Meet some first responders from the Bridgewater Fire and Police department, hear a story, and check out some cool vehicles. No registration required, recommended for ages 2+.
PFAS Explained
Wednesday, August 16 at 6:00PM
Joe Callahan is a Massachusetts DEP Licensed Site Professional (LSP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), and Toxics Use Reduction Planner (TURP) and is currently employed by Verdantas, LLC with over 30 years experience in the environmental consulting field. Mr. Callahan is currently Project Manager on behalf of the MassDEP Central Region in charge of investigating and if necessary mitigating potential PFAS in drinking water in a number of communities in central Massachusetts. Besides his professional responsibilities, Joe is also an active volunteer in our local community. He is the board president and long-term member of the Taunton River Watershed Alliance and a delegate of the Taunton River Stewardship Council.
Family Yoga with Maha Yoga
Next Session: Saturday, August 12 at 10AM
Join us for a free family yoga class, presented by Maha Yoga. Family Yoga is a perfect way to get everyone together all while being an active participant!
Details:
We recommend kids be at least 8 years old and/or older or kids that can follow directions along with their parents.
Please bring your own yoga mat and dress in comfortable clothes.
Registration:
Registration is required.
If you wish to attend multiple classes, please register for EACH CLASS.
Join us for a showing of Book Club (2018), rated PG-13, 1 hour 44 minutes. Enjoy complimentary popcorn and snacks.
Four friends' lives are turned upside down when their book club tackles the infamous "50 Shades of Grey." From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best chapter.
Teen Anime Club
Wednesday, August 16 at 4:00PM
Socialize with friends, enjoy snacks, and watch the latest streamed anime with our premium Crunchyroll subscription. Check out the newest manga and graphic novel additions before they hit the shelves!
No registration required, feel free to drop in.
Read & Draw Art Class
Friday, August 11 at 10:00AM
Join Triumph for Read & Draw Art Class! Fun and creative, social and skill building, this five week program is for children ages 3-6 and registration is required. To register, call Nancy at 508-822-5388 ext. 208 or email her at ntilbe@triumphinc.org. Space is limited.
Registration Opens August 17 at 9:00AM Event Date: Thursday, August 31 at 1:00PM
Race to the library to compete in a Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit tournament! At this tournament you'll drive a real-world Mario Kartā¢ through the library in our custom built course. This is an 8-person tournament but spectators are allowed. So if you don't snag a spot on the roster, you're welcome to view the competition and see what Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit is all about. The winner will go home with an awesome 3D printed trophy!
Best for kids 8 to 13 years. Please register each child separately. Registration is required, click the tab bellow to register.
Help our students thrive by donating through the month of August
Donations can be dropped off at the library any time we are open and will be donated to local Bridgewater schools.
Art Gallery
Family Meals: A Color Story
Flora T. Little Art Gallery August Artist
Korie Ellis is a Natural Dyer based in New Bedford, MA. She has spent her last few years diving into the realm of creating natural color on textiles derived from kitchen scraps, flowers, and plant matter. Most of the materials used are scraps she cooks with, dye plants grown in her garden, or plant donations that friends and family leave on her doorstep. Her education consists of experimentation, reading books on natural dyes, and taking workshops from other dyers. With the ideology of "make of the most of what's around" she focuses much of her dyeing on using what is typically found to be waste, and transforming it into color that lasts through proper pretreatment and the intersection of art and science. Textiles provide her a way of documenting color as moments in time, preserving a special memory, and honoring the aging process that connects us to the natural world.
For Fans of Barbie
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 and Hoopla Apps.
This program is open to all ages with two age brackets: 0-12 and 13+
Track your reading by using Beanstack to log your reading minutes to earn badges & the chance to win prizes. Parents can read to their kids and log for them.
Any type of reading counts: audiobooks, graphic novels, magazines, etc.
For kids who read 2 hours in a week, there will be a weekly drawing where they can win a bag of books.
There will also be a word of the week hidden in the children's room each week, so additional tickets can be earned by participating and entering the keyword in Beanstack.
Winners of the ticketed drawings will be notified by email on Tuesday, August 15. Prize winners will have 10 business days to pick up the prize before another winner is chosen.
Thank you to all our sponsors who have donated prizes to our summer reading program this year!
Free Golf with Prisco's
Prisco's Market & Deli has generously offered a FREE game of mini golf to children ages 3-12 who read three (3) books this summer. Limit one free game per child. Grab a form from the Library, fill it out, and bring it to Prisco's Market & Deli to redeem your FREE game. Must be redeemed in 2023 season.
Featured Resource
Childrenās Board Games Now Available!
Find them in the Childrenās Room
Are your kids getting bored now that the summer is winding down? Weāve got the solution! Board games! We recently added childrensā board games to our collection. Check them out in the childrenās room and take one home today. And for all you big kids, we have adult board games, too!
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