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CrimeCONN 2025: Crime & Punishment: Looking at the Law from Every Angle at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordThe Friends of Ferguson Library, in partnership with Mystery Writers of America – New York Chapter, present CrimeCONN 2025, Connecticut’s own one-day mystery lovers' conference. The theme this year is Crime & Punishment, where crime writers and experts look at the law from every angle. You'll hear from lawyers turned crime writers and formerly incarcerated writers. You'll also […]
An Afternoon of Jazz at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordThe eighth annual celebration of the diversity and global appeal of jazz featuring performances by local and regional musicians and performers. Performances by Westhill High School Jazz Ensemble, directed by Blair N. Roberts, Phil Bowler & Friends, Roylety Steel Pan Band and the Chris Coogan Quintet. For more information
An Evening with Poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, Author of Doggerel, a Black History Month Program at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordAn evening with poet Reginald Dwayne Betts, who will discuss his new book of poetry, Doggerel. Simultaneously philosophical and playful, Doggerel is a revelatory meditation on Blackness, masculinity and vulnerability as well as family, falling in love, friendship and those who accompany us on our walk through life. Betts is a foremost chronicler of the ways prison shapes and […]
In The Shadows with Hostage Negotiator and Author Mickey Bergman at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordWhen an American is captured abroad, that’s when private hostage negotiators like Mickey Bergman step in to bring them home. Mickey Bergman, two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee and CEO of Global Reach, has spent the past decade freeing Americans from the world’s most insulated countries. He joins us in Stamford to reveal true stories from […]
Documentary: A Piece of the Puzzle: Seven Inspiring Stories from Selma to Today at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordSpecial screening of the documetary, A Piece of the Puzzle: Seven Inspiring Stories from Selma to Today, with director Sheryl Battles. In A Piece of the Puzzle, you'll meet inspiring people who championed civil rights. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with two of the film's featured participants, who joined one of the historic […]
Pulitzer Prize Winner Series: Marcia Chatelain, Author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordMarcia Chatelain, an American academic who serves as the Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, will discuss her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for History. Chatelain’s Franchise investigates the complex interrelationship between Black communities and America’s largest, most popular fast food chain. […]
Facing Racism in Stamford Series at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordA six-part series of dialogues uniting Stamford residents, where we will learn about each other and look at our community through the lens of racial equity. Attendance at all sessions is required; sessions conclude February 12. Snacks will be served. Registration required. Presented in partnership with Stamford Cradle to Career and CT Undoing Racism. For […]
First Amendment Scholar Stephen Solomon to Speak at Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordAn evening with professor and author Stephen Solomon, who will discuss his book Revolutionary Dissent: How the Founding Generation Created the Freedom of Speech. A panel discussion moderated by Lucy Nalpathanchil, Vice President, Community Engagement at Connecticut Public will follow Dr. Solomon's presentation. Book sale and signing by Elm Street Books. Registration required. When members of […]
Suicide Prevention Workshops: Question, Persuade, Refer at the Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordMonday, December 2 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. or Wednesday, December 4 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. Presentation of the the workshop Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR), a bystander intervention training program designed to teach you how to step in and help someone who may be experiencing suicidal thoughts. Participants will learn to recognize early warning signs, identify if […]
Lecture on Law and Society: Changing the Law by Changing the Lawyers at Ferguson Library
Ferguson Libray Main Branch 1 Public Library Plaza, StamfordJames Forman Jr., the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will present Changing the Law by Changing the Lawyers. Can the shape of what lawyers do in our society be reformed by changing the characteristics of who succeeds in gaining admission to law school? Each year the Howard C. Kaplan Memorial Lecture […]