Play BINGO! Win candy bars!

Friday, Oct 7th, 3:30pm

Students entering grades 4-8 are invited to come to the library to play BINGO!

Click the picture to register!

In addition to hotspots, karaoke and even Roombas, our Library of Things has a blood pressure monitor you can check out!  

Read more about it here. 

It might be an older podcast, but there have been extremely recent breaks in the case just in the past month. For October, we will be listening to Serial season 1. Listen to all episodes for free on Spotify, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or Google Podcasts. 

Don't know how podcast club works? It's exactly like a book club but instead of reading a book prior to the meeting you listen to a podcast!

Adventurers Storytime: Bats

Tuesday, October 11th @ 10:00am

Join Ms. Tanya for stories, songs, games, and activities. For ages 3-5. 

Caretaker participates with their child or children. Siblings welcome.

Registration required. Please indicate the number in your party when you register including adults and infants.

Teen Anime Club

Tuesday, October 11th @ 2:30pm

Teens are invited to come watch anime, discuss manga, and eat ramen at the library. Every teen who attends will recieve an anime vinyl sticker. 

Maximizing Social Security

Tuesday, October 11th @ 6:30pm

Meet with Andy Githmark from Steward Partners to discuss various ways you can maximize your Social Security. Inflation isn't funny, rocketing electricity bills and food prices through the roof leave us all wondering how long this can go on. Andy has strategies that will help. 

Movers & Shakers

Wednesday, October 12th @ 10:00am

Toddler Storytime for kids that don't sit still for long. Songs, stories, games, and activities for ages 1-3. 

Registration is required. Please indicate how many will attend including adults, infants, and siblings. 

Caretaker participates with child or children. 

Tween Anime Club

Wednesday, October 12th @ 3:45pm

Tweens in grades 5-8 are invited to come to the library to watch anime and eat ramen. 

Legends and Folklore of New England

Wednesday, October 12th @ 7:00pm

Eerie, scary and astonishing! Learn about the legends and folklore of New England from paranormal researcher and author Tom D'Agostino. He will lead you on a strange and educational trip across New England full of incredible characters, mysterious places, and unexplainable occurences. The truth, indeed, is stranger than fiction.

Curious Kids: Witch Foam

Thursday, October 13th @ 10:00am

Explore learning centers with your preschooler. Sensory bin, art, and engineering for ages 2 to 6.

Registration appreciated, but not required. Siblings welcome.

Caregiver participates with child. 

Heartstopper Book Club

Thursday, October 13th @ 2:30pm

Come to the library after school to make your own Heartstopper buttons, listen to the Heartstopper playlist, obsess over Nick and Charlie, and eat free snacks. Grades 8-12.

Fab Lab: Music Maker

Thursday, October 13th @ 6:00pm

Use boomwhackers and other instruments to create music that evokes different moods

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Activities for elementary children and their families.

Access Wisdom Book Club: The Gifts of Imperfection

Thursday, October 13th @ 7:30pm

A bookclub highlighting books that help us all gain more access to our own wisdom. We’ll discuss a range of books, from self-help to memoir to creative nonfiction, that give us insight into our own minds and help us take action and live out our values. 

October’s book, The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown, is one I recommend to my clients the most. It’s an easy read and full of great stories and practical tools.

Host: Diane MacKinnon, MD, Master Certified Life Coach

Stitchers Group

Friday, Octber 14th @ 9:30am

Bring a stiching project, share ideas, learn new skills. Register to reserve a space. Space is limited. Walkins welcome if space is available.

Songs & Snuggles

Friday, October 14th @ 10:00am

For babies and their caregivers. Enjoy time together with other caregivers and their babies as we learn, play, and develop language and motor skills. For prewalkers and babies not yet steady on their feet. 

Registration required. Please let us know how many people are in your party, including your baby. 

First Friday Tech Chat: Online Identity Theft

Friday, October 14th @ 11:00am

ONLINE EVENT

According to usa.gov: identity (ID) theft happens when someone steals your personal information to commit fraud. The thief could use your information to apply for credit, file taxes, or get medical services. These acts can damage your credit status, and cost you time and money to restore your good name.

We'll discuss the warning signs of ID theft and look at various ways to protect yourself.

Genealogy Club: The Basics of Archival Storage

Friday, October 14th @ 1:30pm

IN-PERSON.

This class presents the basics of archival principles, digitization, storytelling and how to create a legacy with pictures, documents and artifacts. The discussion is rooted in the idea that our lives matter and that we are all someone else’s ancestor. Attendees will walk away knowing where to begin, learn the best location within their home to store documents, receive a presentation of archival enclosures, and will get tips on organizing materials. 

Tween Scene: MarioKart Tournament

Friday, October 14th @ 3:30pm

Tweens in grades 4-8 are invited to come to the library to play MarioKart and eat snacks. 

Play & Learn Festival

Saturday, October 15th @ 10:00am

Literacy begins long before we learn our ABCs. Join us to learn about some fun ways to engage with young children and help them prepare for Kindergarten. Libraries are more than just books, come and learn what else libraries have to offer. There will be toys and games to play with and fun for anyone who interacts with children ages birth through 8. 

No registration required.