Day Hiking New England with Author Jeff Romano

Join author Jeff Romano for a slideshow presentation highlighting hiking opportunities throughout New England. The program will cover destinations in all six states with a focus on itineraries featured in his latest guidebook, an updated edition to 100 Classic Hikes New England (June 2023).

Robyn Thompson-Duong: Meet the Artist

Magical realism, beauty and love of color, Robyn Thompson-Duong’s work evokes pride in black culture and the spirit of femininity. Drawing inspiration from art history, Robyn’s work deals with challenging the societal perceptions and stereotypes of Black femininity and beauty by depicting women of color as Mother Goddess, grand, graceful, and beautiful. Thompson-Duong’s work seeks to re-appropriate the Black female image and what it means to be a woman of color.

Let Freedom Read Statewide Read-In

Norwell Public Library is joining the MBLC (Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners) in their week long Statewide Read-In Event to celebrate our Freedom to Read!! All ages welcome. Simply find a comfy spot in the library or join us in the WorkShop and read! The library will be providing light refreshments! 

#LetFreedomRead

Baby Play Group

Meet new parents in a space with age appropriate toys for ages 0-12 months.  Registration required.

Storytime with Marissa

Ages 0-5 are welcome to join Marissa for 30 minutes of stories, participatory songs, and fingerplays that support early literacy. Registration is required. Please sign up for each week you are interested in attending. 

Music Together

Music Together is a family music class featuring singing, dancing, and play. This sample class presented by South Shore Conservatory is for children age 0-5 and their caregiver. Registration is required.

Read to Spider

Spider is back! Come practice your reading skills with him and his handler. This is a drop in program, first come first served.

STEM Playgroup with SSCAC

Join the South Shore Community Action Council for a STEM-focused playgroup for ages 3-5 with caregiver. Explore the world around you through science, technology, engineering, and math with every day activities. Registration is required through the SSCAC website here: www.sscac.org/ssfn-events

Halloween Clay Bobbleheads

Hand build a spooky character using air dry clay and add finishing touches with acrylic paint. Pop Up Art School will show you how to pinch and shape the clay into the character of your choice. The completed figure has a head that can swivel in any direction! For ages 8 to adults, registration is required.

Spanish Storytime

Attend a special Spanish storytime for ages 1-5 and do a craft! Hosted by SELA: The International Private School in Hingham, MA. Registration required.

Back to School Scavenger Hunt

Try to find all the back to school items hidden around the children's room!

Teen Advisory Group (TAG!)

Calling all Teens! Join the Norwell Public Library TAG (Teen Advisory Group) and receive teen volunteer hours. During TAG meetings, there will be discussions of teen programming, the teen room space, and more. Registration is strongly suggested, pizza will be provided to those who attend! This program is for Grades 6 through 12.

Teen Welcome Back Movie Night:

Knives Out

Welcome back students! Join us in enjoying a welcome back to school movie screening of Knives Out, pizza and water will be provided to those in attendance! This program is for Grades 6 through 12.

Sunflower Wreath Craft

This month's take and make is a sunflower wreath craft. This craft is intended for Teens, Adults and Children are welcome to sign up. Children may need assistance in assembly. Pick up your kit at the main circulation desk starting September 18th and running until September 23rd for pick up. 

Teen Book Club: Nimona

Calling all Teens!! Please join us for the YA book club on Tuesday, September 26th at 3pm. The book we will be discussing during our meeting is Nimona by ND Stevenson. This book will be available for pick up at the circulation desk with copies available on Libby (Audiobook and eBook format) and Hoopla (Audiobook and eBook format). This program is for Grades 6 through 12.

Tai Chi

Join us for Tai Chi at the Norwell Public Library!

Basic Technology Help

One-on-One technology help. Have a question about email, the internet, using your phone, accessing library eBooks, or streaming movies through Kanopy? Bring your own device or use a library computer. No appointment needed.

Guided Forest Walk at Norwell Library

Ever wonder about the woods behind and around Norwell Public Library?

Steve Ivas, Principal, MS, PWS at Ivas Environmental will guide us on a walk to explore the forest area right behind the library.

Craft: Knitting

This group is for all knitters, beginners, and experts alike!😊 Crochet and other crafts are welcome!

We have a selection of yarn and needles for beginners. Drop-ins welcome! Registration optional.

Mindful Yoga for Everyone

Mindfulness practices based on the 7 attitudes from Jon Kabat-Zinn are woven throughout the class to facilitate the connection of the mind, breath, body, and spirit. All levels are welcome, with a focus on beginners and advanced beginners. 

All you need is an open mind, yoga mat, and a towel or blanket (to roll for support as needed), and water.

Cooking with Abby: Easy Baking and Demo

Abby will prepare you for Fall baking with these simple baking tips.

VIRTUAL - Q&A with Historical Fiction & Romance Author

Piper Huguley

Piper Huguley is an author of historical fiction featuring African American characters. She tells the untold stories of people who might have been lost to time. Her most recent book, By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register, tells the inspiring story of the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress. We hope you can join us for this very special event!

In collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library. 

Skipper the Therapy Dog

Take a break from the stress of life and relax with a therapy dog, Skipper. All ages welcome!

No registration is required. 

South of Boston Board Game Meetup

The Norwell Public Library is excited to host the  South of Boston Board Game Meetup  on Saturday from 10:00am - 4:00 pm. The group began as an inclusive community of board gamers in the South Shore area and beyond!

Bring a game to swap with other attendees. This free event is open to junior high aged teens and adults of all ages. No registration required.

Dinner and a Movie:

A Man Called Otto

This month we meet on a Tuesday!

When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down. Based on the bestseller A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman.

Pizza dinner will start at 5:30pm. Feel free to bring a side dish to share. The film starts at 5:45pm.

VIRTUAL: How NASA Is Combating Climate Change

Learn about the efforts of NASA researchers who are currently examining Earth to understand climate change, storms, fires, and where people fit in to all of it, including an active mission studying climate change in northern regions of the world (e.g., Alaska and Canada). Led by Dr. Elizabeth Hoy, PhD, who has been a NASA scientist for over 10 years with the NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office and NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

In collaboration with the Tewksbury Public Library.

NPL Evening Book Group: Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir

This month we will be reading:

Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?: A Memoir by  Séamas O'Reilly. 

Séamas O’Reilly’s mother died when he was five, leaving him, his ten (!) brothers and sisters, and their beloved father in their sprawling bungalow in rural Derry.

Literary Circle Book Group: Beartown

This month we will be reading Beartown by Fredrik Backman.

Beartown is a 2017 novel by Fredrik Backman. It is set in the eponymous town and focuses on the local junior hockey team. Set against the backdrop of a depressed town that is obsessed with the sport, it examines themes of parental control, the cost of keeping secrets, loyalty, family, and regret.