VENTRESS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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Ventress Voice
October 2021, Volume 4, Issue 10
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October is a spooky month at the Ventress Memorial Library! This month's issue of the Ventress Voice highlights all of our upcoming programs for children, tweens, teens, and adults. Keep reading below for more information. As always, visit our Calendar of Events, Facebook page, and Instagram to stay up to date all month long, as all events are subject to change.
We are excited to invite you to join our Books with a Boo! program. This month we will celebrate the spooky season by creating book displays for our favorite Halloween books! This is a whole library program, as all ages are encouraged to join in the fun. Register here and stop by the Children's Room to select the Halloween book you will use for your display. Every registration comes with a bag of bits to get you started and an information packet about the program. Beginning October 16, we will display all of the wonderfully frightful creations around the library! If you have any questions, call us at (781) 834-5535.
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Saturday Concert
Performed by Kareem Sanjaghi Band
Join us on Saturday, October 16 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. for a live concert featuring the Kareem Sanjaghi Band in the Library Plaza Program Room. This concert is supported in part by a grant from the Marshfield Cultural Council. The Kareem Sanjaghi Band will perform songs from the Great American Songbook including jazz, latin, and swing standards.
Kareem has been playing drums for 20 years and spent 10 years performing with the late jazz trumpet legend, Lou Colombo. The Band has performed at venues all over New England. This event is free and open to the public; no registration is required. Visit www.kareemdrums.com for more information.
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Tuesday Night Lecture
New England
Witchcraft Tales
Join us on Tuesday, October 26 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. for a lecture featuring author Roxie Zwicker. This presentation will guide you through witchcraft stories from western Massachusetts to New Hampshire and Maine for some interesting and largely unknown tales. Zwicker, author of 8 books on history, legends, and lore, will also highlight the evolution of customs and superstitions relating to witchcraft in New England. Attendees might find themselves checking underneath their front doorstep or in their backyards for remnants of these stories! This event is free and open to the public; no registration is required. Visit www.newenglandcuriosities.com for more information.
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Children's Updates
The Children’s Room is excited to welcome October! We have many great weekly programs which can be found on our children's calendar. Please note that registration is required (unless otherwise noted) for everyone who will be attending. For more information on library programs and to register, click here. If you have any questions, feel free to call us at (781) 834-5535.
To start the Halloween season off right, join us for our Monster Tea Party on Saturday, October 16 from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. at the Winslow House. On Friday, October 22 from 10:30 - 11:15 a.m., we are pleased to welcome back Amy Conley for a final Family Music Party in the Children’s program room. Join us on Saturday, October 23 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. when we will enjoy a short movie, Toy Story of Terror, as well as a snack, drink and some fun themed crafts. Lastly, we will participate in Trick or Treat Marshfield on Saturday, October 30 at 12:00 p.m. Wear your costume for a special Halloween Storytime and to trick or treat at the library!
We are also excited to partner with Joanna Roderiques for the Creating Confident Readers program which will be held on Thursday, October 28 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. Designed for parents of elementary school children, this event will be a great opportunity to learn more about dyslexia and connect with a professional literacy tutor.
As always, please check our Calendar of Events and Facebook for the most current information on the fall schedule. While we are excited for all of these events and programs, we also know that things are unpredictable right now. In the interest of keeping everyone safe and healthy, our schedule may be subject to change on short notice.
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Tween & Teen Updates
"Tween" programs are for older kids in grades 3 - 5 and teen programs are for middle and high school folks in grades 6 - 12. We have a new "tween space" in the Children's Room, and our Teen Room is open for teens to hang out and study in. Tweens and teens can now reserve our October Loot Bag - the theme is Inktober, with goodies to get you drawing - register here.
For tweens, we have an exciting new book club: Tween Book Buddies! Our first meeting is Tuesday, October 19 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. in the Library Plaza Conference room. Pick up copies of our October book, Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega, at the check out desk and register here. Parents or adult caregivers, help your tween take this short survey to help us select future books. We also have one slot left for Tween Makers in the Makerspace on October 12 at 4:00 pm - register here (open to grades 3 - 6); and we have Creativity Corner on October 20 from 4:00 - 4:45 p.m. - register here.
And teens, there's still room in our fall Dungeons & Dragons campaigns! We have a longer, in-person campaign (explore Waterdeep in Dragon Heist) - register here, and we have two virtual mini campaigns (solve mysteries in Candlekeep Library) - register here. Or play in our in-person one-off session on October 30 from 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. - register here. Interested but not able to play just now? Join our Discord to connect with other local teen D&D fans! Also, be sure to sign up for our all new Teen Leadership Council on October 12 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. to plan library programs and more - register here. Finally, share your favorite books with other teens at our new EPIC (Every Pick is Cool) Book Club on October 26 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. for middle schoolers - register here and on October 26 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. for high schoolers - register here.
Finally, there's always something fun happening at The Wave Makerspace over in the Teen Zone. On early release days, drop in from 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. to play games on our Switch (October 6 and 20)! And fill out our interest form to get updates as we prepare to open the Wave Makerspace for drop-in hours, where you can use our 3D printer, our Cricut, and more!
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Ventress Memorial Library
15 Library Plaza
Marshfield, MA 02050
(781) 834-5535
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Library Hours:
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. -
8:00 p.m.
Friday & Saturday:
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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