Solar Eclipse Viewing Glasses

The total solar eclipse will take place in the afternoon on Monday, April 8th.

Registration begins today March 1st  and ends on March 28th. Pick up your glasses in the first week of April, April 1st-April 7th. Registration is limited to 2 registrants per library card. There are a limited number of glasses, so first come, first served! Click here to see all of our Eclipse events!

Chasing the Moon's Shadow: Your Guide to the 2024 Solar Eclipse

Get ready for a fantastic family experience just a few weeks before the Great North American eclipse of 2024 on April 8th! The stage is set for a captivating presentation that will delight family members of all ages. NASA Solar System Ambassador Pat Monteith will take families on a journey through the upcoming eclipse.

4 Planetarium Shows!

11:00 AM—11:30 AM
One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure (ages 4-7 +guardian)
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11:45 AM—12:15 PM
From Dream to Discovery: Inside NASA (ages 6-11 + guardian)
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1:00 PM—1:30 PM
Expedition Reef 

(8+ and Adults)
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1:45 PM—2:15 PM
Touching the Edge of the Universe (Teens and Adults)
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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. 

Read to Spider

Practice your reading skills with Spider and his handler. This is a drop in program, first come first served.

Drop In Rainbow Collage Craft

Just in time for the beginning of spring (and St. Patrick's Day too), you're invited to drop in and make a paper collage rainbow! Supplies and instructions will be provided. While supplies last. Dress for mess, just in case, as this project uses glue. Caregivers to remain with and assist children.

Take and Make KIDS: Paper Plate Sheep

Sign up for a kit and get the materials to make a cute sheep from a paper plate! You will need your own glue and scissors. "March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb!" Registration required.

Read to Skipper

Come meet Skipper, a therapy dog in training who loves pats and being read to! Register for a 15-minute slot for one-on-one reading time with Skipper and his handler. Registration required.

Yoga Storytime

Explore books and yoga poses at this storytime! Led by Christine of Little Bee Yoga. Ages 2-6 with caregiver. Registration required, please bring your own yoga mat.

Mama Steph Concert

Mama Steph returns to Norwell for her ever-popular kids concert! For children up to age 5 with caregiver. Registration required.

Solar Eclipse Pastel Art

Drop by and draw the solar eclipse before it happens on April 8, 2024! Using a template, black cardstock, and white oil pastel, you will easily draw the corona of the sun when it moves behind the moon. This is a drop in event but supplies and instructions will be provided. Caregivers should remain with children to assist. Best for ages 5 and up, although all ages are welcome to attend.

PAW Patrol Scavenger Hunt

Try to find all the PAW Patrol characters hidden around the Children's Room!

Teens Only:

Let's Make Mug Cookies! 

Join the YA Librarian in making microwaveable cookie mug cakes! Each individual in attendance will be shown how to make a cookie mug cake and be given the recipe. If you have an allergy please inform Brooke the YA Librarian of said allergy by reaching out at bvitagliano@norwell.ocln.org or stop by the Adult and Teen Services desk.

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 further discussion on teen programming, the teen room space, and more. 

Registration is strongly suggested. Snacks and Switch Games will be provided to those who attend! 

Take and Make: Shamrock Craft

This month's take and make is a 3D Shamrock Craft. Those who register will have their craft kits put to the side for pick up at the circulation desk. This craft is intended for Teens. Adults and Children are welcome to sign up, but children will need assistance in assembly. Pick up your kit at the main circulation desk starting March 11th to 16th.

If you will not be able to make the pick up window please call the front desk to allow others the chance to receive the craft! 

Teen Crafternoon: Shamrock Craft

Join the YA Librarian in a step by step tutorial on how to make a 3D Shamrock Craft

This Crafternoon is intended for grades 6th through 12th. 

Teens Only: 

Moon Suncatcher Craft

Create sparkling moon shaped suncatchers. Plenty of various colored crystals will be provided for those in attendance to select from.

This program is intended for Teens Only! If there are spots still available, adults may sign-up starting March 13th.

