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Monday Morning Music
Monday Morning Music
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s Librarians. Some are sing-alongs, some have a little dancing, and others are just for listening.
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Watercolor Painting – Winter Series
Watercolor Painting – Winter Series
Painting with Watercolors is a wonderful way to play with color and lose yourself in the moment. We will gain a better understanding of this amazing medium and challenge ourselves in the process. Although these classes are not geared toward beginner painters, if you are new to watercolor you are most welcome. There will be …
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Bird Carving 4-Part Series
Bird Carving 4-Part Series
Have you ever wanted to carve a bird? It's the perfect time to give it a try! No experience necessary. Using straight knives, and gouges, we will explore wood carving with birds as our subject. (Session Full)
4 events,
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PreSchool Storytime Presents: Peace, Power, and Progress
PreSchool Storytime Presents: Peace, Power, and Progress
February is Black History Month! Join us each Tuesday in February as we celebrate Black History Month: Peace, Power, and Progress. Our stories and crafts will focus on the many influential Black leaders who have championed Black equality, power, and joy through sports, music, education, and politics. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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PreSchool Storytime Presents: Peace, Power, and Progress
PreSchool Storytime Presents: Peace, Power, and Progress
February is Black History Month! Join us each Tuesday in February as we celebrate Black History Month: Peace, Power, and Progress. Our stories and crafts will focus on the many influential Black leaders who have championed Black equality, power, and joy through sports, music, education, and politics. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Family Game Night
Family Game Night
Join us for a fun night of playing games of your choice. Bring a friend, bring a neighbor!
4 events,
Minute Madness Challenge
Join the Minute Madness Challenge and help us out-read other Massachusetts libraries! Throughout March, log your reading as we compete head-to-head against libraries from across the state in a bracket-style competition. Books, audiobooks, graphic novels, magazines and newspapers all count towards our total. Be one of the first 150 to register on Beanstack and win …
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Story Time With Miss Lisa
Story Time With Miss Lisa
Join Miss Lisa and friends, as we sing, dance, shake and move. Adding in a story or two.
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Read to Maverick the Therapy Dog
Read to Maverick the Therapy Dog
Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend! Come read to Maverick, a registered therapy dog with the Pets and People Foundation, Wednesday, March 1 at the Endicott Branch. No registration is required. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Planning for Medicare
Planning for Medicare
If you’re getting close to Medicare eligibility, this presentation is for you. Whether you are planning to retire or will continue to work, it’s important to know your Medicare options. Did you know that missing your Medicare enrollment deadlines could cost you money? We know that Medicare can be confusing, so we designed this session …
6 events,
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Creative Cafe – Automata: Make your own Mechanical Sculptures
Creative Cafe – Automata: Make your own Mechanical Sculptures
Working with simple materials, you will learn about, and create mechanical sculptures that will delight and amaze you and your friends! Open to Adults. This is a Hybrid Program, on line and in Person. Contact Gianna if you have any questions: GBird@minlib.net
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Endicott Branch Opening @ 11!
Endicott Branch Opening @ 11!
To accommodate DPS's early release day, the Endicott Branch Library will open at 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 2nd.
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Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Join Jonah and Meredith every Thursday afternoon in March for fun and kid-friendly science experiments! We’ll be focusing on all things green and growing in March. This program is designed for first through fifth graders; registration is required. Please email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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And the Sea Shall Have Them All: The Tragic Story of the Steamer Portland
And the Sea Shall Have Them All: The Tragic Story of the Steamer Portland
Arthur Milmore presents on the sinking of the Steamer Portland, New England's greatest maritime mystery, solved 91 years after the ship vanished without a trace with 192 passengers and crew members aboard in 1898. Arthur will sign and sell copies of his book, And the Sea Shall Have Them All, the research for which was …
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Board of Library Trustees Meeting
Board of Library Trustees Meeting
The Board of Library Trustees generally meet on the first Thursday of the month. Meeting details, including agenda and location, are posted to the Town of Dedham's website at least 48 hours in advance.
3 events,
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Toddler Sensory Time
Toddler Sensory Time
Hands on play is the best kind of play! Join us at the Main Library every Friday morning for sensory play time perfect for infants and toddlers. No registration is required. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Join us on Fridays, at the Main Library or Online, to play with knitting, crocheting, sewing, needle-felting, book-making, art journaling, beading, origami, whatever you're working on! Start a new project or work on a current one. Bring tips, ideas, and news, as well as questions. All are welcome! Be part of the long lineage of …
1 event,
1 event,
4 events,
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Monday Morning Music
Monday Morning Music
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s Librarians. Some are sing-alongs, some have a little dancing, and others are just for listening.
