Stamford Village Library

Congratulations to the winners of the Hogwarts House baskets from our Harry Potter Halloween! Thanks to all who participated and who helped make it a great success!

Harry Potter Halloween just gets better and better! These great raffle baskets just got donated to us by some huge fans. Come on in from 2:30pm to 5:30pm (call 652-5001 for an appointment) and get sorted into your House and entered for a basket! Enjoy a scavenger hunt, some butterbeer, and repot a mandrake if you dare (earmuffs provided). Lots of fun on Halloween at the library!

Ugo Luke Tiribilli By Karen Cuccinello 10/2020 Ugo came to the USA at about the age of 21 from Italy in 1886 and lived in NYC for about 10 years before coming to Stamford. Throughout my research I found his name spelled numerous ways, as was often the case with Italian names: Tiribelli, Terribilla, Turibilli, and Terribelli. I believe the correct spelling was the one I found on his 1892 declaration to become an American citizen as Ugo signed it. Be it remembered. That on ...Continue reading

West End Bowling Alley By Karen Cuccinello This article came about because of an entry I found in Daisy (Rogers) DeSilva's (1898-1979) Stamford Village Historian notes, book B, that are now housed in the Stamford Village Library history room. Daisy was village historian until 1979 and succeeded by her daughter Anne Willis. The following is a mix of Daisy's notes and information I found. West End Bowling Alley, situated at 2 South St. Stamford, was built in 1884/85 by John K...Continue reading