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Teen events at the Stratford Library October 2026

Teen Department October Programs 10/1-10/15: Rep Your Flag! In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month drop in and design a flag to represent where you are from. Grades 6-12. Drop-in. No registration required. While supplies last. Location: Teen Department 10/6: 5:00-6:00 pm: Volunteer Open House Learn more about volunteering in the Children's, Teen, uCreate Department or becoming a Homework Helper by attending one of these sessions. We'll cover everything you need to know, including applications, interviews, orientations, registrations, responsibilities, and schedules. Applications will be accepted from 9/28 through 10/9 only so be sure to mark your calendars! For more details, check out www.stratfordlibrary.org/volunteer. Space is limited and late applications won’t be accepted. Ages 13+ Location: Lovell Room. 10/8-11/2: 3:30-5:00 pm: Thank…

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AG Tong Blocks Trump Administration Cuts to AmeriCorps

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors today announced an agreement to stop the Trump administration from dismantling AmeriCorps again without warning. The settlement resolves a multistate lawsuit brought in response to the administration’s repeated attempts to gut the nation’s volunteer service programs. Previously, as a result of the lawsuit, the Trump administration was forced to reinstate nearly $400 million in terminated AmeriCorps programs and agreed to release over $184 million in funds to service programs in Connecticut and across the country. This settlement protects the funding and participants of those programs for Fiscal Year 2026 as well. “Gutting AmeriCorps was a shortsighted, irrational attack on communities across…

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