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DPL T(w)een Book Club
DPL T(w)een Book Club
T(w)een Book Club. Get a free copy of The Rat Queen by Pete Hautman, eat some free pizza, and meet other readers. We have already read and discussed the first half of the book, but all are welcome. Join us on February 6 to discuss the book and get a copy of the next one. …
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Paint Night at the Library – Adults – In Person
Paint Night at the Library – Adults – In Person
Join us at the library for this fun and colorful adventure… as we take this opportunity to celebrate the upcoming spring season by painting some of your favorite images on canvas! All the supplies provided.
8 events,
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Family Game Night
Family Game Night
Join us for a fun night of playing games of your choice. Bring a friend, bring a neighbor!
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Twenty/Thirty Somethings Book Group
Twenty/Thirty Somethings Book Group
The Twenty/Thirty Somethings Book Group meets at 6 pm on the first Tuesday of every month at the Main Library. We read a variety of books from nonfiction, to newer bestsellers, soon to be movies/series, and anything else we would love to read and discuss!
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*POSTPONED* Roller Derby: Meet Boston’s Derby Dames!
*POSTPONED* Roller Derby: Meet Boston’s Derby Dames!
Meet some of Boston’s Roller Derby Dames! Members of the league will be at the Library to give an overview of the sport and provide demonstrations of key moves of the game. Attendees will have the chance to win Boston Roller Derby tickets and swag!
5 events,
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Story Time With Miss Lisa
Story Time With Miss Lisa
Join Miss Lisa and friends, as we sing, dance, shake and move. Adding in a story or two
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Crafts at Endicott
Crafts at Endicott
Join us every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Wednesday of the month for fun crafts. Creativity is encouraged. No experience required.
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Wednesday Workshops: Crafting an Artful Life
Wednesday Workshops: Crafting an Artful Life
Are you striving to live your life in a way that supports your mind, body and spirit? This series is designed to explore some tools and ways to craft an artful life and live with intention. We will meet twice a month to learn about and develop ways in which we can work in our …
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Friends of the Library Meeting
Friends of the Library Meeting
The Friends of the Library’s monthly board meeting. Everyone is welcome!
4 events,
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Memory Cafe
Memory Cafe
The Memory Café at Dedham Public Library is a welcoming, interactive place for individuals and families living with memory changes. Enjoy a light lunch, make new friends, and participate in a fun, failure-free activity. Dance movement therapist Donna Newman-Bluestein invites us to sing or hum, and stretch, shake, twist, and bend to irresistible, toe-tapping music as we …
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Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Join Jonah and Meredith every Thursday afternoon in March for fun and kid-friendly science experiments! We’ll be focusing on all things green and growing in March. This program is designed for first through fifth graders; registration is required. Please email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Make your own Terrarium
Make your own Terrarium
Create a pleasing living landscape in a glass container. We will learn how to choose layers and plants for our terrariums, and how to care for them.
3 events,
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Toddler Sensory Time
Toddler Sensory Time
Hands on play is the best kind of play! Join us at the Main Library every Friday morning for sensory play time perfect for infants and toddlers. No registration is required. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Join us on Fridays, at the Main Library or Online, to play with knitting, crocheting, sewing, needle-felting, book-making, art journaling, beading, origami, whatever you're working on! Start a new project or work on a current one. Bring tips, ideas, and news, as well as questions. All are welcome! Be part of the long lineage of …
3 events,
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It’s Your Story – Tell It!
It’s Your Story – Tell It!
Join Rona Leventhal - Storyteller, Improv Movement & Theater Specialist - for this fun workshop, “It’s Your Story - Tell It!” for adult patrons at the library. Personal stories - those from our own lives - are both personal and universal. In this workshop we will sow "story seeds" from our lives and see how …
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Team Hoyt Visit
Team Hoyt Visit
Dick, Rick Hoyt and all of Team Hoyt are Boston Marathon icons. Russ and Rick Hoyt will be at the library to discuss how their family got involved in running events and the work of the Hoyt Foundation. Dick and Rick Hoyt began their running journey in 1977 when Rick, a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy, …
1 event,
5 events,
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Monday Morning Music
Monday Morning Music
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s Librarians. Some are sing-alongs, some have a little dancing, and others are just for listening.
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Afternoon Book Group
Afternoon Book Group
Mar 13, 2023 - The group will be discussing Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg Apr 14, 2023 - The group will be discussing Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center May 8, 2023 - The group will be discussing Fatty Fatty Boom Boom: A Memoir of Food, …
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Watercolor Painting – Winter Series
Watercolor Painting – Winter Series
Painting with Watercolors is a wonderful way to play with color and lose yourself in the moment. We will gain a better understanding of this amazing medium and challenge ourselves in the process. Although these classes are not geared toward beginner painters, if you are new to watercolor you are most welcome. There will be …
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Nature Journaling for Beginners – free workshop
Nature Journaling for Beginners – free workshop
"A perfect hobby for cultivating curiosity & documenting discoveries. Learn how to think like a naturalist & connect with nature through art." Join us for this online workshop in which our special guest, James Sisti of Hike & Draw, will TEACH you how to start a nature journal using approachable techniques that ANYONE can learn. …
6 events,
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Family Game Night
Family Game Night
Join us for a fun night of playing games of your choice. Bring a friend, bring a neighbor!
