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 | We want to wish everyone a very happy Halloween. We hope you come home with bags too full to carry. Stay spooky and stay safe! |
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Saturday October 26 at 11AM | |
Join Peter Laws for his talk on The Frighteners! Hear Peter explain and defend scary culture and why humans are drawn to morbid things.
Peter Laws is a British author, journalist, YouTuber and public speaker. He hosts "Into the Fog with Peter Laws," the hit YouTube show that explores scary true stories of the paranormal.
Check out his books on Amazon or at your local bookshop!
No registration required. |
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Tuesday October 29 at 10AM | Join us for stories and music followed immediately by
trick-or-treating through the library!
Come in costume if you like!
Recommended for ages 2-5.
No registration required.
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Tuesday October 29 at 4:30PM |
Join Ashley in this series of fitness workouts, Fit for Life! Come to just one class or join every week! Owner and Founder of @thegetfitgym, Ashley and her team are here to help you work on yourself both holistically as well as through workouts that anyone can do.
This week, Ashley and her team will hold a workout that anyone can do at home or at the gym.
Kids are welcome! We have a separate space where they will be with a trainer focusing on stretching, light yoga, and exercise.
Comfortable clothes and water bottle recommended. | Registration Is 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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Thursday October 31 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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Friday October 25 at 10AM |
Join Triumph for 123 Read & Draw Art Class!
Fun and creative, social and skill building, this eight week program is for you and your child ages 3-6.
| Registration Is Required | To register, call Nancy at 508-822-5388 ext. 208 or email her at ntilbe@triumphinc.org. |
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Monday October 28 at 6PM | Do you love your library and want to get more involved? Consider joining the Friends of Bridgewater Public Library!
Friends of the Bridgewater Public Library is a non-profit, charitable group formed to engage in activities that increase community awareness of Bridgewater Public Library, provide volunteer and program support, raise funds to enhance library services, and advocate for the financial support of the library.
The Friends sponsors educational and cultural programs for adults, teens and children, helps to broaden the horizons of librarians and staff with professional development and conference grants, and partners with other organizations to benefit the community at large.
The Friends are a newly-formed group and meetings are open to anyone interested in becoming a member. Members pay annual dues. Stop by a meeting to learn more!
The group meets monthly on the 4th Monday of the month. No registration required. Drop-in and maybe we'll be Friends!
No registration required. |
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Spooky Season |
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All Through the Month of October!
| This October, come on in to the library and pick up a costume! You can donate and/or take a costume.
We have costumes, accessories, masks, wigs, and more!
Happy Halloween! |
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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 6 at 5PM |
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Flora T. Little Art Gallery |
October Artist |
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Alexa Cushing's exhibition Devil's Swamp: Exploration of the Bridgewater Triangle will remain on display in the Flora T. Little Gallery through the month of October!
| About the Artist | Alexa Cushing is a photographic artist based in southern Massachusetts. She uses her photographs to explore the mythology of place, creating images that extract a sense of magic from the everyday landscape.
Alexa’s work has been a part of several group exhibitions at galleries and institutions such as The Griffin Museum of Photography, Panopticon Gallery, Candela Gallery, and the Oregon Contemporary. Her first solo exhibition was held at Aviary Gallery in the spring of 2019 and featured her project Due West, which examined mythology of Los Angeles as a dream factory.
Alexa’s work has been featured within various independent publications such as Rental Magazine, Incandescent Zine, and Polaris Magazine and online publications such as Lenscratch, Humble Arts, and C-41 Magazine.
Alexa holds a BFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She is also the owner and director of both Panopticon Imaging in Rockland MA and Panopticon Gallery in Boston MA. | About the Exhibit |
The Bridgewater Triangle is a region in southeastern Massachusetts that has been home to countless paranormal experiences, dating back to colonial times. This 200 square mile area is centered around Hockomock Swamp. Hockomock, in Wampanoag, means “place where spirits dwell”. Colonists simply referred to this area as “Devil’s Swamp."
Reports include sightings of unexplained ghostly figures, mysterious lights, UFOs, large prehistoric birds, and Native American monsters. The area is also a hotspot for crime, including cult activity and a string of gruesome murders in the 70s and 80s. Locals who are interested in this folklore believe that the area is an otherworldly portal into another dimension. Other believers claim that the history of war between Native Americans and colonists has cursed the land.
My work, Devils Swamp, is an investigation of my home region of Massachusetts. Is this area truly an otherworldly hotspot, or has the folklore of the Bridgewater Triangle become a way to connect and assign meaning to an otherwise wearisome working class community? My images examine the mythology of this place, and furthermore the residents’ desire to be apart of something greater than themselves. |
Social Media |
Website: https://www.alexacushing.com/
Instagram: @alexacushing |
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Upcoming Events At BSU |
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Please join us on Tuesday, October 29, from 12:00–2:00 in the DMF atrium and auditorium for Answering James Baldwin’s Call: A BSU Community Forum to Celebrate the Centennial.
August 2, 2024, marked 100 years since the birth of James Baldwin, a writer and activist who had an enduring impact on our world as he called us to face truths both personal and societal.
We will have a panel of BSU community members speaking about Baldwin’s meaning to them personally and politically, along with a discussion and consideration of Baldwin’s words and images. More events are in the works for the spring to celebrate the centennial.
Event is sponsored by the African American Studies Program, LGCIE (Lewis and Gaines Center for Inclusion and Equity), the Center for Transformative Learning, and the Division of Outreach and Engagement. |
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Brad Musquantumahsq Lopes is an Aquinnah Wampanoag citizen and educator working in his sister community of Mashpee as the Native American Teacher Retention Initiative (NATRI) Program Manager.
Graduating in 2017 from the University of Maine at Farmington with a degree in Secondary Education: Social Studies and a minor in Psychology, Brad has spent over 5 years teaching and working on inclusive, decolonized curriculum in school and museum settings. In the last two years he has also worked at the Aquinnah Cultural Center and Plimoth Patuxet Museums, as well as a consultant on other projects, to further expand on the need for indigenized, community-driven curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
Brad now oversees the NATRI Grant in the Mashpee Wampanoag Education Department and hopes to work toward educational spaces that are more like home for Indigenous teachers, staff, and students. |
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Through Monday October 28, 2024 |
Celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday with us!
Stop by the library starting September 30 to pick up your log sheet. Return the completed paper to the Bridgewater Public Library by close of business on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 for a chance to win!
Our grand prize bundle: a Jet-Puffed Tabletop Indoor Electric S'mores Maker - complete with marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers. Plus a family pass for one visit to the Eric Carle Museum!
Winner will be contacted via email on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Open to ages 3-12.
No Registration Required. |
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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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Nintendo Switch & Games | Check them out today with your library card. |
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Did you know you can borrow a Nintendo Switch from our Library of Things? Check out the console, preloaded with Mario Odyssey, or borrow one of our games to play on your own console. We also have extra joy cons for your next multi-player game night.
Curious about everything else the Library of Things has to offer? Click the button below to check out our catalog! |
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We post daily about upcoming events, free library resources, book recommendations, and community happenings.
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