Ferguson Library — Attraction in Stamford

What was once a city treasure of vibrant activity, has become a cemetery of lost knowledge. Books are regularly "weeded out' as the once great library collection is methodically annihilated. Picture The Romans sacking the library of Alexandria. The literature section has become rows of empty shelves. The New Books section is a catacomb that echos earlier times as new book purchases dwindle save for a small smattering of Amazon top ten pop books, and always a new book of World War II Germany. The Starbucks is gone. The children events remain quite popular while once frequent adult visitors such as myself and my wife find little reason to enter the vast emptiness that now exists. What you may see are rows and rows of empty tables replacing what was once bookshelves. It appears this once great hall of knowledge which anchored and defined downtown Stamford is destined, by plan, to become an Internet Cafe, but didn't all of those fail decades ago? It's all very, very sad because the Library was one of the primary reasons I chose to move to Stamford. Now what once was, is just a memory. Update: Adults looking for very informative lectures and interesting activities may want to check out the New Canaan library. It is about 20 minutes from downtown Stamford. My wife and I tend to go there quite a...

The Ferguson Library is an invaluable resource to the Stamford Community. Offers passport services, health care enrollment hours, Citizenship guidance, and a major database of Stamford history.

WiFi is free and easily accessible. Desktop computers are are extremely useful, albiet a bit dated. The only two Internet browsers are Explorer and Firefox; both are older versions. They also have an assortment of tablets for use. Printer and coping service are available, for a fee.

Vast collection of books in several different languages, including the children's books. Magazines and newspapers are offered as well. Children's area is great. Has several different activities for every...

We went for printing service and passport service and had good experience with both. The printing service is on the 2nd floor. You can log in one of their computers and print the document. It’s very convenient and the price is 10 cents per page. The passport service is in the basement. I highly recommend to make an appointment ahead of time to reduce waiting time. I highly recommend to prepare the doc and read instructions on what to bring ahead of time. The lady Leida helped us with passport for our baby. She’s very friendly, and professional. She took great pictures of the baby and ensure the pictures are good with us. She’s also very nice...