All teens and tweens (ages 12-18) are welcome to Teen Tuesdays!

Teen Graphic Novel Workshop

We have an extra-special program on July 14th - Published graphic

novel and comics artist Andy Fish will be here to teach you how to illustrate your own graphic novel! All materials are provided, so stop by for this FREE workshop. Begins at 3:00 pm in the Pioppi Room - no advanced registration required! 

Sponsored by the Southbridge Cultural Council.

Teen Summer Movie Series

This year's Summer Reading theme is Unmask! To celebrate, we will be showing a superhero movie every Tuesday at 2:00. (All movies rated PG-13, screenings on the big screen in the Pioppi Room)

July Movie Schedule:

July 7: Marvel's The Avengers

July 21: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

July 28: The Amazing Spiderman 2

Katherine Smith is a visual artist residing in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts.  Her love of drawing and painting came at an early age. Growing-up in Northeastern Connecticut she attended after school and summer art classes where her natural affinity for image making grew over the years eventually leading her to a degree in Studio Painting at Bard College at Simon's Rock. She works now from a home studio in Tyringham, MA and is part of the folk music duo Oakes and Smith which she and her fianc? Robert Oakes formed in 2010.

 This show represents a selection of works that Katherine has developed over the past few years. The images represent themes of fairy-tale, nature and spirit.  Katherine invites the viewer to look within and create their own story.

Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, July 2 at 6:30 pm. Light refreshments will be served, all are welcome!

Elisabeth Haddad from the Worcester District Attorney's office will provide a presentation on senior safety, in assocation with the Southbridge Council on Aging. All are welcome for this free presentation!

Are you thinking that now is the time to begin eating healthier, but you don't want to give up those desserts you really enjoy?

Do food allergies or dietary restrictions prevent your family members from enjoying the sweets they crave?

Would you like to know how to adapt your favorite baked recipes to accommodate almost any food need you and your family have?

Come learn the "secrets" to substituting ingredients in recipes to create desserts which not only are healthier for you but delicious tasting, too.

Through her personal experience and her knowledge from cookingfor family owned restaurants, Paula Castner has almost forty years of familiarity with food allergies and almost twenty years of experience with hypoglycemic and diabetic requirements. Unwilling to give up the treats she likes to eat, she has spent years discovering and perfecting the best ways to make cakes, cookies, breads, and more which meet a variety of dietary needs but also satisfy the desire for something tasty and sweet.

Don't forget to sign up for summer reading! This year's theme is heroes, and we are to have a lot of hero-related activities in the Children's Room.

Registration for summer reading starts July 1, 2015! 

 

  

Come to lunch at the Jacob Edwards Library!

For thousands of children, the end of school means the end of book reports and spelling tests, and the end of school breakfast and lunch - their most reliable source of nutrition. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program that provides free meals to children, ages 18 and under, when school is out for the summer. Starting July 6, 2015 children under 18 can have free lunch from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. thanks to Project Bread and the Southbridge Public School District who prepares the meals. Come to the library for lunch, and stay for one of the fun programs that we are planning!

 

 

Ecology of Sound with Ricardo Frota

Monday, July 6 at 6:30 p.m.    

Join us for an amazing music experience of sound and rhythms from the Bra zilian rainforest with Ricardo Frota.
Ecology of Sound is a music/sound experience, a channel to give path for the manifestation of the spirit of creativity living within us, through listening, experimenting, playing, interacting, inventing, reinventing.

 

 

Sponsored by The Southbridge Cultural Council.

 

Sensational Movement 

with Gina Iadarola

and Vickie Ludden 

Tuesdays, July 7, 14, and 21   

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.   

Join us for a class that focuses on sensory awareness/development, dance, and movement with Gina Iadarola and Vickie Ludden. The program will include yoga poses, various cultural dances, martial arts, and therapeutic dances. This is the first in a series of inclusive movement programs, stay tuned for more in July! Each class will focus on a theme introducing a sensory system, emotion, and specific activity and dance.  

Lego Club

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

 

We'll bring the Legos, you bring the ideas! Each week there is a different theme, recent ones have included robots and spaceships.  This is a drop-in program, no need to sign up! If you are in the library, stop by the Children's Room to see different Lego projects on display.  

Toddler Time 

Fridays from 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. 

This program is designed for children under three and their caregivers, and includes songs, movement, and short stories for toddlers. The story time will be at 10:45, with playtime and music before and after. Join us for Toddler Time, and stay to check out our great collection of board books!