FAMILY PROGRAMS

Be Part of the Tiny Art Show

Submissions for the Tiny Art show have closed.

Community artists of all ages have their work on display at various locations through June 17. Opening receptions take place at the Main Library on May 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and May 17 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Harry Bennett branch.

PROGRAMS

Health Check: Know Your Numbers

Monday, May 9 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Third Floor Rotary Room

Free blood pressure and pre-diabetes screenings as well as height and weight checks.

Presented in partnership with the Stamford Health Department.

New! Knit & Needles Knitting Group

Monday, May 8 from 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Harry Bennett Branch

Work on your crocheting and knitting projects in the company of others. All levels welcome.

English Language Learners

Easy English for Beginners: Side by Side

Let's Talk: Conversation Groups

Sessions Via Zoom

Tuesday, May 9

New students from 12 to 12:30 p.m.

High beginner: from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

Low intermediate: from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Advanced: from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, May 10

High intermediate: from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Beginner: from 3 to 4:30 p.m.

Evening Sessions in Person

Tuesday, May 9 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium

Registration not required. New students welcome.

Community Mindfulness Project: Meditation
Tuesday, May 9 at 12 p.m.
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.

Civility in America Series:

Journalist Joanne Lipman

Tuesday, May 9 at 6 p.m.

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium

Award-winning newspaper journalist and editor Joanne Lipman will discuss her latest book Next! The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work. Registration required to attend in person; also available via Zoom.

Presented in partnership with The Dilenschneider Group and Hearst Media Group Connecticut.

Ballroom Dance Workshop

Wednesday, May 10 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium

Learn to dance like a pro with dance instructor Simone Assboeck, who will lead the third session of a four-part workshop covering the basic steps of the sexy salsa and fast-paced hustle. Singles welcome; partners will be rotated. No prior dance experience necessary. Attendance required at each session. Registration required.

Joe R. Sexton Lecture Series:

James M. Scott, Author of Black Snow

Thursday, May 11 from 6 to 8 p.m.

Harry Bennett Branch

As part of the annual lecture series, Scott will discuss his latest book, Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo and the Road to the Atomic Bomb. Drawing on first-person accounts, the author reconstructs the March 10, 1945 American attack on Tokyo, which represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time military commanders deliberately targeted civilians. Registration required.

Classic Movie Series

Friday, May 12 from 2 to 4 p.m.

Harry Bennett Branch

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Epic about the outlaw swashbuckler and loyal-to-King-Richard defender of the realm who, with the help of his merry men of Sherwood Forest and the lovely Maid Marian, takes on traitor Prince John and his mutinous minions. Starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone and Claude Rains. Rated PG

Haitian Heritage Month Program

An Afternoon with Djuly Fleurant

Saturday, May 13 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

South End Branch

Author Djuly Fleurant discusses her book anD, the words from a broken girl. The memoir offers a personal tour of Djuly’s life, which included surviving an earthquake that left her home country of Haiti at shambles, to living in the Connecticut suburbs.

COMING SOON!

Friends Author Series:

Actor and Author Andrew McCarthy

Thursday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m.

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium

Bestselling author, actor and '80s Hollywood Brat Pack member Andrew McCarthy will discuss his new memoir Walking With Sam: A Father, a Son, And Five Hundred Miles Across Spain. Moderated by John Breunig, Editorial Page Editor of the Advocate and Greenwich Time.

Tickets are $15 for Friends members, $25 for others (includes a Friends membership). Registration required.

ONGOING AT THE LIBRARY

Art Exhibit:

Celebrating Women in Life and Art

Main Library, DiMattia Building

Dudley N. Williams, Jr. Auditorium

This exhibition, launched during Women's History Month in March, features works by local and regional artists. On view through June 8.

Co-sponsored by the Stamford Art Association.

Artwork: Mother of Modern Dance by Gigi Barrett

Covid-19 Vaccination Clinics

Tuesdays through Fridays in May and June from 1 to 5 p.m.

Lower Level Community Area

Free Covid-19 vaccines and boosters are available to adults and children from 1 to 5 p.m. No appointment necessary. Please bring your vaccine and insurance cards if you have them. In addition to primary vaccines, Pfizer and Moderna Bivariant boosters will be available Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays through June 30.

This clinic is offered in partnership with the Stamford Health Department and Griffin Health.

Tell Your Story Project
We have resumed our oral history project, Tell Your Story, an effort to capture Stamford's history through the lives of its residents. If you are a long-time resident and would like to share memories of growing up in Stamford, please let us know. We welcome photos and other memorabilia, too. You can experience the stories we have collected so far by visiting the Ferguson Library Digital Archive at fergusonlibraryarchive.org. If you are interested, contact Frank Skornia at [email protected] or 203 351-8220.

We Can Help Your Book Club

Need a suggestion for your book group discussion or help locating copies? We're ready to support your book group with a variety of resources. The library has a well-curated book discussion collection, with multiple copies of each book. We can also get books for you if we don't have the title and share resources about how to have a successful book discussion. And of course, our readers advisory services can help you find your group's next great read.

For book group services, contact Anthony Marrocolla at [email protected].

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.

Weed Memorial & Hollander 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. 

IN THE COMMUNITY

Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion
The Right to Read: The Greatest Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
Monday, May 15 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Avon Theater
272 Bedford Street, Stamford
When a child can’t read, their chances of incarceration, homelessness, and unemployment increase. This documentary explores efforts to demand better reading instruction in the Oakland Unified School District.

Presented by Synergy1Holdings LLC in collaboration with the Alliance for Black Achievement and the City of Stamford. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion.

Sponsored by First Bank of Greenwich

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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