Zaidy’s War: Author Talk with Martin Bodek

Thursday, September 15th at 7 p.m.

How does a man serve 4 armies in a single war? Benzion Malik’s grandson will tell his grandfather’s unreal WWII story, as chronicled in his memoir, Zaidy’s War.

Thinking of Traveling to Italy? Tips & Tricks with Samantha Bailey

Monday, September 21st 
at 6:30 p.m.

Join Samantha Bailey, local resident and travel agent, to learn more about traveling to Italy. This workshop will cover tips/tricks and the following topics:

• When to go/seasonal considerations
• Itinerary building- land vs. sea, how much time is needed for different cities, etc. 
• Focus in on top spots (Amalfi coast, Rome, Florence, Venice)
• Navigation/logisitcs
• Budgeting for different travel styles

Planning for Medicare

Tuesdays September 22nd 
at 6:30 p.m.

Planning for Medicare-Countdown to 65 is a no-cost seminar that helps you understand your Medicare health insurance options outside of your employer-sponsored coverage, whether or not you’re planning to retire.
Topics include:

• Medicare and Medicare Parts A and B

• Medicare enrollment timeline

• Medigap plans that supplement Medicare coverage

• Medicare Advantage plans, such as HMOs and PPOs

• Medicare Part D prescription drug plans

• Plans and programs available to early retirees, such as COBRA

Interdimensional, Consciousness, Cryptids and the Hidden Architecture of Reality with Ronny Le Blanc

Wednesday, September 23rd 
at 6:30 p.m.

Join us to explore the growing evidence that many of the phenomena we label as UFOs, UAPs, and cryptids—especially Bigfoot—may not be purely physical beings, but visitors moving in and out of our reality from other dimensions.

Ronny is a storyteller at the intersection of the unexplained and the deeply human. He invites audiences to question how the unknown shapes culture, memory, and our relationship with the natural world. 

In Conversation with Author Heather B. Moore: "Her America" (Virtual)

Monday, September 14th at 7 p.m.  From award-winning, starred-review author Heather B. Moore comes a powerful portrait of eight American women whose courage and conviction drove them to smash stereotypes and build a nation - we'll be discussing "Her America", newly released. 
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library in collaboration with a multitude of MA Libraries. 





(how to avoid) "Death on Mount Washington" with Author Randi Minetor (Virtual)

Monday, September 28th at 7 p.m.  Join us to discuss the "Death on Mount Washington: Stories of Accidents and Foolhardiness on the Northeast's Highest Peak". Randi is the author of eight books (working on the 9th!) in the non-fiction "Death in the National Parks" series, explores the fatal mistakes people make when they venture into unfamiliar wilderness. Collected here are some the most gripping accounts in park history and new stories about people losing the battle with natural forces or perishing from their own folly.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library in collaboration with a multitude of MA Libraries.

 Author of Pachinko returns with a breathtaking contemporary epic.

In schools and churches, hotel rooms and nail salons, law firms and fried-fish shops; in cramped, dingy apartments and luxury, gated communities, the men, women, and children in American Hagwon struggle to find satisfaction and meaning in a world that seems to grow less forgiving with each passing year. Once comfortably middle class in Korea, John and Helen Koh and their three children―Bo, DH, and Mido―find their lives upended, first by a shocking betrayal by John’s oldest friend, then by the 1997 Asian financial crisis.

Latest from the New York Times bestselling author of The Frozen River. 
Grace O’Malley was born to be a sea captain. But despite her natural skill on the water, Grace learns early that her dreams of a life at the helm are not compatible with the expectations of her noble family. As the only daughter of a powerful chieftain, her role is to secure a strong alliance and bear children. But when she’s sent to foster with a nearby clan, Grace falls for a clever and open-minded second son—a man she cannot have.

From R.F. Kuang, the bestselling author of Katabasis and Yellowface.
College freshman Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program like so many Chinese American students before her, hoping to connect with the culture she inherited but never fully understood. But a promising start quickly unravels. Her classes are grueling, her roommate is driving her insane, and a reckless trip to the hot springs with a guy she barely knows soon has her classmates viciously gossiping. She feels adrift, a foreigner in a country she thought would feel like home.


When the Marquess of Queensberry left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only his name and five words: “For Oscar Wilde, posing somdomite.” The most celebrated playwright of his day famously sued for libel, which led to his arrest, criminal prosecution, and ultimately prison. From then on, his gilded existence spiraled into public disgrace, humiliation, and an early death.

The brand-new series from the bestselling author of Practical Magic.
By the 1950s, Cambridge, Massachusetts feels far removed from the legendary witch trials that marked its early days as a colony. Ava, a bright young woman from a small town in Maine, arrives for her first year at Radcliffe College. There, she meets Lauren, her opposite in every way—the wild and brazen daughter of a wealthy and well-established Cambridge family. But the two have more in common than they think. Both are recruited by the Lilith Society, a secret organization of witches at Radcliffe dating back to colonial times. As they learn more about their legacy, Ava and Lauren form a close bond that is put to the test as they learn to navigate their new power, friendship, and love.

Sophie Pattison loves books. And as well as a dream job at a local book festival, she has a husband she adores, a lifelong best friend, Emma, and a brother she’s always been close to. Which makes you wonder why since Christmas Sophie has been living alone, estranged from Emma, avoiding her brother, and about to be fired.
Now it feels like the only thing she has left is reading. When Sophie re-discovers an author she first read in her twenties, the words on the page reach her in a new way—becoming both solace and company.