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

Due to your generous support, we are extending our food drive through February! The last day to drop off food and gift cards is Saturday, February 28.

2026: A Celebratory Year in 10 Objects

Join the Norwell Historical Society for our 2026 kick-off event! Historian Stephen O’Neill will showcase 10 items that speak to this historic year. Stories about the Revolutionary War, the Jacobs Farmhouse, and King Philip’s War will be told through artifacts in the Society’s collection. 

Art Reception:

Wanita R. Gomes

Wanita is a visual artist who uses watercolor, acrylic, oil, pastel, and graphite.

Come meet the artist for this drop-in event between 1-3pm. Exhibit will be in the meeting room for the month of February.

Celebrating a Year of Community and Media

Join us as we look back on some of Norwell Public Library’s most popular events of 2025, captured by Norwell Spotlight TV (NSTV).

Baby Play Group

Meet new parents in a space with age appropriate toys for ages 0-12 months. Registration appreciated.

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 February 16.

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. Brick Builders will be on hiatus from February 24-March 24.

Take and Make: Valentine's Windsock

Happy Valentine's Day! This kit contains the instructions and materials to make one Valentine's-themed windsock. All ages. 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. Thank you to the Norwell Garden Club for this month's take and make craft!

Make a Stamped Valentine's Canvas

Just in time for Valentine's Day, make a stamped Valentine's canvas to give to a loved one! We'll use acrylic paint and cardboard tubes to stamp our design (so please dress for mess). For children ages 5 and up with caregiver present. Registration is required.

Drop In Friendship Bracelets

Drop by during vacation week and make friendship bracelets. We will have assorted beads and pipe cleaners available for easy stringing and tying on. Keep them for yourself or share them with friends, family, or loved ones! While supplies last, no registration required. Caregiver must remain in library, young children will require caregiver assistance.

Vacation Week Double Feature

Join us for Freaky Friday (2003) at 10:45am, followed by Freakier Friday (2025) at 12:30pm! Please bring a blanket to sit on, some chairs will be available. Caregivers must remain with children under 8. Light refreshments will be available while supplies last. Both films are rated PG. Registration is appreciated, especially if anyone in your group has a food allergy.

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.

Winter Olympics Scavenger Hunt

This month we celebrate the Winter Olympics! Find all the line drawings of different winter sports in the Children's Room.

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. 

Take and Make:

Heart Wreath Craft

This months take and make is a heart wreath made from strips of paper glued to make heart shapes and attached together.

This craft is intended for Adults and teens.

First come, first served with these craft kits.

Crafternoon:

Mosaic Tile Coasters

This crafternoon we will be making mosaic tile coasters with plenty of different colors to choose from for your design!

This craft is for grades 6 through 12, guardians are welcome to join their teen. 

Let's Taste Test: Red vs Blue Flavored Candies

For our next teen taste testing we will be trying red and blue flavored candies and pitting them against one another to see which is better. Will it be red? Will it be blue? We shall see!

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.

Craft Night: Bedazzled Book Covers

Bedazzle your favorite book with sparkling gems. Please bring a book of your choice for the craft.
Age group: Adult/Teen

Registration opens February 1st 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: The Hate You Give

Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right..

Pizza dinner and movie will start at 5:00pm, giving us time to discuss this important but heavy film afterward.

South of Boston Board Game Meetup

The Norwell Public Library is excited to host the South of Boston Board Game Meetup on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. The group began as an inclusive community of board gamers in the South Shore area and beyond.

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!!

Jazz Combo: Norwell High School

NPL is excited to again host the Jazz Combo. A small group of students who have been involved in the jazz program for multiple years.

Puzzle Challenge!

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.

NPL Evening Book Group

This month, we will be reading  Harlem Rhapsody by  Victoria Christopher Murray.

In 1919, as civil and social unrest grips the country, there is a little corner of America, a place called Harlem where something special is stirring. ... And there on stage in the center of this renaissance is Jessie Redmon Fauset, the new literary editor of the preeminent Negro magazine The Crisis.

Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.

Literary Circle Book Group

This month we will be reading James by Percival Everett.

A brilliant reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn—both harrowing and satirical—told from the enslaved Jim's point of view.

Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk.