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Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Kids Movie @ Ferguson Main Library Third Floor Auditorium, Friday September 10 @ 2pm, FREE

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Greg Heffley is headed for big things, but first he has to survive middle school.  Based on the series by Jeff Kinney.    Ages 6 and up. Rated PG.  92 minutes.

Friday September 10 @ 2pm

Main Library Third Floor Auditorium

September Computer Classes at the Ferguson Library, Main Branch on Thursdays and Saturdays, FREE

These are trying times for the Stamford Library System, with its budget cut down like trees in a Rain Forest.  As an OnTheCheap reporter, I have a special fondness for our libraries, which not only serve as repositories for books but also as social halls, cinemas, salons (as in readers’s discussion groups), research utopias, and [...]

Teen Program, Ferguson Library Downtown: We Scream for Ice Cream Wednesday, August 4 from 2 – 4 p.m., FREE But Registration Required

How do you get teens to come to the library in the dead of summer?

OFFER THEM FOOD!!  FOR FREE!!

We Scream for Ice Cream

Wednesday, August 4 from 2 – 4 p.m.

Make ice cream, watch a movie about frozen treats while it chills, then create your own sundae.  Yum!  Registration required. Call 203 351-8243.

Main Library Lower Level Program Room [...]

Read to Samantha, Therapy Dog at Ferguson Library, Ages 6-8, Saturday, July 24 at 11 a.m., Free, But Registration Required

Read to Samantha

Saturday, July 24 at 11 a.m.

Practice reading with Samantha, a certified therapy dog.  Ages 6 – 8. Registration required. Call 203 351-8242.

Main Library Lower Level Program Room.

Ferguson Library Main Branch Teen Anime Festival Wednesdays, July 21 & 28 at 2 p.m., FREE

Ferguson Library Teen Anime Festival

Wednesdays, July 21 & 28 at 2 p.m.

See two of your favorite Miyazaki anime features on our 52 inch flat screen TV.

July 21 Spirited Away 125 minutes

July 28 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 116 minutes

Main Library Lower Level Program Room

Corner of Bedford and Broad Streets

All our programs are generously supported by the Friends of [...]

SoundWaters “Creature Feature” Touch Tank Program, Ages 5-10, Ferguson Library Downtown, Thursday, July 15 at 2 and 3:30 p.m. FREE But Registration Required

SoundWaters “Creature Feature” Touch Tank Program

Thursday, July 15 at 2 and 3:30 p.m.

Get up close and personal with live animals from Long Island Sound.  Touch a horseshoe crab, hold a sea star, feel the shell of a Diamondback Terrapin and more!  Ages 5 – 10. Registration required.  Please call 203-351-8242.

Main Library Lower Level Program Room

Corner of Broad and [...]

Learn Power Point, Facebook, Excel, and Other Mysteries of the Internet at the Ferguson Library, Classes on Thursdays and Saturdays Throughout July, FREE

The Ferguson Library offers regular computer and Internet training classes at the Main Library and branches.  The July schedule follows. Generously supported by the Friends of Ferguson.

Main Library
Second Floor Computer Lab
Registration begins June 28.  Call 203 351-8221.

PowerPoint
Saturday, July 10 from 2 – 3:30 p.m.

Learn ESL on the Computer
Saturday, July 10 from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

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Decorate the Children’s Room for Summer Reading Saturday, June 12 at 2 p.m, Ferguson Main Library Lower Level, Ages 5 and Up, FREE

If you are  5 years old and up, the Ferguson Library needs your help, and you’ll have lots of fun in the process. Get Your Feet Wet! Decorate the Children’s Room for Summer Reading
Saturday, June 12 at 2 p.m.

Main Library Downtown Corner of Broad St.

Lower Level Program Room

South End Branch of Ferguson Library, Tuesday, June 1 and Wednesday, June 16 at 6 p.m. Two separate book clubs, grades 3 – 6 and 7 – 12, Caregivers asked to participate; Books and dinner provided, FREE But MUST REGISTER

There’s nothing like a healthy book discussion between a kid and his/her elders.  The South Branch of the Ferguson Library offers Enlightening the Mind Child/Adult Book Clubs
Tuesday, June 1 and Wednesday, June 16 at 6 p.m.
Two separate book clubs for students in grades 3 – 6 and 7 – 12. Caregivers are asked to participate [...]

South End Branch Of Ferguson Celebrates 40 Years With Party on Wednesday April 28th from 5:30-7PM, Music, Refreshments, FREE

What happens when a library turns 40?  It has a BIRTHDAY PARTY!

The South End Branch of The Ferguson Library celebrates four decades of library service to the Stamford community Wednesday, April 28 from 5:30 – 7 p.m.  There will be a special celebration at the branch with music by Richard ‘Cookie’ Thomas.  Refreshments generously provided by the Friends of [...]