Helping Hands: A Partnership Between Norwell Public Library and Norwell Food Pantry

Uncertainty around federal funding for SNAP benefits, along with food insecurity, can be a cause of undue stress for some community members, especially around the holidays. This year, Norwell Public Library is partnering with the Norwell Food Pantry for Helping Hands, a way to support those in need of help from the food pantry. We invite library visitors to select a mitten from our Helping Hands display, purchase the item(s) listed on the mitten, and return them to the library. All donations will be dropped off at the Norwell Food Pantry on a regular basis. The tentative end date for this is Monday, February 2, 2026.
Help us lend our neighbors a helping hand this winter!

Norwell High School's Winter Selected Works

Featuring art from Norwell Public High School students from Art 1, Art 2, Art 3, Ceramics, Mixed Media & Design. 

Baby Play Group

Meet new parents in a space with age appropriate toys for ages 0-12 months. Registration appreciated. No meeting January 1.

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 register for each day you're interested in attending. No meeting January 14 and 19.

Brick Builders

Drop by the Children's Studio after school and build with our Legos! Please leave your own Legos at home. Best for children age 4 and up, caregivers must remain in the library.

Read to a Dog: Spider

Read to Spider, a certified therapy dog! You may bring a book or choose one from the library. No registration required. First come, first served. 

Take and Make: Stitch a Felt Duckie

January 13 is National Rubber Duckie Day! This kit contains the instructions and materials to make one felt duckie. Best for older children, some adult assistance will be necessary. There is some simple sewing involved. Registration required to secure your kit. You may pick up any time during the week. Any unclaimed kits will be put out for the general public the following week.

Music at the Blissful

Evan Haller returns to the Norwell Public Library for a high-energy, fun-filled, interactive, movement-packed music experience for the whole family. Come join the fun as we sing, jump, shake, laugh and go slow and fast with Music at The Blissful. This is sure to be an action-packed good time for all. For ages 0-7 with caregiver. Registration is required.

Découpage Ducks

Join us for this craft workshop découpaging a duck! Celebrate National Rubber Ducky Day by DUCK-orating a wooden duck cutout with a variety of papers and Mod Podge. One duck per child. This program is best for children ages 4 and up, some adult help may be necessary. Registration is required.

Read to a Dog: Skipper

Come meet Skipper, a therapy dog who loves pats and being read to! Register for a 15-minute slot for one-on-one reading time with Skipper and his mom, NHS school psychologist. Please bring a book or select one from the library's collection before your scheduled reading time.

Yoga for Kids with Little Bee

Join Christine from Little Bee Yoga for 45 minutes of beginning yoga for both caregiver and child ages 2-6. Enjoy fun poses, music, stories, breathing exercises, and guided relaxations. Children grade 3 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver. Please bring your own yoga mat. Registration required.

Rubber Duck Scavenger Hunt

Did you know January 13 is National Rubber Ducky Day? Celebrate all month long by looking for images of rubber ducks in the Children's Room! It'll be quacktastic.

Homework Club

Sit and work on your homework, snacks and water will be provided! Typically this club meets on the first Thursday of each month, but this month we will meet on the second Thursday. 

This program is for grades 6- 12. 

Let's Taste Test Donuts

For our next teen taste test, we will be trying a bunch of different donuts to find the best one!! 

If you have an allergy, please be sure to let the teen librarian know at bvitagliano@norwell.ocln.org 

This program is for grades 6-12 only. 

Let's Make Decoden Frames!

For our next teen taste test we will be trying a bunch of different chocolate brands to find the best one!! 

If you have an allergy please be sure to let the Teen Librarian know at bvitagliano@norwell.ocln.org  

This program is for Grades 6- 12 only.  

Mindful Yin Yoga for Everyone

This 60-minute yin style yoga class focuses on postures held in stillness while concepts of mindfulness are woven into the class narrative. Registration is required. Please register for each day you're interested in attending.

Death Cafe

The Death Cafe meets the 2nd Monday of the month. We create a safe and welcoming space to discuss life's most profound journey-our inevitable end.

New Tech Help!

Did you receive a new piece of technology this holiday season that you're not quite sure how to use? Book a brief 30 minute Tech Appt. with our Technology Librarian!

During this 30-minute appointment start to learn the basics of your new device.

Puzzle Challenge!

Puzzle challenge is back for 2026!

Do you love puzzles? Can your team complete identical puzzles faster than your friends and neighbors?

Adults, teens, and families with children aged 10+ are welcome to participate.

Craft Night: Snow Figure Salt Shaker

Join us to make Snow figures from salt shakers! We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity.

Age group: Adults

Registration opens January 2 at 9am.

Gentle Yoga Flow and Stretch

This 60 -minute yang style yoga class focuses on thoughtful sequencing of postures and stretches with slow flow movement. Registration is required. Please register for each day you're interested in attending.

Dinner and a Movie: Waking Ned Devine

A heartwarming comedy with a delightfully light touch, Waking Ned Devine finds feel-good humor in some unexpected -- and unexpectedly effective -- places.

Pizza dinner will start at 5:30pm - feel free to bring a side dish to share. The film starts around 5:45pm.

Queer Craft Club

Build community with an LGBTQ+ craft club, join in making crafts or working on your own special projects!

Registration Optional, but if you do register you will be sent a reminder email!!

NPL Evening Book Group

This month, we will be reading  The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamal.

An “evocative read and a powerful portrait of friendship, feminism, and political activism” (People) set against three transformative decades in Tehran, Iran—from nationally bestselling author Marjan Kamali."

Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

Literary Circle Book Group

This month we will be reading The Lighthouse Keeper's Daughter by Hazel Gaynor.

1838: Northumberland, England. Longstone Lighthouse on the Farne Islands has been Grace Darling’s home for all of her twenty-two years. When she and her father rescue shipwreck survivors in a furious storm, Grace becomes celebrated throughout England, the subject of poems, ballads, and plays.

Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.