We now offer discounted passes to Old Sturbridge Village through our museum pass program! 

The pass grants 

50% off daytime admission for up to 4 individuals.

Passes are available on a first-come first-served basis, although Southbridge residents may call ahead to reserve passes for a specific day. 

Thank you to the Friends of the Jacob Edwards Library for sponsoring this program!

Check out our website for more details and information on all of the free and discounted passes we offer to local museums and attractions.

All teens and tweens (ages 12-18) are welcome to join us for Teen Tuesdays! Stop by the Pioppi Room every Tuesday for video gaming, crafts, movies, Anime, and more - we'll have something different every week.

This month's schedule:

Dec 2: Wii Gaming Day - Did you know that the library has a Wii? Come downstairs to the Pioppi Room to hang out and play videogames.

Dec 9: YA Book Jeopardy - Love to read? Test your knowledge of some of the most popular YA books of the last few years and see how much you really know.

Dec 16: Recycled Gift Bow Craft - Learn how to make beautiful gift bows from old magazine pages!

Dec 23: Holiday Movie - Holiday movie: which would you rather see? The Nightmare Before Christmas, Elf, Fred Claus, or A Christmas Carol? Vote here!

Dec 30: Anime Day - We'll be screening an anime film, TBD!

Teen and Tween Chess Club 

Every other Saturday from 10:30 a.m. - Noon, stop by the Teen area to play chess! You can get lessons from Adam & Ben Piche, who will be there to help, or just challenge them to a match.  

This month's dates are December 6 and December 20.

All are welcome to join us for a discussion of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge in the Reading Room. New participants are always welcome (no commitment!) - copies of next month's book, The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro, are available at the Information Desk for checkout. 

"At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesn't always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olive's own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.

As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her life-sometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition-its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires." 

All welcome! Bring the family for an evening of holiday music featuring two talented local musicians. Michael Caprera on piano/keyboard and Hunter Foote on violin will play holiday favorites as solos and duets. Light refreshments will be served.

Door prizes! Thanks to the Friends of the Library two beautiful Gingerbread Houses, created by the Children's Room staff, will be raffled off at the end of the night.

We will also be raffling off the beautiful afghan created by our Tuesday Knitting Group in honor of the library's 100th Anniversary! Tickets for the afghan raffle are $2, or 3 for $5, and can be purchased at the Information Desk at any time.
 

Join award-winning author and publisher L.M. Browning in a round-table discussion where she will share insights into the publishing industry and answer any questions you may have about the submission process and getting your work noticed by publishers. As a working writer, seasoned editor, and Founder of Homebound Publications-a rising independent publisher in New England-she understands both sides of the publishing process and will share the tips she has accumulated over her years of experience.