Teens Only:

Video Games Club

Calling all teen gamers! Join us for the Video Games Club here at Norwell Public Library. Every month we will select from a group of switch games to play together ranging from Mariokart to Cuphead. If there's a special game you wish to see on the list be sure to tell Brooke the Teen Librarian. Must be rated E, E10+ or T to be accepted. This program is for grades 6th to 12th. Snacks will be provided to those in attendance!

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.

Author Talk:

Aime Alley Card

For the past several years, Aime Alley Card has been researching, interviewing, and writing about the Tennessee State Tigerbelles and recently published The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State. For this book, she conducted and reviewed hundreds of hours of interviews and read just as many books and articles, ranging from concurrent to retrospective.

See more author/book events.

How to Write a Novel: Stephen A. White

Interested in writing or publishing? Stephen A. White (author of 10 published books) will be leading this writer's workshop on the steps to writing a novel.

Exhibit Talk:

The Felted Bee

Come meet Jen McCarthy the artist behind Felted Bee who is displaying her felted sculptures in the glass display case from March 8th  through April 29th. 

About The Felted Bee & The Artist: 

The Felted Bee is a cottage business focusing on wool, oil and wax. Jen McCarthy is the artist and owner behind the creations that you see on this website and at her studio in Rockland, MA. From her studio she creates works of arts including two and three dimensional artworks using wool, oil and wax. Jen also loves to share her knowledge with others!

South of Boston Board Game Meetup

The Norwell Public Library is excited to host the South of Boston Board Game Meetup. The group began as an inclusive community of board gamers in the South Shore area and beyond. Drop by!

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. 

Borderland: The Life & Times of Blanche Ames Ames (Documentary and Q&A with Director)

Join the Library for a screening of the exciting recent documentary, Borderland: The Life & Times of Blanche Ames Ames and a live in-person discussion of the film with the film's director, Kevin Friend.

Artist Talk: Tara Connaughton

Tara Connaughton is an artist & art instructor from Scituate, MA, where she finds much of her inspiration. Her botanical and nature-inspired paintings have earned multiple awards, and she has exhibited her work through local and regional galleries and venues around the South Shore and Boston area. 

Tara Connaughton's watercolor painting are on display in meeting room for month of March.

Author Talk and Book Signing: Tracy Sierra

Join us for a reading and signing of Tracy Sierra's debut novel Nightwatching.

About the Novel:

A razor-sharp thriller about a mother forced to the breaking point when her life and the lives of her children are threatened by an intruder.

Nightwatching is a thriller about a woman home alone with her small children when she realizes someone has broken into her house.

Praise for Nightwatching: 

“Straddling the line between psychological thriller and domestic horror, Sierra’s auspicious debut immediately plunges readers headlong into its unnamed protagonist’s waking nightmare. . . tense, emotionally resonant . . . Well-timed flashbacks add context and poignancy. Fiercely feminist and viscerally terrifying.”
—Kirkus (starred review)

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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. 

Follow Skipper on Instagram

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Water color painting with Tara Connaughton

Join local artist and instructor Tara Connaughton to create handpainted bookmarks using watercolor. Participants will be guided through a variety of basic painting techniques and design ideas to create unique bookmarks that they can use to mark their own book pages or give as gifts. All materials will be provided, and no prior painting experience is required.

Limited to 12 adults.

Dinner and a Movie: The Sandy Houghton Story: An Inspirational Journey

This 40-minute documentary recounts the life of Sandy Houghton a woman born with severe cerebral palsy, who overcame endless barriers to become a renowned leader in disability advocacy, awareness, and education. 

Join us for a pizza dinner and then watch this fascinating documentary followed by a Zoom conversation with Sandy Houghton.

Co-Sponsored by the Norwell Commission on Disabilities Committee.

Literary Circle Book Group: Selection of books Stephen A. White

We will be reading: a selection of books by local author Stephen A. White. 

Books available at the circulation desk.

NPL Evening Book Group: Winter Mysteries

This month we will be reading a range of winter themed mysteries/thrillers.

Books available at the circulation desk.