VIRTUAL YA Author Talk: Maureen Johnson & Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Enjoy a special evening with two of the country's top young adult authors as Maureen Johnson (Nine Liars) is interviewed by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Final Gambit), in this ZOOM webinar. Teens and Adults welcome!

The Empath's Survival Guide: Strategies For People Who Care Too Much

Having empathy means our heart goes out to another, but for empaths, it goes much deeper - we actually feel others’ emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies.

This program is led by 

Doreen Lang, Reiki and Intuitive Energy Healing, Speaker, Teacher and Author.

Music Makers with Ms. Bethany

Join early educator Bethany Gavin for 30 minutes of music and early literacy. Registration is required.
Location: Meeting Room.

Art Exhibit: Local Norwell Artists from Kilburn Culley's Personal Collection

Come see art by local Norwell artists. From the personal collection of Norwell Resident and Library volunteer Kilburn Culley.
Location: Meeting Room.

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 NPL'S new youth services librarian Marissa for 30 minutes of stories, participatory songs, and fingerplays that support early literacy. Registration is required and will be limited. Please sign up for each week you are interested in attending. 

Take and Make Cardboard Tube Snowflakes

Pick up a kit to make snowflakes from cardboard tubes. Registration is required to reserve your kit.

Read to a Dog: Spider

Drop in to read to therapy dog, Spider. No registration required.

Wintertime Scavenger Hunt

Can you find the wintry items hiding in the children's room? Complete the scavenger hunt and get a sticker!

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.

Craft: Knitting Night

This group is for all knitters - beginners, and experts alike!😊 Crochet and other crafts are welcome! While beginners are welcome, we ask that you bring your own supplies: yarn, needles, etc. Drop-ins welcome.

Dinner and a Movie:
Carmen

Benjamin Millepied's Carmen is a gritty modern day tale, with a majestic score by Nicholas Britell, and dream-like dance sequences that evoke magical realism.

This time dinner is a potluck! Please bring a salad, side dish, or dessert to share.

Dinner starts at 5:45pm and the movie will start at 6pm sharp.

Skipper the Therapy Dog

Take a break from the stress of life and relax with therapy dog Skipper. Skipper will be visiting every third Thursday of the month. No registration is required. 

Craft: Create a Journal

Create a journal for the new year! We will decorate and create a journal cover that you can write or draw in. All supplies provided.

Literary Circle Book Group

Literary Circle reads A Woman is No Man by Etaf Rum.

This debut novel by an Arab-American voice, takes us inside the lives of conservative Arab women living in America.

Visit our online Goodreads group.

NPL Evening Book Group

NPL Evening Book Group will read and discuss The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates.  

The Water Dancer is historical fiction with a strong mystical and magical thread. It is the story of the enslavement of a people and the struggle for freedom.
Check out our Good Reads group .