, a virtual 5K fun run/walk event throughout the month of September. Register online to support the library, its programs and services. Form a team or walk/run as an individual. Share your 5K on social media using the hashtags #FergusonLibrary or #BookitforFergusonLibrary.

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.

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.
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

BOOK SHOP NEWS

The Harry Bennett Branch Book Shop has reopened!
Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Support the library's programs and services with the purchase of quality gently-used books at Stamford's only independent book store, operated by the Friends of The Ferguson Library.

LIBRARY RESOURCES

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.

Notary Services
Wednesdays 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.

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. Book an appointment. For more information, call 203 351-8221. 

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.

COMMUNITY GOINGS ON

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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Curbside Pickup Available

Curbside Pickup is available for Ferguson Library cardholders.

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