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POSTPONED TO 5/9 Bigfoot and Other Massachusetts Monsters with Ronny LeBlanc
POSTPONED TO 5/9 Bigfoot and Other Massachusetts Monsters with Ronny LeBlanc
Ronny LeBlanc, best-selling author and star of Travel Channel’s hit series Expedition Bigfoot, highlights his experiences and research regarding Bigfoot and other cryptid creatures in Monsterland Massachusetts. Leominster, MA native Ronny LeBlanc stars in the monster and record breaking hit Expedition Bigfoot (Travel Channel & Discovery+ / Warner Bros Discovery) which is heading into its …
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6 events,
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Story Time With Miss Lisa
Story Time With Miss Lisa
Join Miss Lisa and friends, as we sing, dance, shake and move. Adding in a story or two
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Science Fair Tutoring
Science Fair Tutoring
Sometimes it can be tough for a student to know what to do next with their science fair project. Parent volunteers are on hand at the Main Library to talk through students' hypotheses and how they can test them.
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Crafts at Endicott
Crafts at Endicott
Join us every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Wednesday of the month for fun crafts. Creativity is encouraged. No experience required.
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Acupuncture: an Ancient Healing Practice & it’s Benefits Today – In Person at the Library
Acupuncture: an Ancient Healing Practice & it’s Benefits Today – In Person at the Library
Are you curious about acupuncture and how it might benefit you? Join us to learn about this fascinating topic from Tony Beal, of Acuboston. He will explain how acupuncture works and how it can generally benefit an individual’s life. This presentation will be followed by a demonstration on volunteers from the audience using ear acupuncture …
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Main Library Book Group
Main Library Book Group
The Main Library Book Group meets at the Main Library- 43 Church Street in Dedham, MA at 6:30pm on the third Wednesday of every month. To find out what we’re reading, please visit https://dedham-ma.libguides.com/groupsandclubs/mainlibrarybookgroup
4 events,
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Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Join Jonah and Meredith every Thursday afternoon in March for fun and kid-friendly science experiments! We’ll be focusing on all things green and growing in March. This program is designed for first through fifth graders; registration is required. Please email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Hunt a Killer
Hunt a Killer
Join us as we play the boxed mystery game: Hunter a Killer: The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge. This program will start March 16th and is anticipated to run every Thursday until April 6th, but may run shorter or longer. For continuity of the game/storyline it is important for the players to attend each of the …
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Music with Michael – Spring is Here!
Music with Michael – Spring is Here!
Join us for a musical welcome to spring and a few Irish tunes as well. We’ll be gathering around the piano, enjoying Michael’s amazing medleys! Join us at the library or on Zoom!
4 events,
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Toddler Sensory Time
Toddler Sensory Time
Hands on play is the best kind of play! Join us at the Main Library every Friday morning for sensory play time perfect for infants and toddlers. No registration is required. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Senior Center Book Group
Senior Center Book Group
The Senior Center Book Group will be discussing The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue.
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Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Join us on Fridays, at the Main Library or Online, to play with knitting, crocheting, sewing, needle-felting, book-making, art journaling, beading, origami, whatever you're working on! Start a new project or work on a current one. Bring tips, ideas, and news, as well as questions. All are welcome! Be part of the long lineage of crafters …
3 events,
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Friends of the Library Book Sale
Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale and find the very best titles to transport, educate or thrill you. We also have a wonderful assortment of children's and young adult books.
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T/ween Gaming Afternoon presents: Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
T/ween Gaming Afternoon presents: Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza
What do a taco, a cat, a goat, some cheese, and a slice of pizza* have in common? We don't know. But you can help us find out on March 18 as we play this fast-paced, hilarious card game.
1 event,
2 events,
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Monday Morning Music
Monday Morning Music
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s Librarians. Some are sing-alongs, some have a little dancing, and others are just for listening.
5 events,
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Family Game Night
Family Game Night
join us for a fun night of playing games of your choice. Bring a friend, bring a neighbor!
4 events,
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Story Time With Miss Lisa
Story Time With Miss Lisa
Join Miss Lisa and friends, as we sing, dance, shake and move. Adding in a story or two.
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Crafts at Endicott
Crafts at Endicott
Join the Endicott staff as we create fun projects, all you need is your imagination!
