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Wednesday, November 20 at 6PM | Join us for an evening with author, radio personality, and comedian, Jerry Thornton.
Jerry has been covering the New England Patriots for Barstool Sports since it’s beginning over 20 years ago. He was cohost of WEEI’s top rated “Dale, Holley & Thornton” show and is the author of the Patriots books, From Darkness to Dynasty and Six Rings. He has also been working the comedy club circuit around New England since the 1990s.
In his talk, Thornton will discuss his books as well as provide his own unique insight into the Patriots organization.
Registration Required. | Registration Opens November 7 at 5PM |
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Tuesday November 5 at 4:30PM | Join Ashley Sabato in this new series of fitness seminars, Fit for Life! Come to just one class or join every week!
Owner and Founder of GET Fit gym, Ashley and her team are here to help you work on yourself both holistically as well as through workouts that anyone can do. Each week there will be a seminar surrounding our busy lives, meal planning and nutrition, as well as overall stress reduction and building healthy habits.
Kids are welcome! We have a separate workout space where they will be with a trainer focusing on stretching, light yoga, and exercise.
This Week's Topic: Managing Mental Stress | Registration Now Open |
Registration is required for each class for ADULTS ONLY. Kids are welcome but need not register. To register, click the button below: |
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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 at 4:30PM | Join the Bridgewater Raynham Robotics Team for a special robot demonstration!
Plus stick around after the demonstration for a quick Q & A followed by a Lego activity.
All Ages Welcome. No Registration Required. |
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Check Out This Special |
Exhibit In Our Lobby |
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Now Through November 30 | |
Thanks to the generous support of The Herblock Foundation, this new exhibit features artistic reproductions of legendary Washington Post editorial cartoonist, Herbert Block.This exhibit features works that focus on the theme of democracy. Herblock used his talents to present important questions and challenges that words alone cannot:
We must vote, meet our civic responsibilities, pay taxes and expect the best of our elected government officials to work on behalf of all the people. The clarity of his message and artistic style were perfectly fused, providing transparency, a humorous and telling look at our leaders, ourselves and the world.
FREE copies of Herblock's book Herblock: A Cartoonist's Life will be available while copies last.Stop by the library this November and sign our guest book! |
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Monday November 4 at 6:30PM | Join us this fall and learn the basics of genealogical research!
If you are already your family’s unofficial historian, if you have already started family research, or if you’re interested in the topic and are brand new, you are welcome to join us!
Class will include a lecture with Library Archivist Karen Urbec, followed by a question-and-answer period, and time to practice your new research skills with the library’s genealogical resources. Class members are also encouraged to attend our Monday night Drop-In Genealogy sessions each week, to further sharpen their skills.
November 4: Visiting an Archive; DNA Basics; Lineage Societies - This class will briefly review prior lessons, then will tell what to expect when you visit an archive, the basics of DNA for genealogists, and will introduce lineage societies.
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Saturday November 2 at 10AM | Bring your own projects and get started! All crafters/needlework fiber artists are welcome to join! Join this informal adult knitting group and be in the company of other fiber artists while you purl 1, knit 2.
This is not an instructional class but beginners are welcome to attend as experienced knitters are more than happy to share their wisdom.
So, if you want to learn a new hobby, please join us! Drop-in any time from 10:00AM to 1:00PM and stay as long as you'd like.
No registration required. All adults 18+ are welcome to attend. |
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Seeking Children's Books |
The Library Board of Trustees are seeking donations of children's books in good condition. Donations can be dropped off at the circulation desk.
Thank you!!! |
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Halloween Pictures From |
Storytime With Apryl |
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Tuesday November 5 at 2PM
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Experience different art techniques and leave with a beautiful, unique craft created by YOU!
This program is for kids in grades 1-4.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Bridgewater Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Registration is required. Please register each child separately. |
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Wednesday November 6 at 10:30AM | |
Come in and have some fun with Big Ryan! Big Ryan's toddler program focuses on Puppet Play and Music and Movement. Due to the unpredictability and short attention spans of very young children these programs usually run about 25 to 30 minutes.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Bridgewater Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
No registration required. |
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Tuesday November 12 at 10AM | Join us for a lot of musical play!
Songs, fingerplays, sit & sing, movement, and props followed by group instrument play with simple classroom style instruments.
Recommended for kids up to age 5.
Registration required. |
Registration Now Open |
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Thursday November 7 at 1:00PM |
The TaleSpinners has existed for nearly twenty years and is open to all. The TaleSpinners meet on Thursdays, year round, from 1-3 PM in the Mary Jarvis Conference Room.
The TaleSpinners encourage all sorts of writing: memoir, poetry, short stories, and/or novels. The TaleSpinners write in all genres: mystery, thrillers, science fiction, romance, humor. We engage in gentle, helpful, and encouraging critiques of one another’s writing, and everyone gets a chance to share their work.
We ask each writer to come with copies of his/her work for the rest of the group to write their comments and suggestions upon.
No registration required. |
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Flora T. Little Art Gallery |
November Artist | Wednesday November 13 at 6:30PM |
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The Prison Book Program's exhibition Art From Inside will remain on display in the Flora T. Little Gallery through the month of November.
| About the Program |
Prison Book Program has been supporting the freedom to read for incarcerated men and women since 1972. Most book requests come in the form of a handwritten letter, and PBP responds with a package of books which have been selected to match each requestor's specific needs and interests. |
About the Exhibit |
Art from Inside is a curated selection of works that incarcerated men and women have sent to Prison Book Program over the course of its 50+ year history. Most pieces have been sent as a token of gratitude for a shipment of free books. Many but not all pieces in the show are book-themed, depicting reading as liberating. |
About the Talk |
This program will host a talk Wednesday, November 13th at 6:30PM. Prison Book Program Executive Director Kelly Brotzman will give an overview of the current U.S. prison system and discuss the factors that led to mass incarceration.
She will also shed light on access to education and books in the carceral state. Brotzman joins us for this talk while both library art galleries are displaying Art From Inside, a showcase of artwork from prison inmates who have participated in the Prison Book Program. | Social Media |
Facebook @prisonbookprogram︱X @prisonbookprog︱Instagram @prisonbookprogram︱TikTok @prisonbookprogram.org |
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Located on the Library's Lower Level |
Check out Keeping a Journal in 1800s Bridgewater on display September through October! In our fall archival exhibit, we look at the practice of personal journaling in the 1800s through four diaries from the Bridgewater Public Library Archives.
Susan Storrs Washburn, Hannah Birchwood, Hannah Bassett, and Eli Washburn spent time each day writing in their journals. See how daily chores, primary school lessons, national news, & family relationships were recorded in Bridgewater in the middle of the 19th century.
Curated by Bridgewater Public Library's Archivist, Karen Urbec. No Registration Required. |
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When you place a book on hold it gets shipped to the Bridgewater Public Library free of charge. You will then be notified when it is available for pickup!
You can also look for these titles as e-books & audiobooks using the Libby App.
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Coming Soon...... | Wills & Trusts with Law Mom
Sound Bath with Claudia Adult and Kids Painting Events A Night With Maureen Hancock
A Night Of Irish Music |
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Games Can be Checked Out for Two Weeks |
Our Board Game collection is first come, first served. Play in house or take one home. Board Games are part of the Library of Things and are subject to a $5/day late fee. We have both adult and juvenile board games available in our collection.
Curious what else you can borrow? Check out our Library of Things collection by clicking the button below. |
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We post daily about upcoming events, free library resources, book recommendations, and community happenings.
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