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Holiday Closing We will be closed on Saturday, December 23 and Monday, December 25. We hope you enjoy your holiday, and we'll see you Tuesday at 1:00 pm!
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SoapMaking for kids (ages 8-11) Monday, December 4 at 5:00 pm Each participant will make their own soapy creations using glycerin based soap and adding colors and scents. At the end of the workshop each participant will take home their handmade soap! It can be removed from the mold the following day and used right away. Soap is approximately 3 oz. with a 2” rubber duckie. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: Melted soap is hot. This is not a drop-off class. Adult participation is required with each child under the age of 12. Guardians of participants under 12 must sign a “safety concern” form prior to all SOAP MAKING workshops. No one under the age of 8 will be allowed to be present in the room during the soap making workshops. This program starts promptly, no admission is allowed after instructions are given. PLEASE NOTE: No exceptions will be made to these rules. Please register on our calendar, as space is extremely limited. |
Lego Day (all ages) Tuesdays, December 5, 12 and 19 at 4:00 pm Join us to create something amazing with Legos! Bricks are provided, and finished creations will be put on display in the Children's Room. This is a drop-in program; no registration necessary. |
Holiday Book Folding (ages 8-11)
Friday, December 8 at 4:00 PM Turn a discarded book into a tree by folding the pages...Join Director Virginia Johnson as she teaches this easy and fun craft! Please note: This is a repeat of the Halloween-themed bookfolding program: same shape, different holiday ;-> Please register on our calendar; space is limited! |
Holiday Bingo (ages 8-11)
Friday, December 15 at 4:00 PM Join us for a holiday themed Bingo! Please register on our calendar; space is limited! |
Jazz Pianist Laszlo Gardony Saturday, December 2 at 2:00 pm Join us around the yellow piano as we welcome Berklee College of Music Professor Laszlo Gardony! Internationally acclaimed Boston-based jazz pianist and composer Laszlo Gardony is one of the most impressive and technically skilled pianists working in jazz today. A Professor of Piano at Berklee College of Music – who also teaches at Harvard University’s Jazz Combo Initiative – Gardony continues to divide his time between composing, recording, concerts, and teaching, and he remains, above all, committed to living an inspired, truthful, and productive life in music. |
SoapMaking for Teens and Adults Monday, December 4 at 6:30 pm Each participant will make their own soapy creations using glycerin based soap and adding colors and scents. At the end of the workshop each participant will take home their handmade soap! It can be removed from the mold the following day and used right away. Soap is approximately 3 oz. with a 2” rubber duckie. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS: Melted soap is hot. No one under the age of 8 will be allowed to be present in the room during the soap making workshops. This program starts promptly, no admission is allowed after instructions are given. PLEASE NOTE: No exceptions will be made to these rules. Please register on our calendar, as space is extremely limited. |
VIRTUAL: Baking Demonstration with Chef Erin Jeanne McDowell
Tuesday, December 5 at 7:00 pm Who doesn't like a bit of holiday baking? We are so pleased to welcome Chef and Cookbook Author Erin Jeanne McDowell to our virtual stage! Erin will demonstrate how to make one of her favorite recipes and then will have some time to chat with attendees about all of our "burning" questions :). We hope you can make this very special event. Thanks to the Ashland Public Library for sharing this program! |
VIRTUAL: Holiday Romance Book Recommendations with Booklist Reviewer, John Charles
Monday, December 11 at 7:00 pm With the holidays right around the corner, take a minute (or an hour) to relax and find some good holiday romance reads! John Charles will give us his "best of" list of 2023 that will have your TBR pile tipping over and your holidays spent cozying up to a good book. We hope you can join us! In addition to reviewing for Booklist and Library Journal, John is the co-author of Romance Today An A to Z Guide to Contemporary American Romance Writers, The Readers’ Advisory Guide to Mystery, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Ultimate Reading List. Thank you to the Ashland Public Library for sharing this program! |
Let Our Rivers Flow
Tuesday, December 12 at 6:30 pm Join us for a conversation with the North & South Rivers Watershed Association about the fish that call our rivers home, the impacts of dams on our environment, and why it is so important to restore our rivers now more than ever. For more information on these topics, visit the Let Our Rivers Flow book display near the New Books area. There are 3,000 dams in Massachusetts and the majority were built to support industries that no longer exist. What remains are the impacts of these dams on the health of our rivers and the habitats they support. We see those impacts along the Indian Head River, which flows through our community, and two dams on this river are currently being considered for removal - one at Ludden’s (formerly known as Luddam's) Ford Park on the Hanover/Pembroke town line and another at State Street on the Hanover/Hanson town line. |
Holiday Flower Arranging
Wednesday, December 13 at 7:00 pm Our November workshop proved so popular, we've asked her back! Join local teacher and artisan Sarah Desantes for a holiday flower arrangement workshop! All materials provided, and you can take home your finished display! Please register on our calendar, as space is extremely limited. |
VIRTUAL: Steeped in Secrecy: Boston Tea Party
Saturday, December 16 at 2:00 pm The story of tea has always been infused with intrigue, particularly when it became a flash point for tensions between England and Colonial America. On the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party (December 16, 1773), learn about the brewing political problems tea presented in its history with Anglophile and former UK resident Claire Evans. Then, author, genealogist, librarian, and former UK resident Debra Dudek examines the history of the Boston Tea Party’s most famous partiers (and phonies), as well as how to trace bona fide participants through lineage societies and historical groups. Thanks to the Tewksbury Public Library for sharing this program! |
Cookbook Club
Tuesday, December 19 at 6:30 pm Join us for a holiday-themed edition of Cookbook Club -- cookies! Bring your favorite recipe to share with others. |
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