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Wednesday Workshops: Crafting an Artful Life
Wednesday Workshops: Crafting an Artful Life
Are you striving to live your life in a way that supports your mind, body and spirit? This series is designed to explore some tools and ways to craft an artful life and live with intention. We will meet twice a month to learn about and develop ways in which we can work in our …
4 events,
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Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Join Jonah and Meredith every Thursday afternoon in March for fun and kid-friendly science experiments! We’ll be focusing on all things green and growing in March. This program is designed for first through fifth graders; registration is required. Please email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Hunt a Killer
Hunt a Killer
Join us as we play the boxed mystery game: Hunter a Killer: The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge. This program will start March 16th and is anticipated to run every Thursday until April 6th, but may run shorter or longer. For continuity of the game/storyline it is important for the players to attend each of the …
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The Importance of Social Connection for People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers – In Person
The Importance of Social Connection for People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers – In Person
Humans are social beings. We thrive when in connection, decline in isolation. Certainly COVID quarantine has shown this to be true for people of all ages. But when a person loses the ability to communicate verbally or participate in life as they used to, how do we "be with" them in a way that allows …
3 events,
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Toddler Sensory Time
Toddler Sensory Time
Hands on play is the best kind of play! Join us at the Main Library every Friday morning for sensory play time perfect for infants and toddlers. No registration is required. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Fiber (& Crafts) Fridays… with friends!
Join us on Fridays, at the Main Library or Online, to play with knitting, crocheting, sewing, needle-felting, book-making, art journaling, beading, origami, whatever you're working on! Start a new project or work on a current one. Bring tips, ideas, and news, as well as questions. All are welcome! Be part of the long lineage of …
2 events,
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Teddy and Me Tea Party
Teddy and Me Tea Party
Grab your favorite stuffy, put on your fanciest outfit, and get ready for a tea party! Join us at the Main Library on Saturday, March 25 for a fun and kid-friendly tea party. Children and their grownups are invited to bring along a stuffed animal and dress up if they so choose. Registration is REQUIRED …
1 event,
3 events,
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Monday Morning Music
Monday Morning Music
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s Librarians. Some are sing-alongs, some have a little dancing, and others are just for listening.
-
Watercolor Painting – Winter Series
Watercolor Painting – Winter Series
Painting with Watercolors is a wonderful way to play with color and lose yourself in the moment. We will gain a better understanding of this amazing medium and challenge ourselves in the process. Although these classes are not geared toward beginner painters, if you are new to watercolor you are most welcome. There will be …
6 events,
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
Preschool Storytime Presents: We Can Do It! (Women’s History Month)
March is Women’s History Month! Join us each Tuesday in March as we celebrate Women’s History Month: We Can Do It! Our stories and crafts will focus on the women who tell their stories through writing, art, movies, movement, and so much more! Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Family Game Night
Family Game Night
Join us for a fun night of playing games of your choice. Bring a friend, bring a neighbor!
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Sports Series: Ted Reinstein discusses Before Brooklyn
Sports Series: Ted Reinstein discusses Before Brooklyn
Author Ted Reinstein of Chronicle joins our Sports Series to discuss baseball’s Negro Leagues. His book Before Brooklyn: The Unsung Heroes Who Helped Break Baseball’s Color Barrier delves into the history of the Negro Leagues, the players’ long fight to break the color barrier, and the Black press that helped bring to light the racist …
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3 events,
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Story Time With Miss Lisa
Story Time With Miss Lisa
Join Miss Lisa and friends, as we sing, dance, shake and move. Adding in a story or two.
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It’s Your Story – Tell It!
It’s Your Story – Tell It!
Join Rona Leventhal - Storyteller, Improv Movement & Theater Specialist - for this fun workshop, “It’s Your Story - Tell It!” for adult patrons at the library. Personal stories - those from our own lives - are both personal and universal. In this workshop we will sow "story seeds" from our lives and see how …
3 events,
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Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Everyday Science: Green and Grow!
Join Jonah and Meredith every Thursday afternoon in March for fun and kid-friendly science experiments! We’ll be focusing on all things green and growing in March. This program is designed for first through fifth graders; registration is required. Please email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Hunt a Killer
Hunt a Killer
Join us as we play the boxed mystery game: Hunter a Killer: The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge. This program will start March 16th and is anticipated to run every Thursday until April 6th, but may run shorter or longer. For continuity of the game/storyline it is important for the players to attend each of the …
3 events,
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Toddler Sensory Time
Toddler Sensory Time
Hands on play is the best kind of play! Join us at the Main Library every Friday morning for sensory play time perfect for infants and toddlers. No registration is required. Email mwfournier@minlib.net with any questions.
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Crafts at Endicott
Crafts at Endicott
Join the Endicott staff as we create fun projects, all you need is your imagination!