Starting sometime today! - Gingerbread Festival!

Come in to see our beautiful Gingerbread Creations. You can even fill out a raffle ticket to win one to take home for the holidays - drawing will be on Monday, December 18th. It's one raffle ticket per person per visit. Or, you can exchange goods for the food pantry for raffle tickets - it's a win/win!

Here's one that we made a few years ago for this very same type festival.

Adult Programs

We have in person, hybrid or virtual programs! Please click on the link to receive the zoom information if its online. Check your spam folder if you don't see the confirmation in your inbox. 

Virtual: Author Panel: Women in SciFi featuring Julie E. Czerneda, K. Eason, Mur Lafferty, & Lena Nguyen
Thursday, December 8 @ 7pm
Science Fiction is one of our very favorite genres! After authors such as H.G. Wells, Isaac Asimov, and Mary Shelley made SciFi so popular, we wondered how women currently have impacted the genre. So we asked Julie E. Czerneda, K. Eason, Mur Lafferty, & Lena Nguyen to join us in having a conversation about their journeys into Science Fiction and the books they've published. We're sure it will be an "out of this world" discussion! We hope you can join us.

A Royal High Tea Event
Saturday,  December 10 @ 2pm

Break out your fancy duds (and fascinators!), bring your own fancy teacup, stick your pinky up in the air, and join us!

This Week:

Virtual: Winter Pruning -- Why, When & How To Prune Your Shrubs
Tuesday, December 6 @ 11am
Learn the basics of pruning deciduous shrubs, with an emphasis on structural pruning that can be done during winter, even for spring-flowering shrubs. 

Royal Craftaganza--Fascinators!
Tuesday, December 6 @ 6pm
Join crafter, retired art teacher, professional guilder, and Ashlander, Nancy Atkinson in this workshop to make your own royal fascinator! All materials supplied. 

Virtual - Environmental Book Club
Tuesday, December 6 @ 6:30pm
Read "The Day the World Stops Shopping"

Virtual: Democracy Talks: Russia's Invasion, Ukraine's Resistance, & Prospects for Peace
Tuesday, December 6 @ 7pm
Join us for a discussion of the reasons behind Russian president Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's determined resistance, and how the war might end. 

Virtual: Spacesuits -- What Every Fashionable Astronaut Is Wearing
Wednesday, December 7 @ 11am
Join Solar System Ambassador David S. Ball as he discusses spacesuits required for intravehicular, extravehicular, and surface operations. 

Make Your Own Wrapping Paper with Jan Poppendieck
Wednesday, December 7 @ 6:30pm
Join us for an evening of learning how to make your own wrapping paper with Jan. We'll use stamps, colored pencils, and other organic materials to make your wrapping paper beautiful and earth friendly!

Virtual - Friday Night Film Discussion:
Friday, December 9 @ 7pm
Watch "The Carer"

Cookbook Club
Saturday, December 10 @ 12pm
Cook from "Holiday Cookies : Showstopping Recipes to Sweeten the Season" and bring at least a dozen cookies for a cookie swap!

Next Week: 

Virtual: The Roosevelts At Christmas
Tuesday, December 13 @ 2pm
Learn about the customs and traditions followed by the Roosevelt family as they celebrated Christmas, one of their favorite holidays of the year. 

Virtual: How to Break into Movies and Television
Tuesday, December 13 @ 7pm
Have you ever wondered how you or someone you love could break into movies or TV? Or, have you ever wondered how it happens for someone? If you said Yes to either of these questions, this program is for you! 

Bio/Memoir Book Club
Wednesday, December 14 @ 11am
Read: "Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family" by Mitch Albom.

Mystery Book Club
Wednesday, December 14 @ 6:30pm
Read "The Forger’s Daughter" by Bradford Morrow.

Virtual - Beyond the Library presents a Visit to the Discovery Museum
Thursday, December 15 @ 1pm
Join Discovery Museum CEO Neil Gordon for a look at Acton’s STEM-focused children’s museum and its accessible outdoor nature playscape and giant treehouse, and learn about what families can expect and enjoy when visiting. 

Virtual - Winter Raptors: Birds at the Top of the Food Web
Friday, December 16 @ 1pm
This one's for our bird watching and nature lovers out there! Did you know that female raptors are bigger than their male counterparts? Did you know that some species of owls hunt in the daytime? Join us for an informative afternoon exploring these interesting birds of prey.

Virtual: Trivia Night -- Holiday Traditions From Around The World
Friday, December 16 @ 7pm
Join us on Zoom to test your knowledge of holiday traditions from around the world! Play solo or organize a team! The ability to view slides on a screen is all you need for this fantastic trivia fun!

Weekly ELL Classes with Hopkinton Library

These weekly classes alternates between in person and online. Contact the group leader for information on joining for the meetings. We are happy to be collaborating with the Hopkinton Public Library for this series! 

Beginner ELL Conversation Circle
Thursdays at 2pm
Contact Janet Fannon to join

Advanced ELL Conversation Circle
Fridays at 11am

Contact Ellen Deustch to join

Knitting

Saturday Knit & Crochet Club

Saturdays at 2pm

Monday Knit & Crochet Club

Mondays at 6pm

Children's Programs

Unless otherwise specified, all programs are in-person walk-in. There may be room capacity limits for some, though, so come early! 

Read to a Dog with Knives and Machete
*For kids who are reading on their own
Thursday, December 8 @ 6pm

Children with some reading ability will have the chance to read to one of our registered therapy dogs for 10 minutes. Books may be brought from home or checked out from the library shelves.

Turtle Dance Music Program
*For All Ages
Saturday, December 17 @ 10:30am

This autism-friendly "Winter Wonderland Music & Comedy Show" will be hybrid over Zoom. The audience will be able to watch the performance live at the Library with other kids, or from the comfort of their own home.

Story and Craft - "First Snow"
*For Ages 4-7
Saturday, December 17 @ 2pm

Listen to a story about the first snow of the year and make a paper craft project to take home.

This Week

Project ABC Play, Learn, and Grow Group
*for Ages 0 to 5
Tuesday, December 6 @ 11am
This program is limited to 20 people in the storytime room and is first come, first serve. 

PJ Story Time with Ryan (and his stuffed animals!)
*For Ages 3 and up
Tuesday, December 6 @ 5:30pm
We will read stories about a different one of Ryan's stuffed animals every week.

(Hybrid) - Lapsit 
*Infants, Toddlers &  Caregivers
Wednesday, December 7 @ 10:30am
Please register to receive the zoom link if joining us online.

Friday Morning Storytime
*For Pre-School Aged Kids
Friday, December 9 @ 11am

Next Week

Project ABC Play, Learn, and Grow Group
*for Ages 0 to 5
Tuesday, December 13 @ 11am
This program is limited to 20 people in the storytime room and is first come, first serve. 

PJ Story Time with Ryan (and his stuffed animals!)
*For Ages 3 and up
Tuesday, December 13 @ 5:30pm
We will read stories about a different one of Ryan's stuffed animals every week.

(Hybrid) - Lapsit
*Infants, Toddlers &  Caregivers
Wednesday, December 14 @ 10:30am
Please register to receive the zoom link if joining us online.

Lego Club
*For Ages 5 and up
Thursday, December 15 @ 4pm

Friday Morning Storytime
*For Pre-School Aged Kids
Friday, December 16 @ 11am

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