Visit our online calendar to see a complete list of events, including book discussions, local history, performances, and more. Filter using the category "Virtual" to find events that can be attended remotely.

Adult Programs

Secret Lives of the Disabled
Saturday, October 21, 2-3 pm

Join us for a preview and Q&A of Secret Lives of the Disabled, a documentary/podcast about becoming physically disabled in America, featuring performance artist Sally Greenhouse as Interviewer/Monologuist. This project, awarded by the New England Foundation for the Arts, centers individuals facing permanent disability, who are often stigmatized and discriminated against despite the hard-won Americans with Disabilities Act.

This event will be hybrid: in person and on Zoom. There is also a selection of related books on display in the library lobby.

Drop-In Computer Help
Tuesday, October 24, 2-3:30 pm

Do you need a little help using a computer? Do you want to get an email account? Are you looking for a better way to format a document?

Come to a drop-in computer help session! Bring your wireless laptop or use one of the library's computers to have your questions answered by a knowledgeable volunteer.

Job Readiness Workshop: Resumes That Rock
Wednesday, October 25, 1:30-2:45 pm

Join MassHire staff for workshops each Wednesday in October. Register on JobQuest or call the Greenfield office at 800-457-2603 or 413-774-4361 by 10 am the day of to sign up. This will be a “hybrid” workshop. A limited number of customers may participate in person. Choose one or the other form when you register. Instructions on how to join the webinar virtually will be provided separately.

A Lifetime of Writing: A Conversation with International Bestselling Author John Irving
Thursday, October 26, 7-8 pm

Please register to attend this virtual author talk.

Join us for a conversation with John Irving as he chats about not only his most recent novel, The Last Chairlift, but also about his prolific body of work and a lifetime spent writing. Irving’s first novel was published when he was just 26 years old. He has gone on to be nominated for three National Book Awards and won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.

In The Last Chairlift, Adam grows up in a family that defies conventions and evades questions about the past. He travels to Aspen, where he was conceived, to learn the truth about his mother, former slalom skiier Rachel "Little Ray" Brewster. There he meets some ghosts, which aren't the first or the last ones he sees.

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