AUBURN PUBLIC LIBRARY

Upcoming Events

Managing Stress in a Chaotic World - Mindfulness & Movement Workshop (Ages 18+) Saturday, March 28th 11:00 AM—1:00 PM


Beginning April 1st!


Adult Crafting Hour Wednesdays 6-7 PM Tap into your creative side! Make a craft each week according to the month's theme. No registration required, ages 18+.


April Theme: Join the Fold (Paper-based crafts)

We are pleased to announce our Foreign Film Series, generously supported by the Friends of the Auburn Public Library.   Join us for a screening of the Academy Award-winning film Life is Beautiful/La Vita e Bella. The film follows a Jewish Italian bookshop owner, who employs his imagination to shield his son from the horrors of internment in a Nazi concentration camp.  Monday, April 6th 5:30—7:30 PM. No registration is required, ages 18+.
Melodious Zach Thursday, April 9th 6:30—7:30 PM In this one hour concert, Melodious Zach will perform the Beatles’ favorites, and entertain you with Beatles trivia.
2026 Reading Open House Thursday, April 23rd 2:30—4:30 PM Celebrate our first-ever Reading Challenge Week (April 19-25)!   In partnership with the Mass Center of the Book, the Auburn Public Library will host an Open House for community members to browse our current collections, receive personalized book recommendations, and explore different technologies for reading (such as Libby, Hoopla, the Worcester Talking Book Library, and more!).   Stop by or stay a while, we'll be excited to see you there! No registration required, ages 16+.

Weekly Programs

Preschool Storytime Join us for stories, songs, a craft, and free play Mondays 1:30-2:15 Registration required
Lego Club Mondays 4-4:45 PM No registration required. Come free-build with the library's legos! Kids' creations will be put on display in the library for 1-2 weeks.
Baby-Toddler Storytime Join us for 15-20 minutes of free play social time, followed by songs, a short story, and bubbles! Recommended for ages 0-3 Mondays and Tuesdays 10 to 10:45 am Registration required
Kids Crafternoon Every Tuesday 3:30-4:40 pm Recommended for ages 5+ Registration Required
Knitting Group every Tuesday 5:30 to 7:30 pm Drop in, all skill levels welcome
Alphabits: A program that supports foundational reading skills such as letter recognition & sound-symbol correspondence.  Recommended for ages 3-6 Wednesdays 11:00 - 11:45 am Registration required
Dungeons and Dragons every other Thursday 3-5 pm for teens in 8th through 12th grade. No experience necessary. Please bring a pencil. Next session March 19th Registration required

Book Clubs

Adult evening book club 2nd Monday of each month  5:30-6:30 pm  No registration required Stop in any time to pick up a copy of this month's book:      Swift River  by Essie Chambers The next meeting will be on Monday, April 13th at 5:30 pm






Stop in any time to pick up a copy of this month's book:



Swift River

by Essie Chambers



The next meeting will be on

Monday, April 13th at 5:30 pm 

4th and 5th grade book club  The next meeting will be Wednesday April 8th  5:00 PM - 5:45 PM April book: A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning. Registration Required

Museum Passes

Free and discounted admission to museums and local attractions

Museum Pass Spotlight Mystic Seaport Museum The library pass offers 50% off admission for up to 2 adults and 3 children. See library website for full details and to reserve.

Library of Things

The Library of Things is a collection of non-traditional materials

such as toys, games, tools, electronics, and more

available to check out for free with your library card!

Volunteers

Electronic Resources

Hoopla Digital

Hoopla Digital offers audiobooks, eBooks, comics and manga, music, movies, TV, and more, all available 24/7 with no holds and no waiting.

To get started, simply visit HooplaDigital.com or download the Hoopla app from your device’s app store, and sign up with your

Auburn Public Library card.

Libby by Overdrive

Virtual Author Talks

Enjoy a range of talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders.

Brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Click the link below to register for upcoming talks, submit questions for

the authors, and view the entire on-demand archive! 

This program is funded by the Friends of the Auburn Public Library.

Friends of the Auburn Public Library Fundraiser Herbs and the art of healing in the middle ages with professor Giovanni Spani Friday April 17th at 6:30 PM at Pakachoag Center Emails friendsofauburnplibrary@gmail.com to register

Boston Public Library eCard

CW MARS Mobile App

The CW MARS LIBRARIES app

is now available on iOs and Android. With the app you can:


  • Display and use your library card
  • Search the catalog and place holds
  • Manage existing holds
  • View items checked out
  • Pay fines and bills
  • View and update lists

And more!